Mike Dement is an
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coach and the current head men's basketball coach at the
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. He is married to
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women's basketball head coach
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, he was the head coach for UNCG from 1991 to 1995, leading them from a team with no conference affiliation to the top of the Big South Conference regular season standings in just four seasons. In his last two seasons at UNCG, Dement’s teams went 38–18, including a school-record 23 wins in 1994–95 winning the Big South regular season title.
In 2007–08, Dement won his 300th career game when the Spartans topped The Citadel in Charleston. He enters his 23rd year as a head coach with a mark of 312–313.
Head coaching record
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Dement resigned 2/27/04; Lineburg coached rest of season.