Pitt-Bradford has named Patrick Daniel as the new head coach of the Panthers women’s basketball team. Daniel spent the last season as an assistant coach at Kenyon.

"We are very excited to have Patrick join our staff,” said Lori Mazza, director of athletics. “He brings a new energy that I think will appeal to everyone: players, recruits, alumni, faculty and staff. He believes in the Division III philosophy and cares about the success of his players both on and off the court."

• More moves in Coaching Carousel

Daniel replaces Molly Brennan, who coached for two years and compiled a record of 26-26 before being hired as an assistant coach at Division II St. Edward's. He will be UPB's fifth coach in eight seasons. The Panthers were 11-15 last season.

“I am very excited and really look forward to being an active member of the Pitt-Bradford community,” said Daniel. “I cannot wait to talk with my new players, meet with faculty and staff and begin the process of working towards our women's basketball program being successful in the classroom, on the basketball court, and in the community.”

In one season with Kenyon, Daniel helped guide the Ladies to a 19-8 record and the semifinals of the North Coast Athletic Conference tournament. The 19 wins were the most since the 2007-08 season, and he coached three NCAC all-conference selections, including a D3hoops.com All-Great Lakes Region third-team pick.

Prior to joining Kenyon, Daniel was as an assistant coach at St. Mary’s (Ind.), from 2008-11. In three seasons, he helped direct the women’s basketball team to a record of 50-31 and three consecutive appearances in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association conference tournament.

In his final season with the St. Mary’s Belles, he served as the interim coach for the team’s first six games while the head coach was out on maternity leave. Daniel led St. Mary’s to a 5-1 start and the first tip-off tournament title in school history. The Belles went on to win a school-record 18 games that season. He coached seven MIAA all-conference selections while at St. Mary’s, including the 2008-09 Defensive Player of the Year, and guided the Belles to an upset of the No. 1 team in NCAA Division III in his first season.

Daniel served as the NCAA site representative for the first and second rounds of the 2011 NCAA Division III women’s basketball championships. He also has a strong background in student affairs, serving as the director of student activities at St. Mary’s, Towson (2007-08), and Western Michigan (2004-07). While at Western Michigan, he also served as the associate director of facilities and programs and assistant director of intramural sports and recreation programs.

Daniel graduated from Towson in 1997 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education, and he earned a master’s degree in recreation and sport sciences with a concentration in recreation studies from Ohio University in 1998.