Grizzly Sports Hall of Fame
Mike Montgomery
- Induction:
- 2025
- Class:
- 1986
Mongomery came to Missoula as an assistant coach under Hall of Fame coach Jud Heathcoat in 1976 and two years later was promoted to head coach in 1978, where he served until 1986. In that span he totaled 155 wins for the Grizzlies, at the time the second-most ever at UM. To this day his 155 wins remain the fourth-most in Montana history.
He had four-straight 20-win seasons in Missoula, going 22-7, 23-7, 22-8, and 21-11 from '83-'86 and led Montana to NIT berths in 1985 and 1986. He also coached two of the greatest players to ever wear the maroon and silver in fellow Grizzly Sports Hall of Famers Michael Ray Richardson and Larry Krystkowiak.
After leaving Montana, he went 393-167 at Stanford in 18 seasons, advancing to 12 NCAA tournaments. He was named the Naismith and Basketball Times Coach of the Year in 2000 and selected Pac-10 Coach of the Year four times.
As the head coach at Cal from 2009-14 he went 130-73 in six seasons, and his teams played in four NCAA tourneys. His 32-year record as a head coach is 677-318. Those 676 wins are the 22nd most (as of 2018) in NCAA history.
"Monty" was named to the NCAA College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016 and was awarded the John R Wooden Legends Award legends of Coach in 2004.
Montgomery and his wife Sara have two adult children. His son John is an assistant coach at Long Beach State.
Quoting Montgomery: "Montana is a very special place to me. This brings back a lot of great memories because that's where it all started. I met my wife there, I had my kids there, and I had as good a time as I've ever had in my coaching career there.
"I didn't know what I didn't know back then, and I thought I had all the answers. As I look back, I realized how naive I was about how things worked. But I had a great group of kids play for me and great assistant coaches. Montana was a great place to live, and I have a lot of friends there."
He had four-straight 20-win seasons in Missoula, going 22-7, 23-7, 22-8, and 21-11 from '83-'86 and led Montana to NIT berths in 1985 and 1986. He also coached two of the greatest players to ever wear the maroon and silver in fellow Grizzly Sports Hall of Famers Michael Ray Richardson and Larry Krystkowiak.
After leaving Montana, he went 393-167 at Stanford in 18 seasons, advancing to 12 NCAA tournaments. He was named the Naismith and Basketball Times Coach of the Year in 2000 and selected Pac-10 Coach of the Year four times.
As the head coach at Cal from 2009-14 he went 130-73 in six seasons, and his teams played in four NCAA tourneys. His 32-year record as a head coach is 677-318. Those 676 wins are the 22nd most (as of 2018) in NCAA history.
"Monty" was named to the NCAA College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016 and was awarded the John R Wooden Legends Award legends of Coach in 2004.
Montgomery and his wife Sara have two adult children. His son John is an assistant coach at Long Beach State.
Quoting Montgomery: "Montana is a very special place to me. This brings back a lot of great memories because that's where it all started. I met my wife there, I had my kids there, and I had as good a time as I've ever had in my coaching career there.
"I didn't know what I didn't know back then, and I thought I had all the answers. As I look back, I realized how naive I was about how things worked. But I had a great group of kids play for me and great assistant coaches. Montana was a great place to live, and I have a lot of friends there."
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