Dan Monson, the only coach to get fired after leading his team to the NCAA tournament, is getting support as he searches for a new job.
The only coach who led his team to March Madness this season, then went straight to looking for a new job, is getting lots of pats on the back this week during his visit to the Final Four. He needs them. In the quieter times that have become more common since his whirlwind trip to the NCAA Tournament came to an end last month, Dan Monson said, 'you do a lot of reflecting, and it's been a little darker than I wanted it to be.
Turned out, Brownell was just making sure Monson had a ticket to Clemson's Sweet 16 game in nearby Los Angeles if he wanted one. “It caught me off guard. I just got emotional and I could barely talk,' Monson said. “Here's a coach who's been basically in this spot for 15 years. He's got the biggest game of his career coming up, and he's asking if I need a ticket to the game. It was a really neat thing that happened when it was dark for me.
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