Mike Pollio

Mike Pollio
Biographical details
Born	May 12, 1943 (age 81)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1975–1980	Old Dominion (assistant)
1980–1985	Kentucky Wesleyan
1985–1989	VCU
1989–1992	Eastern Kentucky
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
c. 1983	Kentucky Wesleyan
2002–2010	Mid-South Conference (commissioner)
Head coaching record
Overall	233–105
Tournaments	2–1 (NIT); 13–4 (NCAA Division II)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	3 GLVC regular season (1983–1985)

Mike Pollio (born May 12, 1943) is an American former basketball coach and college athletics administrator.

Career

He was the head men's basketball coach at Kentucky Wesleyan College from 1980 to 1985, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) from 1985 to 1989, and Eastern Kentucky University from 1989 to 1992, compiling a career college basketball coaching record of 233–105. At Kentucky Wesleyan, he also served as athletic director, reviving the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers football program in 1983 after a 53-year hiatus.^[1] From 2002 until June 2010, he was the commissioner of the Mid-South Conference. Pollio is a graduate of Bellarmine College.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers (Great Lakes Valley Conference) (1980–1985)
1980–81	Kentucky Wesleyan	16–12	7–4	2nd
1981–82	Kentucky Wesleyan	27–5	9–3	2nd	NCAA Division II Third Place
1982–83	Kentucky Wesleyan	22–8	10–2	1st	NCAA Division II Sweet 16
1983–84	Kentucky Wesleyan	28–3	10–2	1st	NCAA Division II Third Place
1984–85	Kentucky Wesleyan	24–7	10–4	T–1st	NCAA Division II Third Place
Kentucky Wesleyan:		117–35	46–15
VCU Rams (Sun Belt Conference) (1985–1989)
1985–86	VCU	12–16	6–8	5th
1986–87	VCU	17–14	7–7	4th
1987–88	VCU	23–12	10–4	2nd	NIT quarterfinal
1988–89	VCU	13–15	9–5	3rd
VCU:		65–57	32–24
Eastern Kentucky Colonels (Ohio Valley Conference) (1989–1992)
1989–90	Eastern Kentucky	13–17	7–5	4th
1990–91	Eastern Kentucky	19–10	9–3	2nd
1991–92	Eastern Kentucky	19–14	9–5	2nd
Eastern Kentucky:		51–42	25–13
Total:		233–105
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

References

^ "Kentucky Wesleyan College". Archived from the original on November 13, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2012.

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[1] "Kentucky Wesleyan College". Archived from the original on November 13, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2012.

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