Exclusive Report: Montana State’s Matt Logie Emerges as Top Candidate for Washington State Men’s Basketball Head Coaching Job

According to Matt Norlander of CBS Sports, Washington State University is reportedly close to filling their men’s basketball head coaching vacancy. The university has offered the position to Montana State head coach Matt Logie.

Logie, who has strong ties to the state of Washington, would be taking over for Kyle Smith, who recently left WSU to become Stanford’s head coach. Before coaching at Montana State, Logie spent four seasons at Point Loma in California. His potential hiring comes after WSU had a successful season, finishing second in the Pac-12 with a record of 25-10 and making their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2008.

While Norlander’s report suggests Logie is considering the offer from WSU, another report from Jeff Goodman of The Field of 68 names Eastern Washington’s David Riley as another top candidate for the position. Logie’s success at Montana State, where he led the team to a Big Sky Tournament championship, has put him on WSU’s radar.

Logie has played high school basketball under his grandfather, legendary coach Ed Pepple, at Mercer Island High School. He also served as the head coach at Whitworth University in Spokane from 2011-2019. Last season was Logie’s first at Montana State and he led them to their third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance