ESPN’s Andy Katz penned (or typed) a nice lengthy feature on Long Beach State men’s basketball coach Dan Monson yesterday.  Katz quotes Monson saying that in Long Beach, he “enjoys life again.”  The piece covers Monson’s journey from Gonzaga to the University of Minnesota, to Long Beach.  Since coming to the Beach, Monson tells Katz that “I enjoy going to work every day; that’s the main thing that’s different now.  I don’t care about the money or the league. I enjoy life again.”

Perhaps this piece will silence the nonstop rumors—largely fueled by the Press Telegram’s Doug Krikorian—that Monson wants to jump ship from LBSU as quickly as he can find a higher-paying gig.  Of course, he’s not telling Katz anything he hasn’t said before, so who knows?

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