John Danowski

Biography

Taking Duke and Himself to the Top Cemented as one of the top coaches in college lacrosse, John Danowski has led the Duke men’s lacrosse team to unprecedented success and himself to the top of the Division I men’s lacrosse wins list during his tenure in Durham. Danowski was introduced as Duke’s eighth head men’s lacrosse coach July 21, 2006 and quickly led the Blue Devils to some of the most successful lacrosse seasons in school history and ultimately to three NCAA Championships – 2010, 2013 and 2014. In Danowski’s 17 years at the helm of the Blue Devils lacrosse program, he has compiled an impressive 240-74 record in leading Duke to nine ACC regular season titles, four ACC tournament titles, 12 appearances in the NCAA semifinals, including eight straight from 2007-14, six in the NCAA title match and ultimately to the 2010, 2013 and 2014 national titles. The 2014 NCAA crown put Danowski among a small group of nine coaches to win three national titles and among eight to capture consecutive crowns. Meanwhile, Duke’s run of eight straight NCAA semifinals rank as the second most of any program since 2000 with Syracuse. In 2019, Danowski made history by becoming the first Division I head coach and only the third across all three divisions to reach 400 career wins when Duke beat Furman 17-9. He currently ranks third all-time among all NCAA lacrosse coaches in the sports history. Breaking Through for the First After three straight trips to Championship Weekend, which included a runn