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Source: Ex-Stanford coach Montgomery headed to rival Cal
By Andy Katz
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Updated: April 4, 2008, 12:17 PM ET
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Former Stanford and Golden State Warriors coach Mike Montgomery has agreed in principle to replace Ben Braun at rival California, according to a source with knowledge of the negotiations.
Braun was fired as coach last Wednesday after 12 years at Cal.
Montgomery led Stanford to the 1998 Final Four and helped resurrect the Cardinal into a national program.
The move to Stanford's chief rival comes as a surprise given Montgomery's former and current links to the Cardinal. His former assistant, Trent Johnson, replaced Montgomery at Stanford. Most recently, Montgomery has been working as an assistant to Stanford athletic director Bob Bowlsby, as well as working in television for Fox Sports Net.
Montgomery compiled a 393-167 record with 12 NCAA tournament appearances in his 18 seasons at Stanford, making him the school's winningest men's basketball coach.
He left Stanford in 2004 to coach in the NBA, where he compiled a 68-96 record in two seasons with the Warriors.
Cal's top player, All-Pac 10 forward Ryan Anderson, announced on Thursday he was declaring for the NBA draft, but will not sign with an agent in order to preserve his college eligibility, if he changes his mind.
Andy Katz is a senior writer for ESPN.com.
By Andy Katz
ESPN.com
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Updated: April 4, 2008, 12:17 PM ET
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Former Stanford and Golden State Warriors coach Mike Montgomery has agreed in principle to replace Ben Braun at rival California, according to a source with knowledge of the negotiations.
Braun was fired as coach last Wednesday after 12 years at Cal.
Montgomery led Stanford to the 1998 Final Four and helped resurrect the Cardinal into a national program.
The move to Stanford's chief rival comes as a surprise given Montgomery's former and current links to the Cardinal. His former assistant, Trent Johnson, replaced Montgomery at Stanford. Most recently, Montgomery has been working as an assistant to Stanford athletic director Bob Bowlsby, as well as working in television for Fox Sports Net.
Montgomery compiled a 393-167 record with 12 NCAA tournament appearances in his 18 seasons at Stanford, making him the school's winningest men's basketball coach.
He left Stanford in 2004 to coach in the NBA, where he compiled a 68-96 record in two seasons with the Warriors.
Cal's top player, All-Pac 10 forward Ryan Anderson, announced on Thursday he was declaring for the NBA draft, but will not sign with an agent in order to preserve his college eligibility, if he changes his mind.
Andy Katz is a senior writer for ESPN.com.
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grizpack said:
They are probably not thrilled, but can anyone really be surprised at anything that happens in the coaching profession. Monty's son is just getting started in coaching so my guess is John Montgomery is one of Mike's assistants at Cal.
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griz5700 said:
I agree it is a great pick for Cal.
Montgomery's College Coaching Record
Year School Record
1977-1986 Montana 154-77
1986-2004 Stanford 393-167
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This is a pretty good read imo.
Purdy: Montgomery will make Cal a winner
Mark Purdy
Mercury News Columnist
Article Launched: 04/04/2008 11:13:38 AM PDT
Montgomery right coach for Cal?
Oh, this is going to be good. Quite good.
If the word about Mike Montgomery is true - and if the Stanford man really is set to be hired as the next Cal basketball coach - then Bay Area college hoops just increased its vertical leap by several inches.
For at least the next five or six years, or as long as the 61-year-old Montgomery wants to coach, the games between Cal and Stanford will automatically become bigger events. The won-and-lost record in Berkeley will improve, too. But mainly, by leaving the land of tree mascots for the land of tree sitters, Montgomery makes Bay Area college basketball twice as interesting.
Will Monty succeed at Cal? Absolutely. No question. That is, if you define success by reaching the NCAA tournament and contending for the Pacific-10 Conference championship.
The forecast here, assuming Montgomery receives the necessary administrative support, is that he will have the Bears back in the NCAA tournament within two years - maybe even as soon as next year - and in conference contention within three or four years.
But also, think what this does at Stanford. Montgomery's coaching successor there, Trent Johnson, just took the Cardinal to the Sweet 16. His contract expires after next season and he is up for a well-deserved extension, which ought to be finalized soon.
Because now, for sure, there will be an extension. At this point, Johnson might even want to wait a bit and ask for more money, based on the deal Montgomery
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receives at Cal. After all, how would it look if Johnson's negotiations fall apart and he leaves Stanford - this spring or even after next season - while Cal has already claimed Montgomery?
Now, Stanford can't possibly allow Johnson to leave. Besides, he deserves the extra dough. He has to figure out a way to beat Montgomery twice a year. That should be fun to watch.
It is no shock that Monty, who most recently has worked as an assistant athletic director at Stanford, decided to
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cross the Bay. He had kidded with people that he wasn't doing much at Stanford except shaking hands, being as helpful to athletic director Bob Bowlsby as possible, and doing homework for his part-time gig as a television analyst. Not that he was bored, but . . . well, yes, he was bored.
Once a coach, always a coach. Montgomery clearly had the itch.
After his ulcerous NBA adventure with the Warriors, he might or might not have received firm interest from other schools back east. But if Montgomery was going to start blowing a whistle again, Cal was the best choice he could make in terms of not disrupting his home life, which has always been important to him. For one thing, his wife loves the Bay Area. Don't be stunned, as well, if Montgomery finds a place at the end of his coaching bench for son John, an assistant at Furman.
And those who wonder how a Stanford guy will adjust to a public-school environment in Berkeley, the answer is: Just fine. It's funny how, when he was on the sideline at Stanford, he acquired the reputation of being a cerebral private-school wonk of sorts. But Montgomery has public school genes. His dad was the first athletic director at Long Beach State, which is also Montgomery's alma mater. And before Stanford, he coached at another public university, Montana.
Besides which, Montgomery's biggest frustration at Stanford was the perpetual dance he had to do with the admissions office. He always accepted the school's academic demands. But it was a challenge trying to determine which recruits he could pursue with a chance they would be admitted - according to standards that occasionally varied. Some years, Stanford could admit players that Duke, another elite private school, did admit. Some years, not.
At Cal, those standards should be a little looser. And Montgomery should wield a little more clout in determining which players could squeeze through exceptions. That should also be intriguing to watch.
Will there be resentment from Stanford folks for the dastardly choice of moving to Cal? Maybe, a little. There is more cross-Bay pollination in college football than people realize - Bill Walsh and John Ralston were Cal assistants before coaching at Stanford - but in basketball, things have been different. For sure, no Stanford basketball coach has ever jumped across the Bay to coach the Golden Bears.
So, sure, some people will think Monty has crassly abandoned the school that made his college hoops reputation. But this isn't the state of Kentucky. There, former University of Kentucky Coach Rick Pitino was excoriated by followers of the school when he took the same job at hated rival Louisville, 80 miles away.
On the Kentucky fan message boards, Pitino is routinely referred to as "the biggest traitor in the history of college sports." As recently as a week ago, Pitino was talking about how going from one school to the other almost completely changed his social life.
"A lot of guys I thought were my friends back in those (UK) days haven't been my friends," Pitino told reporters in Charlotte at one of Louisville's NCAA tournament games when an old Kentucky pal did show up to support the coach.
That sort of situation would never happen here in the Bay Area, where we tend to be far more mellow about such things. Let's put it this way: When Montgomery makes his first appearance at Maples Pavilion next season as an "enemy" coach, do you think he will be cheered and applauded or booed and jeered?
We all know the answer, don't we? Today, any lover of college basketball in the Bay Area should be silently applauding, because Montgomery is back in the game. Can't wait to see him on the cover of the media guide, giving Oski a high-five.
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Contact Mark Purdy at [email protected] or (408) 920-5092.
Purdy: Montgomery will make Cal a winner
Mark Purdy
Mercury News Columnist
Article Launched: 04/04/2008 11:13:38 AM PDT
Montgomery right coach for Cal?
Oh, this is going to be good. Quite good.
If the word about Mike Montgomery is true - and if the Stanford man really is set to be hired as the next Cal basketball coach - then Bay Area college hoops just increased its vertical leap by several inches.
For at least the next five or six years, or as long as the 61-year-old Montgomery wants to coach, the games between Cal and Stanford will automatically become bigger events. The won-and-lost record in Berkeley will improve, too. But mainly, by leaving the land of tree mascots for the land of tree sitters, Montgomery makes Bay Area college basketball twice as interesting.
Will Monty succeed at Cal? Absolutely. No question. That is, if you define success by reaching the NCAA tournament and contending for the Pacific-10 Conference championship.
The forecast here, assuming Montgomery receives the necessary administrative support, is that he will have the Bears back in the NCAA tournament within two years - maybe even as soon as next year - and in conference contention within three or four years.
But also, think what this does at Stanford. Montgomery's coaching successor there, Trent Johnson, just took the Cardinal to the Sweet 16. His contract expires after next season and he is up for a well-deserved extension, which ought to be finalized soon.
Because now, for sure, there will be an extension. At this point, Johnson might even want to wait a bit and ask for more money, based on the deal Montgomery
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receives at Cal. After all, how would it look if Johnson's negotiations fall apart and he leaves Stanford - this spring or even after next season - while Cal has already claimed Montgomery?
Now, Stanford can't possibly allow Johnson to leave. Besides, he deserves the extra dough. He has to figure out a way to beat Montgomery twice a year. That should be fun to watch.
It is no shock that Monty, who most recently has worked as an assistant athletic director at Stanford, decided to
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cross the Bay. He had kidded with people that he wasn't doing much at Stanford except shaking hands, being as helpful to athletic director Bob Bowlsby as possible, and doing homework for his part-time gig as a television analyst. Not that he was bored, but . . . well, yes, he was bored.
Once a coach, always a coach. Montgomery clearly had the itch.
After his ulcerous NBA adventure with the Warriors, he might or might not have received firm interest from other schools back east. But if Montgomery was going to start blowing a whistle again, Cal was the best choice he could make in terms of not disrupting his home life, which has always been important to him. For one thing, his wife loves the Bay Area. Don't be stunned, as well, if Montgomery finds a place at the end of his coaching bench for son John, an assistant at Furman.
And those who wonder how a Stanford guy will adjust to a public-school environment in Berkeley, the answer is: Just fine. It's funny how, when he was on the sideline at Stanford, he acquired the reputation of being a cerebral private-school wonk of sorts. But Montgomery has public school genes. His dad was the first athletic director at Long Beach State, which is also Montgomery's alma mater. And before Stanford, he coached at another public university, Montana.
Besides which, Montgomery's biggest frustration at Stanford was the perpetual dance he had to do with the admissions office. He always accepted the school's academic demands. But it was a challenge trying to determine which recruits he could pursue with a chance they would be admitted - according to standards that occasionally varied. Some years, Stanford could admit players that Duke, another elite private school, did admit. Some years, not.
At Cal, those standards should be a little looser. And Montgomery should wield a little more clout in determining which players could squeeze through exceptions. That should also be intriguing to watch.
Will there be resentment from Stanford folks for the dastardly choice of moving to Cal? Maybe, a little. There is more cross-Bay pollination in college football than people realize - Bill Walsh and John Ralston were Cal assistants before coaching at Stanford - but in basketball, things have been different. For sure, no Stanford basketball coach has ever jumped across the Bay to coach the Golden Bears.
So, sure, some people will think Monty has crassly abandoned the school that made his college hoops reputation. But this isn't the state of Kentucky. There, former University of Kentucky Coach Rick Pitino was excoriated by followers of the school when he took the same job at hated rival Louisville, 80 miles away.
On the Kentucky fan message boards, Pitino is routinely referred to as "the biggest traitor in the history of college sports." As recently as a week ago, Pitino was talking about how going from one school to the other almost completely changed his social life.
"A lot of guys I thought were my friends back in those (UK) days haven't been my friends," Pitino told reporters in Charlotte at one of Louisville's NCAA tournament games when an old Kentucky pal did show up to support the coach.
That sort of situation would never happen here in the Bay Area, where we tend to be far more mellow about such things. Let's put it this way: When Montgomery makes his first appearance at Maples Pavilion next season as an "enemy" coach, do you think he will be cheered and applauded or booed and jeered?
We all know the answer, don't we? Today, any lover of college basketball in the Bay Area should be silently applauding, because Montgomery is back in the game. Can't wait to see him on the cover of the media guide, giving Oski a high-five.
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Contact Mark Purdy at [email protected] or (408) 920-5092.
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At Cal Monte certainly won't have the academic recruiting strains he had at Stanford. Although I find it interesting that he left Montana for Stanford and one of the reasons stated was he had trouble recruiting black players to Missoula and he left Stanford because he supposedly was getting burned out on trying to find top recruits that could meet the admission requirements so he decided to give the NBA a shot. He may have found a good fit for himself at Cal and it will be interesting to see what happens in the next 48.
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A pretty well written piece on Monty. If you were not around when he was at UM, this will give you a fairly good insight into his philosophy re: basketball.
Monty Takes Over
Mike Montgomery By Dan Lachman
Staff Writer
Posted Apr 5, 2008
Creating the most buzz around the Cal basketball program since the 1993 NCAA tournament win against Duke, Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour introduced Mike Montgomery as the 15th head men's basketball coach in the history of the school on Saturday morning. Barbour described her new hire as a "winner, leader, teacher, educator, husband, father, collaborator, mentor and colleague."
As she called Montgomery to the podium, Barbour stated, "Mike Montgomery is the right man at the right time for Cal." The former Stanford Head Coach opened his remarks by referring to his predecessor: "Ben Braun was a friend of mine. I think a lot of him as a person. Anytime it seems when there's good fortune for somebody there's always misfortune for somebody else." Montgomery went on to say, "This is a tremendous opportunity for me."
Looking to the future, Montgomery said, "I like the kids in the program. If everybody stays intact, that wasn't very subtle was it, we should be pretty good." Current players Theo Robertson, Jamal Boykin and Jerome Randle attended the press conference. The new coach talked about wanting to have a team that plays sound basketball, is very good defensively, wins the rebounding war, takes good shots and has guys playing for one another. He clearly expects success. He said, "I want to win. I've never really done a lot of losing at least at the college level."
His goals are to get into the top half of the conference, compete for the league championship and be a consistent participant in the NCAA tournament. He noted that he does not have a lot of patience for "careless mistakes, lack of effort or selfishness."
When asked if he believed that he could instill more toughness in kids he had described as "good kids ", Montgomery said, "I have an old saying that if they don't bite as a pup, they're not going to bite as a dog. We'll work to get tougher. We talked about the defensive end of the floor yesterday (with the players). They have to demand it of themselves. It needs to be demanded."
On talking to star Ryan Anderson, Monty flashed his well-known wit: "Ryan's staying at my house. We've moved out of the master bedroom and he has it." Actually, Anderson missed the Friday night meeting between the new coach and the current players because he was ill. The coach made it clear that trying to keep the team's star player is a priority.
Montgomery will be returning to San Antonio, and will be focused on putting together his staff. He suggested that he might retain some of the current staff to help ease the transition. Asked if his son John will be joining the Cal program, he stated, "Absolutely."
Montgomery believes that the recruiting pool at Cal will be a bit larger than what he had at Stanford. Still, he will be looking for players interested in quality academics and winning basketball. He recognized that, "None of us (coaches) are any better than the players we have." He believes that he still has the energy and desire to close the deal with recruits.
His remarks made it clear that the rivalry between Cal and Stanford was not an issue for him. Basically, Montgomery is a basketball coach, and Stanford happens to be where he worked for 18 years. He emphasized that he hasn't coached in college for 4 years, and he wanted to get back into it. He cited missing the day-to-day interaction with kids, which he became aware of during his television work since leaving the Warriors.
Barbour confirmed that the contract is for 6 years. Montgomery will be moving across the bay: "We're going to be a part of this East Bay community."
Cal's new coach mentioned that he had never talked to anyone from Indiana, but had one "decent" offer on the table from another school. After stating that he did not believe that there was a "ceiling" for the Cal program, he concluded his remarks with a hearty, "Go Bears."
ANALYSIS
This is absolutely a great hire by Barbour. In addition to the national attention, the guy is a proven winner. He has an impeccable reputation as far as doing it the right way. Perhaps some Cal fans won't accept him, but it's clear that he had put his Stanford years behind him. This is a new and exciting challenge for Montgomery. He seems very energized.
The only question is the age factor. Joking that he didn't think 45 was too old (a joke that slipped by the crowd), the 61-year-old coach doesn't think his age will be a factor. He believes that values, hard work, fundamentals are the essential ingredients for winning basketball.
It was interesting that Jerome Randle was at the press conference. Turning the flashy sophomore into a Monty-type point guard may be the new coach's biggest challenge. It may also be one of the keys to Cal's success in Montgomery's first season. The head coach wants his point guard to take care of the ball, find the open man, and defend at the point of attack. Randle has done all of those things at times, but his inconsistency would try Montgomery's patience. This is a relationship to keep an eye on.
I don't believe that this hire will influence Ryan Anderson's ultimate decision. Ryan made it clear on Thursday that if he is "guaranteed" selection in the first round, he's going to go. The good news for him is that if he doesn't hear that from the NBA, he can return to a coach that he trusts and respects.
I still believe that there will be some roster turnover. If Anderson goes, that would leave only one scholarship for next year. Montgomery is going to want players that he recruited in his program, and will not want to
Monty Takes Over
Mike Montgomery By Dan Lachman
Staff Writer
Posted Apr 5, 2008
Creating the most buzz around the Cal basketball program since the 1993 NCAA tournament win against Duke, Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour introduced Mike Montgomery as the 15th head men's basketball coach in the history of the school on Saturday morning. Barbour described her new hire as a "winner, leader, teacher, educator, husband, father, collaborator, mentor and colleague."
As she called Montgomery to the podium, Barbour stated, "Mike Montgomery is the right man at the right time for Cal." The former Stanford Head Coach opened his remarks by referring to his predecessor: "Ben Braun was a friend of mine. I think a lot of him as a person. Anytime it seems when there's good fortune for somebody there's always misfortune for somebody else." Montgomery went on to say, "This is a tremendous opportunity for me."
Looking to the future, Montgomery said, "I like the kids in the program. If everybody stays intact, that wasn't very subtle was it, we should be pretty good." Current players Theo Robertson, Jamal Boykin and Jerome Randle attended the press conference. The new coach talked about wanting to have a team that plays sound basketball, is very good defensively, wins the rebounding war, takes good shots and has guys playing for one another. He clearly expects success. He said, "I want to win. I've never really done a lot of losing at least at the college level."
His goals are to get into the top half of the conference, compete for the league championship and be a consistent participant in the NCAA tournament. He noted that he does not have a lot of patience for "careless mistakes, lack of effort or selfishness."
When asked if he believed that he could instill more toughness in kids he had described as "good kids ", Montgomery said, "I have an old saying that if they don't bite as a pup, they're not going to bite as a dog. We'll work to get tougher. We talked about the defensive end of the floor yesterday (with the players). They have to demand it of themselves. It needs to be demanded."
On talking to star Ryan Anderson, Monty flashed his well-known wit: "Ryan's staying at my house. We've moved out of the master bedroom and he has it." Actually, Anderson missed the Friday night meeting between the new coach and the current players because he was ill. The coach made it clear that trying to keep the team's star player is a priority.
Montgomery will be returning to San Antonio, and will be focused on putting together his staff. He suggested that he might retain some of the current staff to help ease the transition. Asked if his son John will be joining the Cal program, he stated, "Absolutely."
Montgomery believes that the recruiting pool at Cal will be a bit larger than what he had at Stanford. Still, he will be looking for players interested in quality academics and winning basketball. He recognized that, "None of us (coaches) are any better than the players we have." He believes that he still has the energy and desire to close the deal with recruits.
His remarks made it clear that the rivalry between Cal and Stanford was not an issue for him. Basically, Montgomery is a basketball coach, and Stanford happens to be where he worked for 18 years. He emphasized that he hasn't coached in college for 4 years, and he wanted to get back into it. He cited missing the day-to-day interaction with kids, which he became aware of during his television work since leaving the Warriors.
Barbour confirmed that the contract is for 6 years. Montgomery will be moving across the bay: "We're going to be a part of this East Bay community."
Cal's new coach mentioned that he had never talked to anyone from Indiana, but had one "decent" offer on the table from another school. After stating that he did not believe that there was a "ceiling" for the Cal program, he concluded his remarks with a hearty, "Go Bears."
ANALYSIS
This is absolutely a great hire by Barbour. In addition to the national attention, the guy is a proven winner. He has an impeccable reputation as far as doing it the right way. Perhaps some Cal fans won't accept him, but it's clear that he had put his Stanford years behind him. This is a new and exciting challenge for Montgomery. He seems very energized.
The only question is the age factor. Joking that he didn't think 45 was too old (a joke that slipped by the crowd), the 61-year-old coach doesn't think his age will be a factor. He believes that values, hard work, fundamentals are the essential ingredients for winning basketball.
It was interesting that Jerome Randle was at the press conference. Turning the flashy sophomore into a Monty-type point guard may be the new coach's biggest challenge. It may also be one of the keys to Cal's success in Montgomery's first season. The head coach wants his point guard to take care of the ball, find the open man, and defend at the point of attack. Randle has done all of those things at times, but his inconsistency would try Montgomery's patience. This is a relationship to keep an eye on.
I don't believe that this hire will influence Ryan Anderson's ultimate decision. Ryan made it clear on Thursday that if he is "guaranteed" selection in the first round, he's going to go. The good news for him is that if he doesn't hear that from the NBA, he can return to a coach that he trusts and respects.
I still believe that there will be some roster turnover. If Anderson goes, that would leave only one scholarship for next year. Montgomery is going to want players that he recruited in his program, and will not want to
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Former Oregon State coach joins Cal basketball staff
Rusty Simmons, Chronicle Staff Writer
Thursday, April 24, 2008
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(04-23) 18:50 PDT -- As new head coach Mike Montgomery puts his fingerprints on the Cal program, news is coming out of Berkeley in bunches.
Montgomery announced Wednesday that he has completed his assistant-coaching staff, and Rivals.com is reporting that incoming recruit Garrett Sim has opted out of his letter of intent and instead will sign with Oregon.
The Cal staff includes former Oregon State head coach Jay John, who brings 25 years of experience, including stints at Oregon and at Arizona under coach Lute Olson. Travis DeCuire was part of 117 wins at Old Dominion in five seasons and has a background in point-guard play, and Gregg Gottlieb is the holdover from last season's staff.
Montgomery's son, John, will be the director of operations, and Derrick Wrobel was retained as the assistant director of operations.
Sim, a 6-foot-1 point guard from Portland, Ore., couldn't be reached for comment, but if he is indeed headed for Oregon, one of the new staff's first responsibilities will be to fill that scholarship.
Cal also will continue paying attention to the plans of first-team All-Pac-10 forward Ryan Anderson, who declared for the NBA draft but hasn't signed an agent.
John went 72-97 in five seasons at Oregon State, leading the Beavers to the 2005 NIT, the school's first postseason berth in 15 years. DeCuire assisted three consecutive postseason-tournament teams at Old Dominion, and he led Green River Community College in Seattle from a last-place program to a conference title in his second year as head coach.
E-mail Rusty Simmons at [email protected].
Rusty Simmons, Chronicle Staff Writer
Thursday, April 24, 2008
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(04-23) 18:50 PDT -- As new head coach Mike Montgomery puts his fingerprints on the Cal program, news is coming out of Berkeley in bunches.
Montgomery announced Wednesday that he has completed his assistant-coaching staff, and Rivals.com is reporting that incoming recruit Garrett Sim has opted out of his letter of intent and instead will sign with Oregon.
The Cal staff includes former Oregon State head coach Jay John, who brings 25 years of experience, including stints at Oregon and at Arizona under coach Lute Olson. Travis DeCuire was part of 117 wins at Old Dominion in five seasons and has a background in point-guard play, and Gregg Gottlieb is the holdover from last season's staff.
Montgomery's son, John, will be the director of operations, and Derrick Wrobel was retained as the assistant director of operations.
Sim, a 6-foot-1 point guard from Portland, Ore., couldn't be reached for comment, but if he is indeed headed for Oregon, one of the new staff's first responsibilities will be to fill that scholarship.
Cal also will continue paying attention to the plans of first-team All-Pac-10 forward Ryan Anderson, who declared for the NBA draft but hasn't signed an agent.
John went 72-97 in five seasons at Oregon State, leading the Beavers to the 2005 NIT, the school's first postseason berth in 15 years. DeCuire assisted three consecutive postseason-tournament teams at Old Dominion, and he led Green River Community College in Seattle from a last-place program to a conference title in his second year as head coach.
E-mail Rusty Simmons at [email protected].