Bio

When Ted Van Dellen accepted the challenge in May 1990 of leading a UW-Oshkosh men's basketball program that he played for, he immediately rolled up his sleeves and went to work.

Van Dellen definitely went to work as he restored the pride of Titan Nation by guiding a basketball program that won only 113 games in the 11 seasons before his appointment to 358 victories and five National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III postseason appearances in the 22 years that followed from 1991 to 2012.

Van Dellen, who owns the sixth-most coaching victories in Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference history, compiled a 358-225 record and a .614 winning percentage while leading UW-Oshkosh to 17 winning seasons.

From 1996-2009, Van Dellen led the Titans to a 267-114 record and 14 straight winning seasons. UW-Oshkosh captured the 2002 WIAC championship and qualified for the Division III national tournament in 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002 and 2003. The Titans placed second in the conference standings in 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2007.

UW-Oshkosh made its first NCAA postseason appearance in 1996, as Van Dellen was named WIAC Coach of the Year and College Sports magazine's Division III National Coach of the Year after guiding the Titans to a 23-4 record.

Following an 18-9 campaign in 2001, the Titans compiled records of 24-6 in 2002 and 25-7 in 2003. UW-Oshkosh advanced to the Division III Sweet Sixteen in 2002 and the Elite Eight in 2003.

Van Dellen's postseason success includes a 7-5 NCAA record and WIAC Tournament visits in both 2002 and 2003.

Van Dellen coached four Division III All-America award winners during his tenure at UW-Oshkosh and 16 players to a total of 25 All-WIAC First Team selections.

Prior to becoming UW-Oshkosh's head coach, Van Dellen was an assistant men's basketball coach with the Titans from 1985-90. He also taught classes and coached boys' basketball and girls' softball at Amherst High School from 1979-84. Van Dellen coached the Amherst softball team to a 74-7 record during his six seasons and a second-place finish at the 1981 Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division C State Tournament.

Van Dellen played basketball at UW-Oshkosh from 1975-78 and was the starting center on the Titans' 1978 WIAC championship team. The Berlin High School graduate totaled 642 points and 380 rebounds during his 66-game UW-Oshkosh career, including 20 points and 20 rebounds against Carthage College during the 1976-77 season.

Van Dellen earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from UW-Oshkosh in 1979 and 1990, respectively. Retired from coaching, Van Dellen works part-time at the Waushara Country Club in Wautoma. He lives in Berlin with his wife, Kim.

Van Dellen was inducted into the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2022.