Dane Fife was born on July 26,1979 and is an American former college basketball player and assistant coach.
20 Facts About Dane Fife
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Dane Fife played basketball and football for Clarkston High School in Clarkston, Michigan.
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Dane Fife ultimately committed to play basketball for Indiana under head coach Bob Knight.
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Dane Fife chose Indiana over Duke, Michigan State, and Michigan, where his father had played baseball and his older brother Dugan had played basketball.
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Dane Fife became a vocal supporter of Knight, and nearly transferred from the team to Michigan State following the coach's firing in 2000.
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Dane Fife was a starter for Indiana during their 2002 NCAA runner-up campaign.
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Dane Fife finished his career with the Hoosiers having scored 736 total points.
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Dane Fife owns Indiana's all-time steals record and earned the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year award his senior season.
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The Blue Devils were down by four points with enough time remaining for one play when Dane Fife was called for fouling Jason Williams on a three-point shot.
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Dane Fife is often asked about the play and denies committing the foul to this day.
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Dane Fife played one season of professional basketball, in 2002 with the Gary Steelheads of the Continental Basketball Association.
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Dane Fife spent two seasons as an administrative assistant on the staff of Mike Davis at Indiana.
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Dane Fife was named head coach of the IPFW Mastodons basketball team in 2005 at the age of 25, becoming the youngest head coach in NCAA basketball history at the time.
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Dane Fife was named assistant coach at Michigan State by Tom Izzo on April 20,2011.
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Dane Fife replaced Mark Montgomery, who was named head coach at Northern Illinois in March 2011.
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Dane Fife is instrumental in MSU's scouting and recruiting efforts.
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On March 23,2017, it was rumored that Dane Fife was close to accepting the head coaching position at Duquesne, but shortly thereafter it was reported that he had declined the position.
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Dane Fife's name was mentioned as a possibility for the vacant head coaching position at his alma mater, Indiana, in both 2017 and 2021.
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Dane Fife is the son of Clarkston High School head coach and former Minnesota Twins pitcher Danny Dane Fife.
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Dane Fife is the younger brother of former Michigan basketball captain Dugan Fife.