Dan Majerle (born September 9, 1965)
Teams coached: Grand Canyon Antelopes
Grand Canyon record: 136-89 (.604)
Overall record: 136-89 (.604)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- CBI Appearances: 2 (2018, 2019)
- CIT Appearances: 3 (2014, 2015, 2016)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
2013-2020 | Grand Canyon |
2008-2013 | Phoenix Suns (assoc. HC) |
Dan Majerle Facts
- Daniel Lewis Majerle
- Born September 9, 1965
- Hometown: Traverse City, Michigan
- Alma Mater: Central Michigan University (BA, 1988)
- Starred at Traverse City HS (MI) before going on to play at Central Michigan under head coach Charlie Coles
- Named three times to the All-MAC first team and later had his #44 retired by the school
- Drafted by the Phoenix Suns with the 14th overall pick in the first round of the 1988 NBA Draft
- Spent fourteen seasons playing in the NBA, eight with the Suns, five with the Cleveland Cavaliers and one with the Miami Heat
- Won a bronze medal with Team USA at the 1988 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 1994 World Championships; was named USA Basketball Male Athletic of the Year in 1994
- Was named an NBA All-Star three times and earned All-Defensive honors twice
- Had his #9 retired by the Phoenix Suns and was inducted into the Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor
- Played for a number of coaches, including Cotton Fitzsimmons, Paul Westphal, Mike Fratello, Pat Riley & Scott Skiles
- After retirement, Majerle transitioned into broadcasting, working at times for TNT and ESPN
- Started his coaching career in 2008 when he was hired by Steve Kerr to be the Phoenix Suns’ associate head coach
- Worked in that capacity for five seasons under head coaches Terry Porter and Alvin Gentry
- Hired in March 2013 to be the head coach at Grand Canyon, a Phoenix school entering its first season at the Division I level
- Led the Antelopes to the postseason five times in seven seasons, including a trip to the CIT quarterfinal in 2016
- Fired in March 2020 following a 13-17 season, the first below .500 of his tenure
Dan Majerle Coaching Tree
- Todd Lee (South Dakota)
- Marvin Menzies (Kansas City)
- Louis Wilson (UT Tyler)