Mike Montgomery rejoins Westwood One as an NCAA basketball analyst, having previously worked on the network prior to his most recent coaching stint at Cal.
Montgomery’s storied basketball head coaching career included stints with the University of Montana, Stanford University, the Golden State Warriors, and the University of California, Berkley. With an overall record of 677-317 spanning 34 seasons in college basketball, he is one of only 84 men’s coaches to have amassed 600 career wins.
Most recently, Mike spent six seasons at Cal, where he compiled a 130-73 record (.640). The Golden Bears made four NCAA tournament appearances under Montgomery.
Prior to the Bears, he spent 18 years at Stanford where he guided the Cardinal to 12 NCAA Tournaments, including the 1998 Final Four, 2001 Elite Eight and 1997 Sweet Sixteen. Stanford compiled a 393-167 (.702) record under Montgomery, who earned four Pac-10 Coach of the Year honors and was named Naismith Coach of the Year in 2000.
After retiring from head coaching in April 2014, Montgomery joined the men’s basketball broadcasting teams at Pac-12 Networks and Westwood One Sports as an analyst.
Mike Montgomery's Posts
WCC Championship Highlights: Saint Mary’s shocks #1 Gonzaga
LAS VEGAS, NV – For the first time since 2012, Saint Mary’s has won the WCC tournament title – and for the first time since 2012 Gonzaga hasn’t won it. The Gaels stifled the top-ranked Bulldogs en… Read More »
Second Round Highlights: UCLA pulls away in second half, beats Cincinnati
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Trailing by three points at halftime, third-seeded UCLA recovered to defeat sixth-seeded Cincinnati 79-67 on Sunday night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. With the win, the Bruins earn a trip to the Sweet 16 for the third time in the last four years. Lonzo Ball… Read More »
Second Round Highlights: Oregon outlasts upset-minded Rhode Island
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Oregon’s Tyler Dorsey hit a 3-pointer in the final minute that proved to be the difference as the third-seeded Ducks defeated the 11th-seeded Rhode Island Rams 75-72 Sunday night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to earn a berth in the Sweet 16. Dorsey led… Read More »
Interview: UCLA’s Steve Alford on “Ball” movement, team gelling, and more
SACRAMENTO, CA – Third-seeded UCLA was practically almost able to score at will in their first round victory of Kent State on Friday. But UCLA head coach Steve Alford knows that sixth-seeded Cincinnati presents a different test, as the Bruins will be challenged more on both ends of the floor, and… Read More »
First Round Highlights: UCLA races to 97-80 win over Kent State
SACRAMENTO, CA – Third-seeded UCLA did what it does best, scoring early and often to take an early lead and eventually pulling away from fourteenth-seeded Kent State 97-80. Freshman TJ Leaf led the Bruins with 23 points on an efficient 8-of-shooting effort. Sophomore Jaylin Walker hit five three-pointers on his way to 23… Read More »
First Round Highlights: Cincinnati shoots the lights out to beat Kansas State
SACRAMENTO, CA – Cincinnati shot 63 percent from the field to pull away from Kansas State 75-61 and become the only sixth-seed to advance to the Second Round in the 2017 edition of the NCAA Tournament. Senior Troy Caupain led the Bearcat attack with 23 points to go along with his seven… Read More »
First Round Highlights: Rhode Island handles Creighton in First Round upset, 84-72
SACRAMENTO, CA – Eleventh-seeded Rhode Island took control early and kept Creighton at arm’s length throughout the affair, on their way to an 84-72 First Round upset. All five ram starters scored in double figures, led by freshman Jeff Dowtin’s 23 points. Dowtin and E.C. Matthews also each managed to shoot a… Read More »
