Dale Blaney begins his second season as an assistant coach on the men’s basketball team for the 2020-21 season.
Blaney was a basketball star for West Virginia University. Blaney averaged 12.3 points a game as a member of the Mountaineers. Blaney had several honors, including the Atlantic 10 all-rookie team, all-tournament team (twice), all-conference team, and player of the week on December 1, 1985. Blaney was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1986, but gave up his playing days to focus on sprint car racing as a career.
Blaney is a six-time champion of the All Star Circuit of Champions and has recorded 137 career victories with the series. He also has 11 victories with the World of Outlaws, the top touring series in sprint car racing.
