Linc Darner
{{Short description|American basketball player and coach (born 1970)}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Linc Darner
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| current_title = Head coach
| current_team = Tampa
| current_conference = SSC
| current_record =
| contract =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|12|12}}
| birth_place = Ravenna, Ohio, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1990–1994
| player_team1 = Purdue
| coach_years1 = 1994–1995
| coach_team1 = Purdue (student asst.)
| coach_years2 = 1995–1997
| coach_team2 = Murray State (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 1997–1998
| coach_team3 = Lincoln Memorial (assistant)
| coach_years4 = 1998–2002
| coach_team4 = Ashland (assistant)
| coach_years5 = 2002–2006
| coach_team5 = Saint Joseph's (IN)
| coach_years6 = 2006–2015
| coach_team6 = Florida Southern
| coach_years7 = 2015–2020
| coach_team7 = Green Bay
| coach_years8 = 2021–2022
| coach_team8 = Ball State (associate HC)
| coach_years9 = 2022–2023
| coach_team9 = High Point (assistant)
| coach_years10 = 2023–present
| coach_team10 = Tampa
| overall_record = 384–196 ({{winpct|384|196}})
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record =
| championships =Horizon League tournament (2016)
NCAA DII National (2015)
6× SSC regular season (2008–2010, 2013–2015)
6× SSC tournament (2008–2009, 2012–2015)
GLVC regular season (2006)
GLVC tournament (2006)
| awards = NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year (NABC, 2015)
6× SSC Coach of the Year (2008–2010, 2013–2015)
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Linc Mitchel Darner (born December 12, 1970) is an American basketball coach and former men's basketball coach of the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay Phoenix.{{cite web|url=http://www.greenbayphoenix.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=22500&ATCLID=210022313|title=Linc Darner Named Green Bay's Men's Basketball Head Coach – The Official Site of Green Bay Athletics|publisher=greenbayphoenix.com|accessdate=2015-04-15}} Darner previously spent nine seasons as the head coach at DII Florida Southern College and four seasons at Saint Joseph's College (Indiana). In 2015, Darner's Florida Southern Moccasins finished 36–1 and won the NCAA Division II National Championship.{{cite web|url=http://fscmocs.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/20150328tceuq4|title=Mocs Defeat Indiana (Pa.) to Claim 2015 National Championship – Florida Southern College|publisher=fscmocs.com|accessdate=2015-04-15}} Darner was named the 2015 NABC UPS DII National Coach of the Year.{{cite web|url=http://fscmocs.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/201503312yhlym|title=Darner Tabbed NABC UPS Division II National Coach of the Year|publisher=fscmocs.com|accessdate=2015-04-16}}
Darner took over at Green Bay after Brian Wardle left in 2015. In his first season, he led the Phoenix to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1996. Darner was fired on May 17, 2020, after posting a 17–16 record in 2019–20.{{cite news |last1=Borzello |first1=Jeff |title=Sources: UW-Green Bay parts ways with coach Linc Darner |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/29187520/sources-green-bay-parts-ways-coach-linc-darner |accessdate=May 18, 2020 |work=ESPN |date=May 17, 2020}}
Playing career
Darner played high school basketball at Highland High School in Anderson, Indiana. He then went on to Purdue University, where he played four years under legendary Boilermakers head coach Gene Keady. Darner was named team captain as a senior in 1993–94, leading the Boilers to a Big Ten Conference championship and a trip to the Elite Eight.
Personal life
Darner received his bachelor's degree in management from Purdue University in 1995. He and his wife, Kristen, have one daughter, Layne, and one son, Tate. Linc is the son of Alan and Diane Darner. He has two sisters and a brother. His older sisters are named Amy and Kim. Kim played college basketball at Indiana State. Linc's younger brother Tige was also an Indiana All-Star and played collegiate ball at Appalachian State. Linc is the uncle of Sean McDermott, who is currently on the Memphis Hustle roster.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/butler/2020/03/03/butlers-sean-mcdermott-had-basketball-bond-his-grandfather/4933607002/|title = The Indianapolis Star}}
Head coaching record
{{CBB Yearly Record Start
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Saint Joseph's Pumas
|startyear=2002
|conference=Great Lakes Valley Conference
|endyear=2006
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2002–03
| name = Saint Joseph's (IN)
| overall = 11–17
| conference = 7–13
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
| awards =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2003–04
| name = Saint Joseph's (IN)
| overall = 15–13
| conference = 11–9
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
| awards =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2004–05
| name = Saint Joseph's (IN)
| overall = 17–12
| conference = 11–9
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
| awards =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2005–06
| name = Saint Joseph's (IN)
| overall = 31–3
| conference = 17–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA DII Second Round
| awards =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Saint Joseph's (IN)
| overall = 74–45 ({{winpct|74|45}})
| confrecord = 46–33 ({{winpct|46|33}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Florida Southern Moccasins
|startyear=2006
|conference=Sunshine State Conference
|endyear=2015
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2006–07
| name = Florida Southern
| overall = 8–20
| conference = 3–13
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
| awards =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2007–08
| name = Florida Southern
| overall = 24–9
| conference = 12–4
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA DII First Round
| awards =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2008–09
| name = Florida Southern
| overall = 29–7
| conference = 13–3
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA DII Regional Finals
| awards =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2009–10
| name = Florida Southern
| overall = 25–5
| conference = 13–3
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA DII First Round
| awards =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2010–11
| name = Florida Southern
| overall = 23–9
| conference = 12–4
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA DII Second Round
| awards =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2011–12
| name = Florida Southern
| overall = 20–10
| conference = 9–7
| confstanding = T–5th
| postseason = NCAA DII First Round
| awards =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2012–13
| name = Florida Southern
| overall = 27–6
| conference = 12–4
| confstanding = T-1st
| postseason = NCAA DII Elite Eight
| awards =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2013–14
| name = Florida Southern
| overall = 27–5
| conference = 13–4
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA DII First Round
| awards =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = national
| season = 2014–15
| name = Florida Southern
| overall = 36–1
| conference = 15–1
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA DII National champions
| awards =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Florida Southern
| overall = 219–72 ({{winpct|219|72}})
| confrecord = 102–43 ({{winpct|102|43}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Green Bay Phoenix
|startyear=2015
|conference=Horizon League
|endyear=2020
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2015–16
| name = Green Bay
| overall = 23–13
| conference = 11–7
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = NCAA DI First Round
| awards =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2016–17
| name = Green Bay
| overall = 18–14
| conference = 12–6
| confstanding = T–3rd
| postseason = CBI First Round
| awards =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2017–18
| name = Green Bay
| overall = 13–20
| conference = 7–11
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
| awards =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2018–19
| name = Green Bay
| overall = 21–17
| conference = 10–8
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = CIT Runner-up
| awards =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2019–20
| name = Green Bay
| overall = 17–16
| conference = 11–7
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
| awards =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Green Bay
| overall = 92–80 ({{winpct|92|80}})
| confrecord = 51–39 ({{winpct|51|39}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Tampa Spartans
|startyear=2023
|conference=Sunshine State Conference
|endyear=pres.
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2023–24
| name = Tampa
| overall = 8–20
| conference = 4–16
| confstanding = 11th
| postseason =
| awards =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2024–25
| name = Tampa
| overall = 19–9
| conference = 11–9
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
| awards =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Tampa
| overall = 27–29 ({{winpct|27|29}})
| confrecord = 15–25 ({{winpct|15|25}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = {{winpct|412|226|record=y}}
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References
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