He was also quite a character with a fiery Irish temperament. I think he recruited Stockton but was promoted to AD and didn't coach the team during much of Stockton's four years. I forget the name of the coach who replaced him. He then returned to coaching the Zags after a hiatus of about four years and coached the team until Dan Monson took over in the mid-90's. The rest is history. I hadn't realized that he left the program because of financial irregularities in the athletic department. Its sad that the man who was "Gonzaga Basketball" for about 20 years was not officially connected to the program as it went to the next level.