Tudor hired as Bravettes basketball coach

Sam Tudor, who coached the Bigfork Vikings to back-to-back titles, has been tapped to take over the Flathead Bravettes basketball program.

The Vikings won State B championships in 2018 and 2019 and had a 111-14 record through Tudor’s five-year tenure.

Tudor stepped down as Bigfork’s coach at the end of the 2019 season.

“Sam brings the success of having won two state boys B championships to the Bravette program,” Flathead activities director Bryce Wilson said in a press release Friday. “Sam shared his strategy of developing basketball players, competitive drills, and team concepts that create a competitive winning desire for success.”

A graduate of Cascade High School, Tudor has taught English at Bigfork High School for nine years.

“He has a strong process incorporating game situations during practice to develop a team’s success for games,” Wilson added. “He articulated his vision for the program during the interview. He wants to develop the program to be a consistent team that competes at state every year.”

Former coach Tricia Dean stepped down after four years in February after her husband, Travis was hired as the offensive coordinator of the Montana Tech football team. Dean is the younger sister of former Flathead football coach Kyle Samson, now the head football coach at Montana Tech.

Tudor could not be reached for comment.