Dan Hipsher

Dan Hipsher

Sport(s)	Basketball
Biographical details
Born	(1954-12-04) December 4, 1954
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1977–1978	Miami (graduate asst.)
1978–1980	Miami–Dade CC (assistant)
1980–1989	Dayton (assistant)
1989–1993	Wittenberg
1993–1995	Stetson
1995–2004	Akron
2005–2007	Arkansas (assistant)
2007–2009	South Florida (assistant)
2009–2013	Alabama (assistant)
2013–2016	UTPA / UTRGV

Dan Hipsher (born December 6, 1954) is the former men's basketball coach at Texas–Rio Grande Valley. He was previously the head coach at Stetson University and the University of Akron and an assistant coach at the University of Alabama.

In 1977, he graduated from Bowling Green State University, where he was captain of the basketball team for two seasons.

From 1981 to 1989, Hipsher served as an assistant coach at the University of Dayton under Don Donoher. His first head coaching position was at Wittenberg University, where he compiled a 97–18 record while winning four North Coast Athletic Conference titles and two NCAC Tournament titles. He left Wittenberg for Stetson University, where he served as head coach for two years.

From 1995 to 2004, he served as men's basketball head coach at the University of Akron. During his nine seasons as Akron head coach, Hipsher guided the team to a 112–137 record. He was named both Ohio College and Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year in 1998.

After Akron, Hipsher was hired by Stan Heath at the University of Arkansas. When Heath was fired in 2007, Hipsher followed him to the University of South Florida. Hipsher worked two seasons under Heath at USF.

In April 2009, Hipsher accepted an assistant coaching position at the University of Alabama under Anthony Grant. Grant played at Dayton during Hipsher's stint as an assistant for the Flyers.

Hipsher once received a job recommendation from legendary coach, Bob Knight. Knight answered his mobile phone during a speech in Nashville, Indiana to recommend Hipsher to an unknown caller.

College head coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Wittenberg University (North Coast Athletic Conference) (1989–1993)
1989–90	Wittenberg	29–2	11–1	1st	NCAA Division III Elite 8
1990–91	Wittenberg	26–3	11–1	1st	NCAA Division III Second Round
1991–92	Wittenberg	23–6	15–1	1st	NCAA Division III First Round
1992–93	Wittenberg	19–7	13–3	1st
Wittenberg:		97–18	50–6
Stetson (Atlantic Sun Conference) (1993–1995)
1993–94	Stetson	14–15	9–7	T–3rd
1994–95	Stetson	15–12	11–5	T–2nd
Stetson:		29–27	20–12
Akron (Mid-American Conference) (1995–2004)
1995–96	Akron	3–23	0–18	10th
1996–97	Akron	8–18	6–12	9th
1997–98	Akron	17–10	13–5	1st (East)
1998–99	Akron	18–9	12–6	4th (East)
1999–00	Akron	17–11	11–7	3rd (East)
2000–01	Akron	12–16	9–9	6th (East)
2001–02	Akron	10–21	5–13	7th (East)
2002–03	Akron	14–14	9–9	3rd (East)
2003–04	Akron	13–15	7–11	6th (East)
Akron:		112–137	74–90
Texas-Pan American/UTRGV (Western Athletic Conference) (2013–2016)
2013–14	Texas-Pan American	9–23	5–11	7th
2014–15	Texas-Pan American	10–21	4–10	T–7th
2015–16	Texas-Rio Grande Valley	8–22	4–10	T–6th
UTRGV:		27–66	13–31
Total:		265–248
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

External links

• Hipsher's Arkansas assistant coach profile
• Hipsher's hiring at Arkansas
• Hipsher's coaching record
• Hipsher's hiring at USF