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- | ===== History | + | ====== Dan Theiss ====== |
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- | Theiss joined the Marquette staff on May 24, 1989 after serving as an assistant coach at Siena College from 1986-89. While at Siena, Theiss was instrumental in guiding the Saints to consecutive East Coast Athletic Conference (ECAC) North Atlantic Conference (NAC) regular-season championships in 1988 and 1989. The Saints were 25-5 in 1989 and earned the school' | + | |
- | Prior to his stint at Siena, Theiss | + | ===== Collegiate Career ===== |
+ | Theiss began his collegiate playing career | ||
- | Theiss was an assistant coach at Plattsburgh | + | He received |
- | Theiss began his collegiate playing career at Delhi State University College and was a two-year captain from 1976-78. He then moved on to Plattsburgh State University | + | ===== Coaching Career ===== |
+ | A veteran of 24 years as a collegiate coach, the 2004-05 season marked Dan Theiss' | ||
- | He received an associate degree in individualized studies from Delhi State University College in 1978. Theiss, | + | Theiss |
- | ===== Personal Info ===== | + | As an assistant to Deane at Siena from 1986-89, Theiss helped lead the Saints to back-to-back North Atlantic Conference regular-season titles in 1988 and '89. In 1988, the Saints made their first-ever post-season appearance earning a berth in the NIT. In 1989 the Saints completed a 25-5 season, won the school' |
+ | Deane was reunited with Theiss at Marquette in 1994. He held the title of associate head coach under Deane for three years. In 1995, Marquette advanced to the championship game of the NIT where the Warriors bowed to Virginia Tech in overtime. | ||
- | Associate Coach Dan Theiss | + | He helped lead Marquette to an 186-117 (.614) and earn seven post-season bids in his 10 years in Milwaukee, including six straight beginning in 1992-93, and recruited such future NBA players as [[Jim McIlvaine]] (New Jersey Nets), [[Chris Crawford]] (Atlanta Hawks) and [[Amal McCaskill]] (San Antonio Spurs). |
- | Birthdate: | + | |
- | December 12, 1957 | + | |
- | Marital status: | + | With Theiss on the staff, Marquette earned four NCAA berths (1993, '94, '96 and '97) and three NIT bids (1990, '95, '98), including a trip to the NIT title game in 1995, where the Warriors fell to Virginia Tech. In 1994 they reached the NCAA Sweet 16 after shocking seventh-ranked Kentucky and Rick Pitino in the second round. Theiss helped Marquette turn in six 20-win seasons and finish in the Top 25 in both '94 and '96. In 1994 the upset over Kentucky propelled the Warriors to No. 21 in the Associated Press poll and No. 17 in the CNN/USA Today rankings. In '96 they were ranked 20th by Associated Press and 23rd by CNN/USA Today. |
- | Married, wife's name - Amy | + | |
- | Children: | + | The Warriors won the Great Midwest Conference regular-season title in 1994 and, in their second year in the league, won the Conference USA tournament crown after stunning 10th-ranked Cincinnati in the semifinals. |
- | One daughter | + | |
+ | He began his coaching career at Plattsburgh (1981-83) and entered the Division I ranks with a three-year stay at Vermont (1983-86). | ||
- | Alma mater: | + | Why did Dan Theiss leave Rhode Island? |
- | Plattsburgh State, Plattsburgh, | + | [[http:// |
- | Degree received, Year: | ||
- | Bachelor of Science degree in health education, 1981 | ||
- | Coaching | + | ===== Personal Info ===== |
- | Assistant | + | {{ men_s_basketball: |
- | Assistant | + | Birthdate: |
- | Assistant | + | Marital status: |
- | Assistant | + | Children: Madeline\\ |
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+ | **Coaching | ||
+ | *Assistant, Plattsburgh State, 1981-83\\ | ||
+ | *Assistant, Vermont, 1983-86\\ | ||
+ | *Assistant, Siena, 1986-89\\ | ||
+ | *Assistant, Marquette, 1989-99\\ | ||
+ | *Assistant, Lamar, 1999-01\\ | ||
+ | *Assistant, Rhode Island, 2001-05\\ | ||