Bob Sundvold, a former head coach with over 22 years of NCAA coaching experience, has been named an assistant men's basketball coach at Iowa State University, head coach Larry Eustachy announced today.

"We are obviously extremely excited to have Bob on our staff," Eustachy said. "Bob has been one of the most respected coaches in the business for over 20 years. He brings a wealth of coaching experience and will be a tremendous asset to our program."

A native of Blue Springs, Mo., Sundvold most recently spent four years at UMKC (1996-2000), where he compiled a 43-70 mark. In his final year at UMKC, Sundvold led the Kangaroos to their first winning season since 1992-93 by posting a 16-13 record. That year's squad finished tied for second in the Mid-Continent Conference with a 10-6 record, the program's best showing since joining the league in 1994-95. During his tenure in Kansas City, Sundvold recruited and mentored MCC Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year Michael Jackson.

Prior to his stint at UMKC, Sundvold had a successful four-year run (1992-96) at Division II Central Missouri State. He led the Mules to an 82-38 record, including three-straight NCAA Tournament appearances in his final three seasons. His 1994-95 CMSU squad posted a 24-8 mark and won the South Central Regional Championship, advancing to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight.

Sundvold proved to be one of the top assistant coaches in the nation before landing his first head coaching job at CMSU. He received his first big coaching break as an assistant coach at the University of Missouri in 1978. From 1978-91, Sundvold helped legendary MU coach Norm Stewart to unprecedented success. Nine NCAA appearances, six Big Eight Championships, four Big Eight Tournament Championships and over 286 wins were just a few of the achievements the Tigers accomplished throughout Sundvold's tenure at MU. Sundvold made one more assistant coaching stop in 1991-92, joining Charlie Spoonhour's staff at Southwest Missouri State. The Bears went 23-8 and

earned a berth to the NCAA Tournament in his only season in Springfield, Mo.

Sundvold graduated from South Dakota State in 1977, where he was an all-North Central Conference and academic all-conference selection as a senior. In his two-year career, he played in 49 games, averaging 12.9 points and 4.8 rebounds. He earned an associate of arts degree from Platte Community College (Platte, Neb.) in 1975 and received his master's from Missouri in 1979.

The 46-year-old Sundvold and his wife, Denise, have four children, Robert, Ryne, Haley and Cameron. His younger brother, Jon, played on four Big Eight Championship teams while Sundvold was an assistant at Missouri. Jon later went on to play eight seasons in the NBA and is currently one of the top college basketball television analysts in the nation.