Robin Selvig Interview, November 4, 2024

Robin Selvig, a former University of Montana basketball player and Lady Griz head coach, discusses what his childhood was like growing up in a small town in Montana called Outlook. He recalls his time going to school and playing basketball at UM. Selvig speaks fondly of his first coaching job at Plentywood High School coaching the girls team. He reflects on the transition he underwent from coaching high school girls to the women’s basketball team at UM and the unrivaled success he had developing and molding both programs. Lastly, he discusses his reasons for stepping down as head coach, attributing much of it to wanting to be more present with his growing family. Interviewer Ava Debourg was an undergraduate student working on the Griz Nation Oral History Project as part of the Griz130 History Initiative.