As part of his 16-year career at Bryant, Mike Pressler announced his retirement.

Mike Pressler is an American lacrosse coach. He has been the head coach of the Bryant Bulldogs since 2007.

He served as the head coach of the Duke Blue Devils for 16 seasons until he was forced to resign during the Duke lacrosse case in 2006.

Mike Pressler announced his 16-year retirement from Bryant.

Coach Pressler has already announced his retirement after leading the Bryant Bulldogs to fame on a national scale.

In addition, Pressler served as Duke University’s head coach for 16 years before going on to Bryant. He served as the head coach of Ohio Wesleyan for four seasons prior to Duke.

Pressler has won three ACC Coach of the Year honors in addition to being named National Coach of the Year after leading the 2005 Duke Blue Devils to an NCAA single-season record of 17 victories.

Pressler was inducted into the Connecticut Sports Hall of Fame in 1998, and the Wilton (Connecticut) High School Hall of Fame in 2010, respectively.

He served as the head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team, which won gold in the 2010 ILF World Championships in Manchester, England. Additionally, he served as an assistant on the 2002 gold-medal-winning national team.

Bryant University Director of Athletics Bill Smith announced Brad Ross as the next head coach of the men’s lacrosse program on Monday afternoon.

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Ross takes over as the third head coach in program history following Mike Pressler’s retirement last week. An associate head coach at Bryant for four years (2011-2014), Ross returns to the Black and Gold after spending the last three years at the Navy.

Mike Pressler’s Involvement In Duke Lacrosse Case

Pressler took over as the head coach of the Duke Blue Devils in 1991, but he was fired in 2006 after three members of the squad were falsely accused of r*pe.

Additionally, Duke blatantly characterized Pressler’s termination as a resignation, implying that the coach had quit due to the alleged misconduct of the players.

For the same reason that he believed the players were innocent, Pressler had argued against postponing the lacrosse season until the DNA test results were known.

In addition, Pressler offers his viewpoint on the incident in “It’s Not About the Truth: The Untold Story of the Duke Lacrosse R*pe Case and the Lives It Shattered,” a book he co-authored with Don Yaeger.

Mike Pressler Age, Family, and Early Life

Mike Pressler was born on February 27, 1960. However, we don’t have any information regarding his birthplace, and parents. Pressler attended Wilton High School, then Washington & Lee University, graduating in 1982.

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As of now, we don’t have much information regarding his personal life.

We will update this section soon.

Mike Pressler Career, What is his profession?

Before departing to work as an assistant coach at the United States Military Academy under the guidance of his previous coach, Jack Emmer, Pressler spent a year as the head coach at Virginia Military Institute.

Pressler served as Ohio Wesleyan University’s head coach after West Point (OWU).

He was admitted to the Ohio Wesleyan University Hall of Fame in October 2007. Pressler had a 69-16 record, four NCAC titles, five trips to the NCAA Division III semifinals, three trips to the NCAA Division III Championship game, 29 All-American honors, and five NCAA Division III players of the year during his five years at OWU from 1986 to 1990.

 In the more than 50-year history of OWU lacrosse, his achievements made him the winningest coach (.812). In 1991, Pressler was hired as the Duke Blue Devils’ head coach. He amassed a 153-82 record over his 16 seasons at Duke, winning the Atlantic Coast Conference title three times, and guiding his squad to 10 appearances in the NCAA Division I tournament, including the 2005 men’s national championship game. In addition to receiving three ACC Coach of the Year awards, Pressler was named USILA National Coach of the Year in 2005.

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