Donald "Dee" Rowe is a former coach of the University of Connecticut men's basketball team.[1] He was born in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1929 and graduated from Worcester Academy in 1947. After graduating from Middlebury College and serving in the U. S. Army, Rowe returned to Worcester Academy in the fall of 1955 as the Athletic Director and head basketball coach. He quickly built the athletic program into a power in the New England prep school interscholastic athletics and, in addition, his basketball teams won the New England Prep School Championship nine times. In the spring of 1969, Rowe was hired as the head basketball coach at the University of Connecticut and he headed that program from 1969 until 1977. From 1972 to 1977, UConn had winning seasons with one NCAA appearance reaching the final 16, two NIT appearances, and three ECAC tournament appearances with one championship. In 1980, Dave Gavitt appointed Rowe to be an assistant coach of the U. S. Olympic men's basketball team. Rowe continues his involvement with both the Worcester Academy and the University of Connecticut.[2]