Long Beach State's athletic director fired coach Dan Monson on March 11, and since the firing, the team went on to capture the Big West Tournament, earning their way to the NCAA Tournament.
The men's Cal State Long Beach basketball team kicks off the NCAA Tournament's first round of play Thursday and while all eyes are on the game, the talk is about the coach. Long Beach State fired Monson, the team's coach of nearly two decades after the regular season but agreed to have him coach out the postseason. The team went on to win three games in the Big West Tournament to secure the league's automatic NCAA Tournament berth.
You don't know what's coming tomorrow, you're not guaranteed anything the next day, and I'm really proud of our guys,' Monson said. 'Life has different twists and turns and paths and our guys really rallied around not just me, but themselves.'Monson's release came on the heels of a five-game losing streak, but he still conducts himself with winning composure.
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