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Portland State picks aide as new head coach

Associated Press

PORTLAND – Portland State announced Monday that Tyler Geving will replace Ken Bone as the new men’s head basketball coach.

Geving, 35, has spent the past four seasons as an assistant under Bone, who last week accepted the head coaching job at Washington State.

The past two seasons have been the most successful in Portland State history. The Vikings had consecutive 23-10 seasons and made their first two NCAA tournament appearances.

“I am very excited for this opportunity,” Geving said. “We have a great team coming back and I want to keep this program going in the same direction we have been. I want to maintain the continuity and make this program better than it is right now.”

Portland State returns three starters and sixth-man Dominic Waters, who was a second-team All-Big Sky Conference selection.

Geving, who has been the recruiting coordinator, said he expects the Vikings to sign two more players in the spring signing period that begins Wednesday.

Geving began his coaching career as an assistant at Central Washington in 1994. He was co-head coach at Edmonds Community College in 2004-05. This is his first job as a head coach.