Joe McKeown is the head women's basketball coach at Northwestern

Northwestern University

Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....

. He is widely recognized as one of the top college coaches in the game, and has 500 wins as of February 4, 2007. He has won the Atlantic 10 Conference's coach of the year award a record 5 times during his tenure at George Washington

George Washington University

The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...

. He remains by a big margin, George Washington's all time leading coach in terms of wins and winning percentage. His teams have reached the postseason 18 times.

In the 1991-1992 season, he led the Colonials to a national ranking of 6th, which is the program's highest ranking ever. From 1991 to 1998, the team posted eight consecutive 20 win seasons including 5 Atlantic 10 titles. In 2007, he led the team to a 28-4 record, breaking school records for wins and winning percentage. He previously served as an assistant coach at Kent State

Kent State University

Kent State University is a public research university located in Kent, Ohio, United States. The university has eight campuses around the northeast Ohio region with the main campus in Kent being the largest...

, and Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma

The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...

.

In 1986, he was named head women's basketball coach at New Mexico State

New Mexico State University

New Mexico State University at Las Cruces , is a major land-grant university in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States...

. He posted a 68-20 record over there. He was a star basketball player at Kent State, and was named co-captain during his senior season. He holds the school record for assists in a game with 15.

McKeown left George Washington after the 2007-2008 season. He and his family moved to Chicago, Illinois to find better healthcare and services for his son with autism. He is now a successful head women's basketball coach at Northwestern University.

career record

School	Season	Wins	Losses	Postseason
New Mexico State New Mexico State University New Mexico State University at Las Cruces , is a major land-grant university in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States...	1986-87	23	7	NCAA
New Mexico State New Mexico State University New Mexico State University at Las Cruces , is a major land-grant university in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States...	1987-88	26	3	NCAA
New Mexico State New Mexico State University New Mexico State University at Las Cruces , is a major land-grant university in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States...	1988-89	19	10	none
George Washington George Washington University The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...	1989-90	14	14	none
George Washington George Washington University The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...	1990-91	23	7	NCAA
George Washington George Washington University The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...	1991-92	25	7	NCAA
George Washington George Washington University The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...	1992-93	20	11	WNIT
George Washington George Washington University The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...	1993-94	23	8	NCAA
George Washington George Washington University The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...	1994-95	26	6	NCAA Sweet 16
George Washington George Washington University The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...	1995-96	26	7	NCAA
George Washington George Washington University The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...	1996-97	28	6	NCAA Elite 8
George Washington George Washington University The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...	1997-98	20	10	NCAA
George Washington George Washington University The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...	1998-99	19	9	WNIT
George Washington George Washington University The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...	1999-00	26	6	NCAA
George Washington George Washington University The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...	2000-01	22	10	NCAA
George Washington George Washington University The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...	2001-02	21	9	WNIT
George Washington George Washington University The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...	2002-03	25	7	NCAA 2nd round
George Washington George Washington University The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...	2003-04	22	8	NCAA 1st round
George Washington George Washington University The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...	2004-05	23	9	NCAA 2nd round
George Washington George Washington University The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...	2005-06	23	9	NCAA 2nd round
George Washington George Washington University The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...	2006-07	28	4	NCAA Sweet 16
George Washington George Washington University The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...	2007-08	27	7	NCAA Sweet 16
Northwestern Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....	2008-09	7	23	none
Northwestern Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....	2009-10	18	15	WNIT 3rd Round
Career	Totals	534	212

External links

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