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Michael Corrado

 
Profile
The 2015-16 season marks Mike Corrado's 10th year as the head coach at Villanova and his 21st overall with the program.

Corrado was appointed head coach during the summer of 2006 after being named associate head coach one year earlier. The 2013, 2010 and 2009 BIG EAST and CAA Coach of the Year has led the Wildcats to unprecedented success in recent seasons. Over the last nine seasons, Corrado has garnered a .562 overall winning percentage while posting a .528 mark in conference contests. His career record currently stands at 71-66 following the conclusion of the 2015 campaign. The 2015 season marked the fourth-straight year Villanova has qualified for the BIG EAST tournament; the most of any current member of the league. He has led his teams to five conference tournaments over the past six seasons as a member of both the BIG EAST and CAA conferences and guided Villanova to their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearances in 2009 and 2011. Corrado's squads have consistently played the best competition in the nation and the Wildcats strength of schedule has ranked in the top-5 in the NCAA every year dating back to 2009 according to laxpower.com. Additionally, in 2014 Corrado was chosen to coach in the prestigious USILA North/South All-Star game, where he led the South squad to a convincing 16-10 victory over the North. Corrado has led several players to individual accolades since being appointed head coach. Over the past nine seasons, eight student-athletes have earned USILA All-America honors, seven have been named conference Player of the Years and a total of 40 have been chosen for all-conference laurels. Under Corrado's defensive tutelage, several student-athletes have flourished during their time at Villanova. John LoCascio (2014 USILA First Team, 2013 USILA Third Team All-America, 2013 and 2014 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year), Remington Pope (2015 All-BIG EAST Second Team), Chris Conroy (2013 All-BIG EAST First Team), Chris Piccirilli (2014 All-BIG EAST Second Team) and Chris Creighton (2012 All-BIG EAST First Team) all earned significant athletic laurels during their playing careers. In 2011, long-stick midfielder Brian Karalunas became the most decorated Villanova Lacrosse player of all time as Villanova's first three-time USILA All-American and the first men's lacrosse player to be named a First Team All-America selection.