Rae Drake

Assistant Coach, Women’s Basketball

Rae Drake begins his first season as an assistant coach with the Northern Michigan University women’s basketball team.

Drake spent six years with both the men’s and women’s basketball teams at Michigan Tech. He was the assistant coach in 2010-11 under Kim Cameron when the Huskies were the NCAA Division II runner-up.

Drake served as a part-time assistant coach with the men’s team for five years (2005-10). He was involved with scouting and player development.

Prior to his time at MTU, Drake coached Upper Peninsula high school boy’s basketball for 23 years—nine as head coach at West Iron County where he compiled a 121-72 record, seven conference championships and two district titles.

He previously served 14 years as an assistant coach at Iron Mountain.

Drake graduated from NMU in 1980 with a degree in special education.