Don Sicko

Don Sicko
Current position
Record57–88 (.393)
Biographical details
Born (1946-07-28) July 28, 1946 (age 78)
Alma materWayne State University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1968–1973Archdiocese of Detroit Schools
1973–1979Shrine High School
1979–1980Kent State (assistant)
1980–1982Michigan (assistant)
1982–1987Detroit Mercy
2001–2005Notre Dame High School
Head coaching record
Overall57–88 (.393)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
MCC Coach of the Year (1986)

Don Sicko (born July 28, 1946) is an American former basketball coach, who was formerly the head coach for the Detroit Mercy Titans.

Coaching career

Sicko started his career coaching at Archdiocese of Detroit Schools as their head coach. From there he would become the head coach for Shrine High School. He then took an assistant coaching job at Kent State for a year, before becoming an assistant coach for the Michigan Wolverines. He coached with the Wolverines for two years.[1] On March 4, 1982, he become the head coach for the Detroit Mercy Titans.[2] He coached the Titans for five years, going 57-88 and winning the MCC Coach of the Year in 1986.[3][4] However, after starting the 1987 season 0–3, Sicko resigned from his head coach position, claiming the reason for him stepping down due to coaching burnout after about 5+1⁄2 years, which included a 7–21 record during the previous season.[5] He would return to coaching in 2001 taking the head coaching job at Notre Dame High School, where he would coach until 2005.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Don Sicko (born July 28 , 1946)". Coaches Database. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Don Sicko is coming home to the University of..." UPI. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Don Sicko". Sports Reference. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  4. ^ "List of Horizon League Coach of the Year winners". Coaches Database. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  5. ^ Atkins, Harry. "University of Detroit Basketball Program Copes With Years Of Losing". AP News. Retrieved 28 April 2023.