Mike Montgomery to Oregon!?

[Mslacat]

There is a wild rumor that the current Oregon basketball coach has found him self on the hot seat, since Mike Montgomery was fire from his NBA job. It seems there is a growing under current by some boosters to hire Montgomery.

 

[EverettGriz]

It would be a great hire.

 

[Grizbacker1]

There is a wild rumor that the current Oregon basketball coach has found him self on the hot seat, since Mike Montgomery was fire from his NBA job. It seems there is a growing under current by some boosters to hire Montgomery.

I think that may be true among some boosters, but I think Monty is going to take at least a year off since he is getting a fat severance check from Golden State. I don't see it happening unless Kent has a down year this season.

Monty had a career record of 339-156 overall and 182-106 in Pac 10 play while at Stanford. Ernie Kent has an impressive resume himself at Oregon and was Monty's assistant for 2 seasons.

THE KENT FILE

Coaching Career - 25th Year: Head Coach, Oregon (1998-present); Head Coach, St. Mary’s (1992-97); Assistant Coach, Stanford (1990-91); Assistant Coach, Colorado State (1988-89); Head Coach, al-Khaleej Club, Sayhat, Saudi Arabia (1981-87); Freshman Coach, Oregon (1980); Head Coach, O’Hara Catholic (Eugene, Ore.) School (1979); Freshman Coach, Oregon (1978)

Five postseason appearances. A Pac-10 title and a Pac-10 tournament title. The NCAA Elite Eight. Two NIT Final Fours. Three NBA First Round Draft choices.

In just eight years, 2002 Pac-10 Coach of the Year Ernie Kent has taken the University of Oregon to heights not seen since Basketball Hall of Famer Howard Hobson was the Tall Firs’ head coach.

He is the only man to have led Oregon to three NCAA Tournament appearances, as well as Pac-10 regular season and tournament titles.

He is the only coach in the Northwest to take his team to the NCAA Elite 8 this decade.

He is a combined 49-13 versus all teams in the Pacific Northwest, including a 35-11 mark against Pac-10 rivals Oregon State, Washington and Washington State.

His eight wins over UCLA are twice as many as any other Oregon coach and represent a third of Oregon’s all-time wins (24) against the most storied program in the nation.

His 149 wins rank fourth all-time at Oregon.

 

[Swillbury]

That whole class that aaron brooks was apart of was a complete joke! Not the coaches fault....