14 Facts About Dana Altman

Dana Dean Altman was born on June 16,1958 and is an American college basketball coach of the Oregon Ducks men's team.

Dana Altman has been awarded a Coach of the Year Award for each team that he has coached in the NCAA to go with ten conference tournament championships and seven regular season titles while reaching the NCAA tournament sixteen times; he led the Ducks to the Final Four in 2017, which was their first as a program since 1939.

Dana Altman began playing college basketball at Fairbury Junior College in Fairbury, Nebraska.

Dana Altman earned an associate degree in business administration there in 1978.

Dana Altman then received his undergraduate degree in the same field at Eastern New Mexico University in 1980.

Dana Altman left Marshall after only one season to replace his mentor, Lon Kruger, at Kansas State.

Dana Altman was named Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year twice, first in 2001 and in 2002.

Dana Altman had not consulted his wife or high school age daughter prior to accepting the job.

On February 5,2009, Dana Altman won his 300th game as Creighton head coach.

Dana Altman's prior coaching experience playing against UCLA was one of the main reasons why Oregon recruited him, as the Ducks wanted to improve standings.

Dana Altman has led the Ducks to success in the NCAA tournament, including a Final Four run in 2017.

Two weeks later, Dana Altman notched his 235th win at Oregon with a victory over UC Irvine in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, tying Ernie Kent as the winningest coach in school history.

Dana Altman broke the record with Oregon's first win of the following season, over Fresno State on November 5,2019.

Dana Altman, who had been an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America, received a Distinguished Eagle Scout Award in 2008.