Daniel Ellis enters his fourth year on staff as an assistant basketball coach at Wittenberg University. 

 In his first two seasons with the Tigers, Ellis has worked with the Wittenberg post players helping develop Connor Seipel and James Johnson to achieve All-NCAC honors. Ellis has been heavily involved in the recruiting process of the last two classes, taking an emphasis on the Southwest Ohio area.

“We are pleased to announce the promotion of Coach Danny Ellis to full-time assistant coach. Danny has played an integral role in our program’s success on the court, in recruiting and in player development. We all look forward to him taking on a larger role in all aspects of the program,” said Head Coach Matt Croci.

Ellis previously spent four seasons at Berry University, assisting in all aspects of coaching, including the development of guard play, shooting, and day-to-day operations. In addition, Ellis assisted with the program’s transition to NCAA Division III.  During his final year at Berry, he helped the Vikings to an (SAA) Tournament Championship and the program's first-ever appearance in the NCAA National Tournament.

Ellis, a native of Springfield, Ohio, started his college coaching career during the 2010-2011 season as an assistant coach at Thomas More College, his alma mater, he helped the Saints to a 71-39 record over a four-year period.  During that time at Thomas More, the team had back-to-back 20-win seasons capped off by a 23-5 record in 2012-2013, setting the school record for most wins in a season.  He also helped the Saints to the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Tournament championship game each of his last three seasons.

Ellis also helped mentor and develop D’Carlo Hayes at Thomas More, an All-American guard and PAC Player-of-the-Year while having the privilege to work alongside two-time PAC Coach-of-the-Year Jeff Rogers at both Thomas More College and Berry College.

A starting guard during his playing years at Thomas More, Ellis led the PAC in three-point percentage and served a team captain during his senior year on a conference championship team that advanced to the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history.

He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 2009 and plans to pursue his masters.