Don Monson
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
April 11, 1933 Menahga, Minnesota |
| Playing career | |
| 1951–1955 | Idaho |
| Position(s) | Guard / Forward |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1958–1967 | Cheney HS |
| 1967–1976 | Pasco HS |
| 1976–1978 | Michigan State (asst.) |
| 1978–1983 | Idaho |
| 1983–1992 | Oregon |
| 1993 | Adelaide 36ers |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 266–134 (.665) - high school 216–186 (.537) - college 14–14 (.500) - NBL (Australia) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2× Big Sky (1981, 1982) | |
| Awards | |
|
NABC Coach of the Year (1982) 2× Big Sky Coach of the Year (1981, 1982) |
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| Don Monson | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |
 United States
|
| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
|
| Years of service | 1955–1957 |
| Unit | 11th Naval District, San Diego |
| Battles/wars | Cold War |
Donald Lloyd "Don" Monson (born April 1, 1933) is a former college basketball head coach and the father of head coach Dan Monson. He was a high school head coach for 18 seasons and college head coach for 14 seasons: five at Idaho and nine at Oregon. He was selected by his peers as the national coach of the year in 1982. Monson also spent 1993 in Australia coaching the Adelaide 36ers in Australian National Basketball League.
Born in Menahga, Minnesota, Monson moved with his family when he was in the second grade to Coeur d'Alene in northern Idaho. During his sophomore year at Coeur d'Alene High School, the Vikings won the state title under longtime coach Elmer Jordan, defeating Burley 53–43 in far-away Pocatello. Monson graduated in 1951 and then attended the University of Idaho in Moscow, where he lettered for three years in basketball and graduated in 1955.(team photo)
After a stint in the U.S. Navy, Monson was a successful high school coach in Eastern Washington, a head coach for 18 seasons from 1958–76, compiling a record of 266–134 (.665). Monson first led Cheney High School, where he stayed for nine seasons with a record of 105–69 (.603). While in Cheney, southwest of nearby Spokane, he earned a master's degree at Eastern Washington State College. In 1967, Monson moved southwest to Pasco, where he led Pasco High for nine seasons and posted a 161–65 (.712) record.
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