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Mike Montgomery (born February 27 1947 in Long Beach , California , United States ) is the former head coach of the Golden State Warriors in the NBA . He was also the Men's Basketball coach of the Stanford Cardinal from 1986 to 2004 and at the University Of Montana for eight seasons prior to coaching at Stanford. COLLEGE COACHING CAREER He is the winningest basketball coach at Stanford. Under his leadership, Montgomery compiled an impressive 547-244 (.692) overall record in 18 years at Stanford (1986-2004) and eight seasons at the University of Montana (1978-1986). He boasts an even more impressive 25 winning seasons in his 26 years as a head coach at both Stanford and Montana. Mike Montgomery reached the NCAA tournament ten straight times from 1995-2004. Stanford reached the Final Four under Montgomery in 1998, which was the first time the school made it to the Final Four in 56 years. 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 . 2002 USA Basketball In 2000, Montgomery was named the Naismith and Basketball Times Coach of the Year. He was also named the Pac-10 Coach of the Year four times. Following his career at Stanford, he was awarded the John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Lifetime Achievement Award. NBA COACHING CAREER Montgomery left Stanford to become the head coach of the Golden State Warriors on May 21 , 2004 . He coached the Warriors for two seasons, during each of which the team compiled identical 34-48 records. Montgomery was terminated as Warriors coach on August 29 , 2006 . CURRENT CAREER On August 30, 2007, Stanford University announced that Montgomery is returning to the university as Assistant to the Athletic Director on a part-time basis. According to the announcement, "his duties will include fund raising and public relations while also serving as a mentor to Stanford's coaching staff."1 PERSONAL He has a Bachelor Of Arts degree in Physical Education from Long Beach State and a Master's Degree in physical education from Colorado State University . He and his wife Sara have two adult children. REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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