UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS

North Texas head basketball coach Tony Benford announced the addition of 30-year coaching veteran Dan O’Dowd to his staff. O’Dowd spent two years (1991-93) as an assistant coach and assistant athletics director at Barton County Community College in Great Bend, Kansas He helped guide the Cougars to records of 21-10 in 1991-92 and 23-9 in 1992-93 as Barton County qualified for the regional tournament both years. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant under Lon Kruger at Kansas State from 1989-91. The Wildcats finished 17-15 and participated in the 1990 NCAA Tournament during his tenure. O’Dowd was an assistant coach at Topeka (Kansas) High School from 1986-89. His three-year stint included a 20-3 record in 1986-87, an 18-4 mark in 1987-88 and a 20-3, Class 6A runner-up season in 1988-89. O’Dowd married the former Ginger Dowell in June 2009 and the couple has two sons, Trey and Conner. Read More.