Lengthy Seaside State head basketball coach Dan Monson is presently fired. He’s a lame duck.
And but, the Seaside is one win away from reaching the NCAA Event.
Severely. It is among the wildest story in sports activities this yr!
Monson, who was employed by the college in 2007, holds an all-time document of 274-272 in 17 years with this system and was named the Huge West Coach of the 12 months 4 occasions. Lengthy Seaside State made one look in March Insanity throughout his tenure, in 2011-12, and acquired 4 NIT bids.
This yr’s crew completed tied for fifth within the Huge West at 10-10 to earn a No. 4 seed within the convention event. The Seaside determined then that it wanted new vitality. Athletic director Bobby Smitheran met with Monson on March 11. They “agreed to mutually half methods following the conclusion of the season.”
The second half of that sentence is the important thing right here. It was introduced that Monson will stay because the coach by the postseason, together with the Huge West Event, however won’t return subsequent season.
On behalf of all the Lengthy Seaside State group, I want to thank Coach Monson for his 17 seasons of service to Seaside Athletics and his many contributions to our males’s basketball program. Because the all-time chief in profession victories, he has positively impacted numerous student-athletes to try athletically and academically, and he leaves our program in nice form to proceed our pursuit for championships. We want the very best for Dan, Darci, and the remainder of his household as his teaching journey continues.
— Bobby Smitheran
Monson has an opportunity to make issues very awkward for the first-year AD.
The Seaside started the fifteenth faculty basketball crew to knock off the No. 1 seed of their respective convention tournaments on Friday. LBSU took down U.C. Irvine with a 83-79 win within the semifinal spherical.
Ought to Monson’s crew show victorious in opposition to U.C. Davis on Saturday evening, they are going to go dancing. A coach who’s actively fired could possibly be on the sideline within the NCAA Event for the second time in 17 years with Lengthy Seaside State.
Within the phrases of Jon Rothstein: “Anarchy? Nope. Simply Faculty Basketball.”
The funniest final result here’s a Cinderella run. Faculty hoops followers ought to throw their full help behind Monson!
