Dan Peterson
Peterson, in 2008 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 9, 1936 Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | Evanston Township (Evanston, Illinois) |
| College | Northwestern |
| Coaching career | 1962–1987, 2011 |
| Career history | |
| As a coach: | |
| 1962–1963 | McKendree (assistant) |
| 1963–1965 | Michigan State (assistant) |
| 1965–1966 | Navy (assistant) |
| 1966–1971 | Delaware |
| 1971–1973 | Chilean National Team |
| 1973–1979 | Virtus Bologna |
| 1979–1987 | Olimpia Milano |
| 2011 | Olimpia Milano |
| Career highlights | |
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Daniel Lowell Peterson (born January 9, 1936) is an American former professional basketball head coach. He resigned from his most recent position as the head coach of Olimpia Milano in the Italian LBA after the team was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 2011 Italian league playoffs. The team then announced that he would assume another role with the club. He is nicknamed "The Coach" for his legacy in Italian basketball. Peterson was enshrined in the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2024.