 Nielson in 2024 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Utah Valley |
| Conference | WAC |
| Record | 25–23 (.521) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1983-03-13) March 13, 1983 (age 41) Round Rock, Texas |
| Alma mater | BYU (2006) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2001–2005 | BYU (volunteer assistant) |
| 2007–2009 | BYU (director of basketball ops.) |
| 2009–2013 | Utah Valley (assistant) |
| 2013–2017 | BYU (assistant) |
| 2017–2019 | BYU (associate HC) |
| 2019–present | Utah Valley |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 47–62 (.431) |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA) |
Dan Nielson (born March 13, 1983) is an American basketball coach who is currently the head women's basketball coach at Utah Valley University, a role he has held since 2019. He was previously the associate head coach at Brigham Young University (BYU), and has spent the entirety of his coaching career with either BYU or Utah Valley.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Utah Valley Wolverines (Western Athletic Conference) (2019–present) | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | Utah Valley | 12–16 | 9–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 2020–21 | Utah Valley | 13–7 | 10–4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Utah Valley | 16–15 | 10–8 | 4th | |||||
| 2022–23 | Utah Valley | 6–24 | 3–15 | 12th | |||||
| 2023–24 | Utah Valley | 10–19 | 5–15 | 11th | |||||
| Utah Valley: | 57–81 (.413) | 37–48 (.435) | |||||||
| Total: | 57–81 (.413) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Notes
- ^ California Baptist won the WAC tournament, but was ineligible for the NCAA Tournament due to its transition from Division II and instead played in the WNIT. Utah Valley received the WAC's bid by finishing in second place behind California Baptist in the regular season.
References
- Liz Darger (March 13, 2013). "A hearty birthday shoutout to my colleague & friend @dan_nielson . He's one of the best coaches I know... And a decent guy too. #WhyTheFace?" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Dan Nielson returns to UVU as head coach of women's basketball". Utah Valley University Athletics. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- "BYU basketball: Dan Nielson named BYU assistant women's basketball coach". Deseret News. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
External links
| Current women's basketball head coaches of the Western Athletic Conference | |
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