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Dane Fischer (born September 21, 1979) is an American basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team.[1][2]

Dane Fischer

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	William & Mary
Conference	CAA
Record	35–51 (.407)
Biographical details
Born	(1979-09-21) September 21, 1979 (age 43) Rochester, Minnesota
Playing career
1999–2002	Ithaca
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003–2005	Williams (assistant)
2005–2008	Rider (assistant)
2008–2015	Bucknell (assistant)
2015–2019	George Mason (assistant)
2019–present	William & Mary
Head coaching record
Overall	35–51 (.407)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
CAA Coach of the Year (2020)

Playing career

Fischer played college basketball at Ithaca College, where he graduated in the top 10 in career steals and assists while helping guide the Bombers to an NCAA Tournament appearance.[1]

Coaching career

Upon graduation, Fischer entered the coaching ranks, taking an assistant coaching position at Williams College under Dave Paulsen, where the Ephs reached the national championship game of the 2004 NCAA Division III Tournament.[3] In 2005, Fischer headed to the Division I ranks joining the coaching staff at Rider, where he stayed until 2008 before reuniting with Paulsen who had taken the head coaching position at Bucknell.[4] While on staff with the Bison, Fischer was part of two NCAA Tournament squads and four Patriot League regular season championship teams. In 2015, Fischer followed Paulsen to George Mason to serve as assistant coach.[5]

On April 2, 2019, Fischer was named the 31st head men's basketball coach in William & Mary history, replacing Tony Shaver.[2][6]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
William & Mary (Colonial Athletic Association) (2019–present)
2019–20	William & Mary	21–11	13–5	2nd	NCAA Division I cancelled
2020–21	William & Mary	7–10	4–6	7th
2021–22	William & Mary	5–27	4–14	9th
2022–23	William & Mary	2–3	0–0
Total:		35–51 (.407)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

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