Daniel Joseph Kaspar (born November 16, 1954) is an American

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coach. Kaspar served as men's basketball head coach at the

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, Stephen F. Austin State University, and

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. He has also been an assistant coach at Lamar, Midwestern State and Baylor.

Early life

Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, Kaspar graduated from

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in Corpus Christi in 1973. He then attended

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, a NAIA program at the time, and played shooting guard on the Texas A&I Javelinas basketball team for one year. He then transferred to

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and

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. On the North Texas State Mean Green basketball team, Kaspar averaged 7 points as a junior in 1976–77 and 4.2 points as a senior in 1977–78. Kaspar graduated from North Texas State in 1978.

Coaching career

Kaspar began his career as an assistant coach to

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at Division I

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in the 1979–80 season, a season when Lamar finished the regular season first in the

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and advanced to the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament. In 1980, Kaspar became an assistant coach at Division II Midwestern State. Kaspar then became an assistant on Harry Miller's staff at

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in 1983 for three seasons, including two seasons in Stephen F. Austin's transition from Division II to Division I (1984–1986). From 1986 to 1991, Kaspar was an assistant to

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at Baylor.

Incarnate Word (1991–2000)

Kaspar was head coach at the NAIA program Incarnate Word for nine seasons from 1991 to 2000 and had a 219–52 record there. In his tenure at Incarnate Word, Kaspar earned four Heart of Texas Conference Coach of the Year honors and led Incarnate Word to five regular season conference championships.

Stephen F. Austin (2000–2013)

In 2000, Kaspar returned to

to be head coach, having previously been an assistant coach from 1983 to 1986. Kaspar had a 246–141 record at Stephen F. Austin. Stephen F. Austin had six seasons with 20 or more wins under Kaspar's tenure, four regular season

championships, and made the 2009 NCAA tournament after winning the Southland tournament that year. Additionally, Stephen F. Austin appeared in the National Invitation Tournament in

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and

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Texas State (2013–2020)

Kaspar became head coach at

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in 2013. Texas State finished 8–23 in Kaspar's first season. In seven seasons he has compiled a 119-109 record and lead his team to two

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appearances. In June 2020, Kaspar was placed under investigation by the university after former player Jaylen Shead stated Kaspar dropped "a series of N-bombs around African-American players." On September 22, 2020, Kaspar announced his resignation from Texas State.

Head coaching record

References

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