Portland State hires UW aide Bone as coach

PORTLAND – University of Washington assistant Ken Bone was hired as the new men’s basketball coach at Portland State on Monday, taking over a program that won 19 games and the Big Sky Conference regular-season title last season.

He succeeds Heath Schroyer, who left the Vikings after three seasons to become associate head coach at Fresno State. Bone spent three seasons as an assistant at UW and was head coach at Seattle Pacific for 12 seasons.

“First of all, it’s exciting to coach at the Division I level at a program like Portland State, where they are coming off a great season with 19 wins and a conference title,” Bone said in a statement.

“I really think this is a great fit for myself and my family.”

Bone takes over a team that went 11-3 in the conference and 19-9 overall and is losing six seniors.

Bone was part of a Washington team that won the Pac-10 title and earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Huskies reached the round of 16.

At Division II Seattle Pacific, Bone went 253-97 in 12 seasons and earned eight NCAA playoff appearances.