Thu, Feb 24th, 2022 - 12:42pm
March 24, 2022 - 9:02pm | By James McCarty
After 12 seasons leading the Dragons, Minnesota State University Moorhead men’s basketball head coach Chad Walthall is retiring from coaching.
Walthall has earned a lengthy list of accolades during his time in Moorhead. He averaged 21 wins per year during his 12 year run at the helm. In 2015 Walthall led the Dragons to their best finish in school history making it to the Elite Eight.
His other accomplishments include:
- Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Coach of the Year (2015)
- National Coach of the Year (2015)
- Central Region Coach of the Year (2015)
- Six NCAA Tournament appearances (2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, and 2022)
- Five NSIC Tournament Championship games (2012, 2015, 2016, 2021, and 2022)
- Won the school’s first ever NSIC Tournament Championship (2022)
"Coach Walthall put Dragons Basketball on the map in NCAA Division II. We're so thankful for his dedication to transforming our men's basketball program," said MSUM Interim Athletics Director Chad Markuson.
MSUM will now begin a national search to find the next men’s basketball head coach.
