DéRonté Polite an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Women’s Basketball Program, joining the staff in July of 2019. Before joining the Panthers Polite spent one season at Lincoln College in Lincoln, Ill. where he led the Lynx to a 16-13 record as the program transitioned from the NJCAA to the NAIA level.
Prior to Lincoln, Polite spent four seasons as the girls basketball coach at IMG Academy, located in Bradenton, Florida. While at IMG Academy, DèRontè was the head coach of the Academy Varsity team and assisted with the Girls National and Women’s Post-Graduate teams.
Before IMG Academy, DèRontè served one season on the staff at Bryan College, located in Dayton, Tenn. That followed a two-year stop as the head women's coach and assistant athletic director at Central Christian College of the Bible (CCCB). During his tenure at CCCB, he led the Lady Saints to the first two winning seasons in school history, compiling 37 victories.
He also played at CCCB, serving as a team captain from 2007-2009. As a player, DèRontè was an integral member of the 2008-2009 team that achieved the first 20-win season in men's basketball history – capped with a second place finish in the ACCA National Tournament. He was named the ACCA National Player of the Year twice, was a two-time NCCAA D-II All-American, two-time NCCAA Academic All-American, as well as holder of the men’s basketball single-season scoring record with 833 points.
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