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Catching up with Angela Munger
June 13th, 2008 in Uncategorized
By Kelvin Ang
I got the chance to speak with Idaho State’s new women’s basketball assistant coach Angela Munger today, and I thought I’d share with you some of the topics we touched on.
Munger said she had a very hard time deciding on her move to Idaho State. Manning an assistant spot under former Idaho State coach Ardie McInelly at Air Force, she felt that she was in a good position to grow and learn as a coach. Munger also enjoyed coaching and recruiting for a team in the Mountain West Conference, one of the more prestigious conferences in the nation.
But Munger ultimately could not turn down the Idaho State position. For one, taking over as the top assistant represents a promotion for her, and more importantly, she’s in a setting she’s very familiar with and has very fond memories of.
“For me, it was a chance to go to a unique situation where I could coach for a school I had played for,” Munger said. “In doing that, I could give back to the community that gave so much to me right out of high school.”
Munger, who officially starts work June 23 on a year-to-year contract, admitted she did have a lot to learn as Seton Sobolewski’s assistant.
First, she is used to recruiting on a national level for Air Force and will have to develop regional contacts as a Bengals coach. But Munger pointed out that Air Force does recruit in Idaho and its surrounding areas. Munger emphasized that she didn’t single-handedly bring any recruit to the academy, but she helped with the recruiting of Blackfoot’s Raimee Beck, a returning sophomore guard, as well as Butte County graduate Kati Isham, who played for the Air Force preparatory school last year before transferring to Walla Walla (Wash.) Community College.
Next, Munger said she has a rudimentary knowledge of the motion offense, but she still has a lot of studying to do before she can claim to be proficient in Sobolewski’s preferred offensive scheme.
But one thing nobody can take away from Munger is the fact that she not only played at Idaho State, but starred in the Bengals backcourt. She currently ranks second in steals and fifth in assists on Idaho State’s all-time charts, and she led the Big Sky in both categories during her senior year in 2000.
Catching up with Angela Munger
June 13th, 2008 in Uncategorized
By Kelvin Ang
I got the chance to speak with Idaho State’s new women’s basketball assistant coach Angela Munger today, and I thought I’d share with you some of the topics we touched on.
Munger said she had a very hard time deciding on her move to Idaho State. Manning an assistant spot under former Idaho State coach Ardie McInelly at Air Force, she felt that she was in a good position to grow and learn as a coach. Munger also enjoyed coaching and recruiting for a team in the Mountain West Conference, one of the more prestigious conferences in the nation.
But Munger ultimately could not turn down the Idaho State position. For one, taking over as the top assistant represents a promotion for her, and more importantly, she’s in a setting she’s very familiar with and has very fond memories of.
“For me, it was a chance to go to a unique situation where I could coach for a school I had played for,” Munger said. “In doing that, I could give back to the community that gave so much to me right out of high school.”
Munger, who officially starts work June 23 on a year-to-year contract, admitted she did have a lot to learn as Seton Sobolewski’s assistant.
First, she is used to recruiting on a national level for Air Force and will have to develop regional contacts as a Bengals coach. But Munger pointed out that Air Force does recruit in Idaho and its surrounding areas. Munger emphasized that she didn’t single-handedly bring any recruit to the academy, but she helped with the recruiting of Blackfoot’s Raimee Beck, a returning sophomore guard, as well as Butte County graduate Kati Isham, who played for the Air Force preparatory school last year before transferring to Walla Walla (Wash.) Community College.
Next, Munger said she has a rudimentary knowledge of the motion offense, but she still has a lot of studying to do before she can claim to be proficient in Sobolewski’s preferred offensive scheme.
But one thing nobody can take away from Munger is the fact that she not only played at Idaho State, but starred in the Bengals backcourt. She currently ranks second in steals and fifth in assists on Idaho State’s all-time charts, and she led the Big Sky in both categories during her senior year in 2000.
