[1] Following his time at Stanford, he coached the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for two seasons (2004–2006) before ending his career at the University of California (2008–2014).

[2] Over his 32-year collegiate coaching career, Montgomery made 16 NCAA Tournaments, captured 6 conference championships, and amassed nearly 700 victories.

Montgomery is an alumni member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, which he joined while at Long Beach State.

He made his third appearance along the USA Basketball sidelines in 2002 when he was named an assistant under George Karl for the US national team in the 2002 FIBA World Championship.

[1] At Montana, Montgomery coached future NBA players Micheal Ray Richardson and Larry Krystkowiak.

According to the announcement, "his duties will include fund raising and public relations while also serving as a mentor to Stanford's coaching staff.

Commissioner Larry Scott commented, "While emotions can run high in competitive environments, Pac-12 coaches are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that will reflect credit on the institution and the conference.

"[7] Montgomery and his wife Sara have two adult children; son John is an assistant coach at Hawaii.