Dale Wellman

Dale Wellman is an American college basketball coach. He is the current head men's basketball coach at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Playing career Wellman, a Kentucky native, played college basketball and baseball at The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. During his playing career his teams qualified for two NCAA Division III basketball tournaments in 1997 and 1998, and he was an all-conference player in baseball.

Coaching career

Alfred College Wellman became the head coach of Alfred University prior to the 2008–09 season. In his final season with the Saxons he led them to a 18–7 record, their best season since 1988–89. He was named the Empire 8 coach of the year and qualified for their first ever Empire 8 men's basketball tournament. He resigned from his post in June 2014.

Nebraska Wesleyan Wellman was named the 23rd head men's basketball coach in NWU history in June 2014. In just his second season with the Prairie Wolves he led them back to the postseason for the first time since 2001, with a birth into the NAIA DII men's basketball tournament. In 2018, Wellman led the team to the NCAA DII national title with 78–72 win over Wisconsin-Oshkosh. They finished the year with a program record 30 wins and secured the programs first national title. The 2018 season was the second conference title in a row for Wellman, a streak that would with 4 straight in 2020. Following his 2018 campaign, Wellman was named the DIII national coach of the year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The 2023–24 season Wellman won his 5th American Rivers Conference championship and returned NCAA DIII elite eight.

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