Mickey Dean

Mickey Dean

Biographical details
Born	(1965-11-05) November 5, 1965 (age 59) Elkton, Virginia
Alma mater	Elon
Playing career
1984–1987	Elon
Position(s)	Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001–2002	Akron (asst.)
2002–2004	Indiana (asst.)
2005–2006	Longwood (AHC)
2007–2012	Radford
2013–2017	James Madison
2018–2024	Auburn
Head coaching record
Overall	713–302 (.702)
Tournaments	NCAA: 17–20 (.459)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4× Big South Regular Season Champions (2009–2012) 2× Big South Tournament Champions (2009, 2010) 4× CAA Regular Season Champions (2014–2017) 3× CAA Tournament Champions (2014, 2016, 2017)
Awards
4× CAA Coach of the Year (2014–2017) 4x Big South Coach of the Year (2009–2012)

Mickey Dean is an American softball coach who most recently served as the head coach at Auburn.[1]

Early life and education

Dean graduated from Elon University in 1987. Dean pitched for the Phoenix baseball team and was a four-year letter winner.[2]

Coaching career

Radford

James Madison

Auburn

On September 14, 2017, Dean was named the head coach at Auburn, replacing Clint Myers who resigned in August 2017, amid accusations against him and his assistants.[3][4] In March 2024, Dean announced he would step down following the 2024 season.[5]

Personal life

Dean is married to his wife Liz, and they have two adult children. [6]

Head coaching record

College

References:[7][8]

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Radford Highlanders (Big South Conference) (2007–2012)
2007	Radford	44–27	9–6	3rd
2008	Radford	46–15	13–2	2nd
2009	Radford	41–15	16–2	1st	NCAA Regional
2010	Radford	38–17	16–2	1st	NCAA Regional
2011	Radford	38–21	14–4	1st
2012	Radford	34–21	16–5	1st
Radford:		241–116 (.675)	84–21 (.800)
James Madison Dukes (Colonial Athletic Association) (2013–2017)
2013	James Madison	42–17	18–3	2nd	NCAA Regional
2014	James Madison	45–15	15–3	1st	NCAA Regional
2015	James Madison	48–10	19–0	1st	NCAA Regional
2016	James Madison	50–6	18–1	1st	NCAA Super Regional
2017	James Madison	52–8	18–2	1st	NCAA Regional
James Madison:		237–56 (.809)	88–9 (.907)
Auburn Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (2018–Present)
2018	Auburn	41–17	11–12	9th	NCAA Regional
2019	Auburn	39–21	10–14	10th	NCAA Regional
2020	Auburn	16–11[a]	0–3		Postseason not held
2021	Auburn	27–24	7–17	12th	NCAA Regional
2022	Auburn	40–17	11–13	10th	NCAA Regional
2023	Auburn	43–19	15–9	3rd	NCAA Regional
2024	Auburn	29–21–1	9–15	10th	NCAA Regional
Auburn:		235–130–1 (.643)	63–83 (.432)
Total:		713–302–1 (.702)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

1. The season was not played past March 11 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

References

1. "Mickey Dean". AuburnTigers.com. Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
2. "Mickey Dean". AuburnTigers.com. Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
3. "Auburn hires James Madison's Mickey Dean as new softball coach". AL.com. Alabama Media Group. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
4. "Ex-ASU softball coach quits Auburn after son accused of 'inappropriate relationships'". AZCentral.com. www.azcentral.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
5. "Auburn softball coach Mickey Dean to step down at conclusion of season". auburntigers.com. March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
6. "Mickey Dean". AuburnTigers.com. Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
7. "Big South Conference Softball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
8. "Colonial Athletic Association Softball Record Book" (PDF). CAASports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved 4 March 2019.