Mike Power is in his fifth consecutive and 11th overall season as the head coach of the Briar Cliff women's basketball program. Power has led the Chargers to an overall record of 188-141 and four NAIA National Tournament appearances. His teams have advanced to the NAIA Fab Four twice, including last season.

In his first stint as Briar Cliff's head coach from 1992-1998, Power guided the Charger women's basketball program to a 127-73 record and three consecutive NAIA Division II National Tournament appearances. In 1996, Power led the Chargers to Briar Cliff's first-ever NAIA National Tournament appearance.  The following year, the women's basketball team produced an undefeated (34-0) regular season, a school-record 37 wins, and a second-straight NAIA National Tournament appearance. The Chargers opened the 1997-98 season as the No. 1 team in the nation and held that spot for the majority of the season.  They finished that season with another national tournament berth and a 31-4 record.  Power's Chargers still hold many school and national records, including steals in a season and points (per game and average per season). His 188 career wins at Briar Cliff are the most by any women's coach in school history.

Power's coaching portfolio also includes eight seasons at the NCAA Division II level, with head coaching stops at Metro State College of Denver, Colo.; Bemidji State University, Minn.; and Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall, Minn.

A native of Bismark, N.D., Power holds a bachelor's degree in history and a master's degree in education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), Lincoln, Neb. During and after his time at UNL, he was assistant girls' basketball coach at Pius X High School and head women's basketball coach at Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, Neb., where he produced a 30-45 record.

Aside from coaching basketball, Power also serves as the director of the Briar Cliff Athletic Association.

Power Year-By-Year:

2009-10   Briar Cliff         28-8

2008-09   Briar Cliff         13-18

2007-08   Briar Cliff         11-20

2006-07   Briar Cliff          9-22

2005-06   SW MN St.        7-21

2004-05   Bemidji St.        5-23

2003-04   Bemidji St.       14-15

2002-03   Bemidji St.        9-18

2001-02   Metro St.          12-15

2000-01   Metro St.          9-17

1999-00   Metro St.          16-11

1998-00   Metro St.          19-9

1997-98   Briar Cliff          31-4

1996-97   Briar Cliff          37-1

1995-96   Briar Cliff          25-12

1994-95   Briar Cliff          15-16

1993-94   Briar Cliff          13-20

1992-93   Briar Cliff          6-20

1988-91   NE Wesleyan   30-45