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Dan Werner Nickname(s) Thunder Dan Position Forward Height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Weight 230 lb (100 kg) League Hungarian A-League Team Kaposvári KK (on loan from Virtus Bologna) Born Middletown, N.J., USA Nationality American College University of Florida Draft Undrafted, 2010 Pro career 2010–present Dan Werner is a professional basketball player currently playing in Europe. He played collegiately at the University of Florida and was a freshman member of Florida's 2007 national champion team. Werner regularly started at forward for the Gators from the 2007-08 season until graduating in the spring of 2010.
After college, Werner signed with Bologna of the Italian Basketball League and was loaned to Kaposvári KK of the Hungarian Basketball League for the 2010-11 season.
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Early life
Dan Werner was born in Middletown Township, New Jersey and attended Christian Brothers Academy in New Jersey. He led his high school team to a 27-2 record during his senior year and was honored as New Jersey's "Mr. Basketball" for 2006.[1][2] Werner originally committed to attend North Carolina State, but reopened the recruiting process after NC State coach Herb Sendek left the school and ended up signing with coach Billy Donovan at Florida.
College career
Dan Werner was a reserve during his freshman season at Florida behind the "04's" - the Gators' starting five who won two consecutive national championships. Werner played sparingly in the Gators' run through the 2007 NCAA basketball tournament and did not play at all in the team's victory in the championship game against Ohio State.[3]
Each of the "04's" either graduated or left to play professionally after the 2007 championship, thrusting Werner and several other inexperienced players into the Gator's starting lineup. Werner started most games at the forward position but struggled to score throughout his college career. His team also struggled over the next two seasons, missing the NCAA Tournament and finding themselves in the NIT in 2008 and 2009.
Werner suffered a prolonged shooting slump during his senior year and was eventually replaced in the starting lineup by Chandler Parsons. Although his on-court difficulties made Werner the target of criticism and a source of consternation among some Gator fans, coach Billy Donovan defended his player, stating that he does "the little things that nobody sees on the stat sheet"[4] and that while Werner "maybe hasn't been the most athletic or most talented guy, but he's one of the smarter guys I've coached. And Dan has always given his best."[5]
The Gators returned to the NCAA tournament at the end of the 2009-10 season, but lost in the 1st round to BYU in a contest that went to double overtime. Werner played 36 minutes in his last college game, scoring 4 points and grabbing 5 rebounds.[6]
College Stats
Season Min Pts Reb Ast To A/t Stl Blk Pf Fg% Ft% 3p% Pps 2006-2007 8.9 1.8 1.3 .8 .4 1.82 .2 .1 1.1 .306 .455 .224 0.82 2007-2008 27.2 9.1 6.4 2.5 1.9 1.29 1.1 .4 2.8 .440 .773 .309 1.23 2008-2009 28.4 8.9 4.9 2.3 1.6 1.45 1.2 .4 2.5 .426 .791 .357 1.16 2009-2010 27.7 4.6 4.1 2.0 1.5 1.31 1.3 .1 2.3 .331 .775 .260 0.98
Professional basketball
In September 2010, Werner signed a 4-year contract to play for Virtus Bologna in the Italian Series A basketball league.[7] and was loaned to Kaposvári KK of the Hungary A-Series Basketball League for the 2010-11 season. Werner started regularly at forward, leading the team in rebounding and 3-point shooting percentage[8][9], and was named to the league's All-Star team[10].
See also
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 145 games played
References
- ^ ESPN - Dan Werner Stats, News, Photos - Florida Gators
- ^ Dan Werner - College Basketball
- ^ 9:21 PM ET, April 2, 2007Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA (2007-04-02). "Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Florida Gators - Box Score - April 02, 2007 - ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=274000063. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
- ^ "Dan Werner trying his best to prevail under difficult circumstances". St. Pete Times. 2010-02-08. http://blogs.tampabay.com/gators/2010/02/dan-werner-trying-his-best-to-prevail-under-difficult-circumstances.html. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
- ^ "Florida Gators senior basketball player Dan Werner faces end of college career with no regret". St. Pete Times. 2010-03-02. http://www.tampabay.com/sports/colleges/florida-gators-senior-basketball-player-dan-werner-faces-end-of-college/1076754. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
- ^ 12:20 PM ET, March 18, 2010Ford Center, Oklahoma City, OK (2010-03-18). "Florida Gators vs. Brigham Young Cougars - Box Score - March 18, 2010 - ESPN". Espn.go.com. http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=300770252. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
- ^ http://brockway.blogs.gatorsports.com/10761/werner-to-italy/
- ^ http://www.eurobasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=HUNGARY&Team=1836&Page=1
- ^ http://www.delfinek.hu/news.php
- ^ http://www.delfinek.hu/news.php?func=full&id=650
External links
Florida Gators Men's Basketball 2006–07 NCAA Champions 2 Corey Brewer (MOP) | 11 Taurean Green | 12 Lee Humphrey | 13 Joakim Noah | 15 Walter Hodge | 21 Dan Werner | 32 Chris Richard | 34 Marreese Speights | 42 Al Horford
Coach Billy Donovan
Assistant coaches: Donnie Jones | Lewis Preston | Larry ShyattCategories:- Living people
- 1980s births
- Basketball players from New Jersey
- American expatriate basketball people in Hungary
- Florida Gators men's basketball players
- People from Monmouth County, New Jersey
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