Veteran coach Dan Monson taking over at Eastern Washington

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Dan Monson, who led Long Beach State to the NCAA Tournament as a lame-duck coach, is the new men's basketball coach at Eastern Washington, returning to his roots.

Monson and officials in Long Beach agreed to a "mutual separation" in early March amid a five-game losing streak to end the regular season. But when the team won the Big West tournament, Monson and his squad landed the