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Akeem Miskdeen

Title:
Assistant Coach

Pronunciation: Last name: "mis-cuh-deen"

In April of 2024, Akeem Miskdeen joined the University of Michigan basketball program as an assistant coach, reuniting with U-M coach Dusty May. Miskdeen and May had previously worked together at Florida Atlantic University for three years between 2018 and 2021.

Miskdeen has nearly two decades of coaching experience and is known for his player development as well as his successes on the court. He has captured two regular-season titles, and three conference tournament championships, and has led his team to seven postseason trips, including four to the NCAA Tournament (3 Division I, 1 Division II) during his 17 seasons on the sidelines.

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In his first year at Michigan, Miskdeen helped U-M more than triple its win total from the previous season. The Wolverines posted a 27-10 overall record and finished tied for second in the Big Ten with a 14-6 record, earning the three seed in the Big Ten Tournament.

After a dominant 86-68 win over Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals, U-M defeated Maryland on a last second coast-to-coast layup from Tre Donaldson, sending Michigan to the championship game. Michigan came away with the Big Ten Tournament title after a gritty 59-53 win over Maryland, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Michigan was selected as the No. 5 seed in the south region and earned a narrow 68-65 victory over UC San Diego in the first round. Michigan advanced to its sixth Sweet 16 in its last six tournament appearances after defeating No. 4 Texas A&M, 91-79, in the second round. Michigan ultimately fell to No. 1 seed Auburn in the Sweet 16.

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Miskdeen worked as an assistant coach under Mike White for three seasons at Florida (2021-22) and then at Georgia (2022-24) before joining the Maize and Blue. After the Gators finished with a record of 20-14 and reached the second round of the NIT, Miskdeen followed White to Georgia.

In his first season as an assistant coach at Georgia, the Bulldogs posted a 16-16 record. Miskdeen played a crucial role in helping the Bulldogs achieve their first 20-plus win season in eight years. Anchored by the No. 14 recruiting class, the 2023-24 campaign ended with a trip to the Final Four of the NIT, with the Bulldogs finishing the season at 20-17 while Silas Demary, Jr. was named to the All-SEC Freshman Team.

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For three seasons, Miskdeen was an assistant coach at Florida Atlantic under May, one of three former assistants who worked under White at Florida who are now Division I head coaches. Miskdeen helped lead the Owls to a combined 47-41 record and three consecutive winning records, a feat FAU had accomplished just once before in program history (s1989-92).

In 2019, the Owls reached the CIT, their first postseason appearance in eight years, and senior guard Anthony Adger earned All-Conference USA honors after he increased his scoring output by +9.7 points per game from the previous season with 15.5 per game. Miskdeen also served as acting head coach for two games during the 2020-21 season while May was sidelined due to health and safety protocols.

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Before his time in Boca Raton, Miskdeen was part of three straight NCAA Tournament bids while coaching at Hampton (2015 and 2016) and Kent State (2017).

Spending two seasons at Kent State (2016-18), the Golden Flashes recorded 39 wins and captured the 2017 MAC Tournament championship as the sixth seed to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. With the Golden Flashes, Miskdeen played a vital role in the breakout campaign of Jaylin Walker, who more than doubled his scoring average to 15.8 points per game and posted a 30-point performance in the 2017 MAC title game to earn MVP honors. The following year, Miskdeen worked extensively with Jalen Avery, who led the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio.

Before heading to Kent State, Miskdeen spent five seasons (2011-16) on the staff at Hampton, serving as an assistant coach in his first two seasons before being promoted to associate head coach for the final three. Recording 98 wins throughout his career with the Pirates, he helped them capture the 2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) regular-season title (13-3), win back-to-back MEAC Tournament titles, which earned two straight trips to the NCAA Tournament (2015 & 2016). The regular-season title was Hampton’s first since the 2001-02 season.

In the 2015 NCAA postseason, Hampton defeated Manhattan in the First Four to record the program's second-ever NCAA Tournament win. The Pirates advanced to face eventual Midwest regional champion Kentucky.

As the Pirates’ recruiting coordinator, Miskdeen played a key role in recruiting 2016 All-MEAC first-team guards Quinton Chievous and Reginald Johnson Jr. from his hometown of Chicago. In 2016, both ranked among the top four in the conference in scoring, while Chievous was one of only a handful of players nationally to average a double-double (17.0 ppg and 10.7 rpg). Johnson went on to earn the 2016 MEAC Tournament's Most Outstanding Player, averaging 19.3 points and 8.3 assists, while tying the tournament record with 13 assists in the quarterfinal against Morgan State.

Miskdeen was a key component of the Pirates’ run through the MEAC and NCAA Tournaments in 2015. He guided Deron Powers to All-MEAC third-team honors as well as the MEAC Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player accolade. In 2013, Powers was named MEAC Rookie of the Year and earned five MEAC Rookie of the Week certificates.

Coaching with the Pirates marked the second stint at Hampton for Miskdeen. Following his collegiate playing career, he began his coaching career as Director of Basketball Operations with Hampton in 2008-09. In that capacity, he oversaw on-campus recruiting, monitored study hall, coordinated team travel and assisted the rest of the coaching staff in their day-to-day activities.

After a year with the Pirates, Hampton after one-year stops at Division II Mount Olive College (N.C.) and Division II Wingate University (N.C.). During the 2009-10 season, he helped Mount Olive to a 25-6 overall record, as well as Conference Carolinas regular-season and tournament titles and earned a No. 25 national ranking while advancing to the NCAA Division II Tournament.

Joining Wingate in 2010 as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, he helped guide them to a 19-10 record and oversaw the development of Odell Turner, an All-Conference first-team selection, as well as Jaime Vaughn, who earned second-team honors.

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A native of Chicago, Ill., Miskdeen prepped at St. Joseph's where he led the team in assists and steals for three straight seasons. He went on to start his collegiate career at Laramie County (Wyo.) Community College. Spending two seasons with the Golden Eagles, Miskdeen was a two-time team captain and finished as the school’s all-time assist leader with 306. Additionally, he was honored as the Laramie Student of the Year in 2006.

Transferring to Queens University (N.C.) in 2006, Miskdeen was a two-time defensive MVP, selected to the 2008 CVAC All-Tournament team and served as team captain as a senior (2007-08). Guiding the Royals to back-to-back NCAA Division II Tournament first-round appearances, he compiled a 41-20 record with back-to-back 20-plus win seasons. In two seasons, he started all 61 games of his career.

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Miskdeen earned a Bachelor of Arts in corporate communication from Queens University in 2008 and completed work on his master’s in sports administration from Hampton in 2016.

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The Akeem Miskdeen File
Born: December 4, 1985
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
High School: St. Joseph High School
Colleges: Queens University, N.C. (2008); Hampton University (2016)
Degrees: Communications; Sports Administration
Children: daughter, Skylar

Career Resume

Seasons	Program	Position
2008-09	Hampton University	Director of Basketball Operations
2009-10	Mount Olive College (DII)	Assistant Coach
2010-11	Wingate (DII)	Assistant Coach
2011-13	Hampton University	Assistant Coach
2013-16	Hampton University	Associate Head Coach
2016-18	Kent State University	Assistant Coach
2018-21	Florida Atlantic University	Assistant Coach
2021-22	University of Florida	Assistant Coach
2022-24	University of Georgia	Assistant Coach
2024-present	University of Michigan	Assistant Coach

Career Breakdown

Season	Program	Overall	Conf.	Finish	Tournament	Postseason
2008-09	Hampton	16-16	8-8	7th	MEAC: Quarterfinal	--
2009-10	Mount Olive College	25-9	19-1	1st	CC: Champions	NCAA DII: First Round
2010-11	Wingate	19-10	12-6	t-2nd	South Atlantic: Runner-up	--
2011-12	Hampton	12-21	6-10	t-8th	MEAC: Semifinal	--
2012-13	Hampton	14-17	11-5	t-3rd	MEAC: Quarterfinal	--
2013-14	Hampton	18-13	13-4	2nd	MEAC: Quarterfinal	CBI: First Round
2014-15	Hampton	17-18	8-8	6th	MEAC: Champions	NCAA: First Round
2015-16	Hampton	21-11	13-3	1st	MEAC: Champions	NCAA: Second Round
2016-17	Kent State	22-14	10-8	4th (East)	MAC: Champions	NCAA: First Round
2017-18	Kent State	17-17	9-9	2nd (East)	MAC: Semifinal	--
2018-19	Florida Atlantic	17-16	8-10	t-9th	CUSA: First Round	CIT: First Round
2019-20	Florida Atlantic	17-15	8-10	9th	canceled (COVID-19)	canceled (COVID-19)
2020-21	Florida Atlantic	13-10	7-5	4th (East)	CUSA: Quarterfinal	--
2021-22	Florida	20-14	9-9	t-5th	SEC: Second Round	--
2022-23	Georgia	16-16	6-12	8th	SEC: First Round	--
2023-24	Georgia	20-17	6-12	t-11th	SEC: Second Round	NIT: Final Four
2024-25	Michigan	27-10	14-6	t-2nd	Big Ten: Champions	NCAA: Sweet 16
	Career Totals	311-244	167-126

Career Seasons

School	Year	Games	Overall	Conf.
Mount Olive College	1	35	17-18	8-8
Wingate	1	31	14-17	11-5
Hampton	6	194	98-96	59-38
Kent State	2	68	43-25	23-11
Florida Atlantic	3	102	60-42	32-20
Florida	1	34	20-14	9-9
Georgia	2	55	30-25	15-15
Michigan	1	37	27-10	14-6
Career	17	555	311-244	167-126