American Idle: Hipsher Back in Saddle at UTPA Following Nine-Year Hiatus
May 4th, 2013 - 16:37
New Texas-Pan American coach Dan Hipsher hopes it's like riding a bike and won't have to shed head coaching cobwebs. Time will tell if Hipsher is rusty, but he was hired by the Broncs after not being a head coach for nine seasons.
Keith Dambrot had been away from NCAA Division I head coaching for 11 years when he succeeded Hipsher as coach at Akron in 2004. Dambrot and Hipsher are among the following six active head coaches who served in non-college head coaching capacities at least nine years before returning to a DI program as bench boss:
| Active Head Coach | Current School | Years Away | Previous DI Position (Tenure) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Brown | Southern Methodist | 24 | Kansas (1984-88) |
| Paul Cormier | Dartmouth | 13 | Fairfield (1992-98) |
| Keith Dambrot | Akron | 11 | Central Michigan (1991 and 1992) |
| Todd Bozeman | Morgan State | 10 | California (1993-96) |
| James Dickey | Houston | nine | Texas Tech (1992-2001) |
| Dan Hipsher | Texas-Pan American | nine | Akron (1996-2004) |