Danny Nee
Danny Nee (born June 18, 1945)
Teams coached: Ohio Bobcats, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Robert Morris Colonials, Duquesne Dukes, Merchant Marine Mariners
Ohio record: 107-67 (.615)
Nebraska record: 254-190 (.572)
Robert Morris record: 7-22 (.241)
Duquesne record: 41-103 (.285)
Merchant Marine record^: 52-51 (.505)
Overall record^: 461-433 (.517)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 7 (1983, 1985, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 1 (1996)
- NIT Appearances: 6 (1986, 1987, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999)
- MAC Regular Season Champion: 1 (1985)
- Big Eight Tournament Champion: 1 (1994)
- MAC Tournament Champion: 2 (1983, 1985)
Awards:
- Big Eight Coach of the Year: 1 (1991)
- MAC Coach of the Year: 2 (1983, 1985)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2010-2014 | Merchant Marine |
| 2009-2010 | Towson (asst) |
| 2008-2009 | Rutgers (asst) |
| 2001-2006 | Duquesne |
| 2000-2001 | Robert Morris |
| 1986-2000 | Nebraska |
| 1980-1986 | Ohio |
| 1976-1980 | Notre Dame (asst) |
Danny Nee Facts
- Daniel Hugh Nee
- Born June 18, 1945
- Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
- Alma Mater: St. Mary of the Plains College (BA, 1971) / Kansas State University (MS, 1972)
- Brooklyn-native played at Power Memorial Academy alongside future HOFer Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)
- Started his collegiate career playing at Marquette for head coach Al McGuire, but dropped out after one year
- Joined the US Marine Corps in 1967; served in the Vietnam War and was honorably discharged in 1968
- Began coaching in 1972 at Red Bank Regional HS (NJ), following by a stint at Brick Township HS (NJ)
- Hired as an assistant by Digger Phelps at Notre Dame in 1976, working with the Irish for four seasons
- Became the head coach at Ohio in 1980, going 107-67 in six seasons there
- Went to the NCAA Tournament twice and NIT once with the Bobcats and twice earned MAC COY honors
- Left Ohio for Nebraska in 1986, coaching the Huskers for the next 14 seasons
- Won 254 games (tied for most in program history), went to six NCAA Tournaments and five NITs (won the 1996 NIT title)
- Fired in March 2000 following an 11-19 (4-12 Big 12) season
- Later inducted into the Nebraska Athletic Hall of Fame
- Spent one year at Robert Morris before becoming the head coach at Duquesne in 2001
- Went just 41-103 in five seasons with the Dukes, resigning March 2006 following a 3-win campaign
- Worked as a scout for the NBA’s Utah Jazz for two years, then spent one year each assisting Fred Hill at Rutgers and Pat Kennedy at Towson
- Became head coach at Division III Merchant Marine in 2010, going 52-51 in four seasons but failing to reach the postseason
- Got back into high school coaching in 2015, joining the staff at Gateway HS in Monroeville, PA as an assistant
- Also served as the head coach of the AAU club Basketball Stars of America
- Has one daughter, two sons and is married to the former Janet Scheib
Danny Nee Coaching Tree
- Fran Fraschilla (New Mexico, St. John’s, Manhattan)
- Billy Hahn (La Salle, Ohio)
- Dylan Howard (Alabama A&M, North Park, Hardin-Simmons)
- Tyronn Lue (Los Angeles Clippers, Cleveland Cavaliers)
- Jeff Reinert (Utah Valley)
- Jai Steadman (Maine, UTRGV)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at both the NCAA Division I and Division III levels
