Dana Altman
- Current Oregon Head Coach
- Born in Crete, Neb.
- Southeast and Moberly CC Head Coach (’82-’86)
- Kansas State Assistant Coach (’86-”89)
- Marshall Head Coach (’89-’90)
- Kansas State Head Coach (’90-’94)
- Creighton Head Coach (’94-’10)
- Oregon Head Coach (’10-present)
After spending only one year at Marshall, Altman left the Thundering Herd for Kansas State.
Altman and the Wildcats performed well in his four years as head coach.
He led them to one NCAA tournament appearance and most importantly, two victories over blood rival Kansas.
In 1993, he was honored by his peers as the Big Eight Coach of the Year.
After a 20-win season in 1994, Altman took a job back home in Nebraska with Creighton.
In 16 seasons, Creighton went to the postseason 13 consecutive times and made NCAA tournament appearances seven times.
In 2010, Altman left home to take a job at Oregon.
After seven years, it is clear that Altman’s tenure there will be considered a successful one.
During his short time in Eugene, he has already taken the Ducks to five NCAA tournaments, one Elite Eight and one Final Four which happened to be just a few weeks ago.
NCAA Head Coaching Record: 597-313 (.656)
13 NCAA Tournament Appearances
One Sweet Sixteen
One Elite Eight
One Final Four
Fit for Nebraska: 🌽🌽🌽🌽🌽
Here’s another one of those unbelievable big name impossible hires.
Fit for Coach: 🌽
Altman once left the Power Five to come back home to Creighton. It would take an even bigger move, in my opinion, to move from the fantastic situation he has at Oregon, to come home again.
But it’s possible…