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Mike Granelli
American retired teacher and coach
Mike Granelli (born January 25, 1939) is a retired teacher and coach who primarily worked at Hoboken High School and Saint Peter's College. With Hoboken between 1964 and 1995, Granelli had 60 wins and 14 losses in soccer matches while he primarily taught physical education. At Saint Peter's College, Granelli had 161 wins, 119 losses and 26 ties between 1970 and 1989. During this time period, he received the Coach of the Year award twice as part of the Tri-State Soccer Conference.
Outside of soccer, Granelli was the women's basketball coach at Saint Peter's between 1972 and 2004. During his tenure, his team reached the second round of the 1980 AIAW National Division II Basketball Championship. As a NCAA Division I coach, Granelli and his team were a nine-time winner of the MAAC women's basketball tournament. After he became the first man to have 600 women's basketball career wins in 2004, Granelli left his position that year with 607 wins and 259 losses. With the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, Granelli joined their Honor Roll in 2013 and the 40th Anniversary Women's Basketball Team in 2020.