Mike MacDonald took the position of Head Coach of the Denison University men's and women's squash programs on short notice in the fall of 2022, but as an alumni of the Big Red  himself, it was a job he couldn't pass up. Having just concluded his second year as head coach and in Denison's third season as a varsity program, Coach MacDonald is ready to take his programs to new heights. 

Among Coach Mike's biggest accomplishments in his coaching career, thus far, was successfully recruiting renowned 2 time Deroy Silver Junior Champion Jackson Bragman to headline his first recruiting class for the Big Red. After months of begging and pleading, Coach Mike has finally agreed to join Jackson and Gilly on Squash University for an exclusive interview. 

Coach Mike discusses his time playing for Denison as a club program before getting into his early days in coaching, ultimately leading him to accept the head coaching position at Connecticut College, where he held the position for 5 years before coming back to Granville Ohio to take charge of the storied program at Denison. Jackson and Gilly also ask the 2009 Denison grad about how he plans on taking Big Red squash to the next level, his laid back approach to coaching, and what he learned from selling knives during the summer of 2007. 

It was awesome to have a class act and a total character in Coach Mike MacDonald on the show this week and we look forward to doing it again soon. Huge thanks to him for making some time for us. Enjoy! 

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