Dan Weiss (basketball)
Dynamic Altertives International | |
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Position | Head coach |
Personal information | |
Born | San Jose, California | February 28, 1966
Nationality | Japanese, American |
Listed height | 206 cm (6 ft 9 in) |
Listed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
Career information | |
College |
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Career history | |
As player: | |
? | Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) |
1989-? | Toyota Tsusho |
? | Toyota Pacers |
2001-2002 | Bosch Blue Winds |
? | Excellence |
As coach: | |
2009-2013 | Tokyo Excellence |
2014-present | Dynamic Alternatives International |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Dan Weiss (ワイス団, Waisu Dan) is a US-born former Japanese professional basketball player and the former Head coach of the Tokyo Excellence.[1]
Biography[]
Born in a German-American family, Dan started playing basketball at the age of five and was selected to represent the state in middle school. He joined Toyota Tsusho in 1989 after graduating from Santa Clara University.
In 1996, he acquired Japanese nationality when he married a Japanese woman. Later he transferred to Alvark Tokyo, and in 1999 participated in the Asian Championships as a representative of Japan. In 2001, he moved to Bosch Blue Winds. After that, he played at Eminecross while studying at Hitotsubashi University. In 2005, he earned an MBA. He was a member of the organizing committee at the 2006 Basketball World Championships.
Head coaching record[]
Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
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References[]
- ^ Metropolis (15 December 2010). "Dan Weiss NBA Japan rep". Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Alvark Tokyo players
- Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball players
- Tokyo Excellence coaches
- Tokyo Excellence players
- Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya players
- American men's basketball players