| Linc Darner | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Tampa |
| Current Conference: | SSC |
| Birth Date: | 12 December 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Ravenna, Ohio, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1990–1994 |
| Player Team1: | Purdue |
| Coach Years1: | 1994–1995 |
| Coach Team1: | Purdue (student asst.) |
| Coach Years2: | 1995–1997 |
| Coach Team2: | Murray State (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1997–1998 |
| Coach Team3: | Lincoln Memorial (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 1998–2002 |
| Coach Team4: | Ashland (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 2002–2006 |
| Coach Team5: | Saint Joseph's (IN) |
| Coach Years6: | 2006–2015 |
| Coach Team6: | Florida Southern |
| Coach Years7: | 2015–2020 |
| Coach Team7: | Green Bay |
| Coach Years8: | 2021–2022 |
| Coach Team8: | Ball State (associate HC) |
| Coach Years9: | 2022–2023 |
| Coach Team9: | High Point (assistant) |
| Coach Years10: | 2023–present |
| Coach Team10: | Tampa |
| Overall Record: | 384–196 |
| Championships: | Horizon League tournament (2016) NCAA DII National (2015) 6× SSC regular season (2008–2010, 2013–2015) 6× SSC tournament (2008–2009, 2012–2015) GLVC regular season (2006) GLVC tournament (2006) |
| Awards: | NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year (2015) 6× SSC Coach of the Year (2008–2010, 2013–2015) |
Linc Mitchel Darner (born December 12, 1970) is an American basketball coach and former men's basketball coach of the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay Phoenix.[1] Darner previously spent nine seasons as the head coach at DII Florida Southern College and four seasons at Saint Joseph's College (Indiana). In 2015, Darner's Florida Southern Moccasins finished 36–1 and won the NCAA Division II National Championship.[2] Darner was named the 2015 NABC UPS DII National Coach of the Year.[3]
Darner took over at Green Bay after Brian Wardle left in 2015. In his first season, he led the Phoenix to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1996. Darner was fired on May 17, 2020, after posting a 17–16 record in 2019–20.[4]
Darner played high school basketball at Highland High School in Anderson, Indiana. He then went on to Purdue University, where he played four years under legendary Boilermakers head coach Gene Keady. Darner was named team captain as a senior in 1993–94, leading the Boilers to a Big Ten Conference championship and a trip to the Elite Eight.
Darner received his bachelor's degree in management from Purdue University in 1995. He and his wife, Kristen, have one daughter, Layne, and one son, Tate. Linc is the son of Alan and Diane Darner. He has two sisters and a brother. His older sisters are named Amy and Kim. Kim played college basketball at Indiana State. Linc's younger brother Tige was also an Indiana All-Star and played collegiate ball at Appalachian State. Linc is the uncle of Sean McDermott, who is currently on the Memphis Hustle roster.[5]