University of Wisconsin-Stout Athletics

Mike Devney and hardnosed basketball are interchangeable terms. Currently the sixth ranked scorer in Stout history with 1150 points, Devney is described by his coach, Dwain Mintz, as "a tough competitor who played hard and gutsy. He played so hard it sometimes would get in the way. "When it came down to bare knuckles time, Mike could win it. He was strictly a team man." Devney, a standout at Eau Claire Regis High School, played one semester at Northern Michigan before transferring to Stout. As a senior in 1981, he was the second leading scorer in the WSUC with 287 points and finished the season with 495 points. Devney had the ability to score from inside and outside and was known as a tenacious rebounder. Devney played two years of pro basketball in Australia and finished his degree at Stout in 1985. He is currently teaching at Denfeld High School in Duluth, Minn., and is the head basketball coach at Carlton (Minn.) High School.