Lonergan To Be Inducted Into Catholic University Hall Of Fame

By Bruce Bosley, Vermont Office of Athletic Communications

Friday, October 14, 2005

BURLINGTON, VT. – University of Vermont head men’s basketball coach Mike Lonergan will be inducted into the Catholic University Athletic Hall of Fame this weekend. A 1988 Catholic University alumnus, Lonergan is one of five inductees to be honored Saturday evening at Caldwell Hall on the Washington, D.C., campus.

A basketball standout for the Cardinals as an undergrad, Lonergan was Catholic's head coach for 12 seasons from 1992 to 2004. He led the Cardinals to seven consecutive NCAA Division III Championship appearances and nine overall. The pinnacle of his time at the helm came in 2001 when he guided the team to the NCAA Division III national championship, the school’s first and only national title.

Catholic’s all-time winningest coach, Lonergan compiled a 251-88 (.740) record, and his squads averaged nearly 25 victories per season over his last seven years. His winning percentage is eighth all-time among Division III coaches.

Lonergan left Catholic after the 2003-04 season to become an assistant on Gary Williams’ staff at the University of Maryland. After a year with the Terrapins he was hired at Vermont to replace Tom Brennan, who retired after 19 seasons at UVM.