Montana State Appoints Three: Danny Sprinkle, whose name remains etched in the Montana State and Big Sky Conference record books, joined Brad Huse’s first Bobcat coaching staff, bringing one of the most popular figures in the school’s basketball history back into the program. An All-Big Sky player at Montana State from 1995-99, Sprinkle remains sixth in Bobcat history in scoring with 1,497 points scored from 1995-99. He is also the
school’s career three-point record-holder. His 263 long-range bombs is third in Big Sky history.
A four-year starter at Montana State, Sprinkle sparked one of the thrilling episodes in Bobcat history March 9, 1996. The freshman scored 30 points in the Big Sky Championship game in front of a frenzied, electric Worthington Arena crowd to lead Montana State to the school’s second Big Sky Tournament title and NCAA Tournament berth. Huse, who took over as Montana State’s head coach recently, was a Bobcat assistant at the time.
Huse also added former Eastern Washington assistant Ryan Orton and Shawn Dirden, who played in the Big Sky for two seasons at Idaho. [6/13/06]
