Mount alum Dan Benjamin returns for his 10th season in 2021-22 with the Lions’ women's basketball coaching staff, and his 8th as the head coach after spending two seasons as an assistant coach. He also coached three seasons (2013-2015) as an assistant with the Lions' softball team.

This past season Benjamin led the Lions to a 7-3 record and a HCAC Tournament win, earning himself HCAC Coach of the Year. 

Coach Benjamin, who graduated from the Mount in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science degree, was at Middletown Madison High School as the varsity Head softball coach, leading his team to an 18-6 mark in 2011, before starting at the Mount. Prior to that, he was the varsity assistant coach at Mason High School, from 2004-2011, helping lead the Comets to an elite eight appearance and two final four appearances.

Coach Bear, as he is known by, has taken Education classes at Wright State University, and holds a certification in business through the state of Ohio was recently a teacher at Butler Tech and has taught and coached at many local high schools.

Benjamin resides in Mason, Ohio. He has two children, Alexis and Blake.

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