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Dane Fischer

	Last College: Ithaca '02
	Position: Assistant Coach

Dane Fischer, a 2002 Ithaca College graduate and a two-year captain on the Bombers' basketball team, joins coach Dave Paulsen's staff in 2008-09.

Fischer had been an assistant coach at Rider for the last three seasons. In 2007-08 he helped lead the Broncs to a school-record 23 victories and a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) regular-season championship. In addition to his on-court duties, Fischer served as the program's recruiting coordinator. He brought an all-conference and an all-rookie performer to the Lawrenceville, N.J., campus, and he helped land a top-200-rated recruit -- the highest-rated in program history -- during the November early signing period.

At Rider, Fischer coached NBA lottery pick Jason Thompson, who was the top senior taken in the 2008 Draft. Thompson was picked 12th overall by the Sacramento Kings. At Rider, he was named the Haggerty Award winner as the 2008 Metropolitan Basketball Writers Player of the Year, Associated Press Honorable Mention All-America, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year, the District II Player of the Year by the U.S. Basketball Writers and to the First Team All-District 3 team by the National Basketball Coaches. He was also an All-America selection by collegeinsider.com.

Fischer was also Rider's scheduling coordinator, oversaw fundraising initiatives such as the Rider Basketball Golf Outing and fall booster drive.

"I am really excited to be reunited with Dane," said Paulsen. "He did a phenomenal job for me at Williams, and he has done great things at Rider during his time there. He has headed up recruiting and helped Rider have a great year. Dane is going to be a star in the profession. He has a great basketball mind and has shown a great rapport with the student-athletes, alumni and campus administration. I am going to be leaning on him a ton."

From 2003-05, Fischer was an assistant coach on Paulsen's staff at Williams. In those two seasons, Williams went 46-11 and finished as the national runner-up in 2004. At Ithaca, Fischer graduated with a degree in business administration with a concentration in finance and a minor in economics. He was a three-year starting point guard and helped lead the Bombers to an ECAC Upstate New York championship, and Empire Eight League title and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. He was named team MVP and honorable mention allconference, and he was the recipient of the Congdon Award, given to the player that best exemplifies what Ithaca College basketball represents. A native of Minnesota, he graduated ranked among the top 10 in program history in career assists and steals.