# Dan Tieman

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{{Short description|American basketball player, coach, and teacher}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name            = Dan Tieman
| image           = 
| caption         = 
| height_ft       = 6
| height_in       = 0
| weight_lb       = 185
| birth_date      = {{birth date|1940|11|30}}
| birth_place     = [Covington, Kentucky](/source/Covington%2C_Kentucky), U.S.
| death_date      = {{death date and age|2012|10|3|1940|11|30}}
| death_place     = 
| high_school     = [Covington Catholic](/source/Covington_Catholic_High_School)<br>(Covington, Kentucky)
| college         = [Thomas More](/source/Thomas_More_Saints_men's_basketball) (1958–1962)
| draft_year      = 1962
| career_start    = 
| career_end      = 
| career_number   = 41
| career_position = [Point guard](/source/Point_guard)
| years1          = {{nbay|1962|full=y}}
| team1           = [Cincinnati Royals](/source/Cincinnati_Royals)
| highlights      = 
}}

'''Daniel Theodore Tieman''' (November 30, 1940 &ndash; October 30, 2012) was an American [basketball](/source/basketball) player, coach, and teacher.

Tieman graduated from [Covington Catholic High School](/source/Covington_Catholic_High_School) in [Kentucky](/source/Kentucky) in 1958, then played basketball and baseball at Villa Madonna College, today known as [Thomas More University](/source/Thomas_More_University), graduating in 1962.<ref name="ENK">{{cite encyclopedia|title=Basketball|encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky|editor1-first=Paul A.|editor1-last=Tenkotte|editor2-first=James C.|editor2-last=Claypool|location=Lexington, Kentucky|publisher=[University Press of Kentucky](/source/University_Press_of_Kentucky)|date=2009|page=66|isbn=978-0-8131-2565-7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zc0eBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA66|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Don|last=McKay|url=http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/mcnayonmoney/92830709.html|title=Dan Tieman: A Teacher To Appreciate|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109041705/http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/mcnayonmoney/92830709.html|archive-date=2012-01-09|work=[WKYT-TV](/source/WKYT-TV)|date=May 19, 2010|access-date=November 1, 2012}}</ref> He was the basketball team's MVP in 1960 and 1961. He appeared in the [1960 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament](/source/1960_NAIA_Division_I_men's_basketball_tournament).<ref name=Jennifer>{{cite web|first=Jennifer|last=Abdrabbo|url=http://local.cincinnati.com/share/story/166110|title=Legendary Colonel & Former NBA Player Retires After 46 Years|work=nky.com|date=May 12, 2010|access-date=November 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234217/http://local.cincinnati.com/share/story/166110|archive-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> In his college career, he recorded 1,454 points and 319 assists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tmcsaints.com/sports/mbkb/records|title=Thomas More Men's Basketball Records|work=Thomas More Saints|access-date=November 1, 2012|archive-date=February 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204005816/http://www.tmcsaints.com/sports/mbkb/records|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [Kansas City Steers](/source/Kansas_City_Steers) of the [American Basketball League](/source/American_Basketball_League_(1961%E2%80%9363)) drafted Tieman. but was later invited to play with the [National Basketball Association](/source/National_Basketball_Association)'s [Cincinnati Royals](/source/Cincinnati_Royals), who were coached by Tieman's college coach, [Charlie Wolf](/source/Charles_Wolf_(basketball)).<ref name=Jennifer/> Tieman played in 29 games with the Cincinnati Royals during the [1962–63 NBA season](/source/1962%E2%80%9363_NBA_season).

After his playing days, he worked at Covington Catholic as a teacher, basketball coach, and administrator.<ref>{{cite news|first=K.|last=Kinley|url=http://kentoncounty.fox19.com/news/people/100332-cov-cath-coach-and-former-nba-player-passes-away|title=Cov Cath coach and former NBA player passes away|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124080041/http://kentoncounty.fox19.com/news/people/100332-cov-cath-coach-and-former-nba-player-passes-away|archive-date=January 24, 2013|work=Kenton County News|publisher=[WXIX-TV](/source/WXIX-TV)|date=November 1, 2012|access-date=November 1, 2012}}</ref> As a basketball coach, he recorded 314 wins.<ref name=Jennifer/>

Tieman was inducted into the Greater [Cincinnati](/source/Cincinnati) Basketball Hall of Fame. He died in 2012 after struggles with cancer.<ref>{{cite news|first=Lance|last=McAlister|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130116041319/http://www.700wlw.com/pages/lancesBlog.html?article=10537330|archive-date=January 16, 2013|title=No gold for you|work=[WLW](/source/WLW)|date=October 31, 2012|access-date=October 31, 2012|url=http://www.700wlw.com/pages/lancesBlog.html?article=10537330}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{NBA player statistics legend}}

===NBA===
Source<ref name=bbr>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/tiemada01.html|title=Dan Tieman NBA stats|website=[Basketball Reference](/source/Basketball_Reference)|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=9 March 2024}}</ref>

====Regular season====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
|-
! Year
! Team
! GP
! MPG
! FG%
! FT%
! RPG
! APG
! PPG
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1962}}
|style="text-align:left;"| [Cincinnati](/source/1962%E2%80%9363_Cincinnati_Royals_season)
| 29 || 6.1 || .263 || .400 || .8 || .9 || 1.2
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/tiemada01.html Dan Tieman at Basketball-Reference]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tieman, Dan}}
Category:1940 births
Category:2012 deaths
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
Category:American men's basketball coaches
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball coaches from Kentucky
Category:Basketball players from Kentucky
Category:Cincinnati Royals players
Category:Covington Catholic High School alumni
Category:High school basketball coaches in Kentucky
Category:Point guards
Category:Sportspeople from Covington, Kentucky
Category:Thomas More Saints men's basketball players
Category:Undrafted NBA players

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