Orem • There was no shortage of cheers or hollers or applause. There was plenty of that Monday morning. Because the guy in the green and white tie brought out a crowd, as one does when being introduced as the new men’s basketball coach at a university for the first time.
It just so happens that Mark Madsen arrives in Utah County with an NBA pedigree, a couple championship rings and dance moves unearthed decades ago that went viral before viral was a concept.
So as Utah Valley University President Astrid Tuminez introduced Madsen inside the school’s basketball facility, she interrupted herself as she listed the many reasons why she went with the 43-year-old former Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach to lead the Wolverines.