Dan Nielson (basketball)

Dan Nielson
Nielson in 2024
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamUtah Valley
ConferenceWAC
Record75–93 (.446)
Biographical details
Born (1983-03-13) March 13, 1983
Round Rock, Texas
Alma materBYU (2006)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001–2005BYU (volunteer assistant)
2007–2009BYU
(director of basketball ops.)
2009–2013Utah Valley (assistant)
2013–2017BYU (assistant)
2017–2019BYU (associate HC)
2019–presentUtah Valley
Head coaching record
Overall75–93 (.446)
Tournaments0–1 (NCAA)

Dan Nielson (born March 13, 1983) is an American basketball coach who is currently the head women's basketball coach at Utah Valley University, a role he has held since 2019. He was previously the associate head coach at Brigham Young University (BYU), and has spent the entirety of his coaching career with either BYU or Utah Valley.