Dan Peters (basketball)

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Dan Peters
Biographical details
Born(1954-07-15)July 15, 1954
DiedOctober 27, 2014(2014-10-27) (aged 60)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1976–1978
1978–1979Meadowbrook HS
1979–1981Delta State (asst.)
1981–1983Walsh (asst.)
1983–1988Walsh
1988–1989Western Carolina (asst.)
1989–1991Akron (asst.)
1991–1993Saint Joseph's (IN)
1993–1999Youngstown State
1999–2004Cincinnati (asst.)
2004–2009Ohio State (asst.)
2009–2014Akron (Dir. of Basketball Ops)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Mid-American Conference 2011, 2013
Awards
Mid-Con Coach of the Year (1998)

Dan Peters (July 15, 1954 – October 27, 2014) was an American basketball coach, most recently the Director of Basketball Operations for the men's basketball team at the University of Akron. Previously, he served as head coach at Youngstown State University,[1] and Walsh University. Dan Peters was an assistant under Bob Huggins before becoming interim head coach at the University of Cincinnati taking over after Bob Huggins was terminated. He then took the job as an assistant coach for Thad Matta at Ohio State University before moving to his final coaching position as the Director of Basketball Operations under Keith Dambrot at the University of Akron.

Peters died on October 27, 2014, after a battle with pancreatic cancer.[2]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Dan Peters Biography". Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved 1 October 2010.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Koch, Bill; Clark, Dave (October 27, 2014). "College basketball world mourns Dan Peters' passing". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved December 25, 2021.


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