EXCLUSIVE: Before Mark Few, There Was Dan Monson

The Slipper Still Fits sat down with the former leader of the Gonzaga Bulldogs from 1997-99, the man who helped orchestrate the name of this website through that magical 1999 Elite Eight run. Dan Monson is now the head coach of the Eastern Washington Eagles in the Big Sky Conference. The 2026-27 group in nearby Cheney, Washington, plays a stacked non-conference slate on the road at the Stanford Cardinal, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Utah Utes, UNLV Runnin’ Rebels, Loyola Marymount Lions,

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