Dan Dakich

Dan Dakich (born August 17, 1962 in Gary, Indiana) is an American college basketball coach, most recently serving as the interim head coach at Indiana University, following Kelvin Sampson's resignation due to NCAA recruiting violations. He previously was the head coach at Bowling Green State University from 1997 to 2007.

Dakich is a graduate of Indiana and played under Bob Knight from 1981 to 1985. He was first a graduate assistant coach under "The General" from 1985–87 and then an assistant coach at Indiana from 1987 to 1997.

His claim to fame was his stellar defense against Michael Jordan in the 1984 East Regional Semifinal. After being informed by coach Bob Knight that he would be defending Jordan, Dakich threw up in his hotel room.

In 2002, Dakich was named head basketball coach at West Virginia University to succeed Gale Catlett. During conversations with WVU players, Dakich learned that people affiliated with the basketball program may have been guilty of NCAA recruiting rules infractions. He allegedly attempted to renegotiate a higher salary at WVU and failed, thus returning to Bowling Green as head basketball coach after only a week at WVU.^[1] WVU voluntarily reported results of its internal investigation to the NCAA, and the university was not penalized as a result of the infractions. The focus of the investigation, Jonathan Hargett, was banned from WVU athletics for his role in the reported violations.^[2]

Dakich attended Andrean Catholic High School in Merrillville, Indiana.

TV & Radio Career

Dakich is the host of "The Dan Dakich Show" on Indianapolis radio station WFNI, ESPN radio affiliate, 1070 The Fan. Dakich served as a college basketball studio analyst for the Big Ten Network for the 2009–2010 college basketball season.

Beginning in November 2010, Dakich joined ESPN as a college basketball color commentator and studio analyst, replacing Steve Lavin.

Head coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Bowling Green (Mid-American Conference) (1997–2007)
2006–07	Bowling Green	13–18	3–13	12th
2005–06	Bowling Green	9–21	5–13	10th
2004–05	Bowling Green	18–11	10–8	8th
2003–04	Bowling Green	14–17	8–10	7th
2002–03	Bowling Green	13–16	8–10	9th
2001–02	Bowling Green	24–9	12–6	3rd	NIT First Round
2000–01	Bowling Green	15–14	10–8	7th
1999–00	Bowling Green	22–8	14–4	1st	NIT First Round
1998–99	Bowling Green	18–10	12–6	4th
1997–98	Bowling Green	10–16	7–11	8th
Bowling Green:		156–140	89–89
Indiana (Big Ten Conference) (2007–2008)
2008	Indiana	3–4	3–2		NCAA 1st Round
Indiana:		3–4	3–2
Total:
National Champion         Conference Regular Season Champion         Conference Tournament Champion       Conference Regular Season & Conference Tournament Champion       Conference Division Champion

External links

• Bowling Green bio
• Indiana bio
• Indiana, Sampson reach $750,000 settlement to part ways

References

1. ^ Smizik: WVU better off without Dakich. Post-gazette.com (2002-04-15). Retrieved on 2011-11-18.
2. ^ College Basketball – Men – WVU submits report to NCAA, players suspended. Sportsillustrated.cnn.com (2002-06-21). Retrieved on 2011-11-18.

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