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Danowski Selected as USILA National Coach of the Year
11/4/2010 2:44:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
DURHAM, N.C.-Duke University men's lacrosse head coach John Danowski has been selected as the 2010 United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Division I Coach of the Year, the organization recently announced. Danowski recently led the Blue Devils to the 2010 NCAA Championship.
This past season Danowski led the Blue Devils to new heights as Duke captured its first men's lacrosse national title. Under Danowski's watchful eye, Duke outlasted top-seeded Virginia 14-13 in the semifinals and two days later and grinded out a 6-5 overtime victory in the championship game against Notre Dame.
Danowski mentored five All-America selections in 2010, including Tewaaraton Trophy winner and first team choice Ned Crotty. In the annual Major League Lacrosse draft, Crotty, Max Quinzani and Parker McKee were selected first, third and fourth overall, marking the first time three of the top four picks hailed from the same collegiate program.
Joining the program in July of 2006 after 21 seasons at Hofstra, Danowski has guided Duke to four of the finest seasons in Blue Devil lacrosse history. In his inaugural season at the helm, Danowski led Duke to the ACC Championship and to the NCAA title game. He garnered his first ACC Coach of the Year award after helping the Blue Devils compile a 17-3 record.
Duke captured its second consecutive ACC Championship during Danowski's tenure in 2008 and advanced to the NCAA Semifinals for the second straight season. The 2008 squad won a NCAA single-season record 18 games and captured three major awards from the USILA. The native of Long Island, N.Y., added a third ACC title and third trip to championship weekend in 2009 as Duke compiled a 15-4 mark.
In his four seasons with the Blue Devils, Danowski has compiled a 66-13 overall record, won three ACC Championships, advanced to the NCAA Semifinals four times, earned a spot in the championship game twice and ultimately captured the 2010 NCAA Championship.
In his 28 years as a head coach, Danowski has mentored 60 All-America selections, 26 at Duke, 12 conference most valuable players, 101 all-conference choices and two Tewaaraton Trophy winners in his son Matt Danowski in 2007 and Crotty in 2010.
Sporting a 286-152 overall record, he currently is among the top 10 active coaches in win percentage (.653) and wins.
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