Danny Neville

Last updated
Danny Neville
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Rocky Mountain
Conference Frontier
Record0–0
Biographical details
Alma mater Grand View University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2010–2012 Presentation (assistant)
2012–2015 Jamestown (assistant)
2015–2023 Jamestown
2024–2025 Langston (assistant)
2025–present Rocky Mountain
Head coaching record
Overall177–85
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • NSAA regular season (2017)
  • GPAC tournament (2019)
  • GPAC regular season (2023)

Danny Neville is an American college basketball coach, currently the head coach at Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Montana. [1] Neville was previously the head men's basketball coach at the University of Jamestown in Jamestown, North Dakota, from 2015 to 2023.

Neville is from Bondurant, Iowa, where he attended Bondurant-Farrar High School. He played basketball there under his dad, Steve Neville, and broke several school records and went to the state tournament one time. After high school, he attended Grand View University where he played basketball. Over his last two years of playing, Grand View went 50–17, went to two national tournaments, and were at one time ranked No. 7 in the country. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Sports Management, then went to Concordia University Irvine and received a master's degree in Athletic Administration. From there he went to Presentation College and was assistant basketball coach there until 2012 when he was hired as an assistant coach under Justin Wieck at the University of Jamestown where he served for three seasons. [2]

In August 2015, Neville was named the head men's basketball coach of the University of Jamestown, replacing Alan Magnani who had been the head coach of the Jimmies for only one year. [3] In the 2018–19 season, Jamestown moved from the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) to the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC). Since his hiring, the Jimmies have gone 105–55, won one NSAA regular season conference championship, and one GPAC tournament championship. In 2019, Jamestown made it to NAIA tournament for the first time in the Neville era and made it to the second round before losing to Spring Arbor University by a score of 81–85. [4]

Neville announced his resignation as head coach on November 16, 2023. [5]

Neville was announced as the associate head coach of Langston University on July 1, 2024.

On March 31, 2025, Neville was announced as the next head coach of Rocky Mountain College. [1]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Jamestown Jimmies (North Star Athletic Association)(2015–2018)
2015–16Jamestown 17–127–64th
2016–17Jamestown 18–1411–51st
2017–18Jamestown 20–109–72nd
Jamestown Jimmies (Great Plains Athletic Conference)(2018–2023)
2018–19Jamestown 29–615–52ndNAIA Second Round
2019–20Jamestown 18–139–117th
2020–21Jamestown 22–914–63rdNAIA Quarterfinal
2021–22Jamestown 25–1112–8T–4thNAIA Round of 16
2022–23Jamestown 27–715–5T–1stNAIA Runner Up
2023–24Jamestown 1–30–0
Jamestown:177–85 (.676)92–53 (.634)
Rocky Mountain (Frontier Conference)(2025–present)
2025–26Rocky Mountain 0–00–0
Rocky Mountain:0–0 (–)0–0 (–)
Total:177–85 (.676)

      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

References

  1. 1 2 "Rocky Athletics Announces Danny Neville as the Next Battlin' Bear Men's Basketball Coach". gobattlinbears.com. Billings, MT. March 31, 2025. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  2. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Coaches" . Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  3. Selvig, Dave (August 7, 2015). "Magnani resigns: Neville named as replacement" . Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  4. "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule" . Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  5. "Jimmies men's basketball head coach Danny Neville announces resignation". jamestownsun.com. November 16, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2023.