Dan Muller (basketball)
Daniel Paul Muller (born February 21, 1976)[1] is an American college basketball coach, currently the men's basketball head coach at his alma mater Illinois State University. Prior to this, Muller served for 12 years as an assistant coach at Vanderbilt University under head coach Kevin Stallings, also under whom he played at Illinois State[2] from 1994[3] (or 1995[4]) to 1998. He played professionally for Siemens Ghent, Belgium in 1999,[5] and in Argentina.[2][6] In 2003 earned his MBA from the University of Florida.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Illinois State |
| Conference | MVC |
| Record | 149–117 (.560) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 21, 1976 Lafayette, Indiana |
| Playing career | |
| 1994–1998 | Illinois State |
| 1999 | Team La Rioja Andino |
| 2000 | Siemens Ghent |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2001–2012 | Vanderbilt (assistant) |
| 2012–present | Illinois State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 149–117 (.560) |
| Tournaments | 2–2 (NIT) 2–1 (CBI) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| MVC regular season (2017) | |
| Awards | |
| MVC Freshman of the Year (1995) 2× MVC Defensive Player of the Year (1996, 1997) MVC Tournament MOP (1998) MVC Coach of the Year (2017) | |
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois State Redbirds (Missouri Valley Conference) (2012–present) | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | Illinois State | 18–15 | 8–10 | 6th | |||||
| 2013–14 | Illinois State | 18–16 | 9–9 | 5th | CBI Semifinal | ||||
| 2014–15 | Illinois State | 22–13 | 11–7 | T–3rd | NIT Second Round | ||||
| 2015–16 | Illinois State | 18–14 | 12–6 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2016–17 | Illinois State | 28–7 | 17–1 | T–1st | NIT Second Round | ||||
| 2017–18 | Illinois State | 18–15 | 10–8 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2018–19 | Illinois State | 17–16 | 9–9 | T–5th | |||||
| 2019–20 | Illinois State | 10–21 | 5–13 | 9th | |||||
| Illinois State: | 149–117 (.560) | 81–63 (.563) | |||||||
| Total: | 149–117 (.560) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- http://espn.go.com/nba/player/splits/_/id/581/dan-muller ESPN profile
- Vanderbilt Commodores Men's Basketball
- Illinois State Redbirds hires Dan Muller as head coach - ESPN
- Dan Muller Profile - Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site
- Dan Muller Basketball Player Profile, stats, biography, career - EUROBASKET
- http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/vand/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/mbb-2011-12-fb-coachingstaff.pdf