EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - Florida Southern College men's basketball head coach Mike Donnelly has been named one of Silver Waves Media's Top 50 Most Impactful NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Head Coaches.

The recognition honors coaches for their leadership, sustained success and impact on their student-athletes, programs and the Division II basketball community.

Since taking over the program in 2015, Donnelly has led the Moccasins to six NCAA tournament appearances, two Sunshine State Conference tournament titles and six 20-win seasons. Florida Southern finished 22-11 in 2025-26 and earned its third consecutive NCAA tournament berth.

Donnelly reached two coaching milestones during the 2025-26 season. He became the third coach in program history to win 200 games at Florida Southern with an 81-73 victory over Florida Tech on Jan. 10. He earned his 400th career victory as a head coach with a 106-81 win over Eckerd on Feb. 11.

A two-time Sunshine State Conference Coach of the Year, Donnelly also earned National Association of Basketball Coaches South Region Coach of the Year honors in 2019-20. During his tenure, four Moccasins have been named SSC Player of the Year and four have earned the conference's Defensive Player of the Year award.