DeAndre Haynes - Men's Basketball Coach - University of Michigan Athletics

DeAndre Haynes

Title:
Assistant Coach

DeAndre Haynes completed his second season with the University of Michigan men's basketball program serving as an assistant coach. In his two seasons with the Maize and Blue, Haynes was instrumental in working with the Wolverine backcourt and offensive strategies.

With that assistance the Wolverines set a program record with 33 wins in 2017-18 making the Final Four for the second time in six years. The following season, U-M recorded its second straight 30 win season in 2018-19 to give them 63 wins in two seasons.

After repeating as Big Ten Tournament champions winning four games in four days for a second straight year in 2018, the Wolverines advanced to the NCAA Final Four and reached the title game. After defeating Cinderella Loyola-Chicago in the semifinal, U-M fell to Villanova in the national title game.

In 2019, the Wolverines reached the championship game of the Big Ten Tournament for a third straight year as they set the conference record with 10 straight tournament wins. Despite falling in the final, the Maize and Blue advanced to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 2 seed and advanced to the Sweet 16 for the third straight year.

Before joining the Wolverines, Haynes was hired as an assistant coach at Illinois State (May, 2017) before opportunities opened for him to return to his home state and work with the Wolverines. Prior to joining the Redbirds staff, Haynes served as an assistant coach at Toledo on head coach Tod Kowalczyk's staff during the 2016-17 season following four years as an assistant at his alma mater – Kent State – on head coach Rob Senderoff's staff (2012-16).

While at Toledo, Haynes helped the Rockets to 17 wins and a postseason appearance in the 2017 College Basketball Invitational (CBI). With Haynes as an assistant, forward Steve Taylor Jr. earned All-MAC second team honors after leading the nation with 9.9 defensive rebounds per game and ranking third nationally with 12.2 rebounds per contest. Additionally, guard Jonathan Williams received All-MAC third team accolades after ranking third in MAC scoring with 19.6 points per game.

Haynes began his coaching career in 2012 as an assistant at Kent State where he helped the Golden Flashes to the 2014-15 MAC regular-season title and a pair of CollegeInsider.com Tournament appearances, in 2013 and 2015. He was instrumental in the development of guards Kris Brewer, who earned MAC Sixth Man of the Year (2015) and All-MAC honorable mention (2014, '15) accolades, as well as guard Devareaux Manley, who earned All-MAC second team honors in 2015. Additionally, he helped coach forward Jimmy Hall to two All-MAC first team honors (2015, '16) as well as forward Chris Evans to first team honors in 2013.

Before becoming a coach, Haynes played professionally for six years in FIBA Europe with stops in Belgium, Hungary, Germany and Finland. In his final professional season, Haynes averaged 14.2 points, 4.8 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game for Finland's Namika Lappeenranta.

A native of Detroit, Michigan, and a Southwestern High School graduate, Haynes was a four-year starter at point guard for Kent State (2002-06), totaling 89 wins and four postseason appearances. Haynes ranks 12th in program history with 1,259 career points, while his 114 career starts rank second all-time. He also led the MAC in assists in the 2003-04 and 2004-05 campaigns with 5.5 and 5.8 assists per game, respectively.

Haynes is KSU's program leader in career assists (625), steals (229) and minutes (4,070). During his senior season in 2006, Haynes became the first Golden Flash to earn MAC Player of the Year honors. An Associated Press All-America honorable mention selection that year as well, Haynes led Kent State to the 2006 MAC regular season and tournament titles and a berth in the NCAA Tournament.

Haynes and his wife Tierra have three sons, DeAndre Jr., Devon and Dallas.

The DeAndre Haynes File

Born: March 30, 1984
Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
High School: Southwestern High School, 2002
College: Kent State, 2006 (Business Management)
Wife: Tierra
Children: DeAndre Jr., Devon and Dallas

Coaching Career

Years	School	Position
2012-16	Kent State University	Assistant Coach
2016-17	University of Toledo	Assistant Coach
2017	Illinois State University	Assistant Coach
2017-present	University of Michigan	Assistant Coach

Coaching Career Breakdown

Year	School	Record	Conf.	Finish	Postseason
2012-13	Kent State	21-14	9-7	3rd (E)	MAC Semifinal; CIT Second Round
2013-14	Kent State	16-16	7-11	5th (E)	MAC First Round
2014-15	Kent State	23-12	12-6	t-1st (E)	MAC Quarterfinal; CIT Quarterfinal
2015-16	Kent State	19-13	10-8	t-3rd (E)	MAC First Round
2016-17	Toledo	17-17	9-9	t-3rd (W)	MAC Quarterfinal; CBI First Round
2017-18	Michigan	33-8	13-5	t-4th	BTT Championships; NCAA Runner-up
2018-19	Michigan	30-7	15-5	3rd	BTT Runner-up; NCAA Sweet 16
2019-20	Michigan
	Career Totals	159-87	75-51