Danny Neville is an American college basketball coach, currently the associate head coach at Langston University.[1] Neville was previously the head men's basketball coach at the University of Jamestown in Jamestown, North Dakota, from 2015 to 2023.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Associate head coach |
| Team | Langston |
| Conference | SAC |
| Record | 149–75 |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | Grand View University |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2010–2012 | Presentation (assistant) |
| 2012–2015 | Jamestown (assistant) |
| 2015–2023 | Jamestown |
| 2024–Present | Langston (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 178–84 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NSAA regular season (2017) GPAC tournament (2019) | |
Neville is from Bondurant, Iowa, where he attended Bondurant-Farrar High School. He played basketball there under his dad, Steve Neville, and broke several school records and went to the state tournament one time. After high school, he attended Grand View University where he played basketball. Over his last two years of playing, Grand View went 50–17, went to two national tournaments, and were at one time ranked No. 7 in the country. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Sports Management, then went to Concordia University Irvine and received a master's degree in Athletic Administration. From there he went to Presentation College and was assistant basketball coach there until 2012 when he was hired as an assistant coach under Justin Wieck at the University of Jamestown where he served for three seasons.[2]
In August 2015, Neville was named the head men's basketball coach of the University of Jamestown, replacing Alan Magnani who had been the head coach of the Jimmies for only one year.[3] In the 2018–19 season, Jamestown moved from the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) to the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC). Since his hiring, the Jimmies have gone 105–55, won one NSAA regular season conference championship, and one GPAC tournament championship. In 2019, Jamestown made it to NAIA tournament for the first time in the Neville era and made it to the second round before losing to Spring Arbor University by a score of 81–85.[4]
Neville announced his resignation as head coach on November 16, 2023.[5]
Neville was announced as the associate head coach of Langston University on July 1, 2024.
He has a wife named Erin, a daughter named Emma, and a son named Landon.
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamestown Jimmies (North Star Athletic Association) (2015–2018) | |||||||||
| 2015–16 | Jamestown | 17–12 | 7–6 | 4th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Jamestown | 18–14 | 11–5 | 1st | |||||
| 2017–18 | Jamestown | 20–10 | 9–7 | 2nd | |||||
| Jamestown Jimmies (Great Plains Athletic Conference) (2018–present) | |||||||||
| 2018–19 | Jamestown | 29–6 | 15–5 | 2nd | NAIA Second Round | ||||
| 2019–20 | Jamestown | 18–13 | 9–11 | 7th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Jamestown | 22–9 | 14–6 | 3rd | NAIA Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2021–22 | Jamestown | 25–11 | 12–8 | T–4th | NAIA Round of 16 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Jamestown | 27–7 | 15–5 | T–1st | NAIA Runner Up | ||||
| 2023–24 | Jamestown | 1–3 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Jamestown: | 177–85 (.676) | 92–53(.634) | |||||||
| Total: | 177–85 (.676) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ https://langstonsports.com/news/2024/7/1/mens-basketball-wright-adds-danny-neville-to-coaching-staff.aspx
- ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Coaches". Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ Selvig, Dave (August 7, 2015). "Magnani resigns: Neville named as replacement". Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ "Jimmies men's basketball head coach Danny Neville announces resignation". jamestownsun.com. November 16, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2023.