He had previously been head coach at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, where he led the program for 7 seasons.
He accepted a scholarship offer to nearby Montana State, where he became a three-year starter at point guard, leaving as one of the school's all-time leaders in assists and free throw percentage.
Following the close of his playing career, Durham coached high school basketball at Shepherd High School in Shepherd, Montana from 1980 to 1982 before returning to Montana State as an assistant coach.
[4] Durham returned to coaching in 2008 as an assistant at New Mexico State University.
[3] In March 2018, Durham accepted the head men's coaching job at Montana State University Billings, where he was 59-56 overall, 39-36 in the GNAC and was named the league's coach of the year three times.