Don Monson

Alma Mater: 
Class of: 
Hometown: 
Coeur d'Alene, ID
  • Named national coach of the year in 1982 by NABC
  • Won back-to-back Big Sky Conference Tournament championships with Idaho in 1981 and 1982
  • Assistant coach at Michigan State under Jud Heathcote for two seasons in 1976-77 and 1977-78
  • Major-college career playing statistics under Charles Finley and Harlan Hodges (126 points and 38 rebounds, 45 FG%, 58.1 FT%)
Record: 

Season

School

Overall

League

Finish

Conference

Postseason (Record)

1978-79

Idaho

11-15

4-10

8th

Big Sky

DNP

1979-80

Idaho

17-10

9-5

2nd

Big Sky

DNP

1980-81

Idaho

25-4

12-2

1st

Big Sky

NCAA (0-1)

1981-82

Idaho

27-3

13-1

1st

Big Sky

NCAA (0-1)

1982-83

Idaho

20-9

9-5

T-3rd

Big Sky

NIT (0-1)

1983-84

Oregon

16-13

11-7

3rd

Pacific-10

NIT (0-1)

1984-85

Oregon

15-16

8-10

6th

Pacific-10

DNP

1985-86

Oregon

11-17

6-12

9th

Pacific-10

DNP

1986-87

Oregon

16-14

8-10

7th

Pacific-10

DNP

1987-88

Oregon

16-14

10-8

5th

Pacific-10

NIT (1-1)

1988-89

Oregon

8-21

3-15

9th

Pacific-10

DNP

1989-90

Oregon

15-14

10-8

5th

Pacific-10

NIT (0-1)

1990-91

Oregon

13-15

8-10

T-5th

Pacific-10

DNP

1991-92

Oregon

6-21

2-16

10th

Pacific-10

DNP