SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Visitation for former Mitchell basketball coach Gary Munsen was held last night at the Corn Palace.
Many of Munsen's former players spoke. Current Dakota Weslyan University women's basketball coach Jason Christensen said Munsen's influence on him started at an early age.
Waconia, Minnesota, high school basketball coach Carl Pierson says he too was very young when he was first influenced by Munsen.
Current Sioux Falls O'Gorman boy's basketball coach Derek Robey says Munsen's conversations with his former players weren't limited to basketball. Robey says he talked with Munsen over Christmas and he always asked about Robey's family.
Munsen's funeral is this morning at the Corn Palace.
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(Thanks Billy Lurken KMIT, Mitchell)