Dan Bonner is an analyst and color commentator

Color commentator

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 covering NCAA men's basketball

Basketball

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. He previously played basketball at the University of Virginia

University of Virginia

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 and coached the UVa women's team for two seasons. He also coached girls' basketball and soccer at Robert E. Lee High School in Staunton, Virginia

Staunton, Virginia

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Playing career

Dan Bonner attended the University of Virginia

University of Virginia

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 and played basketball from 1971 to 1975. In 1975 he was named captain

Captain (sports)

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 and was named to the Academic All-Atlantic Coast Conference

Atlantic Coast Conference

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 team.

Coaching career

After his playing career, Dan Bonner was an assistant coach under Barbara Kelly

Barbara Kelly

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 at the University of Virginia for the first two seasons of women's basketball ever played. He succeeded her as head coach

Head coach

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 in 1975 leading the women's team to a 22-20 (.524) record over two seasons at the helm.

Television career

He serves as an analyst for regular-season college basketball games for CBS Sports

CBS Sports

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, ESPN

ESPN

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 (1987–2001) and Fox Sports Net

Fox Sports Net

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 and has called ACC

Atlantic Coast Conference

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 games for Jefferson Pilot Sports since 1983. Bonner also filled that role for NCAA Productions' broadcasts of tournament games from 1985 through 1990.

He is quoted as saying, "The Monday after Selection Sunday, I'm scrambling to learn all the teams that I'll have to do later in the week. And then I'm out on the road."

His other broadcasting work includes play-by-play for baseball's Carolina League, women's college basketball, soccer play-by-play and an announcer for Fox Sports Net South's coverage of ACC Baseball.

Personal

He currently is the assistant athletic director and assistant girls' soccer coach for Robert E. Lee High School, having previously coached the girls' basketball team from 1999 to 2003. He was named the Virginia Group AA Coach of the Year for the 2002-03 season.

Dan is married to the former Terry Israel, who was the team captain and MVP of the 1975-76 Lady Cavaliers team. The Bonners have three children: Coleman, Keary and Sarah.
He also was head coach for the West Point High School Basketball Team in West Point, Virginia.