He was previously head basketball coach at Wagner College and was relieved of his duties on March 1, 2010,[3] after which he took a two-year hiatus from the game.
[4] Deane is from Rockland County, New York, and attended Potsdam State University, where he was a small college All-American[3] and began his career as a coach in 1974.
[4] He recorded his 400th career victory on December 15, 2007, against the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
His Siena team upset Stanford in the 1989 NCAA Tournament in the first round of the East Region.
[6] Deane has produced two NBA products in his career (both at Marquette: Chris Crawford and Amal McCaskill).