Though it has been over three decades since he left the SSU campus, Bill Trumbo's presence is still felt at the Wolves' Den. Trumbo took over as head men's basketball coach in 1972 and quickly led SSU to one of the biggest turnarounds in NCAA history. After a 3-24 season the year before Trumbo arrived, Sonoma State went 18-9 in 1972-73, won the Far West Conference championship and reached the NCAA Tournament. The story was the same the following year when Sonoma State rolled out an 18-10 record and set a school-record with 13 consecutive wins. The 1973 Far West Conference Coach of the Year, Trumbo left when basketball was dropped after the '73-'74 season and continued his coaching career at Santa Rosa JC, the University of Idaho, and Cal State Monterey Bay. Two of Trumbo's former players have already been inducted into the SSU Hall of Fame (Steve Tiedeman and Tom Fitchie).
