Montgomery in May 2009
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Sport(s) | Basketball |
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Biographical details | |
Born |
Long Beach, California |
February 27, 1947
Alma mater |
Long Beach State, B.A. Colorado State, M.Ed. |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1969–1970 | Coast Guard Academy (asst.) |
1970–1971 | Colorado State (asst.) |
1971–1972 | The Citadel (asst.) |
1972–1973 | Florida (asst.) |
1973–1976 | Boise State (asst.) |
1976–1978 | Montana (asst.) |
1978–1986 | Montana |
1986–2004 | Stanford |
2004–2006 | Golden State Warriors |
2008–2014 | California |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 677–317 (.681) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
NCAA Regional Championship - Final Four (1998) NIT championship (1991) 1 Big Sky regular season championship (1986) 5× Pac-10 regular season championship (1999–2001, 2004, 2010) Pac-10 Tournament championship (2004) |
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Awards | |
Naismith College Coach of the Year (2000) NABC Coach of the Year (2004) 4× Pac-10 Coach of the Year (1999, 2000, 2003, 2004) John R. Wooden Award Legends of Coaching Award (2004) |
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College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2016 |
Michael John Montgomery (born February 27, 1947) is a retired American college basketball head coach. He is best known for his 18-year tenure at Stanford (1986-2004), where he led the program to 12 NCAA Tournaments, including a Final Four appearance in 1998. Montgomery previously served as head coach at the University of Montana (1978-1986). Following his time at Stanford, he coached the Golden State Warriors of the NBA for two seasons (2004-2006) before ending his career at the University of California (2008-2014). He announced his retirement from coaching following the 2013-14 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 Stanford to the NIT championship in 1991.
Born and raised 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.