Gabe Walker, a former basketball player and assistant coach at Montana-Western, has been named assistant men's basketball coach and sports information director at Montana State-Northern, coach Shawn Huse said.
Walker was head coach for the boys' and girls' basketball teams in Geyser this past school year and was an assistant boys' coach the previous year.
Walker graduated from Beaverhead County High School in Dillon in 1996 and was selected to play in the Montana-Wyoming all-star games. He played basketball at Carroll College and then at Montana-Western, leading the Frontier Conference in 3-point field goal percentage during the 2000-01 season.
He was an assistant coach at Western from 2001-2004, when he graduated with a degree in education. He will work on his master's degree and serve as sports information director at Northern.
"Gabe is a Montana guy who knows about the uniqueness, importance, level of competitiveness and excitement of basketball in our state, including high school and of course, the Frontier Conference," Huse said.
He called Walker a dedicated, enthusiastic coach who works hard.