Dane Fife

Teams coached: IPFW Mastodons
IPFW record: 82-97 (.458)
Overall record: 82-97 (.458)

Dane Fife
Born July 26, 1979
Hometown: Clarkston, Michigan
Alma Mater: Indiana University (BA, 2002 & MS, 2005)
Played basketball for his father, Dan, at Clarkston HS (MI)
- Named Mr. Basketball of Michigan and was honored as a McDonald’s All-American in 1998
Chose to attend Indiana University, where he played for legendary head coach Bob Knight and later Mike Davis
- Was a starter as a senior in 2002 when the Hoosiers finished runner-up to Maryland in the NCAA National title game
- Played briefly for the Gary Steelheads of the CBA in 2002
Returned to Bloomington in 2003 to be one of Davis‘ assistants at Indiana, a position he held for two seasons
Hired in 2005 to be the head coach at what was then known as IPFW (now Purdue Fort Wayne)
- Became the youngest Division I head coach (25) when he took over the Mastodons’ program
- Helped guide the program into the Summit League, eventually building up to a 18-12 (11-7) record in the 2010-11 season
Left the school in April 2011 to become an assistant coach at Michigan State under Tom Izzo
- Was part of two Final Four teams and five trips to the Sweet 16 or further in ten seasons
Returned to his alma mater Indiana in 2021, spending one season on coach Mike Woodson‘s staff
Along with his wife, Blair, has two daughters