4-QUARTER COACHES’ CLINIC E39: COACH DAVE NILAND, PENN STATE BEHREND U.

Coach Dave Niland is one of the most respected coaches in NCAA basketball.  Known as an expert in controlling tempo, Coach Niland’s 2007-2008 team allowed only 54.6 points-per-game while winning 25-games.  Coach Niland has earned seven (7) Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Coach-of-the-Year honors, which is a league & college record.  Under Coach Niland’s tutelage, his Nittany Lions have accomplished the following:
- 29 out of 30 winning seasons
- Earned an NCAA or ECAC postseason bid in 26 of the past 28 years
- Advanced to the NCAA Tournament eight times and has made 17 appearances in the ECAC South Region Tournament, winning the title in 1998-99 and 2009-10
- Won seven regular-season league titles and six conference tournament championships
- During the 2006-07 season, Niland's team posted an impressive 21-8 mark and advanced to the ECAC Southern Region Tournament Championship Game
- In 2006 Coach Niland received the Schoenfeld Award, the highest honor the Collegiate Basketball Officials Association (COBA) bestows each year.
- The 2003-04 team led all of Division III in scoring defense and posted a 22-3 record entering the NCAA Tournament
- The 1999-2000 team had the best season in school history, setting the school record for wins with 26 while advancing to the NCAA Elite Eight—the first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance for men's basketball
- The 1998-99 squad earned the ECAC Southern Region Championship

E39 Breakdown:
First Quarter: 3:48
Second Quarter: 16:43
Third Quarter: 21:10
Fourth Quarter: 29:27
OT: 35:57-1:11:56