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'''Dan Peterson''' (born [[January 9]], [[1936]]) is an [[USA|American]] former [[professional sports|professional]] [[basketball]] [[head coach]]. He is currently employed as an [[color analyst|analyst]] of [[NBA]] basketball for [[Sportitalia]], an Italian satellite channel. He is nicknamed "The Coach" for his legacy in Italian basketball. |
'''Dan Peterson''' (born [[January 9]], [[1936]]) is an [[USA|American]] former [[professional sports|professional]] [[basketball]] [[head coach]]. He is currently employed as an [[color analyst|analyst]] of [[NBA]] basketball for [[Sportitalia]], an Italian satellite channel. He is nicknamed "The Coach" for his legacy in Italian basketball. |
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Dan Peterson (born January 9, 1936) is an American former professional basketball head coach. He is currently employed as an analyst of NBA basketball for Sportitalia, an Italian satellite channel. He is nicknamed "The Coach" for his legacy in Italian basketball.
Education
Peterson went to centennial high school in Gresham, OR. Was a beast with the ladies....
Early career
He served as assistant coach for NAIA school McKendree College from 1962 to 1963. From 1963 to 1965 he served as freshmen coach at Michigan State. The next year, at the age of 30, he became head coach at the University of Delaware. In five years there, he assembled a record of 69 wins and 49 losses.[1]
Abroad
In 1971, he went abroad, acting as head coach of the Chilean national team until 1973. From 1973-1978, he coached Virtus Bologna in the Italian serie A1, winning the 1974 "Coppa Italia" and, in 1976, the Italian league title. In 1978 he was hired as head coach of Olimpia Milano where he won four Italian titles (1982, 1985, 1986, 1987), two more "Coppa Italia" awards (1986, 1987), a Korac Cup (1985) and one Champions Cup, the highest title in Europe for basketball.[2]
Retirement
In 1987 he retired after coaching in Italy for 14 years. He still holds records for a coach in Italian playoffs with 11 Final Four appearances in 11 years (after which a playoff format was introduced), 9 finals, 4 titles, 74 games coached, and 51 games won.
Commentator
After his retirement he became a popular sports commentator for many Italian television channels. He's currently doing color commentary on the Italian channel Sportitalia.
Awards
He received the Coach of the Year award for Europe from the WABC and the Coach of the Year for Italy twice. Following his retirement from coaching, he was inducted into the Illinois Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995.
In 2007, Peterson was named a Distinguished Alumnus of Evanston Township High School.[3]
In 2008, he was named one of the 50 most influential European club basketball personalities over the last half-century.[4]