- Career record: 437-221; (.664)
- Led Scranton to 11 NCAA Division III Tournaments (2003 (Sweet 16), 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 (Elite Eight), 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023) & one ECAC Tournament (2005)
- Captured 10 conference championships; 2 in the MAC Freedom (2003, 2006) & 8 in the Landmark Conference (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2023)
- Qualified for 21 conference tournaments in 25 seasons as head coach: in MAC Freedom (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007), in Landmark (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2025, 2026)
- Led Scranton to 21 winning seasons: 2003 (24-6), 2005 (20-7), 2006 (21-7), 2007 (19-7), 2008 (19-9), 2009 (21-7), 2010 (18-9), 2011 (20-6), 2012 (23-8), 2013 (19-7), 2014 (24-4), 2015 (23-6), 2016 (19-8), 2017 (22-7), 2018 (13-12), 2019 (20-6), 2020 (19-8), 2021 (7-3), 2022 (13-11), 2023 (21-8), 2026 (19-7)
- Freedom Conference Co-Coach of the Year (2006)
- Landmark Conference Coach of the Year (2014, 2021)
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- Head coach, The University of Scranton (2001-present)
- Assistant coach, Bucknell University (1990-2001)
- Graduate assistant, University of Missouri-Kansas City (1987-89)
- B.S., Physical Education, Baker University (1987)
- M.A., Education, University of Missouri Kansas City (1989)
Since taking over the program in 2001, Carl Danzig has built Scranton into one of the premier programs in the Landmark Conference and the Mid-Atlantic region. Over 25 seasons, he has led the Royals to 10 conference championships, including eight Landmark Conference titles (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2023), and 11 NCAA Tournament appearances. Under his leadership, Scranton advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2003 and the Elite Eight in 2012, finishing the season ranked No. 15 nationally by D3hoops.com.
Recent seasons have continued the program’s tradition of success. In 2025-26, Ben Robinson was named the Landmark Conference Rookie of the Year, while Sammy Tornabene and Jon Spatola earned All-Landmark Conference honors. During the 2024-25 campaign, Will McLoughlin garnered First Team All-Landmark recognition and Tornabene was selected as the Landmark Rookie of the Year. In 2022-23, Danzig guided the Royals to the program’s eighth Landmark Conference championship and an NCAA Tournament appearance, while Jackson Danzig was named the Landmark Conference Player of the Year and earned NABC Second Team All-America honors.
A four-time Conference Coach of the Year (2014, 2021, 2023, 2025), Danzig has coached numerous conference award winners throughout his tenure, including Landmark Players of the Year Jackson Danzig (2023), Logan Bailey (2021), Brendan Boken (2016), Ross Danzig (2014), and Zach Ashworth (2010, 2011). He has also mentored Rookie of the Year recipients Ben Robinson (2026), Sammy Tornabene (2025), Will McLoughlin (2022), Logan Bailey (2019), Ross Danzig (2012), and Brian O'Donnell (2002), along with Defensive Players of the Year John Vitkus (2016, 2017), Tommy Morgan (2014), and Travis Farrell (2012).
Nationally, Danzig has coached several All-Americans, including Jackson Danzig (2023), Brendan Boken (2016), and Zach Ashworth (2011). Jackson Danzig earned NABC Second Team All-America honors in 2023, while Boken finished his career as the program’s all-time leading scorer with 1,911 points and was a D3hoops.com First Team All-American in 2016. Ashworth earned NABC First Team All-America and Academic All-America honors in 2011. His players have also collected numerous All-Region and all-conference accolades, reflecting the program’s success both on the court and in the classroom.
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Danzig’s ascension to his first head coaching job mirrored that of many in his profession. He worked his way through the ranks by starting as a graduate assistant with the men's basketball program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where he earned a Master of Arts degree in education before landing a position as an assistant coach at Bucknell University.
During his 11-year tenure there, the Bison posted an overall record of 180-135 (.571) under head coaches Charlie Woollum and Pat Flannery, including seven winning seasons and 20-or-more wins twice (21 in 1992 and 23 in 1993). The Bison also advanced to the Patriot League championship game four times during Danzig's tenure, losing to Fordham, 70-65, in 1992; Holy Cross, 98-73, in 1993; Navy, 76-75, in 1997; and Lafayette, 67-63, in 1999.
His major duties were recruiting, scheduling, scouting, and film exchange. He also assisted in the coordination of the Bison summer camp program, community service projects and alumni activities and fund-raising efforts.
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While an undergraduate at Baker University (Kansas), he was a two-year captain on the men's basketball team and finished his career as the second all-time leading scorer in Wildcat history with 1,732 points. A three-time all-Heart of America Conference selection and a first team all-district pick in 1987, he led the team in scoring and rebounding three times. He was also a four-year letterman on the men's golf team. In 2011, he was inducted into the Baker's Hall of Fame.
Carl and his wife, Lynette, a certified public accountant, are the parents of three sons: Ross, Ethan and Jackson. The family resides in Clarks Green, Pennsylvania.
CSC Academic All-Americans (1)
- Zach Ashworth (1st Team, 2011; 2nd Team, 2010)
CSC Academic All-District (5)
- Nick Ruisi (2026)
- Luca Baratta (2026, 2024)
- Colin Merriman (2024)
- Stephen Braunstein (2021)
- John Vitkus (2016)
NABC All-Americans (3)
- Jackson Danzig (2nd Team, 2023)
- Brendan Boken (3rd Team, 2016)
- Zach Ashworth (2nd Team, 2011)
D3hoops.com All-Americans (1)
- Brendan Boken (1st Team, 2016)
D3hoops.com All-Mid-Atlantic Region Selections (13)
- Will McLoughlin (3rd Team, 2023)
- Jackson Danzig (1st Team, 2023; 2nd Team, 2022)
- Logan Bailey (2nd Team, 2021; Rookie of the Year, 2019)
- Matthew Mancuso (1st Team, 2020; 2nd Team, 2019)
- John Vitkus (1st Team, 2017)
- Brendan Boken (Player of the Year & 1st Team, 2016; 1st Team, 2015)
- Ross Danzig (2nd Team, 2015; 1st Team, 2014; 3rd Team, 2013)
- Travis Farrell (2nd Team, 2012)
- Zach Ashworth (1st Team, 2011; 2nd Team, 2010)
- Eli Londo (3rd Team, 2010)
- Tom Bicknell (3rd Team, 2008)
- Brian O'Donnell (2nd Team, 2005)
- Derek Elphick (1st Team, 2003)
NABC All-District Selections (8)
- Jackson Danzig (1st Team, 2023; 2nd Team, 2022)
- Matthew Mancuso (1st Team, 2020)
- John Vitkus (1st Team, 2017)
- Brendan Boken (Player of the Year & 1st Team, 2016; 2nd Team, 2015)
- Ross Danzig (1st Team, 2015, 2014)
- Luke Hawk (2nd Team, 2012)
- Zach Ashworth (1st Team, 2011; 1st Team, 2010; 2nd Team, 2009)
- Randy Arnold (2nd Team, 2006)
National All-Jesuit Team (1)
- Zach Ashworth (2011, 2010)
Landmark Conference Players of the Year (5)
- Jackson Danzig (2023)
- Logan Bailey (2021)
- Brendan Boken (2016)
- Ross Danzig (2014)
- Zach Ashworth (2011, 2010)
Landmark Conference Defensive Players of the Year (3)
- John Vitkus (2017, 2016)
- Tommy Morgan (2014)
- Travis Farrell (2012)
Landmark Conference Rookies of the Year (5)
- Ben Robinson (2026)
- Sammy Tornabene (2025)
- Will McLoughlin (2022)
- Logan Bailey (2019)
- Ross Danzig (2012)
Landmark Conference Tournament MVPs (3)
- Jackson Danzig (2023)
- John Vitkus (2017)
- Brendan Boken (2015, 2014)
Freedom Conference Player of the Year (1)
Freedom Conference Rookie of the Year (1)
Freedom Conference Tournament MVP (1)
All-Conference Selections (28)
- Sammy Tornabene (2026)
- Jon Spatola (2026, 2024)
- Will McLoughlin (2025, 2023)
- Stephen Braunstein (2023, 2022)
- Jackson Danzig (2023, 2022, 2021)
- Kyle DeVerna (2020, 2019)
- Matthew Mancuso (2020, 2019)
- Logan Bailey (2020, 2019)
- Drew Schankweiler (2018)
- Ethan Danzig (2018, 2017)
- Kevin Doolan (2017)
- John Vitkus (2017, 2016)
- Brendan Boken (2016, 2015, 2014)
- Justin Klingman (2015)
- Tommy Morgan (2014)
- Ross Danzig (2015, 2014, 2013)
- Travis Farrell (2013, 2012, 2011)
- Luke Hawk (2012, 2011)
- Zach Ashworth (2011, 2010, 2009, 2008)
- Eli Londo (2010)
- Ryan FitzPatrick (2009)
- Paul Biagioli (2009)
- Tom Bicknell (2008, 2007, 2006)
- Randy Arnold (2008, 2007, 2006)
- Brian O'Donnell (2005, 2004, 2003)
- Darren Cannon (2005)
- Derek Elphick (2003, 2002)
- Dan Loftus (2003, 2002)
