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Dana Altman Sport(s) Men's basketball Current position Title Head coach Team University of Oregon Record 21-18 (.538) Biographical details Born June 16, 1958 Place of birth Crete, Nebraska, USA Playing career 1976–1978
1978–1980Southeast CC
Eastern New MexicoPosition(s) Guard Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1980–1982
1982–1983
1983–1986
1986–1989
1989–1990
1990–1994
1994–2010
2010–presentWestern State (asst.)
Southeast CC
Moberly CC
Kansas State (asst.)
Marshall
Kansas State
Creighton
OregonHead coaching record Overall 431-261 (.623) Accomplishments and honors Championships MVC Tournament Championship (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007)
MVC Regular Season Championship (2001, 2002, 2009)
College Basketball Invitational (2011)Awards MVC Coach of the Year (2001, 2002)
Big Eight Coach of the Year (1993)
SoCon Coach of the Year (1990)Dana Altman (born June 16, 1958) is an American college basketball coach. He became the head coach of the Oregon Ducks men's basketball team in April, 2010.[1] Before then, he was head coach at Creighton University for 16 years. His total record in 22 seasons as a Division I head coach is 431-261.
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College education
Dana Altman began playing college basketball at Southeast Community College in Fairbury, Nebraska. He earned an associate degree in business administration there in 1978. He then received his undergraduate degree in the same field at Eastern New Mexico University in 1980.[2]
Coaching career
Kansas State
Although his four-year tenure as Kansas State’s head coach produced one NCAA Tournament appearance, Dana Altman will be remembered most for his ability to win close ball games, and for pulling off some of the biggest upsets in school history.[citation needed]
Altman’s teams were 28-13 in games decided by six points or less, which included a 6-1 mark in one-point games. His 1992-93 club perpetuated a Kansas State tradition. Picked to finish last in the Big Eight, Altman’s Wildcats won 11 games in the final minute, earned the school’s first Top 25 ranking in five seasons, finished 19-11, reached the championship game of the Big Eight Tournament and returned Kansas State to the NCAA Tournament for the 21st time.
Altman’s peers named him Big Eight Coach-of-the-Year in 1993 and he capped the season by upsetting No. 6 Kansas 74-67 in the semifinals of the conference tournament.
The following season, he made it two in a row over Kansas when he upset the No. 1 ranked Jayhawks 68-64 on ESPN in Lawrence. His 1993-94 squad finished the season with a 20-14 record and advanced to the NIT Final Four in New York City. Following the season, he accepted the head coaching position at Creighton University in his home state of Nebraska.
Creighton
During his time at Creighton University, his athletes had earned three All-American honors on the court and three other Academic All-America laurels in the classroom. Three players he coached at Creighton, Kyle Korver, Rodney Buford, and Anthony Tolliver, have played in the NBA.
Altman was named Valley Coach of the Year twice; 2001 and 2002. Altman was a finalist for the Naismith College Coach of the Year and named the NABC District 12 and USBWA District VI Coach of the Year in 2002-03.
Altman became the 14th head coach in Creighton history following the 1993-94 season after four years as the head coach at Kansas State. Hired on March 31, 1994, Altman inherited a team that posted a 7-22 ledger the year before his arrival and led the Bluejays to a slightly improved 7-19 record in 1994-95 before his 1995-96 squad jumped to 14-15. In 1996-97, Altman’s team was 15-15 and followed with another substantial jump to 18-10 and a bid to the NIT in 1997-98.
Altman arrived at Creighton after compiling a 68-54 record in four seasons (1990–94) at Kansas State University. During that time, Altman led the Wildcats to three straight postseason tourneys and was named the Big Eight Conference Coach of the Year after leading KSU to a 19-11 record and an appearance at the NCAA Tournament in 1993.
On April 2, 2007, Altman announced that he would become the head coach for the Arkansas Razorbacks, in a deal that was rumored to be $1.5 million per year, 5-year contract. Only one day later he had a change of heart and returned to Omaha and his team at Creighton, citing family reasons. He became the first coach since Bobby Cremins to renege on a marquee job and return (Cremins accepted the job at South Carolina and returned to coach Georgia Tech's Yellow Jackets).
On February 5, 2009, Altman won his 300th game as Creighton head coach. In his first 13 years at Creighton, Altman ranked third all-time on the coaching victories list in the 99-year history of the Missouri Valley Conference, trailing only Hall of Fame coaches Henry Iba and Eddie Hickey. His record in 16 seasons with the Creighton Bluejays was 327-176.
Oregon
On April 24, 2010, it was widely reported that Altman had agreed to a 7-year contract worth nearly $2 million per year with the Oregon Ducks.[3][4][5][6][7] The university made it official on April 26 with a press conference. Altman will coach against Creighton for the first time when the Ducks and Jays meet at Quest Center Omaha Monday March 28th 2011.[2][8]
Head coaching record
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Marshall (Southern Conference) (1989–1990) 1989–1990 Marshall 15-13 9-5 2nd Marshall: 15-13 (.536) Kansas State (Big 8 Conference) (1990–1994) 1990–1991 Kansas State 13-15 3-11 8th 1991–1992 Kansas State 16-14 5-9 T-6th NIT 2nd Round 1992–1993 Kansas State 19-11 7-7 T-5th NCAA First Round 1993–1994 Kansas State 20-14 4-10 T-6th NIT Final Four Kansas State: 68-54 (.557) 19-37 (.339) Creighton (Missouri Valley Conference) (1994–2010) 1994–1995 Creighton 7-19 4-14 T-9th 1995–1996 Creighton 14-15 9-9 T-5th 1996–1997 Creighton 15-15 10-8 T-6th 1997–1998 Creighton 18-10 12-6 2nd NIT First Round 1998–1999 Creighton 22-9 11-7 T-2nd NCAA Second Round 1999-2000 Creighton 23-10 11-7 4th NCAA First Round 2000-2001 Creighton 24-8 14-4 1st NCAA First Round 2001-2002 Creighton 23-9 14-4 T-1st NCAA Second Round 2002-2003 Creighton 29-5 15-3 2nd NCAA First Round 2003-2004 Creighton 20-9 12-6 T-2nd NIT First Round 2004-2005 Creighton 23-11 11-7 T-3rd NCAA First Round 2005-2006 Creighton 20-10 12-6 T-2nd NIT Second Round 2006-2007 Creighton 22-11 13-5 2nd NCAA First Round 2007-2008 Creighton 22-11 10-8 4th NIT Second Round 2008-2009 Creighton 27-8 14-4 T-1st NIT Second Round 2009-2010 Creighton 18-16 10-8 4th CIT Semifinals Creighton: 327-176 (.650) 178-107 (.624) Oregon (Pacific-10 Conference) (2010–Present) 2010-2011 Oregon 21-18 7-11 T-7th CBI Champions Oregon: 21-18 (.538) 7-11 (.388) Total: 431-261 (.623) National Champion Conference Regular Season Champion Conference Tournament Champion
Conference Regular Season & Conference Tournament Champion Conference Division ChampionPersonal life
Altman was born in Crete, Nebraska.[2] He is married to the former Reva Phillips. They have three sons Jordan, Chase, and Spencer, and 1 daughter, Audra.[2] Altman, an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America, received a Distinguished Eagle Scout Award in 2008.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Oregon makes Creighton's Altman next basketball coach". The Sports Network. April 26, 2010. http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cbask/news/news.aspx?id=4307081.
- ^ a b c d "Altman Named Men's Basketball Coach". goducks.com. April 26, 2010. http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=204937081.
- ^ Hunt, John (April 24, 2010). "Oregon basketball: Creighton's Dana Altman will be next Ducks coach". OregonLive.com. http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindducksbeat/2010/04/oregon_basketball_ducks_close.html. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
- ^ Oregon Basketball: Ducks Close to Hiring Creighton's Dana Altman
- ^ Dana Altman Taking Oregon Job
- ^ Altman Expected To Be New UO Basketball Coach
- ^ "Reports: Altman to replace Kent". ESPN.com. April 24, 2010. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=5133719. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
- ^ Clark, Bob (April 26, 2010). "Ducks introduce Altman; salary set at $1.8 million". The Register-Guard. http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/updates/24729529-55/altman-million-1.8-coach-oregon.csp.
- ^ Altman receives top honors from Boy Scouts
- ^ "Former Huskers Help Honor 'Ultimate Boy Scout'". www.huskers.com. June 27, 2008. http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1498540.
Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball head coaches L. B. Crotty (1906–1908) • Boyd Chambers (1908–1909) • No team (1909–1910) • Arch Reilly (1910–1914) • No team (1914–1918) • Skeeter Shelton (1918–1919) • No team (1919–1920) • Herbert Cramer (1920–1921) • No team (1921–1922) • J. E. R. Barnes (1922–1923) • Bill Strickling (1923–1924) • Russell Meredith (1924–1925) • Charles Tallman (1925–1926) • Bill Strickling (1926–1927) • Johnny Stuart (1927–1931) • Tom Dandelet (1931–1935) • Cam Henderson (1935–1955) • Jule Rivlin (1955–1963) • Ellis T. Johnson (1963–1969) • Stewart Way (1969–1971) • Carl Tacy (1971–1972) • Bob Daniels (1972–1977) • Stu Aberdeen (1977–1979) • Bob Zuffelato (1979–1983) • Rick Huckabay (1983–1989) • Dana Altman (1989–1990) • Dwight Freeman (1990–1994) • Billy Donovan (1994–1996) • Greg White (1996–2003) • Ron Jirsa (2003–2007) • Donnie Jones (2007–2010) • Tom Herrion (2010– )
Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball head coaches C. W. Melick (1905–1906) • Mike Ahearn (1906–1911) • Guy Lowman (1911–1914) • Carl J. Merner (1914–1916) • Zora G. Clevenger (1916–1920) • E. A. Knoth (1920–1921) • E. C. Curtis (1921–1923) • Charlie Corsaut (1923–1933) • Frank Root (1933–1939) • Jack Gardner (1939–1942) • Chili Cochrane (1942–1943) • Cliff Rock (1943–1944) • Fitz Knorr (1944–1946) • Jack Gardner (1946–1953) • Tex Winter (1953–1968) • Cotton Fitzsimmons (1968–1970) • Jack Hartman (1970–1986) • Lon Kruger (1986–1990) • Dana Altman (1990–1994) • Tom Asbury (1994–2000) • Jim Wooldridge (2000–2006) • Bob Huggins (2006–2007) • Frank Martin (2007– )
Creighton Bluejays men's basketball head coaches Tommy Mills (1916–1920) • Eddie Mulholland (1920–1921) • Charles Kearney # (1921) • Charles Kearney (1921–1922) • Arthur Schabinger (1922–1935) • Eddie Hickey (1935–1943) • No team (1943–1945) • Duce Belford (1945–1946) • Eddie Hickey (1946–1947) • Duce Belford (1947–1952) • Sebastian Salerno (1952–1955) • Theron Thomsen (1955–1959) • Red McManus (1959–1969) • Eddie Sutton (1969–1974) • Tom Apke (1974–1981) • Willis Reed (1981–1985) • Tony Barone (1985–1991) • Rick Johnson (1991–1994) • Dana Altman (1994–2010) • Greg McDermott (2010– )
Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.
Oregon Ducks men's basketball head coaches Charles Burden (1903–1904) • No team (1904–1905) • Walter Winslow (1906) • Hugo Bezdek (1907) • Charles Murphy (1907–1908) • No team (1908–1909) • Bill Hayward (1909–1913) • Hugo Bezdek (1914–1915) • No team (1915–1916) • Hugo Bezdek (1917) • Bill Hayward (1918) • Dean Walker (1919) • Charles A. Huntington (1920) • George Bohler (1921–1923) • William Reinhart (1923–1935) • Howard Hobson (1935–1944) • John A. Warren (1944–1945) • Howard Hobson (1945–1947) • John A. Warren (1947–1951) • Bill Borcher (1951–1956) • Steve Belko (1956–1971) • Dick Harter (1971–1978) • Jim Haney (1978–1983) • Don Monson (1983–1992) • Jerry Green (1992–1997) • Ernie Kent (1997–2010) • Dana Altman (2010– )
Current men's basketball head coaches of the Pacific-12 Conference Sean Miller (Arizona) • Herb Sendek (Arizona State) • Mike Montgomery (California) • Tad Boyle (Colorado) • Dana Altman (Oregon) • Craig Robinson (Oregon State) • Johnny Dawkins (Stanford) • Ben Howland (UCLA) • Kevin O'Neill (USC) • Larry Krystkowiak (Utah) • Lorenzo Romar (Washington) • Ken Bone (Washington State)
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