Dan Hipsher (born December 6, 1954) is the associate head coach for the Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team. He was previously the head coach at

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, Stetson University, the

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and Texas–Rio Grande Valley. In 1977, he graduated from Bowling Green State University, where he was captain of the basketball team for two seasons. From 1981 to 1989, Hipsher served as an assistant coach at the

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under Don Donoher. His first head coaching position was at

, where he compiled a 97–18 record while winning four

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titles and two NCAC Tournament titles. He left Wittenberg for Stetson University, where he served as head coach for two years. From 1995 to 2004, he served as men's

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head coach at the

. During his nine seasons as Akron head coach, Hipsher guided the team to a 112–137 record. He was named both Ohio College and

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Coach of the Year in 1998. After Akron, Hipsher was hired by

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at the

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. When Heath was fired in 2007, Hipsher followed him to the

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. Hipsher worked two seasons under Heath at USF. In April 2009, Hipsher accepted an assistant coaching position at the

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under Anthony Grant. Grant played at Dayton during Hipsher's stint as an assistant for the Flyers. Hipsher once received a job recommendation from legendary coach, Bob Knight. Knight answered his mobile phone during a speech in Nashville, Indiana to recommend Hipsher to an unknown caller.

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