Fired Monson, LBSU safe unlikely NCAA quote

• Myron Medcalf, ESPN

  • Staff WriterMar 17, 2024, 12:48 AM ET Close Covers college basketball
  • Signed up with ESPN.com in 2011
  • Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato

For Dan Monson, it ain’t over yet.Six days after he was dismissed by the team, Monson led Long Beach State to the NCAA competition with a 74-70 win over UC Davis on Saturday in the Big West competition title game, including a minimum of a couple of more days to his tenure.

“God has actually blessed me with an excellent profession, and these kids have actually been incredible to coach,” Monson said after the game. “When [Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh] says, ‘Who has it better than us?’ somebody needs to inform him, ‘Coach Monson [does]'”

On Monday, Long Beach State announced it had “equally” parted methods with Monson after 17 seasons, however the school consented to permit him to coach the rest of the project. After LBSU lost 5 in a row going into the Huge West tournament, there were few reasons to think the season would last a lot longer for Monson and his crew.Editor’s Picks

1 Related However a run through the conference competition now ensures that LBSU will hear its name called on Selection Sunday for the 2nd NCAA competition appearance of Monson’s period, amid unlikely odds and distinct circumstances.Saturday’s win came just a week after Long Beach State topped a five-game losing streak with an 88-78 home loss to the Aggies.”We had an up-and-down year, “Monson stated

.”And they came in here and they bet each other. “Entering the Huge West tournament, Long Beach State had actually been one of the worst 3-point shooting teams in America at 31.2%( 309th in the nation ). But the Beach connected on 38%of their 3-point efforts integrated in wins over UC Riverside, UC Irvine and UC Davis in a three-day stretch, and now Monson, who said in a declaration Monday that the program” needs a new voice, “will continue coaching.March is always a bumpy ride for coaches on the hot seat.

A handful of coaches in males’s and women’s basketball have just recently been forced to address their dismissals in news conferences. In other scenarios, a struggling coach will in some cases announce at the start of a season– or a school will announce on their behalf– that the upcoming season will be that coach’s final campaign.LBSU’s transfer to reveal Monson’s dismissal before

the conference competition however still permit him to coach has actually become even more unusual now that Monson has actually beat the chances and extended his season.Despite LBSU’s statement, Monson said he hasn’t lost his enthusiasm

for training and is ready to make his next move.” I don’t think this is my in 2015,”he stated.”I enjoy training. … I need a brand-new difficulty

. That’s life. It’s on to the next chapter. “Yes, however simply not yet.