Morning Trivia!!!

[MAG]

Just prior to coming to Nebraska, where was Joe Cipriano head coach at?

 

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Idaho?

 

[MAG]

Idaho?

Yep. Idaho is correct. Per Wikipedia; Cipriano's Vandal teams improved each year as an independent and went 43–35 (.551) in three seasons. His most notable player was future NBA star Gus Johnson, the tenth overall selection in the 1963 NBA draft and a future hall of famer. After the successful 20–6 (.769) season in 1962–63, Johnson turned professional and Cipriano moved east to Nebraska.

Good job.

 

[schuele]

Thanks! I had forgotten that Joe Cip coached Gus Johnson. I sort of caught the end of Johnson's NBA career but he was amazing. One of the NBA's athletic and downright acrobatic players at that time.