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Mihai Raducanu

MIhai Raducanu

Background:
Mihai Raducanu was named the ninth head coach in Mountaineers women's basketball history on June 14, 2022. 

Raducanu has extensive knowledge coaching and training basketball across the globe. He was the director of Ganon Baker NBA Pre-Draft Camps in 2017 and 2018, and has been the director of UBE Talent Prospect Camps in Europe.

Prior to Coaching:
Raducanu is a former NCAA D1 athlete from Coastal Carolina and played for the Canadian National Junior Team. 

Before taking his talents down south, Raducanu graduated from Cathedral High School in Hamilton. 

At Mohawk:

2022-23 Season:
In his first season as Mountaineers head coach, Raducanu improved the program by two wins versus the season prior. Mohawk would finish 5-11 record and place eighth in the OCAA West Division.

The Mountaineers would lose 69-53 to the Algonquin Wolves in the first round of the OCAA Playoffs.

Mohawk received a spot to the 2022-23 CCAA National Women's Basketball Championship Tournament as the host site. They would lose all three tournament games. 

2023-24 Season:
Raducanu would continue to improve the Mohawk program, this time by seven wins, as the Mountaineers finished the year 12-4 and tied for the thrid-best record in the OCAA West Division. 

Mohawk would win its first playoff game under Raducanu's guidance when they defeated the Loyalist Lancers 90-38 in the OCAA Playoff Qualifier. The Mountaineers playoff run came to an end in the quarter-final round at the hands of the Wolves once again. 

The Mountaineers appeared in the CCAA National Rankings three times, ranking as high as 10th.

2024-25 Season:
Raducanu took the women's basketball team to the pinnacle of the OCAA with the program's first championship since 1990-91. The team played to an 11-5 record before defeating the Centennial Colts and Georgian Grizzlies in the first two rounds of the playoffs en route to the OCAA semi-final. Mohawk advanced to the gold medal game with a 69-60 victory over the Fanshawe Falcons, and then won it all with a 73-69 win over the Humber Hawks.

Mohawk qualified for the CCAA Championship in Federicton, New Brunswick, where they won their opening round game 62-57 over the VIU Mariners. A shorthanded Mountaineer team would lose their semi-final contest to the St. Mary's Lightning followed by a bronze semi-final loss to the Geants de Saint-Jean, ending their storybook season.

Raducanu was named OCAA Women's Basketball Coach of the Year and OCAA West Division Coach of the Year.

 
Mihai Raducanu Year-by-Year Record
Season Conference Record Playoff Record Overall Record Additional Notes
2022-23 5-11 0-1 5-12
2023-24 12-4 1-1 13-5
2024-25 11-5 5-2 16-7
  • 2024-25 OCAA Champions
  • OCAA Women's Basketball Coach of the Year
  • OCAA West Division Coach of the Year
Totals 28-20 6-4 34-24