Dean Lockwood - Women's Basketball Coach - Michigan State University Athletics

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Dean Lockwood

Title:
Associate Head Coach
Email:
msuwbbhoops@ath.msu.edu
Phone Number:
353-8613
Alma Mater:
Spring Arbor, '82

Dean Lockwood begins his fourth season as associate head coach of the Spartans. Lockwood came to East Lansing with an extensive knowledge of basketball in the state of Michigan.

At Michigan State, Lockwood has worked primarily with the Spartan post players.

Lockwood spent over 15 seasons as an assistant coach at Tennessee. Overall, he spent 20 years working with both the Tennessee men and women’s programs.

At Tennessee, Lockwood was part of two National Championships in 2007 and 2008, as well as three Final Four appearances. Overall, the Lady Vols, won five Southeastern Conference regular-season titles and seven SEC Tournament crowns. Five of Lockwood’s pupils at Tennessee have developed into first-round picks in the WNBA Draft, including 2016 WNBA Finals MVP, 2013 WNBA MVP and WNBA All-Star Game MVP Candace Parker. Serving as the post position coach at Tennessee, Lockwood had 13 front court players drafted in his 15-year tenure. Overall, the Lady Vols had 26 players drafted during his stay in Knoxville.

Prior to working with the Lady Vols, Lockwood was the head men’s coach at Saginaw Valley State from 1998-04. Lockwood was also head men’s basketball coach at Northwood University from 1991-97, earning GLIAC Coach of the Year honors in 1997.

From 1986-1991, Lockwood served as an assistant for the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team under head coach Don DeVoe and later Wade Houston. During his tenure as an assistant, Volunteer teams went 77-75, posting three consecutive winning seasons, making a pair of National Invitational Tournament trips and had an NCAA Tournament bid in 1989 after an 18-9 regular season.

Lockwood’s first full-time coaching position was as men’s assistant coach at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point from 1983-86. In 1984-85, he helped Army to its best record and only winning season since 1978. Lockwood cut his teeth in the coaching profession as a men’s graduate assistant at Central Michigan in 1982-83.
He has served as the summer camp director at Saginaw Valley State, Northwood and West Point, as well. For 12 summers, Lockwood directed very successful shooting and offensive moves camps in Michigan. In previous summers, Lockwood has also spent time observing at Pete Newell’s Big Man Camp.

As a collegiate player, Lockwood was a four-year letterwinner at Spring Arbor College (Mich.), a three-year starter at point guard, and was also a captain for two seasons. He helped lead the squad to a single-season school record in wins.

Lockwood earned a bachelor’s degree in secondary education from Spring Arbor in 1982, majoring in English and secondary education. He earned a master’s degree in counseling and personal and student development from Central Michigan in 1989.

On Oct. 19, 2008, Lockwood was inducted into the Bay County (Mich.) Sports Hall of Fame for his career accomplishments. He also was inducted into the Spring Arbor (Mich.) Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 8, 2010.