Dan Leibovitz was named head men's basketball coach at the University of Hartford on April 14, 2006.

Leibovitz, formerly the top assistant coach at Temple University, became the ninth men's basketball coach in school history. He joined the Hartford family after spending the last 10 seasons with Hall of Fame head coach John Chaney.

"I am extremely impressed with the leadership and mission of the University of Hartford under President Walter Harrison," said Leibovitz. "I'm joining the university at a time of tremendous growth and see it as an opportunity to build a successful basketball team with a winning tradition of which our students, alumni and community can be proud."

Leibovitz joined the Temple staff at the start of the 1996-97 season and helped the Owls to 10 straight postseason appearances, including five NCAA Tournaments (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001) and a pair of Elite Eight appearances (1999, 2001). Temple also won four Atlantic 10 Conference regular season championships (1998, 1999, 2000, 2002) and two conference championships (2000, 2001) during his tenure, which tied for the longest among current A-10 assistant coaches. As Chaney's right-hand man and top recruiter, his record while on the Owl staff was 201-124 (.618).

"The foundation for winning is already in place at Hartford," continued Leibovitz. "The quality of play in the America East Conference is high, we have great on-campus facilities, and there is a strong direction within the athletics department. The University of Hartford and our basketball program have a great deal to offer, and this will allow us to recruit at a high level both locally and nationally."

In 2005, Leibovitz was thrown into the role of acting coach during the final three regular season contests and the Owls' two Atlantic 10 Tournament games as Chaney served a self-imposed and then University sanctioned suspension. The Owls won three of the five contests and ended the season by advancing to the National Invitation Tournament. Leibovitz also served as the Owls' head coach for the final game of the 2005-06 season against Akron in the NIT, as Chaney did not coach the game in order to be with his wife, who was undergoing a medical procedure.

The past 11 summers, Leibovitz has served as an assistant coach at the John Chaney-Sonny Hill Basketball Camp. He began his coaching career in 1994 at Episcopal Academy in Merion, PA.

Leibovitz, who completed his master's degree in the Sport Management and Leisure Studies program at Temple in 1998, is a 1996 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. A product of Bryn Mawr, PA, he was a three-year varsity letterman in basketball at Episcopal Academy under Philadelphia coaching great Dan Dougherty.

Leibovitz, 33, is married to the former Nancy Abrams. They became parents this past summer with the birth of daughter Kaiya Daisy.