Began at Findlay: May 16, 2022
Career Record: 495-386 (.562)
Findlay Record: 41-46 (.471)
Michele Durand's Year-by-Year Head Coaching Record
| Year |
School |
Record |
Pct. |
Conf. |
Pct. |
Postseason |
| 1990-91 |
Bluffton |
13-11 |
.542 |
- |
- |
|
| 1991-92 |
Bluffton |
13-13 |
.500 |
- |
- |
|
| 1992-93 |
Bluffton |
8-17 |
.320 |
- |
- |
|
| 1993-94 |
Bluffton |
8-17 |
.320 |
- |
- |
|
| 1994-95 |
Bluffton |
12-14 |
.462 |
- |
- |
|
| 1995-96 |
Bluffton |
16-9 |
.640 |
- |
- |
AMC Champions |
| 1996-97 |
Bluffton |
5-19 |
.208 |
- |
- |
|
| 1997-98 |
Bluffton |
13-12 |
.520 |
- |
- |
|
| 1998-99 |
Bluffton |
12-14 |
.462 |
- |
- |
|
| 1999-00 |
Bluffton |
9-17 |
.346 |
- |
- |
|
| 2000-01 |
Bluffton |
12-14 |
.462 |
6-7 |
.462 |
|
| 2001-02 |
Ohio Northern |
9-16 |
.360 |
- |
- |
|
| 2002-03 |
Ohio Northern |
7-19 |
.269 |
- |
- |
|
| 2003-04 |
Ohio Northern |
14-13 |
.519 |
8-12 |
.400 |
|
| 2004-05 |
Ohio Northern |
11-15 |
.423 |
6-14 |
.300 |
|
| 2005-06 |
Ohio Northern |
12-14 |
.462 |
7-11 |
.389 |
|
| 2006-07 |
Ohio Northern |
17-10 |
.630 |
11-7 |
.611 |
|
| 2007-08 |
Ohio Northern |
19-7 |
.731 |
14-4 |
.778 |
|
| 2008-09 |
Ohio Northern |
9-17 |
.346 |
7-11 |
.389 |
|
| 2009-10 |
Ohio Northern |
16-11 |
.593 |
10-8 |
.556 |
|
| 2010-11 |
Ohio Northern |
17-10 |
.630 |
11-7 |
.611 |
|
| 2011-12 |
Ohio Northern |
21-6 |
.778 |
14-4 |
.778 |
|
| 2012-13 |
Ohio Northern |
27-2 |
.931 |
18-0 |
1.000 |
OAC Reg. Season Champs OAC Tourn. Champs NCAA Second Round
|
| 2013-14 |
Ohio Northern |
23-6 |
.793 |
14-4 |
.778 |
NCAA First Round |
| 2014-15 |
Ohio Northern |
20-6 |
.769 |
16-2 |
.889 |
OAC Reg. Season Champs |
| 2015-16 |
Ohio Northern |
23-5 |
.821 |
17-1 |
.944 |
OAC Reg. Season Champs NCAA Second Round
|
| 2016-17 |
Ohio Northern |
30-1 |
.968 |
18-0 |
1.000 |
OAC Reg. Season Champs OAC Tourn. Champs NCAA Sectional Finals
|
| 2017-18 |
Ohio Northern |
23-5 |
.821 |
15-3 |
.833 |
OAC Reg. Season Champs |
| 2018-19 |
Ohio Northern |
15-13 |
.536 |
7-11 |
.389 |
|
| 2019-20 |
Ohio Northern |
20-7 |
.741 |
13-5 |
.722 |
|
| 2022-23 |
Findlay |
7-21 |
.250 |
4-16 |
.200 |
|
| 2023-24 |
Findlay |
14-15 |
.483 |
10-10 |
.500 |
|
| 2024-25 |
Findlay |
20-10 |
.667 |
13-7 |
.650 |
|
| Totals |
33 Seasons |
495-386 |
.562 |
- |
- |
Multiple Titles |
Michele Durand enters her fourth season as head coach of the Oilers women’s basketball program in 2025–26. During her tenure, she has coached four All-Conference honorees.
Durand came to the Oilers from Ohio Northern University where she has served as the assistant athletic director and senior woman administrator following a 19-year tenure as the Polar Bears head women’s basketball coach.
Durand piled up a 333-185 (.643) record as head coach at Ohio Northern from 2002-20. Her teams won five Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) titles (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), two OAC Tournament championships (2013, 2017), and appeared in four NCAA Division III National Tournaments (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017). She was named the OAC Coach of the Year four times (2007, 2013, 2015, 2017) and was also voted the Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year three times (2008, 2013, 2017) while at Ohio Northern. Durand was also tabbed the NCAA Division III Coach of the Year in 2013.
Durand’s best season at Ohio Northern came during the 2016-17 campaign when her squad finished with a 30-1 record and an appearance in the NCAA Division III Elite Eight. Her 2012-13 team also had a great deal of success as they posted a 27-2 overall record.
Before becoming head coach at Ohio Northern, Durand spent 11 seasons as head coach of Bluffton University. She accumulated 121 wins with the Beavers and was voted the Western Buckeye Collegiate Conference (WBCC) Coach of the Year in 1991.
