Alex Daniel enters his first season as an assistant coach with Indiana University South Bend. Prior to coming to IU South Bend, Daniel served as boy's varsity assistant coach at Yorktown High School.

From 2009-2011, Daniel served as boy's varsity assistant, junior varsity, freshman coach at Yorktown High School.

A 2005 graduate of Muncie Central High School, Daniel was the leading scorer on the Indiana High School Athletic Association class 4A runner up. Upon graduation Alex signed with and played for Saginaw Valley State University (MI). After one season he transferred to Lake Land Community College (IL) where he was named team captain for his sophomore season. Daniel would move on play at Taylor University where he was a member of the 2007-08 team that was ranked as high as number twenty in the NAIA.

Daniel graduated from Ball State University in 2011 with a degree in business and human psychology.