In 2011-12, Mike Ruane will begin his 12th season as head coach of the University of Bridgeport Purple Knights. Coach Ruane, the 2011 ECC Coach of the Year, has guided his team to seven 20-win seasons in the last nine years and six NCAA bids that same span.  Last season, UB posted a 19-9 record and captured the East Coast Confernece regular season title. In 2009-10, his team posted a 23-9 record and avanced to the NCAA East Regional after winning the school's first-ever East Coast Conference title.  Coach Ruane's career record is an impreesive 209-120 over his 11 years on the Purple Knights' bench.  He earned his 200th carrer win on January 29, 2011 when the Purple Knights defeated St. Thomas Aquinas, 80-53.

His success is not confined to the court though as Ruane, one of the premier coaches in the Northeast Region, was also honored in 2004 and 2006 with the Sam Schoenfeld Sportsmanship Award, given to a program that exemplifies "the highest degree of sportsmanship, character, and ethics among their players, coaches and spectators." In 2002-2003, Ruane has led UB to a record of 23-8, an NCAA appearance, and UB's best record since the 1992-1993 season and was named the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference (NYCAC) Coach of the Year.

In 2005 Ruane was named the Bridgeport Sportsperson of the Year for his contributions to the Bridgeport community. He is credited as the Bridgeport native who had the “most positive impact on the sports community” for the year.

Mike, a 1992 graduate of Alverina College, and his wonderful wife, Tina, currently reside in Stratford, CT.