"What in the world has happened at the schools that brought us Jason Kidd and Brevin Knight?
"I think in some ways the schools have not kept up with the changes in college athletics," Montgomery said in an interview on Monday, his 76th birthday. "The schools have sort of stayed status quo in terms of how they want to try to do their business, and college athletics has not stayed the same."
You need access to players. It's as simple as that. If you're going to wring your hands on every single kid that got a 'C,' then you're never going to get it done," said Montgomery, who stays close to both programs these days as a game analyst for the Pac-12 Network. "You're going to have to allow kids an avenue, you're going to have to support them academically and help them succeed."
Montgomery said a poor NCAA graduation report among football and men's basketball players at Cal in 2013 was met with a sharp response from the campus, which further tightened admissions.
"They were really holding the line and that's great. But you've got to work together and have common goals, understand who you are and what you want," he said. "If being successful in football and men's basketball is important to them, and it should be, they're going to have to work together and get it done."
Cal's talent level dropped off after coach Cuonzo Martin left following the 2016-17 season. The Bears most recently had a top-50 national recruiting recruiting class in 2018 under Wyking Jones, but Matt Bradley, Andre Kelly and Connor Vanover all transferred during Fox's tenure.
"Now all of a sudden they start losing and they got behind the 8-ball," Montgomery said. "They're going to have to work real hard to where they're competitive again."
Cal is 38-84 under Fox, including 17-59 in Pac-21 play.
Simply making a coaching change won't resolve that problem, Montgomery said, unless other changes follow.
"Mark Fox is a good coach," Montgomery said. "If you're not going to support the person and give him an opportunity, you're wasting your time."
Mike Montgomery: Stanford, Cal 'not keeping up' in men's college hoops
https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/03/02/stanford-cal-mens-college-basketball-mike-montgomery-college-changes
"I think in some ways the schools have not kept up with the changes in college athletics," Montgomery said in an interview on Monday, his 76th birthday. "The schools have sort of stayed status quo in terms of how they want to try to do their business, and college athletics has not stayed the same."
You need access to players. It's as simple as that. If you're going to wring your hands on every single kid that got a 'C,' then you're never going to get it done," said Montgomery, who stays close to both programs these days as a game analyst for the Pac-12 Network. "You're going to have to allow kids an avenue, you're going to have to support them academically and help them succeed."
Montgomery said a poor NCAA graduation report among football and men's basketball players at Cal in 2013 was met with a sharp response from the campus, which further tightened admissions.
"They were really holding the line and that's great. But you've got to work together and have common goals, understand who you are and what you want," he said. "If being successful in football and men's basketball is important to them, and it should be, they're going to have to work together and get it done."
Cal's talent level dropped off after coach Cuonzo Martin left following the 2016-17 season. The Bears most recently had a top-50 national recruiting recruiting class in 2018 under Wyking Jones, but Matt Bradley, Andre Kelly and Connor Vanover all transferred during Fox's tenure.
"Now all of a sudden they start losing and they got behind the 8-ball," Montgomery said. "They're going to have to work real hard to where they're competitive again."
Cal is 38-84 under Fox, including 17-59 in Pac-21 play.
Simply making a coaching change won't resolve that problem, Montgomery said, unless other changes follow.
"Mark Fox is a good coach," Montgomery said. "If you're not going to support the person and give him an opportunity, you're wasting your time."
Mike Montgomery: Stanford, Cal 'not keeping up' in men's college hoops
https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/03/02/stanford-cal-mens-college-basketball-mike-montgomery-college-changes
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