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American basketball player and coach (1935–2022)

Bob Daniels
Biographical details

Born	(1935-07-20)July 20, 1935 Tutor Key, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	March 18, 2022(2022-03-18) (aged 86) Versailles, Kentucky, U.S.
Playing career
Basketball
1953–1957	Western Kentucky
Baseball
1954–1957	Western Kentucky

Position(s)	Forward, Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1957–1960	Sacramento (KY) HS
1960–1964	Muhlenberg (KY) HS
1964–1967	Kentucky Wesleyan (asstistant)
1967–1972	Kentucky Wesleyan
1972–1977	Marshall

Head coaching record
Overall	181–98 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NCAA Division II Tournament (1968, 1969)
Awards
NABC Division II Coach of the Year (1971)

Robert Eugene Daniels (July 20, 1935 – March 18, 2022) was an American basketball player and coach.

Career

Collegiately he played basketball and baseball for Western Kentucky University under Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle. In 1957 he was drafted by the Cincinnati Royals. He started assistant coaching under Coach Guy R. Strong at Kentucky Wesleyan College and was a part of the 1965–66 National Championship team, the first of Kentucky Wesleyan's eight National Championships. During the late 1960s and early-1970s he coached the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers for five seasons, all five seasons he took the team to the Division II NCAA Tournament and won the second and third National Championship for the college. After Kentucky Wesleyan he was the Thundering Herd coach beginning in the 1972–73 season for the NIT appearance.

Daniels died in Versailles, Kentucky, on March 18, 2022, at the age of 86.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers (Independent) (1967–1972)
1967–68	Kentucky Wesleyan	28–3			NCAA Div II Champion
1968–69	Kentucky Wesleyan	25–5			NCAA Div II Champion
1969–70	Kentucky Wesleyan	18–10			NCAA Div II Sweet 16
1970–71	Kentucky Wesleyan	22–8			NCAA Div II Fourth Place
1971–72	Kentucky Wesleyan	17–10			NCAA Div II Round of 32
Kentucky Wesleyan:		110–36
Marshall Thundering Herd (Independent) (1972–1976)
1972–73	Marshall	20–7			NIT First Round
1973–74	Marshall	17–9
1974–75	Marshall	13–13
1975–76	Marshall	13–14
Marshall Thundering Herd (Southern) (1976–1977)
1976–77	Marshall	8–19	2–1	8th
Marshall:		71–62
Total:		181–98
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

References

"Seven Hilltopper Greats To Be Inducted Into WKU Athletic Hall Of Fame". wkusports.com. October 11, 2007. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
"1957 NBA Draft | Basketball-Reference.com".
"Robert "Bob" Eugene Daniels obituary". owensborotimes.com. March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

v t e Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers men's basketball head coaches
V. I. Moore (1907–1910) Unknown (1910–1916) John Cobb (1916–1917) Unknown (1917–1919) William E. Arnold (1919–1920) Jesse Sibley (1920–1922) Basil Hayden (1922–1923) L. G. Mansfield (1923–1924) C. A. Webb (1924–1927) Ernest R. Miller (1927–1928) Rip Van Winkle (1928–1932) George Ditto (1932–1941) Arthur Gullette (1941–1942) Bullet Wilson (1942–1959) T. L. Plain (1959–1963) Guy R. Strong (1963–1967) Bob Daniels (1967–1972) Bob Jones (1972–1980) Mike Pollio (1980–1985) Wayne Chapman (1985–1990) Wayne Boultinghouse (1990–1996) Ray Harper (1996–2005) Todd Lee (2005–2013) Happy Osborne (2013–2017) Jason Mays # (2017–2018) Drew Cooper (2018– ) # denotes interim head coach.

Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers men's basketball head coaches

V. I. Moore (1907–1910)
Unknown (1910–1916)
John Cobb (1916–1917)
Unknown (1917–1919)
William E. Arnold (1919–1920)
Jesse Sibley (1920–1922)
Basil Hayden (1922–1923)
L. G. Mansfield (1923–1924)
C. A. Webb (1924–1927)
Ernest R. Miller (1927–1928)
Rip Van Winkle (1928–1932)
George Ditto (1932–1941)
Arthur Gullette (1941–1942)
Bullet Wilson (1942–1959)
T. L. Plain (1959–1963)
Guy R. Strong (1963–1967)
Bob Daniels (1967–1972)
Bob Jones (1972–1980)
Mike Pollio (1980–1985)
Wayne Chapman (1985–1990)
Wayne Boultinghouse (1990–1996)
Ray Harper (1996–2005)
Todd Lee (2005–2013)
Happy Osborne (2013–2017)
Jason Mays # (2017–2018)
Drew Cooper (2018– )

# denotes interim head coach.

v t e Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball head coaches
L. B. Crotty (1906–1908) Boyd Chambers (1908–1910) No team (1910–1911) Boyd Chambers (1911–1914) No team (1914–1918) Arch Reilly (1918–1919) No team (1919–1920) Skeeter Shelton (1920–1921) Herbert Cramer (1921–1922) J. E. R. Barnes (1922–1923) Bill Strickling (1923–1924) Russ Meredith (1924–1925) Charles Tallman (1925–1926) Bill Strickling (1926–1927) Johnny Stuart (1927–1931) Tom Dandelet (1931–1935) Cam Henderson (1935–1955) Jule Rivlin (1955–1963) Ellis T. Johnson (1963–1969) Stewart Way (1969–1971) Carl Tacy (1971–1972) Bob Daniels (1972–1977) Stu Aberdeen (1977–1979) Bob Zuffelato (1979–1983) Rick Huckabay (1983–1989) Dana Altman (1989–1990) Dwight Freeman (1990–1994) Billy Donovan (1994–1996) Greg White (1996–2003) Ron Jirsa (2003–2007) Donnie Jones (2007–2010) Tom Herrion (2010–2014) Dan D'Antoni (2014–2024) Cornelius Jackson (2024– )

Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball head coaches

L. B. Crotty (1906–1908)
Boyd Chambers (1908–1910)
No team (1910–1911)
Boyd Chambers (1911–1914)
No team (1914–1918)
Arch Reilly (1918–1919)
No team (1919–1920)
Skeeter Shelton (1920–1921)
Herbert Cramer (1921–1922)
J. E. R. Barnes (1922–1923)
Bill Strickling (1923–1924)
Russ Meredith (1924–1925)
Charles Tallman (1925–1926)
Bill Strickling (1926–1927)
Johnny Stuart (1927–1931)
Tom Dandelet (1931–1935)
Cam Henderson (1935–1955)
Jule Rivlin (1955–1963)
Ellis T. Johnson (1963–1969)
Stewart Way (1969–1971)
Carl Tacy (1971–1972)
Bob Daniels (1972–1977)
Stu Aberdeen (1977–1979)
Bob Zuffelato (1979–1983)
Rick Huckabay (1983–1989)
Dana Altman (1989–1990)
Dwight Freeman (1990–1994)
Billy Donovan (1994–1996)
Greg White (1996–2003)
Ron Jirsa (2003–2007)
Donnie Jones (2007–2010)
Tom Herrion (2010–2014)
Dan D'Antoni (2014–2024)
Cornelius Jackson (2024– )

v t e NABC Division II Coach of the Year winners
1962: Phelan 1963: Iverson 1964: McCutchan 1965: McCutchan 1966: Strong 1967: Gaines 1968: Polk 1969: Callahan 1970: Mitchell 1971: Daniels 1972: Moir 1973: Bo. Jones 1974: Thomas 1975: Allen 1976: Magee & Zech 1977: Shumate 1978: Chaney 1979: Buss 1980: Wissel 1981: Phelan 1982: Petty 1983: Underhill 1984: Nance 1985: Bi. Jones 1986: Bike 1987: Chapman 1988: Doucette 1989: Bernard 1990: Chapman 1991: Elliott 1992: Webster 1993: Douglass 1994: Douglass 1995: Pearl 1996: Garner 1997: Douglass 1998: Williams 1999: Harper 2000: Dunlap 2001: Harper 2002: Dunlap 2003: Gipson 2004: Ingle 2005: Robbins 2006: Leaf 2007: Lievense 2008: Leaf 2009: Niekamp 2010: Kamansky 2011: Davenport 2012: Jackson 2013: Hesser 2014: Anderson 2015: Darner 2016: Billeter 2017: McCollum 2018: Bronkema 2019: McCollum 2020: McCollum 2021: McCollum 2022: McCollum 2023: Crutchfield 2024: Margenthaler

NABC Division II Coach of the Year winners

1962: Phelan
1963: Iverson
1964: McCutchan
1965: McCutchan
1966: Strong
1967: Gaines
1968: Polk
1969: Callahan
1970: Mitchell
1971: Daniels
1972: Moir
1973: Bo. Jones
1974: Thomas
1975: Allen
1976: Magee & Zech
1977: Shumate
1978: Chaney
1979: Buss
1980: Wissel
1981: Phelan
1982: Petty
1983: Underhill
1984: Nance
1985: Bi. Jones
1986: Bike
1987: Chapman
1988: Doucette
1989: Bernard
1990: Chapman
1991: Elliott
1992: Webster
1993: Douglass
1994: Douglass
1995: Pearl
1996: Garner
1997: Douglass
1998: Williams
1999: Harper
2000: Dunlap
2001: Harper
2002: Dunlap
2003: Gipson
2004: Ingle
2005: Robbins
2006: Leaf
2007: Lievense
2008: Leaf
2009: Niekamp
2010: Kamansky
2011: Davenport
2012: Jackson
2013: Hesser
2014: Anderson
2015: Darner
2016: Billeter
2017: McCollum
2018: Bronkema
2019: McCollum
2020: McCollum
2021: McCollum
2022: McCollum
2023: Crutchfield
2024: Margenthaler

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