Mike_Sutton_(basketball)

Mike Sutton (basketball)

Mike Sutton (basketball)

American basketball coach

For other people with the same name, see Michael Sutton (disambiguation).

Mike Sutton (born March 21, 1956) is a retired American college basketball coach and the former head men's basketball coach at Tennessee Technological University.[1] He took over in 2002,[2] after Jeff Lebo departed to lead the basketball program at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

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In April 2005, Sutton was diagnosed with Guillain–Barré syndrome, but he continued to coach, despite having to use a wheelchair.[3]

On March 23, 2011, Sutton announced his retirement and Tennessee Tech promoted associate head coach Steve Payne to head coach.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Mike Sutton: Comeback coach of all time". Tennessee Tech Athletics. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Mike Sutton". Tennessee Tech Athletics. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  3. [3]
    Glier, Ray (27 January 2010). "Hobbled by Illness, Mike Sutton Perseveres at Tennessee Tech". New York Times. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  4. [4]
    "Mike Sutton announces retirement as Golden Eagle head coach". 23 March 2011.


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