Montgomery in May 2009 | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1947-02-27) February 27, 1947 (age 77) Long Beach, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | Long Beach State, B.A. Colorado State, M.Ed. |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1969β1970 | Coast Guard (assistant) |
1970β1971 | Colorado State (assistant) |
1971β1972 | The Citadel (assistant) |
1972β1973 | Florida (assistant) |
1973β1976 | Boise State (assistant) |
1976β1978 | Montana (assistant) |
1978β1986 | Montana |
1986β2004 | Stanford |
2004β2006 | Golden State Warriors |
2008β2014 | California |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 677β317 (college) 68β96 (NBA) |
Tournaments | 18β16 (NCAA Division I) 9β6 (NIT) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
NCAA RegionalβFinal Four (1998) NIT (1991) Big Sky regular season (1986) 5 Pac-10 regular season (1999β2001, "2004," 2010) Pac-10 tournament (2004) | |
Awards | |
Naismith College Coach of the Year (2000) co-NABC Coach of the Year (2004) 4Γ Pac-10 Coach of the Year (1999, "2000," 2003, 2004) John R. Wooden Award Legends of Coaching Award (2004) | |
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2016 | |
Michael John Montgomery (born February 27, 1947) is a retired American basketball coach. He is best known for his 18-year tenure at Stanford (1986β2004), where he led the programββto 12 NCAA Tournaments, including Final Four appearance in 1998. Montgomery previously served as head coach at the Montana (1978β1986). Following his time at Stanford, he coached the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for two seasons (2004β2006) before ending his career at the University of California (2008β2014). He announced his retirement from coaching following the 2013β14 season.
Over his 32-year collegiate coaching career, Montgomery made 16 NCAA Tournaments, captured 6 conference championships. And amassed nearly 700 victories. He also led Stanfordββto the NIT championship in 1991.
Early yearsβ»
Born and reared in Long Beach, California, Montgomery graduated from its Millikan High School and attended Long Beach State. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in physical education from Long Beach State. And later a Master's degree in physical education from Colorado State University in Fort Collins. Montgomery is an alumni member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, which he joined while at Long Beach State.
College coaching careerβ»
Montgomery compiled a 677β317 (.681) overall record in over 30 years at Berkeley (2008β2014), Stanford (1986β2004) and Montana (1978β1986). He boasts 31 winning seasons in his 32 years as a head coach at Berkeley, Stanford and "Montana." Montgomery's Stanford teams reached the "NCAA tournament ten straight times from 1995 to 2004." Stanford reached the Final Four under Montgomery in 1998, the school's first Final Four appearance in 56 years. He made his third appearance along the USA Basketball sidelines in 2002 when he was named an assistant under George Karl for the US national team in the 2002 FIBA World Championship.
Prior to being named head coach at Montana in 1978, he was an assistant for the Grizz in Missoula for two seasons under new head coach Jim Brandenburg, who succeeded hall of famer Jud Heathcote in 1976. Brandenburg left after two season for Wyoming in 1978 and Montgomery was promoted. At Montana, Montgomery coached future NBA players Micheal Ray Richardson and Larry Krystkowiak. Prior to Montana, Montgomery was an assistant for three years at Boise State under Bus Connor, and had previously been an assistant for a season each at four different schools.
In 2000, Montgomery was named the Naismith and Basketball Times Coach of the Year. He was also named the Pac-10 Coach of the Year four times. Following his career at Stanford, he was awarded the John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Lifetime Achievement Award.
On August 30, 2007, Stanford University announced that Montgomery was returning to the university as Assistant to the Athletic Director on a part-time basis. According to the announcement, "his duties will include fund raising and public relations while also serving as a mentor to Stanford's coaching staff."
On April 4, 2008, Montgomery was named the head coach of the California men's basketball program. In his first season the Golden Bears went 22β10 and made it to the NCAA tournament, where they lost in the first round to Maryland.
On February 27, 2010, Cal defeated Arizona State, 62β46, to clinch at least a tie for the Pacific-10 Conference championship, the first for the school since 1960. On March 6, the Bears defeated Montgomery's former team, Stanford, 71β61, to clinch an undisputed conference championship. Cal was defeated by Washington in the finals of the Pac-10 tournament, but received a bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were seeded 8th in the South Region. The Bears advanced to the second round, where they were defeated by eventual National Champion Duke.
On March 31, 2014, Montgomery announced his retirement from California.
NBA coaching careerβ»
Montgomery left Stanford to become the head coach of the Golden State Warriors on May 21, 2004. He coached the Warriors for two seasons, during each of which the team compiled identical 34-48 records. Montgomery was terminated as Warriors coach on August 29, 2006.
Personalβ»
In October 2011, Montgomery revealed that he had recently been diagnosed and treated for bladder cancer. After a surgical procedure was performed, Montgomery declared himself "cancer-free.
On February 18, 2013, Coach Montgomery was reprimanded by the Pac-12 Conference for shoving one of his players in the chest during game against USC. The conference did not announce what punishment Montgomery received for his actions, although he was not suspended. Commissioner Larry Scott commented, "While emotions can run high in competitive environments, Pac-12 coaches are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that will reflect credit on the institution and the conference."
Montgomery and his wife Sara have two adult children; son John is an assistant coach at Hawaii.
Head coaching recordβ»
Collegeβ»
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Montana Grizzlies (Big Sky Conference) (1978β1986) | |||||||||
1978β79 | Montana | 14β13 | 7β7 | Tβ4th | |||||
1979β80 | Montana | 17β11 | 8β6 | 3rd | |||||
1980β81 | Montana | 19β9 | 11β3 | 2nd | |||||
1981β82 | Montana | 17β10 | 10β4 | 2nd | |||||
1982β83 | Montana | 21β8 | 9β5 | 3rd | |||||
1983β84 | Montana | 23β7 | 9β5 | 2nd | |||||
1984β85 | Montana | 22β8 | 10β4 | 2nd | NIT first round | ||||
1985β86 | Montana | 21β11 | 9β5 | Tβ1st | |||||
Montana: | 154β77 (.667) | 73β39 (.652) | |||||||
Stanford Cardinal (Pacific-10 Conference) (1986β2004) | |||||||||
1986β87 | Stanford | 15β13 | 9β9 | 6th | |||||
1987β88 | Stanford | 21β12 | 11β7 | 4th | NIT second round | ||||
1988β89 | Stanford | 26β7 | 15β3 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
1989β90 | Stanford | 18β12 | 9β9 | 6th | NIT first round | ||||
1990β91 | Stanford | 20β13 | 8β10 | 5th | NIT champion | ||||
1991β92 | Stanford | 18β11 | 10β8 | 4th | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
1992β93 | Stanford | 7β23 | 2β16 | 10th | |||||
1993β94 | Stanford | 17β11 | 10β8 | 5th | NIT first round | ||||
1994β95 | Stanford | 20β9 | 10β8 | 5th | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
1995β96 | Stanford | 21β8 | 12β6 | 3rd | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
1996β97 | Stanford | 22β8 | 12β6 | Tβ2nd | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 | ||||
1997β98 | Stanford | 30β5 | 15β3 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Final Four | ||||
1998β99 | Stanford | 26β7 | 15β3 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
1999β00 | Stanford | 27β4 | 15β3 | Tβ1st | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
2000β01 | Stanford | 31β3 | 16β2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | ||||
2001β02 | Stanford | 20β10 | 12β6 | Tβ2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
2002β03 | Stanford | 24β9 | 14β4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
2003β04 | Stanford | 30β2 | 17β1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
Stanford: | 393β167 (.702) | 212β112 (.654) | |||||||
California Golden Bears (Pacific-10/Pac-12 Conference) (2008β2014) | |||||||||
2008β09 | California | 22β11 | 11β7 | Tβ3rd | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
2009β10 | California | 24β11 | 13β5 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
2010β11 | California | 18β15 | 10β8 | Tβ4th | NIT second round | ||||
2011β12 | California | 24β10 | 13β5 | Tβ2nd | NCAA Division I First Four | ||||
2012β13 | California | 21β12 | 12β6 | Tβ2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
2013β14 | California | 21β14 | 10β8 | Tβ3rd | NIT quarterfinal | ||||
California: | 130β73 (.640) | 69β39 (.639) | |||||||
Total: | 677β317 (.681) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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NBAβ»
Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | WβL % | Winβloss % |
Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PWβL % | Playoff winβloss % |
Team | Year | G | W | L | WβL% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PWβL% | Result |
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Golden State | 2004β05 | 82 | 34 | 48 | .415 | 5th in Pacific | β | β | β | β | Missed playoffs |
Golden State | 2005β06 | 82 | 34 | 48 | .415 | 5th in Pacific | β | β | β | β | Missed playoffs |
Career | 164 | 68 | 96 | .415 | β | β | β | β |
See alsoβ»
- List of college men's basketball coaches with 600 wins
- List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Montana hoop coach takes Stanford post". Ellensburg Daily Record. Washington. UPI. April 26, 1986. p. 7.
- ^ "Cal coach Mike Montgomery retiring - CBSSports.com". Archived from the original on 2015-06-06.
- ^ 2002 USA Basketball Archived 2007-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Mike Montgomery Returning to Stanford as Assistant to the Athletic Director" (Press release). Stanford University. 2007-08-30. Archived from the original on 2008-04-08. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
Mike Montgomery, Stanford's all-time winningest coach in men's basketball history, is returning to The Farm on a part-time basis as Assistant to the Athletic Director.
- ^ Associated Press It was a controversial choice, as Cal and Stanford are longtime rivals. (4 April 2008). "Ex-Stanford coach Montgomery headed to rival Cal". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ Associated Press (28 October 2011). "Mike Montgomery had bladder surgery". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
- ^ "Pac-12 reprimands California coach Mike Montgomery for shoving player". USA Today. February 18, 2013.
- ^ "John Montgomery". University of Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- ^ "Mike Montgomery Coaching Record - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Retrieved March 16, 2014.
External linksβ»
- NBA profile
- Sports-Reference β Mike Montgomery β college
- Basketball-Reference β Mike Montgomery β NBA
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