Milan Daniel Earl[1] (born December 10, 1974) is an American college basketball coach who is currently head coach for Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball. He is originally from Medford Lakes, New Jersey and attended Shawnee High School in Medford, graduating in 1993.[2] He was a 1993 Parade All-American and was named 1993 USA Today New Jersey Player of the Year in high school. He was named 2nd team All-Big Ten as a junior for the Penn State Nittany Lions before losing two seasons to injury. He completed his eligibility for the team in 1999 and led Penn State basketball in assists four seasons.
| Chattanooga Mocs | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | Southern Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 10, 1974 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Shawnee (Medford, New Jersey) |
| College | Penn State (1993–1999) |
| NBA draft | 1999: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1999–2002 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Coaching career | 2006–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2001–2002 | Roanoke Dazzle |
| As coach: | |
| 2006–2011 | Penn State (assistant) |
| 2011–2015 | Navy (associate HC) |
| 2015–2022 | VMI |
| 2022–present | Chattanooga |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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He is the older brother of Cornell head coach Brian Earl.
Playing career
editHigh school
editDuring his high school basketball career he was named a Parade All-American.[citation needed] The Shawnee basketball team had a combined 59–3 record during Earl's junior and senior years.[2] In 1991–92, his junior year, Shawnee was the New Jersey Group IV state champion, ranked #1 in New Jersey and #9 in the entire United States.[3] In 1992–93 they were the South Jersey champion and was ranked #7 nationally.[3] Earl was named the USA Today New Jersey Player of the Year in 1993[2] and his 2,006 career points total ranked him as first in scoring passing Darrin severs 1,996 points of Medford vo-tech Burlington County's all-time leading scorer at the time of his graduation.[2]
College
editEarl accepted a scholarship to Penn State University where he was the starting point guard on the basketball team all four years. He is one of Penn State's all-time leaders in scoring and assists,[citation needed] and he was named to the All-Big Ten Conference second team by the media and third team by the coaches in 1996.[4] He had an injury plagued college career that saw him redshirt twice and spend six years in the program.[5] Earl led Penn State in assists four times.[6] The 1995–96 Nittany Lions team started the season with a 19–2 record and was ranked #9 in the country at one point during the season.
Professional
editDan Earl played professionally in Germany, Poland, and Portugal.[7] He also spent time in the Continental Basketball Association as well as the NBA Development League.[7] He got close to making a National Basketball Association team, where in the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons he spent time with the New Jersey Nets during their training camps.[7]
Coaching career
editIn 2006, Earl joined his alma mater as an assistant coach.[7] He spent six seasons with the team until 2011, at which time he became the associate head coach at the United States Naval Academy.[7]
In April 2015, Earl was hired as head coach at VMI, replacing Duggar Baucom.[8]
On March 30, 2022, Earl accepted the head coaching position at Chattanooga.[9]
Personal
editDan and his wife, Sheila, were married in the summer of 2008 and have two daughters, Mila and Alyssa. His brother Brian Earl is also an accomplished basketball player and is currently head coach at Cornell.
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMI Keydets (Southern Conference) (2015–2022) | |||||||||
| 2015–16 | VMI | 9–21 | 4–14 | T–8th | |||||
| 2016–17 | VMI | 6–24 | 3–15 | 10th | |||||
| 2017–18 | VMI | 9–21 | 4–14 | 9th | |||||
| 2018–19 | VMI | 11–21 | 4–14 | T–8th | |||||
| 2019–20 | VMI | 9–24 | 3–15 | 9th | |||||
| 2020–21 | VMI | 13–12 | 7–7 | 6th | |||||
| 2021–22 | VMI | 16–16 | 9–9 | T–5th | CBI First Round | ||||
| VMI: | 73–139 (.344) | 34–88 (.279) | |||||||
| Chattanooga Mocs (Southern Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | Chattanooga | 18–17 | 7–11 | 7th | |||||
| 2023–24 | Chattanooga | 21–12 | 12–6 | T–2nd | |||||
| Chattanooga: | 39–29 (.574) | 19–17 (.528) | |||||||
| Total: | 112–168 (.400) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ Wegner, Rachel (August 1, 2023). "How much the University of Tennessee pays its top coaches and administrators". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
UT-Chattanooga...Milan Earl, head men's basketball coach...
- ^ a b c d Kackenmeister, Craig. "Six degrees of Dan Earl: Six years and several injuries later, Earl is still at the point" Archived 2006-09-01 at the Wayback Machine, The Daily Collegian (Penn State), January 28, 1999. Accessed June 14, 2007. "Something that caught Parkhill's eye while he pursued the young guard out of Medford Lakes, N.J., were Earl's personal qualities.... Earl graduated from Shawnee High School, where he helped lead the team to a 59–3 record his junior and senior years. He also was named USA Today 1993 New Jersey Player of the Year, and is still Burlington County's all-time leading scorer passing previous mark of (1,996) points set by Darrin Severs of Medford vo-tech (2,006 points)."
- ^ a b Shawnee Renegades Basketball Awards and Career Rankings Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed September 12, 2006.
- ^ "2015-16 Penn State Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). CSTV.com. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
- ^ "Six degrees of Dan Earl". Daily Collegian. 1999-01-28. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
- ^ "2015-16 Penn State Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). CSTV.com. p. 82. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
- ^ a b c d e Dan Earl bio. Navy Sports. United States Naval Academy. Accessed August 27, 2013.
- ^ Johnson, Raphielle (April 12, 2015). "VMI announces hiring of Dan Earl as head coach". NBC Sports. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ "Dan Earl Named New UTC Men's Basketball Head Coach". CHATANOOGAN.COM. THE CHATANOOGAN. March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
External links
edit- Naval Academy coach profile
- NBA D-League stats @ basketball-reference.com