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Russell, Dan
Dan Russell
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- Associate Head Coach
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The 2024-25 season was the third year for Dan Russell on the Weber State men’s basketball coaching staff. In July 2024, he was promoted to Associate Head Coach. Russell joined Weber State as an assistant coach in June 2022 as the first hire under new head coach Eric Duft.
In his three years with the Wildcats, he has been a part of 50 wins with the Wildcats and coached five players to All-Big Sky honors, including one conference MVP, and an NBA Draft pick in Dillon Jones. He also coached Blaise Threatt to All-Big Sky first team honors in 2025.
During the 2023-24 season, Russell helped lead Weber State to a 20-win season, including a road win at No. 23 Saint Mary’s, WSU’s first win against a ranked opponent in 23 years. Weber State also beat NCAA Tournament teams Yale and South Dakota State during the season.
He also helped lead Weber State’s Dillon Jones to Big Sky MVP honors and first-team All-District and All-Big Sky honors. Jones was also a top-five finalist for the Julius Erving Award, given to the top small forward in the country.
During his first season as an assistant coach, 2022-23, he helped the Wildcats to an 18-win season and a semifinal appearance in the Big Sky Tournament.
Russell came to Weber State after spending the previous three seasons as an assistant coach with Montana State in the Big Sky. During his time at MSU, he helped lead the Bobcats to three winning seasons, including Big Sky regular season and tournament titles and a trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2022.
At Montana State, Russell helped with the development of the Bobcat guards and coached multiple players to All-Big Sky honors.
Russell also has head coaching experience. Prior to Montana State, he spent 11 seasons at Casper College in his hometown of Casper, Wyoming, including six seasons as the head coach. During his time as head coach, he posted a 145-52 overall record and led the team to six-straight region tournaments and two regional championship games.
He also played two seasons at Casper College and finished playing at Black Hills State University before earning his bachelor’s degree at the University of Wyoming. While in Laramie, he worked on Heath Schroyer’s staff as a graduate assistant coach with the Cowboys.
He and his wife Keisha are the parents of two children, Hayes and Blake.
In his three years with the Wildcats, he has been a part of 50 wins with the Wildcats and coached five players to All-Big Sky honors, including one conference MVP, and an NBA Draft pick in Dillon Jones. He also coached Blaise Threatt to All-Big Sky first team honors in 2025.
During the 2023-24 season, Russell helped lead Weber State to a 20-win season, including a road win at No. 23 Saint Mary’s, WSU’s first win against a ranked opponent in 23 years. Weber State also beat NCAA Tournament teams Yale and South Dakota State during the season.
He also helped lead Weber State’s Dillon Jones to Big Sky MVP honors and first-team All-District and All-Big Sky honors. Jones was also a top-five finalist for the Julius Erving Award, given to the top small forward in the country.
During his first season as an assistant coach, 2022-23, he helped the Wildcats to an 18-win season and a semifinal appearance in the Big Sky Tournament.
Russell came to Weber State after spending the previous three seasons as an assistant coach with Montana State in the Big Sky. During his time at MSU, he helped lead the Bobcats to three winning seasons, including Big Sky regular season and tournament titles and a trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2022.
At Montana State, Russell helped with the development of the Bobcat guards and coached multiple players to All-Big Sky honors.
Russell also has head coaching experience. Prior to Montana State, he spent 11 seasons at Casper College in his hometown of Casper, Wyoming, including six seasons as the head coach. During his time as head coach, he posted a 145-52 overall record and led the team to six-straight region tournaments and two regional championship games.
He also played two seasons at Casper College and finished playing at Black Hills State University before earning his bachelor’s degree at the University of Wyoming. While in Laramie, he worked on Heath Schroyer’s staff as a graduate assistant coach with the Cowboys.
He and his wife Keisha are the parents of two children, Hayes and Blake.
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