Women's Basketball
Dardarian, Dan
Dan Dardarian
- Title:
- Team & Recruitment Analyst
- Email:
- ddardari@iu.edu
Dan Dardarian is in his first season team & recruitment analyst for Indiana women’s basketball program.
Dardarian was most recently as the assistant director of basketball operations for Vanderbilt men’s basketball from 2023-25. He spent the 2021-23 seasons as the director of video and scouting for the SMU women’s basketball program.
Prior to his time in Dallas at SMU, Dardarian spent three seasons with the Michigan women’s basketball program as the video coordinator. During his tenure, which included filming and analysis, the Wolverines advanced to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 for the first time in program history.
Prior to joining the staff in Ann Arbor, Dardarian became the first video coordinator at IMG Academy in Florida. In addition to managing a video database of more than 400 games per season, he coordinated schedules and assisted with pro days. In 2017, IMG featured a player in the boys’ and girls’ McDonalds’ All-America Game, becoming the first school in history represented in both games.
A native of Michigan, Dardarian earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism from the Oakland and earned a master’s in sports administration from Wayne State. While at Oakland, he worked as a student assistant for the men’s basketball program under long-time head coach Greg Kampe. His duties included film exchange and video breakdown, while assisting the coaching staff during the program’s transition to NCAA Division I.
Dardarian has also worked as a high school coach at Brother Rice and his alma mater, West Bloomfield. During his time at Brother Rice, the Warriors won back-to-back MHSAA district titles in 2010 and 2011.
Dardarian was most recently as the assistant director of basketball operations for Vanderbilt men’s basketball from 2023-25. He spent the 2021-23 seasons as the director of video and scouting for the SMU women’s basketball program.
Prior to his time in Dallas at SMU, Dardarian spent three seasons with the Michigan women’s basketball program as the video coordinator. During his tenure, which included filming and analysis, the Wolverines advanced to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 for the first time in program history.
Prior to joining the staff in Ann Arbor, Dardarian became the first video coordinator at IMG Academy in Florida. In addition to managing a video database of more than 400 games per season, he coordinated schedules and assisted with pro days. In 2017, IMG featured a player in the boys’ and girls’ McDonalds’ All-America Game, becoming the first school in history represented in both games.
A native of Michigan, Dardarian earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism from the Oakland and earned a master’s in sports administration from Wayne State. While at Oakland, he worked as a student assistant for the men’s basketball program under long-time head coach Greg Kampe. His duties included film exchange and video breakdown, while assisting the coaching staff during the program’s transition to NCAA Division I.
Dardarian has also worked as a high school coach at Brother Rice and his alma mater, West Bloomfield. During his time at Brother Rice, the Warriors won back-to-back MHSAA district titles in 2010 and 2011.
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