Mike Montgomery
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Mike Montgomery (born February 27, 1947 in Long Beach, California, United States) is the former head coach of the Golden State Warriors in the NBA. He was also the men's basketball coach of the Stanford Cardinal from 1986 to 2004 and at the University of Montana for eight seasons prior to coaching at Stanford.
He has been overwhelmed as an NBA coach from the day one in his two year stint with the Golden State Warriors. He is known for giving questionable quotes such as:
"We don't look for Andris Biedrins in the low post."
"Monta Ellis is not a point guard"
"I have no idea what to do! (after certain losses)"
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[edit] College coaching career
He is the winningest basketball coach at Stanford with a career record of 339-156 (68.5 winning percentage). Under his leadership, the Cardinal played in the post-season in 14 out of 16 seasons and reached the NCAA tournament ten straight times from 1995-2004. Stanford reached the Final Four under Montgomery in 1998, which was the first time the school made it to the Final Four in 56 years. The 1998 team was led by Mark "Mad Dog" Madsen and Arthur Lee.
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.
[edit] NBA coaching career
Famous quotes:
Mike Montgomery: "We don't look for Andirs in the low post."
"Monta Ellis is not a point guard"
[edit] Personal
He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in physical education from Long Beach State and a Master's degree in physical education from Colorado State University.
He and his wife Sara have two adult children.
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| Preceded by Tom Davis |
Stanford Men's Basketball Head Coach 1986–2004 |
Succeeded by Trent Johnson |
| Preceded by Eric Musselman |
Golden State Warriors Head Coach 2004–2006 |
Succeeded by Don Nelson |
