Daniel Lowell Peterson (born January 9, 1936) is an American former professional basketball head coach.

After MSU, for one season, he was plebe coach at the United States Naval Academy.

[3] In 1971, he went abroad, acting as head coach of the Chile national basketball team until 1973.

On January 3, 2011, he became the new head coach of Olimpia Milano, after the dismissal of Piero Bucchi.

After his retirement, he became a popular sports commentator (basket and pro wrestling) for major Italian television channels.