Dan Bonner
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Pittsburgh
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Analyst and color commentator |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 3, 1953 Pittsburgh |
| Playing career | |
| 1972–1975 | Virginia |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1973–1975 | Virginia (assistant) |
| 1975–1977 | Virginia |
| 1978–1979 | West Point High School |
| 1999–2003 | Robert E. Lee High School |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 32–20 (.615) |
Dan Bonner is an analyst and color commentator covering NCAA men's college basketball. He previously played basketball at the University of Virginia and coached the UVA women's team for two seasons. He also coached girls' basketball and soccer at Robert E. Lee High School in Staunton, Virginia.[1]
Dan Bonner, a Pittsburgh native, played at Avonworth High School.[2] He attended the University of Virginia and played basketball from 1971 to 1975. In 1975 he was named captain and was named to the Academic All-Atlantic Coast Conference team.[3][4]
Coaching career
After his playing career, Bonner was an assistant coach under Barbara Kelly at the University of Virginia for the first two seasons of women's basketball ever played. He succeeded her as head coach in 1975, leading the women's team to a 32–20 (.615) record over two seasons at the helm.[5][6]
Bonner was head coach for the West Point High School men's basketball team in West Point, Virginia for one season in the 1970s.[7]
He was the assistant athletic director and assistant girls' soccer coach for Robert E. Lee High School (2004–2007), having previously coached the girls' basketball team from 1999 to 2003. He was named the Virginia Group AA Coach of the Year for the 2002–03 season.[3]