Dane Watts enters his ninth season overall as an assistant coach at West Chester University on the staff of Damien Blair and second as Blair's top assistant.

Watts is the director of recruiting for the Golden Rams’ basketball program, along with his in-game coaching while assisting the coaching staff in a plethora of roles.

Watts came to West Chester from nearby Immaculata University where he served in a similar capacity with the Mighty Macs’ men’s basketball program.

Ten seasons ago, Watts helped lead the Mighty Macs to a record of 18-10 overall, with a mark of 11-5 in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) and a second-place finish in the regular-season standings. Immaculata won the PAC postseason tournament and earned its first berth in the NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Tournament.

The Mighty Macs reached the PAC Championship Game in each of Watts’ two seasons on the sideline, along with winning the title in 2007-08.

Upon his arrival to Immaculata, Watts had been an assistant coach at Conestoga High School. In his nine years at Conestoga, Watts helped lead the Pioneers to two Central League titles and a berth in the PIAA State Tournament.

Watts graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1992 after playing three years of basketball for the Quakers. He played one season under Tom Snyder and two under current Temple University head coach Fran Dunphy. Before his arrival at Penn, he was a three-year starter at Conestoga and finished his prep career as the second all-time leading scorer. The two-time captain and two-time All-Central League honoree was inducted into the Conestoga High School Hall of Fame on Friday, November 3, 2006.