Dan Peters (basketball)

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.

Dan Peters

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

Peters died on October 27, 2014, from pancreatic cancer.^[2]

External links

• http://www.ohio.com/sports/zips/marla-ridenour-ua-s-dan-peters-remains-upbeat-with-chemotherapy-ahead-1.460390