Dan McCarrell

Dan McCarrell, North Park / Mankato State​

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Dan McCarrell is the only coach in the history of NCAA Division III basketball to lead his team to three consecutive National Championships, leading North Park to the 1978, 1979 and 1980 National Championships.  He’s also the only NCAA Division III Coach to have three of his players selected in the same NBA Draft, as three players from his North Park Vikings team were selected in the 1980 NBA Draft.

At North Park, he led the Vikings to four conference titles and five consecutive trips to the NCAA Division III Tournament.  After winning three consecutive National Championships, he was named as the NABC National Coach of the Year for three straight years, and was eventually named as the NCAA Division III Coach of the Decade.

At Mankato State, he led the Mavericks to 11 conference titles in his last 12 seasons, and won 284 games in 17 years.

At the time of his retirement, he was the winningest coach in school history at both North Park and Minnesota State, combining to go 579-348, winning 62.8% of his games – and he has been inducted into the Hall of Fame at both schools.  He has also been inducted into the Illinois Basketball Hall of Fame.

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