# Linc Darner

Linc Mitchel Darner (born December 12, 1970) is an American basketball coach and former men's basketball coach of the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay Phoenix. Darner previously spent nine seasons as the head coach at DII Florida Southern College and four seasons at Saint Joseph's College (Indiana). In 2015, Darner's Florida Southern Moccasins finished 36–1 and won the NCAA Division II National Championship. Darner was named the 2015 NABC UPS DII National Coach of the Year.
Darner took over at Green Bay after Brian Wardle left in 2015. In his first season, he led the Phoenix to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1996. Darner was fired on May 17, 2020, after posting a 17–16 record in 2019–20.

## Playing career

Darner played high school basketball at Highland High School in Anderson, Indiana. He then went on to Purdue University, where he played four years under legendary Boilermakers head coach Gene Keady. Darner was named team captain as a senior in 1993–94, leading the Boilers to a Big Ten Conference championship and a trip to the Elite Eight.

## Personal life

Darner received his bachelor's degree in management from Purdue University in 1995. He and his wife, Kristen, have one daughter, Layne, and one son, Tate. Linc is the son of Alan and Diane Darner. He has two sisters and a brother. His older sisters are named Amy and Kim. Kim played college basketball at Indiana State. Linc's younger brother Tige was also an Indiana All-Star and played collegiate ball at Appalachian State. Linc is the uncle of Sean McDermott, who is currently on the Memphis Hustle roster.

## Head coaching record

Statistics overview :
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Saint Joseph's Pumas (Great Lakes Valley Conference) (2002–2006) ||||||
| 2002–03 | Saint Joseph's (IN) | 11–17 | 7–13 | 7th | |
| 2003–04 | Saint Joseph's (IN) | 15–13 | 11–9 | 6th | |
| 2004–05 | Saint Joseph's (IN) | 17–12 | 11–9 | 5th | |
| 2005–06 | Saint Joseph's (IN) | 31–3 | 17–2 | 1st | NCAA DII Second Round |
| Saint Joseph's (IN): | Saint Joseph's (IN): | 74–45 (.622) | 46–33 (.582) | | |
| Florida Southern Moccasins (Sunshine State Conference) (2006–2015) ||||||
| 2006–07 | Florida Southern | 8–20 | 3–13 | 9th | |
| 2007–08 | Florida Southern | 24–9 | 12–4 | 1st | NCAA DII First Round |
| 2008–09 | Florida Southern | 29–7 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA DII Regional Finals |
| 2009–10 | Florida Southern | 25–5 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA DII First Round |
| 2010–11 | Florida Southern | 23–9 | 12–4 | 2nd | NCAA DII Second Round |
| 2011–12 | Florida Southern | 20–10 | 9–7 | T–5th | NCAA DII First Round |
| 2012–13 | Florida Southern | 27–6 | 12–4 | T-1st | NCAA DII Elite Eight |
| 2013–14 | Florida Southern | 27–5 | 13–4 | 1st | NCAA DII First Round |
| 2014–15 | Florida Southern | 36–1 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA DII National champions |
| Florida Southern: | Florida Southern: | 219–72 (.753) | 102–43 (.703) | | |
| Green Bay Phoenix (Horizon League) (2015–2020) ||||||
| 2015–16 | Green Bay | 23–13 | 11–7 | 4th | NCAA DI First Round |
| 2016–17 | Green Bay | 18–14 | 12–6 | T–3rd | CBI First Round |
| 2017–18 | Green Bay | 13–20 | 7–11 | 7th | |
| 2018–19 | Green Bay | 21–17 | 10–8 | 4th | CIT Runner-up |
| 2019–20 | Green Bay | 17–16 | 11–7 | 3rd | |
| Green Bay: | Green Bay: | 92–80 (.535) | 51–39 (.567) | | |
| Tampa Spartans (Sunshine State Conference) (2023–pres.) ||||||
| 2023–24 | Tampa | 8–20 | 4–16 | 11th | |
| 2024–25 | Tampa | 19–9 | 11–9 | 4th | |
| Tampa: | Tampa: | 27–29 (.482) | 15–25 (.375) | | |
| Total: | Total: | 412–226 (.646) | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||