Men's Basketball
Montgomery, John
John Montgomery
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- John.Montgomery@csulb.edu
John Montgomery enters his second season at Long Beach Stat after nine seasons on Eran Ganot’s staff at Hawai’i, including serving as the team’s Associate Head Coach for the past three seasons. At the Beach, he will have an emphasis on the offense while supporting the program in recruiting, scouting and development.
Montgomery’s primary responsibilities at Hawai’i were oversight of the defense and post players while working as the program’s Associate Head Coach. Acker and Montgomery both coached together at Hawai’i, including the program’s 2015-16 NCAA Tournament run where the Rainbow Warriors won their first NCAA Tournament game and a school-record 28 wins. In eight of his nine seasons at Hawai’i, the Rainbow Warriors finished with a winning record. Additionally, under his guidance the Hawai’i defense ranked third in scoring defense, holding opponents to under 70 points per game in 2023-24 after ranking in the nation’s Top 10 in effective field goal percentage in 2022-23.
After starting his coaching career as an assistant coach at Furman, Montgomery moved to the West Coast where he spent six seasons at Cal, three as the Director of Operations for the Golden Bears before three seasons as an assistant coach. During his six seasons at Cal, the program went to six straight postseason appearances, four NCAA tournament appearances as well as two selections into the NIT.
In his playing career, Montgomery was a four-year letterwinner for Loyola Marymount, where he graduated in 2007 before immediately moving into coaching.
Montgomery’s primary responsibilities at Hawai’i were oversight of the defense and post players while working as the program’s Associate Head Coach. Acker and Montgomery both coached together at Hawai’i, including the program’s 2015-16 NCAA Tournament run where the Rainbow Warriors won their first NCAA Tournament game and a school-record 28 wins. In eight of his nine seasons at Hawai’i, the Rainbow Warriors finished with a winning record. Additionally, under his guidance the Hawai’i defense ranked third in scoring defense, holding opponents to under 70 points per game in 2023-24 after ranking in the nation’s Top 10 in effective field goal percentage in 2022-23.
After starting his coaching career as an assistant coach at Furman, Montgomery moved to the West Coast where he spent six seasons at Cal, three as the Director of Operations for the Golden Bears before three seasons as an assistant coach. During his six seasons at Cal, the program went to six straight postseason appearances, four NCAA tournament appearances as well as two selections into the NIT.
In his playing career, Montgomery was a four-year letterwinner for Loyola Marymount, where he graduated in 2007 before immediately moving into coaching.
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