MEET THE HOOP HISTORIANS
 

DENNIS MISHKO
 
Residence:  Dickson CIty, Pennsylvania
Birthday:  March 13
Final Fours Attended: (38) -- 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983
1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
 

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Dennis is the former Head Basketball Coach at Keystone College and coached the Giants to two Division II Junior College National Championship games.  Mishko was named the National Junior College Division II "Coach of the Year" in 1986 and 1989.   He coached eleven different teams which won 20 or more games.  Dennis was also head soccer coach at Keystone College for 21 years and produced 27 All-Americans.  For his efforts, he has over 700 lifetime coaching victories.  In 2006 Mishko was named to the Scranton Times-Tribune Top 25 Area Coaches of All-Time, and in 2008 Dennis was named to the Keystone College Hall of Fame. Dennis also coached soccer at Abington Heights High School in Pennsylvania and won nine consecutive league championships, five district tiles and was named "Coach of the Year" five different times.  Mishko compiled a 164-29-6 record in his nine year career at Abington Heights.  Mishko is a Pennsylvania Athletic Association soccer official and has called a PIAA soccer state championship game, and NCAA ECAC soccer championship game and numerous PIAA state and district basketball contests.  Dennis was elected by the general membership to a position on the Hoop Historians Board of Directors.
 

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Dennis Mishko NCAA Tournament Game Log      
               
Year  Round Games  Location   Year  Round Games  Location
1973  Final Four 4  St. Louis, MO   1974  Final Four 4  Greensboro, NC
1975  Final Four 4  San Diego, CA   1976  Final Four 4  Philadelphia, PA
1977  Final Four 4  Atlanta, GA   1978  Final Four 4  St. Louis, MO
1979  Final Four 4  Salt Lake City, UT   1980  Final Four 4  Indianapolis, IN
1981  Final Four 4  Philadelphia, PA   1982  Final Four 3  New Orleans, LA
1983  Final Four 3  Albuquerque, NM   1984  Final Four 3  Seattle, WA
1985  Final Four 3  Lexington, KY   1986  Final Four 3  Dallas, TX
1987  Final Four 3  New Orleans, LA   1988  Final Four 3  Kansas City, MO
1989  Final Four 3  Seattle, WA   1990  Final Four 3  Denver, CO
1991  Final Four 3  Indianapolis, IN   1992  Final Four 3  Minneapolis, MN
1993  Final Four 3  New Orleans, LA   1994  Final Four 3  Charlotte, NC
1995  Final Four 3  Seattle, WA       1996  Final Four 3  East Rutherford, NJ
1997  Final Four 3  Indianapolis, IN   1998  Final Four 3  San Antonio, TX
1999  Final Four 3  St. Petersburg, FL   2000  Final Four 3  Indianapolis, IN
2001  Final Four 3  Minneapolis, MN   2002  Final Four 3  Atlanta, GA
2003  Final Four 3  New Orleans, LA   2004  Final Four 3  San Antonio, TX
2005  Final Four 3  St. Louis, MO   2006  Final Four 3  Indianapolis, IN
2007  Final Four 3  Atlanta, GA   2008  Final Four 3  San Antonio, TX
2009  Final Four 3  Detroit, MI   2010  Final Four 3  Indianapolis, IN

Total NCAA Tournament Games:  123



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