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Don Monson
Donald Lloyd Monson (born April 11, 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 Vandals men's basketball, Idaho and nine at Oregon Ducks men's basketball, Oregon. He was selected by his peers as the national NABC Coach of the Year, coach of the year Monson spent 1993 in Australia, coaching the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League (Australia), National Basketball League. Early years Born in Menahga, Minnesota, Monson moved with his family when he was in the second grade to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Coeur d'Alene in Idaho Panhandle, 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 High School, Burley 53–43 in far-away Pocatello, Idaho, Pocatello. Monson graduated from high school in 1951 and then attended the Idaho Vandal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menahga, Minnesota
Menahga is a city in Wadena County in the U.S. state of Minnesota The population was 1,306 at the 2010 census. History Menahga was platted in 1891, and named for an Ojibwe language word meaning "there are anyblueberries". A post office has been in operation at Menahga since 1891. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of ; is land and is water. The Blueberry River flows just north of the city. U.S. Route 71 and Minnesota State Highway 87 are two of the city's main routes. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 1,306 people, 569 households, and 301 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 654 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.8% White, 0.5% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population. There were 569 households, of whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
