Danny Sprinkle (born October 12, 1976) is a former American

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player, currently the head coach at

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, a member of the

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Division I. He was previously the head coach at his alma mater, Montana State University.

Playing career

A two-time all-state selection in

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, Sprinkle played college basketball at Montana State in Bozeman, where he was conference freshman of the year in 1996, and earned all-league honors in 1997. He graduated as the school's seventh all-time leading scorer.

Coaching career

Sprinkle's first coaching job came in 2000 as an assistant at

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, where he stayed for six seasons. He returned to Montana State for a two-year stint as an assistant under new head coach Brad Huse, then went back to Northridge in 2008 for five seasons. Sprinkle joined

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's staff at

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, and was part of the

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' NCAA tournament squad in

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. On April 4,

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, Sprinkle was hired at his alma mater, succeeding

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, and is the 23rd head coach of the men's program at Montana State. After four seasons at Montana State, he was hired by

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to be their new head coach, succeeding Ryan Odom.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Montana State University Athletics
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