Mike Pollio (born May 12, 1943) is an American former

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coach and college athletics administrator. He was the head men's basketball coach at

Kentucky Wesleyan College Kentucky Wesleyan College (KWC) is a private Methodist college in Owensboro, Kentucky. The college is known for its liberal arts programs. Fall 2018 enrollment was 830 students. History Kentucky Wesleyan College was founded in 1858 by the Ken ...

from 1980 to 1985,

Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is a public research university in Richmond, Virginia. VCU was founded in 1838 as the medical department of Hampden–Sydney College, becoming the Medical College of Virginia in 1854. In 1968, the Virginia ...

(VCU) from 1985 to 1989, and

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from 1989 to 1992, compiling a career

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coaching record of 233–105. At Kentucky Wesleyan, he also served as

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, reviving the

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program in 1983 after a 53-year hiatus. From 2002 until June 2010, he was the commissioner of the

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. Pollio is a graduate of

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Head coaching record

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1943 births Living people American men's basketball coaches Bellarmine University alumni Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball coaches Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers athletic directors Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers men's basketball coaches Mid-South Conference commissioners Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball coaches VCU Rams men's basketball coaches {{Louisville-stub