Dan Earl (born October 12, 1974)

Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Chattanooga Mocs
Current conference: Southern Conference (SoCon)
VMI record: 73-139 (.344)
Chattanooga record: 18-17 (.514)
Overall record: 91-156 (.368)

Career Accomplishments:

• NCAA National Championships:  0
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  0
• NIT Championships:  0
• NIT Appearances:  0
• CBI Appearances:  1  (2022)
• SoCon Regular Season Champion:  0
• SoCon Tournament Champion:  0

Awards:

• SoCon Coach of the Year:  1  (2021)

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

2022-present	Chattanooga
2015-2022	VMI
2011-2015	Navy (assoc. HC)
2006-2011	Penn State (asst)

Dan Earl Facts

• Daniel Earl
• Born October 12, 1974
• Hometown: Medford, New Jersey
• Alma Mater: Pennsylvania State University (BS, 1997 & MBA, 2007)
• Earl played at Penn State under head coached Bruce Parkhill and Jerry Dunn
  • Named to the All-Big Ten Second Team as a junior in 1996
  • Played professionally in Germany, Poland and Portugal, as well as stateside in the CBA and NBA D-League
• Started his coaching career in 2006 as an assistant at alma mater Penn State under head coach Ed DeChellis
• Followed DeChellis to Navy in 2011, serving as associate head coach for four seasons there
• Hired in 2015 as the head coach of the VMI Keydets of the SoCon
  • The Keydets went 12-11 (7-7) in 2020-21 and Earl was named SoCon COY both by the coaches and the media
  • Reached the CBI in 2022; went 73-139 over seven seasons at VMI
• Left VMI in March 2022 to take over as the head coach at SoCon foe Chattanooga
  • Went 18-17 in his first season, reaching the SoCon Tournament final
• Along with his wife, Sheila, has two daughter; his brother, Brian Earl, is currently the head coach at Cornell

Dan Earl Coaching Tree

• Kevin Carroll (Trevecca Nazarene)
• Steve Enright (Bridgewater)