Ken Bone

Ken Bone

Sport(s) Basketball
Current position
Title Assistant coach
Team Montana
Conference Big Sky
Biographical details
Born May 21, 1958
Seattle, Washington
Playing career
1978–1979
1979–1980
1980–1982		 Shoreline CC
Edmonds CC
Seattle Pacific
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1982–1983
1983–1984
1984–1985
1985–1986
1986–1990
1990–2002
2002–2005
2005–2009
2009–2014
2014–present		 Shorecrest HS (asst.)
Cal State Stanislaus (asst.)
Cal State Stanislaus
Olympic CC
Seattle Pacific (asst.)
Seattle Pacific
Washington (asst.)
Portland State
Washington State
Montana (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall 419–275 (.604)
Accomplishments and honors

Championships

Big Sky Regular Season Championship (2008)
Big Sky Tournament Championship (2008, 2009)

Kenneth Walter "Ken" Bone (born May 21, 1958[1]) is an American basketball coach who is currently the Associate Head Men's Basketball Coach at the University of Montana.

Coaching career

Bone, a Seattle, Washington native,[1] graduated from Seattle Pacific University in 1983. He was an assistant coach at Shorecrest High School in Shoreline, Washington and Cal State Stanislaus before returning to Seattle Pacific as an assistant coach in 1986, becoming head coach in 1990. In twelve years at Seattle Pacific, he compiled a 253–97[2][3] (72.3%) record and made 8 appearances in the NCAA Division II Tournament, reaching the semifinals in 2000.[4] From 2002 to 2005, Bone was an assistant coach at Washington,[2][3] where he helped recruit all-time Huskies rebounding leader[5] and NBA player Jon Brockman,[6] who was coached by Bone's older brother,[7] Len Bone, the Snohomish High School boys' basketball coach.[8]

In 2005, Ken Bone became head coach at Portland State and was selected as the 2007–08 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year after taking the Vikings to their first ever NCAA Tournament.[4] In 2009, Bone coached the Vikings to a second consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament.[4] In four years with Portland State, Bone compiled a 77–49 record.[2][3]

In 2009, Bone accepted an offer to become the head coach at Washington State.[2][4] He signed a 7-year contract.[9]

Bone was dismissed from the WSU Basketball program on March 18th of 2014 when the Athletic Director, Bill Moos, elected to pay off the remaining two years on his seven year contract. This was following a 2014 campaign that saw the Cougars go 10-21 overall and 3-15 in conference play. [10]

Bone has been recognized nationally as a top offensive-minded coach both as Assistant and Head Coach. His teams at Seattle Pacific University, Portland State, and Washington State routinely ranked amongst the nation's elite in offensive efficiency. [11]

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Cal State Stanislaus () (1984–1985)
1984–85 Cal State Stanislaus 5–21
Cal State Stanislaus: 5–21 (.192)
Olympic (NWAACC) (1985–1986)
1985–86 Olympic 4–23 2–10 6th (North)
Olympic: 4–23 (.148) 2–10 (.166)
Seattle Pacific (Great Northwest Conference/Pacific West Conference/Great Northwest Athletic Conference) (1990–2002)
1990–91 Seattle Pacific 17–10 5–3 T–1st
1991–92 Seattle Pacific 23–8 7–3 T–1st
1992–93 Seattle Pacific 21–9 7–3 T–3rd
1993–94 Seattle Pacific 18–10 6–6 T–3rd NCAA 1st Round
1994–95 Seattle Pacific 20–9 9–3 1st NCAA 3rd Round
1995–96 Seattle Pacific 23–6 9–3 T–1st NCAA 3rd Round
1996–97 Seattle Pacific 18–9 6–6 T–3rd
1997–98 Seattle Pacific 18–12 7–5 T–2nd NCAA 3rd Round
1998–99 Seattle Pacific 23–8 12–6 T–3rd NCAA 3rd Round
1999–00 Seattle Pacific 27–5 12–2 1st NCAA Semifinal
2000–01 Seattle Pacific 21–6 14–4 2nd NCAA 1st Round
2001–02 Seattle Pacific 24–5 15–3 T–1st NCAA 2nd Round
Seattle Pacific: 253–97[2] (.723) 109–47 (.699)
Portland State (Big Sky Conference) (2005–2009)
2005–06 Portland State 12–16[12] 5–9[12] T–5th[13]
2006–07 Portland State 19–13[14] 9–7[14] 4th[15]
2007–08 Portland State 23–10[16] 14–2[16] 1st[17] NCAA 1st Round[16]
2008–09 Portland State 23–10[18] 11–5[18] T–2nd[19] NCAA 1st Round[18]
Portland State: 77–49[2] (.611) 44–23 (.657)
Washington State (Pac-10 Conference/Pac-12 Conference) (2009–2014)
2009–10 Washington State 16–15[20] 6–12[20] 10th[21]
2010–11 Washington State 22–13[22] 9–9[22] 6th[23] NIT Semifinals[22]
2011–12 Washington State 19–18[24] 7–11[24] T–8th[25] CBI Finals[24]
2012–13 Washington State 13–19[26] 4–14[26] T–11th[27]
2013–14 Washington State 10–21[26] 3–15[26] 11th[28]
Washington State: 80–86 (.482) 29–62 (.319)
Total: 419–276 (.603)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ken Bone Profile - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Washington State hires Ken Bone as head coach - ESPN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Washington State Cougars introduce Ken Bone as new hoops coach - ESPN
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Withers, Bud (April 7, 2009). "Ken Bone is new WSU men's basketball coach". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
  5. ↑ Washington Huskies vs. Oregon Ducks - Recap - January 15, 2009 - ESPN
  6. ↑ Ken Bone Profile - The Washington State University Official Athletic Site
  7. ↑ Ross leads Huskies to win over Cougars | HeraldNet.com - Sports
  8. ↑ Dana O'Neil: Ken Bone aiming to keep Washington State on the national map - ESPN
  9. ↑ New Washington State basketball coach Ken Bone signs 7-year contract - ESPN
  10. ↑
  11. ↑
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Portland State Vikings Basketball 2005-06 Schedule - Vikings Home and Away - ESPN
  13. ↑ Big Sky Conference Standings (2005–06) - College Basketball - ESPN
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Portland State Vikings Basketball 2006-07 Schedule - Vikings Home and Away - ESPN
  15. ↑ Big Sky Conference Standings (2006–07) - College Basketball - ESPN
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Portland State Vikings Basketball 2007-08 Schedule - Vikings Home and Away - ESPN
  17. ↑ Big Sky Conference Standings (2007–08) - College Basketball - ESPN
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Portland State Vikings Basketball 2008-09 Schedule - Vikings Home and Away - ESPN
  19. ↑ Big Sky Conference Standings (2008–09) - College Basketball - ESPN
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Washington State Cougars Basketball 2009-10 Schedule - Cougars Home and Away - ESPN
  21. ↑ Pac-12 Conference Standings (2009–10) - College Basketball - ESPN
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Washington State Cougars Basketball 2010-11 Schedule - Cougars Home and Away - ESPN
  23. ↑ Pac-12 Conference Standings (2010–11) - College Basketball - ESPN
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 Washington State Cougars Basketball 2011-12 Schedule - Cougars Home and Away - ESPN
  25. ↑ Pac-12 Conference Standings (2011–12) - College Basketball - ESPN
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 Washington State Cougars Basketball 2012-13 Schedule - Cougars Home and Away - ESPN
  27. ↑ Pac-12 Conference Standings (2012–13) - College Basketball - ESPN
  28. ↑ Pac-12 Conference Standings (2013–14) - College Basketball - ESPN

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