Danny Sprinkle
Danny Sprinkle (born October 12, 1976)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Washington Huskies
Current conference: Big Ten Conference
Montana State record: 81-43 (.653)
Utah State record: 28-7 (.800)
Washington record: 0-0 (.000)
Overall record: 109-50 (.686)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 3 (2022, 2023, 2024)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- Big Ten Regular Season Champion: 0
- Mountain West Regular Season Champion: 1 (2024)
- Big Sky Regular Season Champion: 1 (2022)
- Big Ten Tournament Champion: 0
- Big Sky Tournament Champion: 2 (2022, 2023)
Awards:
- Mountain West Coach of the Year: 1 (2024)
- Big Sky Coach of the Year: 1 (2022)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2024-present | Washington |
| 2023-2024 | Utah State |
| 2019-2023 | Montana State |
| 2013-2019 | Cal State Fullerton (asst) |
| 2008-2013 | Cal State Northridge (asst) |
| 2006-2008 | Montana State (asst) |
| 2001-2006 | Cal State Northridge (asst) |
| 2000-2001 | Cal State Northridge (grad. asst) |
Danny Sprinkle Facts
- Danny Sprinkle
- Born October 12, 1976
- Hometown: Helena, Montana
- Alma Mater: Montana State University (BS, 2000)
- Born in Pullman, WA and attended Helena HS (MT), before playing at Montana State for head coach Mick Durham
- Helped lead the Bobcats to the 1996 NCAA Tournament and was inducted into the Montana State Hall of Fame in 2006
- Started his coaching career in 2000, spending one year as a grad assistant and five as an assistant at Cal State Northridge under Bobby Braswell
- Returned to his alma mater in 2006, working as an assistant for two years under Brad Huse
- Had a second stint at Northridge, assisting Braswell for another five seasons (eleven in total)
- In 2009, the Matadors reached the NCAA Tournament for the second time in program history
- Joined head coach Dedrique Taylor‘s staff at Cal State Fullerton in 2013, working with the Titans for the next six seasons
- During that time, the staff led the program to three postseason appearances, including the 2018 NCAA Tournament
- Hired in April 2019 to become the head coach at his alma mater, Montana State
- In his third season, Sprinkle led the Bobcats to a Big Sky title, the program’s first in 20 years
- Followed that up with a Big Sky Tournament crown to get MSU back to the NCAA for the first time since 1996, when he was a player on the team
- The Bobcats went to the NCAA Tournament again in 2023 after winning a second-straight Big Sky Tournament
- Went 81-43 overall in four seasons, including a 52-18 record over his final two
- Left MSU in April 2023 to become the new head coach at Utah State
- In his lone season, Sprinkle led the Aggies to a 28-7 (14-4) record, won the MWC title and earned an at-large NCAA Tournament bid
- In March 2024, Sprinkle was hired to be the new head coach at Washington ahead of their move to the Big Ten
Danny Sprinkle Coaching Tree
- Luke Fennelly (Montana State Billings)