Dan Tieman

{{Short description|American basketball player, coach, and teacher}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

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| name = Dan Tieman

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 185

| birth_date = {{birth date|1940|11|30}}

| birth_place = Covington, Kentucky

| death_date = {{death date and age|2012|10|3|1940|11|30}}

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| nationality = American

| high_school = Covington Catholic
(Covington, Kentucky)

| college = Thomas More (1958–1962)

| draft_year = 1962

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| career_end =

| career_number = 41

| career_position = Point guard

| years1 = {{nbay|1962|full=y}}

| team1 = Cincinnati Royals

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Daniel Theodore Tieman (November 30, 1940 – October 30, 2012) was an American basketball player, coach, and teacher.

Tieman graduated from Covington Catholic High School in Kentucky in 1958, then played basketball and baseball at Villa Madonna College, today known as Thomas More University, graduating in 1962.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Basketball|encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky|editor1-first=Paul A.|editor1-last=Tenkotte|editor2-first=James C.|editor2-last=Claypool|location=Lexington, Kentucky|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|date=2009|page=66|isbn=978-0-8131-2565-7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zc0eBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA66|via=Google Books}}{{cite news|first=Don|last=McKay|url=http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/mcnayonmoney/92830709.html|title=Dan Tieman: A Teacher To Appreciate|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109041705/http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/mcnayonmoney/92830709.html|archive-date=2012-01-09|work=WKYT-TV|date=May 19, 2010|access-date=November 1, 2012}} He was the basketball team's MVP in 1960 and 1961. He appeared in the 1960 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament.{{cite web|first=Jennifer|last=Abdrabbo|url=http://local.cincinnati.com/share/story/166110|title=Legendary Colonel & Former NBA Player Retires After 46 Years|work=nky.com|date=May 12, 2010|access-date=November 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234217/http://local.cincinnati.com/share/story/166110|archive-date=March 3, 2016}} In his college career, he recorded 1,454 points and 319 assists.{{cite web|url=http://www.tmcsaints.com/sports/mbkb/records|title=Thomas More Men's Basketball Records|work=Thomas More Saints|access-date=November 1, 2012|archive-date=February 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204005816/http://www.tmcsaints.com/sports/mbkb/records|url-status=dead}} The Kansas City Steers of the American Basketball League drafted Tieman. but was later invited to play with the National Basketball Association's Cincinnati Royals, who were coached by Tieman's college coach, Charlie Wolf. Tieman played in 29 games with the Cincinnati Royals during the 1962–63 NBA season.

After his playing days, he worked at Covington Catholic as a teacher, basketball coach, and administrator.{{cite news|first=K.|last=Kinley|url=http://kentoncounty.fox19.com/news/people/100332-cov-cath-coach-and-former-nba-player-passes-away|title=Cov Cath coach and former NBA player passes away|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124080041/http://kentoncounty.fox19.com/news/people/100332-cov-cath-coach-and-former-nba-player-passes-away|archive-date=January 24, 2013|work=Kenton County News|publisher=WXIX-TV|date=November 1, 2012|access-date=November 1, 2012}} As a basketball coach, he recorded 314 wins.

Tieman was inducted into the Greater Cincinnati Basketball Hall of Fame. He died in 2012 after struggles with cancer.{{cite news|first=Lance|last=McAlister|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130116041319/http://www.700wlw.com/pages/lancesBlog.html?article=10537330|archive-date=January 16, 2013|title=No gold for you|work=WLW|date=October 31, 2012|access-date=October 31, 2012|url=http://www.700wlw.com/pages/lancesBlog.html?article=10537330}}