Having Rejected U., Monty Back at Stanford
He could have been the Utah coach if he wanted the job, but Mike Montgomery evidently was more interested in going back to Stanford.
The longtime Cardinal coach taken on a new role as a part-time assistant to athletic director Bob Bowlsby, a position that will involve fund-raising and "mentoring" current coaches.
Which could prove interesting, since his former assistant Trent Johnson -- who also turned down a job offer from the Utes -- is now guiding the Cardinal team that Montgomery steered so admirably for 18 seasons.
One report said that the new position has been waiting for Montgomery since he left the Cardinal to become coach of the NBA's Golden State Warriors in 2004.
When the Warriors fired Montgomery last summer, he and Bowlsby "soon began talking" about a new arrangement, which might have been part of the reason Montgomery rebuffed athletic director Chris Hill's interest in him as a replacement for fired coach Ray Giacoletti.
Giacoletti, of course, landed the job in the first place only after Johnson rejected an offer from the Utes to replace Rick Majerus, in order to accept a pay raise at Nevada. Soon after, Johnson jumped to Stanford to replace Montgomery, and has led the Cardinal to a good-but-not-great 52-40 record in three seasons. The Cardinal also have appeared in the NCAA Tournament twice -- losing in the first round both times -- and the NIT once under Johnson.
The longtime Cardinal coach taken on a new role as a part-time assistant to athletic director Bob Bowlsby, a position that will involve fund-raising and "mentoring" current coaches.
Which could prove interesting, since his former assistant Trent Johnson -- who also turned down a job offer from the Utes -- is now guiding the Cardinal team that Montgomery steered so admirably for 18 seasons.
One report said that the new position has been waiting for Montgomery since he left the Cardinal to become coach of the NBA's Golden State Warriors in 2004.
When the Warriors fired Montgomery last summer, he and Bowlsby "soon began talking" about a new arrangement, which might have been part of the reason Montgomery rebuffed athletic director Chris Hill's interest in him as a replacement for fired coach Ray Giacoletti.
Giacoletti, of course, landed the job in the first place only after Johnson rejected an offer from the Utes to replace Rick Majerus, in order to accept a pay raise at Nevada. Soon after, Johnson jumped to Stanford to replace Montgomery, and has led the Cardinal to a good-but-not-great 52-40 record in three seasons. The Cardinal also have appeared in the NCAA Tournament twice -- losing in the first round both times -- and the NIT once under Johnson.
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