Grizbacker1
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I kind of thought there would be some names no one had talked about. I have mixed emotions about Huse, I think he can do better if he is patient. He has some tough competition it looks like. Any of the 3 look like good hires for msu.
BOZEMAN, Mont. -- Three coaches with broad ranges of college
coaching experience interview in Bozeman beginning Sunday to become Montana
State University's 21st men's basketball coach, MSU Athletic Director Peter
Fields announced Friday.
A five-member search committee chose Northeastern State (Okla.)
University head coach Larry Gipson, former Bobcat assistant coach Brad Huse,
presently a University of Montana assistant, and University of San Francisco
assistant Bill Johnson to interview for the post vacated by long-time Bobcat
coach Mick Durham earlier in March. Each of the three will meet the public
during open forum sessions.
"We had a tremendous amount of interest in this position from a wide
cross-section of coaches," MSU Athletic Director Peter Fields said. "I am
impressed with the quality of coaches this search attracted. These three
candidates each coached or played in the NCAA Tournament, and possess good
credentials and solid backgrounds. Our search process is thorough, and the
committee members worked diligently to get us to this point."
Northeastern State's head coach since 1997, Gipson has led schools
to national championships at the junior college and NCAA Division II levels.
The Division II Redmen stand 176-86 in his nine years, and the 2002-03 squad
rolled up a 32-3 record in winning the school's first-ever national
championship. Gipson earned national NABC Division II Coach of the Year
honors that season. He led Northeastern State to Lone Star Conference North
Division crowns from 1999-2003, winning league championship honors in 2002.
Gipson coached high school basketball in Ohio from 1974-81, then became an
assistant at Tulsa in 1981-82. The next year he took over the Northeastern
Oklahoma A&M program, leading the two-year school to a 217-87 record over 10
years and capturing the 1989 National Junior College Athletic Association
National Championship. In 1991, Gipson became the head coach at Toledo. He
recorded a 67-73 mark with the Rockets, and joined the school's athletic
administration in 1996 on the heels of three straight winning seasons. After
a one-year stint, he accepted the coaching position at Northeastern State.
He graduated from Heidelberg (Ohio) College in 1974, and holds an MA degree
from Tulsa.
Huse, one of the Big Sky's most respected assistant coaches, has
played a key role in Montana's recent basketball renaissance. He joined
Larry Krystkowiak's staff in Missoula prior to the 2004-05 season, and has
helped lead the Grizzlies to back-to-back NCAA Tournament berths and a 42-20
record. Prior to that, Huse posted a tremendously successful eight-year run
at Jamestown (N.D.) College, registering a 184-60 and leading the NAIA
Jimmies to the national tournament four times. His 2003-04 squad spent the
regular season ranked first in the nation, and he took one team to the Elite
Eight. The three-time DAC-10 Coach of the Year also served as the school's
Athletic Director from 2000-04. Huse's coaching career began at his alma
mater, Montana Tech, in 1991. After three seasons on the Butte campus, Huse
joined Mick Durham's staff at MSU in 1994 and enjoyed the school's only
back-to-back 20-win seasons since 1949-52. The 'Cats won Big Sky regular
season and tournament titles in 1996, advancing to the NCAA Tournament. A
Missoula native, Huse graduated from Tech in 1989, and earned All-Frontier
honors three times and All-America kudos as a senior. During his 17-year
career as an assistant or head coach, Huse's squad has won conference titles
10 times. Huse holds a master's degree in education from MSU.
Bill Johnson has served as an assistant at San Francisco for the
past two seasons, helping lead the Dons to a 17-14 mark and NIT berth in
2005. A former University of Nebraska player, Johnson graduated from that
school in 1994. He served as a graduate assistant there from 1993-95,
joining the staff full-time from 1993-97. He coached at Columbia from
1997-2003, helping mold the Lion defense that led the nation in opponent
scoring average in 2001-02. Four of the six Columbia squads which he helped
coach finished among the nation's top 15 in scoring defense. Johnson became
head coach at Casper (Wyo.) College in 2003-04, leading his team to a top 10
national junior college finish in team defense and a conference
championship. He moved to San Francisco after the '04 campaign. He earned
his master's from Nebraska in 1994.
Johnson travels to Bozeman on Sunday, and will be available in the
Stadium Club at Bobcat Stadium at 3 pm. Huse interviews Monday and Tuesday,
and his open forum is 3 pm Tuesday in the Stadium Club. Gipson interviews
Wednesday and Thursday, with his open forum set for Wednesday at 3 pm in the
Stadium Club. Community and media members are invited to participate in each
session.
BOZEMAN, Mont. -- Three coaches with broad ranges of college
coaching experience interview in Bozeman beginning Sunday to become Montana
State University's 21st men's basketball coach, MSU Athletic Director Peter
Fields announced Friday.
A five-member search committee chose Northeastern State (Okla.)
University head coach Larry Gipson, former Bobcat assistant coach Brad Huse,
presently a University of Montana assistant, and University of San Francisco
assistant Bill Johnson to interview for the post vacated by long-time Bobcat
coach Mick Durham earlier in March. Each of the three will meet the public
during open forum sessions.
"We had a tremendous amount of interest in this position from a wide
cross-section of coaches," MSU Athletic Director Peter Fields said. "I am
impressed with the quality of coaches this search attracted. These three
candidates each coached or played in the NCAA Tournament, and possess good
credentials and solid backgrounds. Our search process is thorough, and the
committee members worked diligently to get us to this point."
Northeastern State's head coach since 1997, Gipson has led schools
to national championships at the junior college and NCAA Division II levels.
The Division II Redmen stand 176-86 in his nine years, and the 2002-03 squad
rolled up a 32-3 record in winning the school's first-ever national
championship. Gipson earned national NABC Division II Coach of the Year
honors that season. He led Northeastern State to Lone Star Conference North
Division crowns from 1999-2003, winning league championship honors in 2002.
Gipson coached high school basketball in Ohio from 1974-81, then became an
assistant at Tulsa in 1981-82. The next year he took over the Northeastern
Oklahoma A&M program, leading the two-year school to a 217-87 record over 10
years and capturing the 1989 National Junior College Athletic Association
National Championship. In 1991, Gipson became the head coach at Toledo. He
recorded a 67-73 mark with the Rockets, and joined the school's athletic
administration in 1996 on the heels of three straight winning seasons. After
a one-year stint, he accepted the coaching position at Northeastern State.
He graduated from Heidelberg (Ohio) College in 1974, and holds an MA degree
from Tulsa.
Huse, one of the Big Sky's most respected assistant coaches, has
played a key role in Montana's recent basketball renaissance. He joined
Larry Krystkowiak's staff in Missoula prior to the 2004-05 season, and has
helped lead the Grizzlies to back-to-back NCAA Tournament berths and a 42-20
record. Prior to that, Huse posted a tremendously successful eight-year run
at Jamestown (N.D.) College, registering a 184-60 and leading the NAIA
Jimmies to the national tournament four times. His 2003-04 squad spent the
regular season ranked first in the nation, and he took one team to the Elite
Eight. The three-time DAC-10 Coach of the Year also served as the school's
Athletic Director from 2000-04. Huse's coaching career began at his alma
mater, Montana Tech, in 1991. After three seasons on the Butte campus, Huse
joined Mick Durham's staff at MSU in 1994 and enjoyed the school's only
back-to-back 20-win seasons since 1949-52. The 'Cats won Big Sky regular
season and tournament titles in 1996, advancing to the NCAA Tournament. A
Missoula native, Huse graduated from Tech in 1989, and earned All-Frontier
honors three times and All-America kudos as a senior. During his 17-year
career as an assistant or head coach, Huse's squad has won conference titles
10 times. Huse holds a master's degree in education from MSU.
Bill Johnson has served as an assistant at San Francisco for the
past two seasons, helping lead the Dons to a 17-14 mark and NIT berth in
2005. A former University of Nebraska player, Johnson graduated from that
school in 1994. He served as a graduate assistant there from 1993-95,
joining the staff full-time from 1993-97. He coached at Columbia from
1997-2003, helping mold the Lion defense that led the nation in opponent
scoring average in 2001-02. Four of the six Columbia squads which he helped
coach finished among the nation's top 15 in scoring defense. Johnson became
head coach at Casper (Wyo.) College in 2003-04, leading his team to a top 10
national junior college finish in team defense and a conference
championship. He moved to San Francisco after the '04 campaign. He earned
his master's from Nebraska in 1994.
Johnson travels to Bozeman on Sunday, and will be available in the
Stadium Club at Bobcat Stadium at 3 pm. Huse interviews Monday and Tuesday,
and his open forum is 3 pm Tuesday in the Stadium Club. Gipson interviews
Wednesday and Thursday, with his open forum set for Wednesday at 3 pm in the
Stadium Club. Community and media members are invited to participate in each
session.
