Dan Earl

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Dan Earl

| image = 103569328 022725D01-UTC-file-1 t1200.jpg

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| team = Chattanooga Mocs

| league = Southern Conference

| position = Head coach

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 195

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|12|10}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| nationality = American

| high_school = Shawnee (Medford, New Jersey)

| college = Penn State (1993–1999)

| draftyear = 1999

| career_start = 1999

| career_end = 2002

| career_number = 10

| career_position = Point guard

| coach_start = 2006

| years1 = 2001–2002 | team1 = Roanoke Dazzle

| cyears1 = 2006–2011 | cteam1 = Penn State (assistant)

| cyears2 = 2011–2015 | cteam2 = Navy (associate HC)

| cyears3 = 2015–2022 | cteam3 = VMI

| cyears4 = 2022–present | cteam4 =Chattanooga

| highlights =

;As player:

All-Big Ten (1996)
Fourth-team Parade All-American (1993)
USA Today New Jersey Player of the Year (1993)

;As coach:

2× SoCon Coach of the Year (2021, 2025)
SoCon regular season champion (2025)
NIT champion (2025)

}}

Milan Daniel Earl{{cite web|last=Wegner|first=Rachel|url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/education/2023/08/01/university-of-tennessee-salaries-pay-coaches-top-administrators/70500840007/|title=How much the University of Tennessee pays its top coaches and administrators|work=Knoxville News Sentinel|date=August 1, 2023|accessdate=January 8, 2024|quote=UT-Chattanooga...Milan Earl, head men's basketball coach...}} (born December 10, 1974) is an American college basketball coach who is currently head coach for Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball. He is originally from Medford Lakes, New Jersey and attended Shawnee High School in Medford, graduating in 1993.Kackenmeister, Craig. [http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/1999/01/01-28-99tdc/01-28-99dsports-12.asp "Six degrees of Dan Earl: Six years and several injuries later, Earl is still at the point"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060901180114/http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/1999/01/01-28-99tdc/01-28-99dsports-12.asp |date=2006-09-01 }}, The Daily Collegian (Penn State), January 28, 1999. Accessed June 14, 2007. "Something that caught Parkhill's eye while he pursued the young guard out of Medford Lakes, N.J., were Earl's personal qualities.... Earl graduated from Shawnee High School, where he helped lead the team to a 59–3 record his junior and senior years. He also was named USA Today 1993 New Jersey Player of the Year, and is still Burlington County's all-time leading scorer passing previous mark of (1,996) points set by Darrin Severs of Medford vo-tech (2,006 points)." He was a 1993 Parade All-American and was named 1993 USA Today New Jersey Player of the Year in high school. He was named 2nd team All-Big Ten as a junior for the Penn State Nittany Lions before losing two seasons to injury. He completed his eligibility for the team in 1999 and led Penn State basketball in assists four seasons.

He is the older brother of William & Mary Tribe head coach Brian Earl.

Playing career

=High school=

During his high school basketball career he was named a Parade All-American.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} The Shawnee basketball team had a combined 59–3 record during Earl's junior and senior years. In 1991–92, his junior year, Shawnee was the New Jersey Group IV state champion, ranked #1 in New Jersey and #9 in the entire United States.[http://www.sjhoops.com/sjhoops/shawnee/images/ar.pdf Shawnee Renegades Basketball Awards and Career Rankings] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928131213/http://www.sjhoops.com/sjhoops/shawnee/images/ar.pdf |date=2007-09-28 }}. Accessed September 12, 2006. In 1992–93 they were the South Jersey champion and was ranked #7 nationally. Earl was named the USA Today New Jersey Player of the Year in 1993 and his 2,006 career points total ranked him as first in scoring passing Darrin severs 1,996 points of Medford vo-tech Burlington County's all-time leading scorer at the time of his graduation.

=College=

Earl accepted a scholarship to Penn State University where he was the starting point guard on the basketball team all four years. He is one of Penn State's all-time leaders in scoring and assists,{{citation needed|date=August 2016}} and he was named to the All-Big Ten Conference second team by the media and third team by the coaches in 1996.{{cite web|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/PSU1516.pdf|title=2015-16 Penn State Basketball Media Guide|page=85|website=CSTV.com|accessdate=2016-08-31|archive-date=2016-09-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913181611/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/PSU1516.pdf|url-status=dead}} He had an injury plagued college career that saw him redshirt twice and spend six years in the program.{{cite web|url=http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archives/article_0fbb9d35-2c48-5d79-b49d-9a448ed2aab5.html|title=Six degrees of Dan Earl|accessdate=2016-08-31|date=1999-01-28|work=Daily Collegian}} Earl led Penn State in assists four times.{{cite web|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/PSU1516.pdf|title=2015-16 Penn State Basketball Media Guide|page=82|website=CSTV.com|accessdate=2016-08-31|archive-date=2016-09-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913181611/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/PSU1516.pdf|url-status=dead}} The 1995–96 Nittany Lions team started the season with a 19–2 record and was ranked #9 in the country at one point during the season.

=Professional=

Dan Earl played professionally in Germany, Poland, and Portugal.[http://www.navysports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/earl_dan00.html Dan Earl bio]. Navy Sports. United States Naval Academy. Accessed August 27, 2013. He also spent time in the Continental Basketball Association as well as the NBA Development League. He got close to making a National Basketball Association team, where in the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons he spent time with the New Jersey Nets during their training camps.

Coaching career

In 2006, Earl joined his alma mater as an assistant coach. He spent six seasons with the team until 2011, at which time he became the associate head coach at the United States Naval Academy.

In April 2015, Earl was hired as head coach at VMI, replacing Duggar Baucom.{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Raphielle |title=VMI announces hiring of Dan Earl as head coach |url=https://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2015/04/12/vmi-announces-hiring-of-dan-earl-as-head-coach/ |access-date=October 5, 2021 |work=NBC Sports |date=April 12, 2015}}

On March 30, 2022, Earl accepted the head coaching position at Chattanooga, replacing Lamont Paris.{{cite web |url=https://www.chattanoogan.com/2022/3/31/446317/Dan-Earl-Named-New-UTC-Men-s-Basketball.aspx |title=Dan Earl Named New UTC Men's Basketball Head Coach|website=CHATANOOGAN.COM |publisher=THE CHATANOOGAN |date=March 31, 2022|accessdate=March 31, 2022}}

Finding immediate success in his first year, he achieved a 18-17 record, with solid wins coming against Murray State and Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders. Overachieving by reaching the Southern Conference Tournament Finals and losing to Furman Paladins.

Following an improve 2023-2024 Chattanooga season that saw them reach the second round of the Southern Conference Tournament and improve to 21-12, Coach Earl reloaded his roster and headed into 202-2025 Chattanooga season with high expectations.

On April 3, 2025, Earl capped a historic season at Chattanooga by going 29-9(tied for most in school history) and winning the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in overtime over Anteaters.

Personal

Dan and his wife, Sheila, were married in the summer of 2008 and have two daughters, Mila and Alyssa. His brother Brian Earl is also an accomplished basketball player and is currently head coach at William & Mary.

Head coaching record

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|conference=Southern Conference

|startyear=2015

|endyear=2022

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| season = 2015–16

| name = VMI

| overall = 9–21

| conference = 4–14

| confstanding = T–8th

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| season = 2016–17

| name = VMI

| overall = 6–24

| conference = 3–15

| confstanding = 10th

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2017–18

| name = VMI

| overall = 9–21

| conference = 4–14

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2018–19

| name = VMI

| overall = 11–21

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| confstanding = T–8th

| postseason =

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| season = 2019–20

| name = VMI

| overall = 9–24

| conference = 3–15

| confstanding = 9th

| postseason =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2020–21

| name = VMI

| overall = 13–12

| conference = 7–7

| confstanding = 6th

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2021–22

| name = VMI

| overall = 16–16

| conference = 9–9

| confstanding = T–5th

| postseason = CBI First Round

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| overall = {{winpct|73|139|record=y}}

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|name=Chattanooga Mocs

|conference=Southern Conference

|startyear=2022

|endyear=

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2022–23

| name = Chattanooga

| overall = 18–17

| conference = 7–11

| confstanding = 7th

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| championship =

| season = 2023–24

| name = Chattanooga

| overall = 21–12

| conference = 12–6

| confstanding = T–2nd

| postseason =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = postseason

| season = 2024–25

| name = Chattanooga

| overall = 29–9

| conference = 15–3

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NIT Champions

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

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| overall = {{winpct|68|38|record=y}}

| confrecord = {{winpct|34|20|record=y}}

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References

External links

[http://www.navysports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/earl_dan00.html Navy Midshipmen coach profile]
[https://www.basketball-reference.com/nbdl/players/e/earlda01d.html NBA D-League stats] @ basketball-reference.com

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