Dan Engelstad
{{short description|Basketball player and coach}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Dan Engelstad
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| current_title = Assistant coach
| current_team = Syracuse
| current_conference = ACC
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| birth_date = October 11, 1984
| birth_place = Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
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| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 2003–2007
| player_team1 = St. Mary's (MD)
| coach_years1 = 2007–2010
| coach_team1 = Mount St. Mary's (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 2010–2013
| coach_team2 = Holy Cross (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 2013–2018
| coach_team3 = Southern Vermont
| coach_years4 = 2018–2024
| coach_team4 = Mount St. Mary's
| coach_years5 = 2024–present
| coach_team5 = Syracuse (assistant)
| overall_record = {{winpct|176|143|record=y}}
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record = 0–1 (NCAA Division I)
0–2 (NCAA Division III)
| championships =
- 4× NECC regular season champion (2015–2018)
- 2× NECC tournament champion (2016, 2018)
- NEC tournament champion (2021)
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Daniel Engelstad (born October 11, 1984) is an American college basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach at Syracuse University. Prior to that, he was the head coach of the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team.{{cite web|url=http://www.mountathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2017-18/releases/20180509io2on2|title=Dan Engelstad Named Mount St. Mary's Men's Basketball Head Coach|date=9 May 2018|publisher=|access-date=10 May 2018|archive-date=10 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510183902/http://www.mountathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2017-18/releases/20180509io2on2|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://mountathletics.com/information/directory/bios/engelstad_dan?view=bio|title=Mount St. Mary's|website=Mount St. Mary's|access-date=2018-05-10|archive-date=2018-05-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510183902/http://mountathletics.com/information/directory/bios/engelstad_dan?view=bio|url-status=dead}}
Playing career
Engelstad played college basketball at Division III St. Mary's College of Maryland, where he graduated as the school's all-time leader in assists.{{cite web|url=http://www.svcathletics.com/information/staff_directory/bios/assistants/burt_asst_mbb_coach?view=bio|title=SVCAthletics.com|website=SVCAthletics.com}}
Coaching career
Upon graduation, Engelstad joined Milan Brown's staff at Mount St. Mary's where he was on staff for the Mountaineers' 2008 NCAA tournament team. He followed Brown as an assistant coach at Holy Cross in 2010, where he stayed until 2013 when he accepted the head coaching position at Southern Vermont.
Inheriting a program that was 1–24 before he took over, Engelstad led the Mountaineers to a 16–10 overall record, including wins over a nationally ranked Williams featuring Duncan Robinson.{{cite web|url=http://www.svcathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2013-14/releases/20131116qewh5b|title=Men's Basketball Shocks with 88-87 Win Over No. 3 Williams|date=15 November 2013|publisher=}} The following season, Engelstad guided Southern Vermont to a NECC regular season title, its best record in program history with a 25–4 record, and its first-ever appearance in the ECAC Division III New England Basketball tournament, capturing the school's first ECAC title of any kind.{{cite web|url=http://www.svcathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/20150308ilogiq|title=Men's Basketball Downs Fitchburg State 71-69 to Take ECAC New England Championship, Set New Program Wins Record|date=8 March 2015|publisher=}}
The following season, Southern Vermont won both the NECC regular season and tournament title with a perfect 16–0 mark in conference play, and a 24–4 overall record en route to the school's second-ever NCAA Tournament appearance.{{cite web|url=http://www.svcathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2015-16/releases/20160227yumo2p|title=Top-seeded Men's Basketball Claims 2016 NECC Championship with 74-72 Defeat of No. 3 Becker|date=27 February 2016|publisher=}} Following a 17–10 overall record in the 2016–17 season and another NECC regular season title, Engelstad coached the Mountaineers to its fourth-straight NECC regular season title, its second conference tournament title and an appearance in the 2018 NCAA Division III tournament. With a 104–34 overall record in five seasons, Engelstad is the all-time wins leader in Southern Vermont basketball history.{{cite web|url=http://www.svcathletics.com/sports/mbkb/pastseasons|title=Archives|publisher=}}
Engelstad also served as the head coach for Armored Athlete in The Basketball Tournament 2017, helping the team reach the West Regional Final.{{cite web|url=http://www.manchesterjournal.com/stories/svcs-engelstad-leading-armored-athlete-in-tbt,513673|title=SVC's Engelstad leading Armored Athlete in TBT|publisher=|access-date=2018-05-10|archive-date=2018-05-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510115506/http://www.manchesterjournal.com/stories/svcs-engelstad-leading-armored-athlete-in-tbt,513673|url-status=dead}}
On May 9, 2018, Engelstad was named the 22nd head coach in Mount St. Mary's history, replacing Jamion Christian who left for the head coaching job at Siena.
On April 10, 2024, Engelstad officially resigned from his post as Mount St. Mary's head coach to join Adrian Autry's staff at Syracuse.{{cite web |title=Dan Engelstad Resigns as Mount St. Mary's Head Men's Basketball Coach |url=https://mountathletics.com/news/2024/4/10/dan-engelstad-resigns-mount-st-marys-head-mens-basketball-coach.aspx |website=Mount St. Mary's |access-date=April 12, 2024 |date=April 12, 2024 }}
Head coaching record
=NCAA DIII=
{{CBB Yearly Record Start|type=coach|conference =|postseason=|poll=both}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name =Southern Vermont
| conference=NECC
| startyear =2013
| endyear =2018
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship=
| season = 2013–14
| name = Southern Vermont
| overall = 16–10
| conference = 10–6
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship= conference
| season = 2014–15
| name = Southern Vermont
| overall = 25–4
| conference = 16–0
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = ECAC Div. III New England Champions
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship= confboth
| season = 2015–16
| name = Southern Vermont
| overall = 24–4
| conference = 16–0
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Division III First Round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship= conference
| season = 2016–17
| name = Southern Vermont
| overall = 17–10
| conference = 14–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship= confboth
| season = 2017–18
| name = Southern Vermont
| overall = 22–6
| conference = 12–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Division III First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Southern Vermont
| overall = 104–34 ({{winpct|104|34}})
| confrecord = 66–10 ({{winpct|66|10}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = 104–34 ({{winpct|104|34}})
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=NCAA DI=
{{CBB Yearly Record Start|type=coach|conference =|postseason=|poll=both}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name =Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
| conference=NEC
| startyear = 2018
| endyear = 2022
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship=
| season= 2018–19
| name= Mount St. Mary's
| overall= 9–22
| conference= 6–12
| confstanding= 9th
| postseason=
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship=
| season= 2019–20
| name= Mount St. Mary's
| overall= 11–21
| conference= 7–11
| confstanding= T–7th
| postseason=
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship= conference tournament
| season= 2020–21
| name= Mount St. Mary's
| overall= 12–11
| conference= 9–7
| confstanding= 3rd
| postseason= NCAA Division I First Four
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship=
| season= 2021–22
| name= Mount St. Mary's
| overall= 14–16
| conference= 9–9
| confstanding= 5th
| postseason=
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
|startyear=2022
|conference=MAAC
|endyear= 2024
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship=
| season= 2022–23
| name= Mount St. Mary's
| overall= 13–20
| conference= 8–12
| confstanding= T–8th
| postseason=
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship=
| season= 2023–24
| name= Mount St. Mary's
| overall= 13–19
| conference= 9–11
| confstanding= 8th
| postseason=
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Mount St. Mary's
| overall = {{winpct|72|109|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|48|62|record=y}}
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{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = {{winpct|72|109|record=y}}
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References
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