Mike Dee (college)

From BR Bullpen

Mike Dee

Biographical Information[edit]

Mike Dee has been a long-time college coach.

Dee was All-State in high school in two states - as a junior in Illinois, as a senior in Wisconsin. He played in the 1979 NAIA College World Series. He was signed by the Milwaukee Brewers but never played in their system, being let go after spring training in 1980.

Dee was 100-24 as coach of Aquinas High School from 1982-1987 with four straight state titles. He then was pitching coach of the University of Minnesota from 1988-1998. He moved up to head coach with the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1999. He won Horizon League Coach of the Year 10 times (through 2019). The school set a record with 39 wins in 2017. One of the players he coached at Chicago was Curtis Granderson. Dee retired after the 2021 season. He returned to Aquinas as athletic director.

Source: UIC bio

Year-by-Year Coaching Record[edit]

Year School Overall Record Conference Record Notes
1999 University of Illinois Chicago 18-30 6-12 Midwestern
2000 University of Illinois Chicago 33-26 12-6 Midwestern
2001 University of Illinois Chicago 32-28 13-7 Midwestern
2002 University of Illinois Chicago 39-16 14-5 Horizon
2003 University of Illinois Chicago 39-18 15-6 Horizon / CWS Regionals
2004 University of Illinois Chicago 35-21 14-8 Horizon
2005 University of Illinois Chicago 38-21-1 14-6 Horizon / CWS Regionals
2006 University of Illinois Chicago 35-20 22-7 Horizon
2007 University of Illinois Chicago 35-21 21-6 Horizon / CWS Regionals
2008 University of Illinois Chicago 35-22 17-6 Horizon / CWS Regionals
2009 University of Illinois Chicago 29-23 17-6 Horizon
2010 University of Illinois Chicago 24-30 15-9 Horizon
2011 University of Illinois Chicago 28-26 16-7 Horizon
2012 University of Illinois Chicago 23-34 12-17 Horizon
2013 University of Illinois Chicago 27-28 13-11 Horizon
2014 University of Illinois Chicago 24-27 17-13 Horizon
2015 University of Illinois Chicago 29-22-1 22-8 Horizon
2016 University of Illinois Chicago 25-30 15-12 Horizon
2017 University of Illinois Chicago 39-17 22-8 Horizon / CWS Regionals
2018 University of Illinois Chicago 30-18 15-9 Horizon
2019 University of Illinois Chicago 30-23 18-11 Horizon / CWS Regionals
2020 University of Illinois Chicago 4-12 0-0
2021 University of Illinois Chicago 30-18 28-11 Horizon