| Dan Peters | |
| Birth Date: | 15 July 1954 |
| Coach Years1: | 1976–1978 |
| Coach Team1: | Guernsey Catholic HS |
| Coach Years2: | 1978–1979 |
| Coach Team2: | Meadowbrook HS |
| Coach Years3: | 1979–1981 |
| Coach Team3: | Delta State (asst.) |
| Coach Years4: | 1981–1983 |
| Coach Team4: | Walsh (asst.) |
| Coach Years5: | 1983–1988 |
| Coach Team5: | Walsh |
| Coach Years6: | 1988–1989 |
| Coach Team6: | Western Carolina (asst.) |
| Coach Years7: | 1989–1991 |
| Coach Team7: | Akron (asst.) |
| Coach Years8: | 1991–1993 |
| Coach Team8: | Saint Joseph's (IN) |
| Coach Years9: | 1993–1999 |
| Coach Team9: | Youngstown State |
| Coach Years10: | 1999–2004 |
| Coach Team10: | Cincinnati (asst.) |
| Coach Years11: | 2004–2009 |
| Coach Team11: | Ohio State (asst.) |
| Coach Years12: | 2009–2014 |
| Coach Team12: | Akron (Dir. of Basketball Ops) |
| Championships: | Mid-American Conference 2011, 2013 |
| Awards: | Mid-Con Coach of the Year (1998) |
Dan Peters (July 15, 1954 – October 27, 2014) was an American basketball coach, most recently the Director of Basketball Operations for the men's basketball team at the University of Akron. Previously, he served as head coach at Youngstown State University,[1] and Walsh University. Dan Peters was an assistant under Bob Huggins before becoming interim head coach at the University of Cincinnati taking over after Bob Huggins was terminated. He then took the job as an assistant coach for Thad Matta at Ohio State University before moving to his final coaching position as the Director of Basketball Operations under Keith Dambrot at the University of Akron.
Peters died on October 27, 2014, from pancreatic cancer.[2]