Dan Sparks

Daniel E. Sparks (born April 17, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player and college coach. He played in the American Basketball Association for the Miami Floridians during the 1968–69 and 1969–70 seasons after a split collegiate career at Vincennes University and Weber State University.

In 2015, Sparks was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Although he garnered success as a player, having won the NJCAA national championship at Vincennes in 1965 and having served as Weber State's team MVP during their NCAA Tournament season in 1967–68, he is best known for his coaching career. Sparks coached 25 NJCAA All-Americans and 33 future professional players in his career, including Eric Williams, Shawn Marion, Tyrone Nesby, and Carl Landry. He is the state of Indiana's all-time winningest coach (706 victories) and was the national coach of the year in 1985–86.