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Dan Tieman
Personal information
Born (1940-11-30)November 30, 1940
Covington, Kentucky
Nationality American
Died October 3, 2012(2012-10-03) (aged 71)
High school Covington Catholic
(Covington, Kentucky)
Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College Thomas More (1958–1962)
NBA Draft 1962 / Undrafted
Career history
1962–1963 Cincinnati Royals

Daniel Theodore Tieman (November 30, 1940 – October 30, 2012) was an American basketball player, coach, and teacher.

Tieman graduated from Covington Catholic High School in Kentucky in 1958, then played basketball and baseball at Villa Madonna College, today known as Thomas More University, graduating in 1962. He was the basketball team's MVP in 1960 and 1961. He appeared in the 1960 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament. In his college career, he recorded 1,454 points and 319 assists. The Kansas City Steers of the American Basketball League drafted Tieman. but was later invited to play with the National Basketball Association's Cincinnati Royals, who were coached by Tieman's college coach, Charlie Wolf. Tieman played in 29 games with the Cincinnati Royals during the 1962–63 NBA season.

After his playing days, he worked at Covington Catholic as a teacher, basketball coach, and administrator. As a basketball coach, he recorded 314 wins.

Tieman was inducted into the Greater Cincinnati Basketball Hall of Fame. He died in 2012 after struggles with cancer.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Source

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1962–63 Cincinnati 29 6.1 .263 .400 .8 .9 1.2
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