Dan Dakich
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
August 17, 1962 Gary, Indiana |
| Playing career | |
| 1981–1985 | Indiana |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1985–1997 | Indiana (asst.) |
| 1997–2007 | Bowling Green |
| 2008 | Indiana |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 159–144 (.525) |
Dan Dakich (born August 17, 1962) is an American basketball sportscaster and radio host. He is a former player, assistant coach, and interim head coach for the Indiana University Hoosiers and former head coach at Bowling Green State University.
Dakich attended Andrean High School in Merrillville, Indiana. He elected to play basketball for Indiana under coach Bob Knight from 1981 to 1985. He was a team captain during his junior and senior seasons and the Hoosiers finished with an 84–39 (.683) record during his career. As a player, he helped Indiana win one Big Ten title (during the 1982–83 season), earn three NCAA Tournament berths and finish as the NIT runner-up his senior season. As a junior, he was named All-Tournament at the Indiana Classic and as a senior he earned similar accolades at the Hoosier Classic.
Dakich is remembered for his defensive effort against Michael Jordan in Indiana's upset of No. 1 ranked North Carolina in the 1984 East Regional Semifinal of the NCAA Tournament. It was Dakich's sixth start of the year, but Knight assigned him to guard Jordan the afternoon of the game. Knight told him, "Just don't let him dunk on you. That will embarrass you and me both." Dakich later reported, "I went back to my room and threw up." Jordan scored 13 points in what would be his final college game, and both Dakich and Jordan eventually fouled out of the game. Indiana won the game 72–68.
Dakich was first a graduate assistant coach at Indiana under Bob Knight from 1985–87 and then an assistant coach at Indiana from 1987 to 1997. He helped the Indiana program win 74% (283–101) of its games over the 12 years he served as an assistant coach. The Hoosiers won a national title in the 1986–87 season and earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament in each of his 12 seasons on the staff. IU also captured four Big Ten titles while finishing third or better in 9 of his 12 years.
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