5-ON-5 WITH CAL POLY'S KEVIN BROMLEY                                                                                                                  >>> CollegeInsider.com

DAVE MAGARITY: As an assistant at Cal-Poly you were part of rebuilding a program that was not-far removed from a 1-26 mark.

KEVIN BROMLEY: I was an assistant my first year at Cal Poly under Jeff Schnieder, we won 16 games. It was one of the biggest turnarounds NCAA history. I was not part of the 1-26 program, however I was at Southern Utah and we beat Cal Poly three times that year.

MAGARITY: You came within a wink of making the NCAA's. How much has getting that close motivated your returning players?

BROMLEY: Coming within three points of the NCAA Tournament has helped the players in the weight room, summer workouts and a belief that they can be a premier team in the conference.

MAGARITY: You are described as being a tireless worker. Give me a typical day for Kevin Bromley.

BROMLEY: I can't sleep from 2-5 am. I watch tape and study opponents and worry (laughing). At 7:00 a.m. I spend time with my wife and 8:00 am I am in the office. We have practice from 11:30-2:00 p.m. and then 2:00 to 5:00 is dedicated to staff meetings and returning phone calls. At 7:30 it's dinner with the family, but two hours later it's back to basketball and watching more tape.

MAGARITY: Who has made the biggest impact on your coaching philosophy?

BROMLEY: A number of coaches have influenced my life. My High School coach was Duane B. Lewis, Junior College coach Rusty Parker and college coach Tony McAndrews.

MAGARITY: If they made a movie about Kevin Bromley, who would you want to play the lead role?

BROMLEY: Kevin Costner. Great first name and he is down to earth and lets his emotions and true self appear.

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