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Danny Sprinkle
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Washington
Conference	Big Ten
Record	0–0 (–)
Biographical details
Born	October 12, 1976 (age 48); Pullman, Washington, U.S.
Playing career
1995–1999	Montana State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000–2006	Cal State Northridge (assistant)
2006–2008	Montana State (assistant)
2008–2013	Cal State Northridge (assistant)
2013–2019	Cal State Fullerton (assistant)
2019–2023	Montana State
2023–2024	Utah State
2024–present	Washington
Head coaching record
Overall	109–50 (.686)
Tournaments	1–3 (NCAA Division I)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Big Sky regular season (2022); 2 Big Sky tournament (2022, 2023); Mountain West regular season (2024);
Awards
	MWC Coach of the Year (2024); Big Sky Coach of the Year (2022);

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Danny Sprinkle (born October 12, 1976) is an American college basketball coach, and is the head coach at University of Washington. He was previously the head coach at his alma mater, Montana State University, and Utah State University.^[1]^[2]

Playing career

A two-time all-state selection in Montana at Helena High School, Sprinkle played college basketball at Montana State in Bozeman, where he was conference freshman of the year in 1996, and earned all-league honors in 1997. He graduated as the school's seventh-all-time-leading scorer.^[2]^[3]

Coaching career

Sprinkle's first coaching job came in 2000 as an assistant at Cal State Northridge, where he stayed for six seasons.^[4] He returned to Montana State for a two-year stint as an assistant under new head coach Brad Huse, then went back to Northridge in 2008 for five seasons. Sprinkle joined Dedrique Taylor's staff at Cal State Fullerton in 2013, and was part of the Titans' NCAA tournament squad in 2018.^[5]

On April 4, 2019, Sprinkle was hired at his alma mater, succeeding Brian Fish and becoming the 23rd head coach of the men's program at Montana State.^[2]^[6]

Sprinkle led his team to a 16–15 record for the 2019–20 season and a #5 seed in the Big Sky tournament before it was shut down for the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020–21 shortened season saw Sprinkle lead the Bobcats to knock off #1 seeded Southern Utah and advance to the Big Sky championship game, losing to Eastern Washington. Sprinkle successfully brought back his three COVID-eligible seniors for the 2021–22 campaign, culminating in a school-record 27 wins and the first trip to the NCAA tournament for the Bobcats since Sprinkle's freshman season. Sprinkle's final season in Bozeman saw him bringing Montana State to back-to-back NCAA tournaments for the first time in program history.

After four seasons at Montana State, he was hired by Utah State to be their new head coach on April 7, 2023, succeeding Ryan Odom.^[7]

On March 25, 2024, Sprinkle was hired by Washington to replace Mike Hopkins.^[8]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Montana State Bobcats (Big Sky Conference) (2019–2023)
2019–20	Montana State	16–15	10–10	T–5th
2020–21	Montana State	13–10	8–6	T–4th
2021–22	Montana State	27–8	16–4	1st	NCAA Division I Round of 64
2022–23	Montana State	25–10	15–3	2nd	NCAA Division I Round of 64
Montana State:		81–43 (.653)	49–23 (.681)
Utah State Aggies (Mountain West Conference) (2023–2024)
2023–24	Utah State	28–7	14–4	1st	NCAA Division I Round of 32
Utah State:		28–7 (.800)	14–4 (.778)
Washington Huskies (Big Ten Conference) (2024–present)
2024–25	Washington	0–0	0–0
Washington:		0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)
Total:		109–50 (.686)
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

^ "Danny Sprinkle - Men's Basketball Coach". Montana State University Athletics.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Danny Sprinkle Selected to Lead Montana State Men's Basketball Program". Montana State University Athletics.
^ "Danny Sprinkle College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "Player Bio: Danny Sprinkle - CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". gomatadors.cstv.com.
^ "Cal State Fullerton Athletics". Cal State Fullerton Athletics.
^ "Updated: Sprinkle named new Bobcat men's basketball coach". Great Falls Tribune.
^ "Danny Sprinkle Named Head Men's Basketball Coach at Utah State". UrahStateAggies.com.
^ Thamel, Pete and Borzello, Jeff (2024-03-25). "Utah State's Danny Sprinkle accepts Washington hoops job". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2024-03-25.

External links

Montana State University Athletics – Danny Sprinkle
Danny Sprinkle – Sports-Reference.com college basketball player profile
Danny Sprinkle – Sports-Reference.com college basketball coach profile

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[1] "Danny Sprinkle - Men's Basketball Coach". Montana State University Athletics.

[msubobcats.com-2] "Danny Sprinkle Selected to Lead Montana State Men's Basketball Program". Montana State University Athletics.

[3] "Danny Sprinkle College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[4] "Player Bio: Danny Sprinkle - CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". gomatadors.cstv.com.

[5] "Cal State Fullerton Athletics". Cal State Fullerton Athletics.

[6] "Updated: Sprinkle named new Bobcat men's basketball coach". Great Falls Tribune.

[7] "Danny Sprinkle Named Head Men's Basketball Coach at Utah State". UrahStateAggies.com.

[8] Thamel, Pete and Borzello, Jeff (2024-03-25). "Utah State's Danny Sprinkle accepts Washington hoops job". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2024-03-25.

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-'''Danny Sprinkle''' (born October 12, 1976) is an American [[college basketball]] coach, and is the head coach at [[University of Washington]], a member of the [[Pac-12 Conference]] in [[NCAA Division I]]. He was previously the head coach at his [[alma mater]], [[Montana State Bobcats men's basketball|Montana State University]], and Utah State University.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://msubobcats.com/coaches.aspx?rc=582|title=Danny Sprinkle - Men's Basketball Coach|website=Montana State University Athletics}}</ref><ref name="msubobcats.com">{{cite web|url=https://msubobcats.com/news/2019/4/4/danny-sprinkle-selected-to-lead-montana-state-mens-basketball-program.aspx|title=Danny Sprinkle Selected to Lead Montana State Men’s Basketball Program|website=Montana State University Athletics}}</ref>
+'''Danny Sprinkle''' (born October 12, 1976) is an American [[college basketball]] coach, and is the head coach at [[University of Washington]]. He was previously the head coach at his [[alma mater]], [[Montana State Bobcats men's basketball|Montana State University]], and [[Utah State Aggies men's basketball|Utah State University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://msubobcats.com/coaches.aspx?rc=582|title=Danny Sprinkle - Men's Basketball Coach|website=Montana State University Athletics}}</ref><ref name="msubobcats.com">{{cite web|url=https://msubobcats.com/news/2019/4/4/danny-sprinkle-selected-to-lead-montana-state-mens-basketball-program.aspx|title=Danny Sprinkle Selected to Lead Montana State Men’s Basketball Program|website=Montana State University Athletics}}</ref>
 ==Playing career==
-A two-time all-state selection in [[Montana]] at [[Helena High School]], Sprinkle played college basketball at Montana State in [[Bozeman, Montana|Bozeman]], where he was conference freshman of the year in 1996, and earned all-league honors in 1997. He graduated as the school's seventh all-time leading scorer.<ref name="msubobcats.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/danny-sprinkle-1.html|title=Danny Sprinkle College Stats|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com}}</ref>
+A two-time all-state selection in [[Montana]] at [[Helena High School]], Sprinkle played college basketball at Montana State in [[Bozeman, Montana|Bozeman]], where he was conference freshman of the year in 1996, and earned all-league honors in 1997. He graduated as the school's seventh-all-time-leading scorer.<ref name="msubobcats.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/danny-sprinkle-1.html|title=Danny Sprinkle College Stats|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com}}</ref>
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 On April 4, [[2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2019]], Sprinkle was hired at his alma mater, succeeding [[Brian Fish]] and becoming the 23rd head coach of the men's program at Montana State.<ref name="msubobcats.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/sports/2019/04/04/former-montana-state-star-danny-sprinkle-named-new-bobcat-mens-basketball-coach-helena-great-falls/3367828002/|title=Updated: Sprinkle named new Bobcat men's basketball coach|website=Great Falls Tribune}}</ref>
-Sprinkle led his team to a 16-15 record for the 2019-20 season and a #5 seed in the [[Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament|Big Sky Tournament]] before it was shut down for the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020-21 shortened season saw Sprinkle lead the cats to knock off #1 seeded Southern Utah and advance to the Big Sky Championship game, losing to [[2020–21 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team|Eastern Washington Eagles]]. Sprinkle successfully brought back his three COVID Eligible seniors for the 2021-22 campaign, culminating in a school record 27 wins and the first trip to the NCAA tournament for the Cats since Sprinkle's freshman season. Sprinkle's final season in Bozeman saw him bringing Montana State to back to back NCAA tournaments for the first time in program history.
+Sprinkle led his team to a 16–15 record for the 2019–20 season and a #5 seed in the [[Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament|Big Sky tournament]] before it was shut down for the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020–21 shortened season saw Sprinkle lead the Bobcats to knock off #1 seeded Southern Utah and advance to the Big Sky championship game, losing to [[2020–21 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team|Eastern Washington]]. Sprinkle successfully brought back his three COVID-eligible seniors for the 2021–22 campaign, culminating in a school-record 27 wins and the first trip to the NCAA tournament for the Bobcats since Sprinkle's freshman season. Sprinkle's final season in Bozeman saw him bringing Montana State to back-to-back NCAA tournaments for the first time in program history.
-After four seasons at Montana State, he was hired by [[Utah State Aggies men's basketball|Utah State]] to be their new head coach, succeeding [[Ryan Odom]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://utahstateaggies.com/news/2023/4/7/danny-sprinkle-named-head-mens-basketball-coach-at-utah-state.aspx|title=Danny Sprinkle Named Head Men's Basketball Coach at Utah State|website=UrahStateAggies.com}}</ref>
+After four seasons at Montana State, he was hired by [[Utah State Aggies men's basketball|Utah State]] to be their new head coach on April 7, 2023, succeeding [[Ryan Odom]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://utahstateaggies.com/news/2023/4/7/danny-sprinkle-named-head-mens-basketball-coach-at-utah-state.aspx|title=Danny Sprinkle Named Head Men's Basketball Coach at Utah State|website=UrahStateAggies.com}}</ref>
-Sprinkle was hired by [[Washington Huskies men's basketball|Washington]] to replace [[Mike Hopkins (basketball)|Mike Hopkins]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thamel |first=Pete |last2=Borzello |first2=Jeff |date=2024-03-25 |title=Sources: Utah State's Sprinkle accepts UW job |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39807103/sources-utah-state-danny-sprinkle-accepts-washington-hoops-job |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
+On March 25, 2024, Sprinkle was hired by [[Washington Huskies men's basketball|Washington]] to replace [[Mike Hopkins (basketball)|Mike Hopkins]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thamel |first=Pete |author-link=Pete Thamel |last2=Borzello |first2=Jeff |name-list-style=and |date=2024-03-25 |title=Utah State's Danny Sprinkle accepts Washington hoops job |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39807103 |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
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