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Installed in 1993 … 1970 North Rockland H.S. alumnus … Stony Point native … has made his mark in basketball … was All-County in basketball two years, and was All-Rockland quarterback in football his senior year … at Potsdam State, he was a two-time small college All-America, and made All-East and All-Conference three years each … Deane was Potsdam’s career scoring (1,447 points) and assists (805) leader … he was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks, drafted by and played a short time with the old Utar Stars of the ABA, and spent two seasons with Utica of the Continental Basketball League … he launched his coaching career with assistant positions at Potsdam and Plattsburgh, followed by four seasons as head coach at Delhi A&T Junior College, where he posted a 69-36 record … in two years at Oswego State, he stopped an inherited 42-game losing streak and turned the program around … he then served four years as assistant coach at Michigan State before taking the head job at Siena College, an NCAA Division I school in Loudonville, N.Y. … at Siena (1986-94), he compiled a 166-77 record, a .683 percentage), led the team to third place in the NIT in 1993-94, won North Atlantic Conference regular-season titles in 1988 and ‘89, the conference tournament in 1989, and the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference crown in 1991 … his 1989 team stunned Stanford in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, Siena’s first appearance there … in 1988, he was National Association of Basketball Coaches District II Coach of the Year … since 1994, Deane has been head coach at Marquette University … in his first year there, Marquette went 21-12 and reached the NIT championship game, losing in overtime to Virginia Tech … Deane’s career record after that season stood at 300-160.