Coach Dan Engelstad shares his journey from growing up in Bethesda, Maryland to becoming the Head Coach at Mount St. Mary's, and now being an Assistant Coach at Syracuse.

Engelstad played basketball at St. Mary's College (D3) in Maryland prior to embarking on a college basketball coaching career. After serving on Coach Milan Brown's coaching staffs at Mount St. Mary's and Holy Cross, he was named the Head Coach at Southern Vermont College. He won over 75% of his games including nearly 80% of conference games in five seasons.

Coach Engelstad left Southern Vermont to become the Head Coach at Mount St. Mary's. The D3 Head Coach turned D1 Head Coach led The Mount to the NCAA Tournament in his third season at the helm.

On April 10, 2024 he resigned from his post at Mount St. Mary's to become an Assistant Coach at Syracuse.