Mike Fuline enters his first season as an assistant coach at Cincinnati after sending the last 15 years at head coach at Mount Union (DIII).
Fuline helped guide Mount Union to five Ohio Athletic Conference regular-season titles, three OAC Tournament championships and five NCAA Division III Tournament appearances. He led two runs to the Sweet 16 and an appearance in the national championship game in 2023.
Fuline has recorded eight 20-win seasons, earning OAC Coach of the Year honors in 2014 and 2020 and Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year laurels in 2015 and 2020. Under his tutelage, Mount Union produced four All-Americans, four OAC Players of the Year, five OAC Freshmen of the Year, two OAC Defensive Players of the Year and 38 all-conference selections.
Prior to his time at Mount Union, Fuline was head coach at Massillon Jackson High School from 2005-11, winning the 2010 OHSAA Division I state championship, and Rootstown High School from 2003-05.
Fuline holds a bachelor’s degree from Kent State University and a master’s degree from Walsh University. He and his wife, Amy, are the proud parents of five children.
