With another victory last week, the men’s basketball team climbed to sixth in the nation in the latest D3Hoops.com poll and improved to 15–1, marking the best start in program history. The win also delivered a major milestone for head coach Marcus Kahn, who earned the 400th collegiate victory of his career—making him one of just 31 active head coaches in NCAA Division III to reach the mark.
Kahn joins UMW women’s basketball head coach Deena Applebury in the 400-win club, placing UMW among only five Division III institutions nationwide with a pair of active men’s and women’s basketball head coaches who have each surpassed 400 career victories—an achievement that reflects the sustained excellence of both programs.
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- Men’s basketball tops Regent to give Coach Kahn his 400th win.
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- Men’s Basketball Head Coach Marcus Kahn
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- Women’s basketball battles Dickinson at home.
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- Women’s Basketball Head Coach Deena Applebury
Now in his 12th season at UMW, Kahn has guided the Eagles back to national prominence, including NCAA Tournament runs to the second round in 2023 and the Sweet 16 in 2025, along with a Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference championship last season. On the women’s side, Applebury is the architect of the most successful era in program history. A former WBCA National Coach of the Year, she owns one of the highest career winning percentages in NCAA history across all divisions and has led the Eagles to conference championships, national rankings as high as No. 1, and deep NCAA Tournament runs, including Final Four, Elite Eight and Sweet 16 appearances.
Together, Kahn and Applebury have established UMW basketball as one of the most distinguished dual-program success stories in Division III.
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