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Brandt Danals

Experience
  • Assistant Men's Basketball Coach/Director of Operations, Omaha (NCAA Division I - Summit League) - 2022-Present
  • Director of Men's Basketball Operations, North Alabama (NCAA Division I - ASUN) - 2020-22
  • Director of Athletics/Head Men's Basketball Coach, Holy Family (NAIA) - 2018-20
  • Assistant Men's Basketball Coach, Indiana Tech (NAIA) - 2013-18
  • Head Boys Basketball Coach, Crestview High School (Ashland, Ohio) - 2011-13
  • Volunteer Assistant Coach, Ashland (NCAA Division II - G-MAC) - 2010-11
Personal
  • Loudonville, Ohio native
  • Bachelor of Science, Education - Integrated Social Studies, Ashland University (2010)
  • Resides in Omaha
At Omaha
  • Joined Chris Crutchfield's staff on April 21, 2022
  • Working primarily with the Mavericks' forwards, including the 2024-25 Summit League Player of the Year
  • Assists with on-floor instruction of student-athletes with a focus on the offensive side of the ball
  • Helped guide Omaha to the program's first-ever Summit League regular season and tournament championships and ensuing March Madness berth, also the first in Omaha's Division I history (2024-25)
  • The 2024-25 Mavericks reached the most wins in program history (22) and finished the season with a top 100 offense in Division I
North Alabama Highlights
  • First-ever ASUN tournament final appearance (2021)
  • Most victories in program history since joining Division I (2020-21)
  • Coordinated team travel and managed social media
Holy Family Highlights
  • Led an athletic department sponsoring 12 NAIA varsity teams
  • Launched three new programs during tenure including: bowling, track and field and women's soccer
  • As men's basketball head coach, Holy Family attained the most wins in program history (2019-20)
  • Qualified for the program's first-ever NAIA national tournament in 2020
  • Recruited the largest incoming athletic class in school history, bringing 32 new players to campus in fall 2019
  • Recruited three USCAA All-Americans, three NAIA All-Conference players and four USCAA Academic All-Americans
  • Improved team GPA to over a 3.0
Indiana Tech Highlights
  • 100 victories in five seasons as assistant coach
  • Recruited four All-Americans, nine All-League performers and two conference Newcomers of the Year
  • Defeated the top four teams in the nation during the 2017-18 season