Induction Video(Written: June 2015)Dwain Mintz, currently fourth on the WIAC all-time men’s basketball coaches wins list with a record of 385-280, coached league contenders throughout his tenure at UW-Stout from 1963-89, including conference championships in 1966, 1969 and 1975. He was the NAIA District 14 Coach of the Year in 1966 and 1973, and NAIA Area IV Coach of the Year in 1969. During his 27 years at UW-Stout, Mintz turned out 26 all-conference first team players.
Four years after Mintz arrived at UW-Stout, the school won its first conference title in 20 years. The Blue Devils won the 1966 championship with a 20-3 overall record (15-1 in conference play). The 1969 title team (22-4, 14-2 conference) featured three all-conference first team players, including the Player of the Year, and made a deep run to the fourth round of the NAIA national tournament.
An outstanding baseball player who played in the Brooklyn Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals farm systems, Mintz also coached the UW-Stout baseball team from 1963-68.
Mintz has been inducted into the UW-Stout, NAIA District 14, Bethany Lutheran College (Minn.) and Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association halls of fame.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education and health, along with a master’s degree in cardiovascular endurance from Mankato State University and Ph.D. in vision fatigue and endurance from Utah State University. Mintz resides in Menomonie, Wis.