Dan McCarrell

McCarrell led North Park College to three consecutive National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Men's National Championships in 1978, 1979 and 1980.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]} Thereafter, he coached at Minnesota State University, Mankato, from 1984 to 2001.

McCarrell was named the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Coach of the Year in 1978, 1979 and 1980.^[7] He was inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Hall of Fame in 1985;^[8] the North Park University Hall of Fame in 1988;^[9] the Minnesota State University, Mankato, Hall of Fame in 2009;^[10] and the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2025.^[11][12] He also received the IBCA Tom "Buzzy" O'Connor Award in 1980.^[13]