Daniel Metzelfeld

Biography

A familiar face returned Carmichael Arena in August of 2023 as Daniel Metzelfeld joined the UNC women’s basketball staff as Director of Scouting and Video Operations and Assistant Coach. He was later promoted to assistant coach prior to the start of the 2023-24 season. Metzelfeld was also part of coach Courtney Banghart’s first staff at UNC, serving as Director of Player Personnel, Development and Recruiting Operations for the 2019-20 season. In between his stops in Chapel Hill, Metzelfeld spent three seasons as an assistant coach with the women’s basketball team at Davidson. During his time with the Wildcats, the team achieved its highest number of wins since joining the Atlantic 10 (18 wins in 2021-22) and made the program’s fifth overall appearance in the post season, playing three games in the Women’s Basketball Invitational. Metzelfeld coached mainly the Wildcat forwards and wings while also focusing on recruiting. He assisted in developing several players who received A-10 All-Rookie Team and All-Conference awards. He also spent the 2018-19 season at Davidson as Director of Player Development. Metzelfeld founded Train University Basketball and worked as a trainer and coach for All In Athletics in Highland Park, Ill., where he worked with junior, high, high school, college and professional clients. He got his start in college coaching as an assistant women's basketball coach at his alma mater, Trinity International University, from 2013-17. While at Trinity he helped sta