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Education[link]

• University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California), for which the acronym is a registered trademark (USPTO trademark serial number 75116291)
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• United Services College (Devon, England)
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• University Senior College, a year eleven and twelve school in Adelaide, South Australia
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• Utica School of Commerce (Three locations in Upstate New York)

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• United Nations Security Council, an organ of the United Nations
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• Ulster Special Constabulary, a former reserve police force in Northern Ireland
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• USC Gamecocks, the athletic program of the University of South Carolina
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• Heckler & Koch USC, a firearm
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Mike Montgomery
Montgomery in May 2009
Sport(s)	Basketball
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	California
Biographical details
Born	(1947-02-27) February 27, 1947 (age 65) Long Beach, California, USA
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1974-1977 1977–1986 1986–2004 2004–2006 2008–present	Boise State (asst.) Montana Stanford Golden State Warriors California
Head coaching record
Overall	635–291 (.686)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships NIT Championship (1991) Pac-10 Regular Season Championship (1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2010) Pac-10 Conference Tournament Championship (2004)
Awards Naismith College Coach of the Year (2000) John R. Wooden "Legends of Coaching" Lifetime Achievement Award (2004) Pac-10 Coach of the Year (1999, 2000, 2003, 2004)

Mike Montgomery (born February 27, 1947) is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the California Golden Bears men's basketball team. He was also the men's basketball coach at Stanford from 1986 to 2004 and at the University of Montana for eight seasons prior to coaching at Stanford. He also coached the Golden State Warriors of the NBA from 2004 to 2006.

College coaching career[link]

Montgomery compiled a 547–244 (.692) overall record in 18 years at Stanford (1986–2004) and eight seasons at the University of Montana (1978–1986). He boasts 25 winning seasons in his 26 years as a head coach at both Stanford and Montana. Montgomery's Stanford teams reached the NCAA tournament ten straight times from 1995 to 2004. Stanford reached the Final Four under Montgomery in 1998, the school's first Final Four appearance 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.^[1]

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[link]

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[link]

On August 30, 2007, Stanford University announced that Montgomery was 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."^[2]

On April 4, 2008, Montgomery was named the head coach of the California men's basketball program.^[3] In his first season the Golden Bears went 22–10 and made it to the NCAA Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Maryland.

On February 27, 2010, Cal defeated Arizona State, 62–46, to clinch at least a tie for the Pacific-10 Conference championship, the first for the school since 1960. On March 6, the Bears defeated Montgomery's former team, Stanford, 71–61, to clinch an undisputed conference championship. Cal was defeated by Washington in the finals of the Pac-10 Tournament, but received a bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they were seeded 8th in the South Region. The Bears advanced to the second round, where they were defeated by eventual National Champion Duke.

Personal[link]

After graduating from Millikan High School, Montgomery received a Bachelor of Arts degree in physical education from Long Beach State and a Master's degree in physical education from Colorado State University. Mike is an alumni member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) national collegiate fraternity while at LB State.

In October 2011, Montgomery revealed that he had recently been diagnosed and treated for bladder cancer. After a surgerical procedure was performed, Montgomery declared himself "cancer-free.^[4]

He and his wife Sara have two adult children.

Head coaching record[link]

Montgomery huddles with his players in December 2008

See also[link]

• List of college men's basketball coaches with 600 wins

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Mike Montgomery

• Biography of Montgomery as a coach
• Purdy: Montgomery wasn't right for the NBA
• Montgomery to coach Cal

Jadeveon Clowney

South Carolina Gamecocks — No. 7
Defensive end	Freshman
Major: N/A
Date of birth: (1993-02-14) February 14, 1993 (age 19)
Place of birth: Rock Hill, South Carolina
Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Weight: 254 lb (115 kg)
Career history
High school: South Pointe High School, Rock Hill, South Carolina
College(s): University of South Carolina (2011–present)
Career highlights and awards
2010 Defensive High School Player of the Year (USA Today) 2010 High School All-American (USA Today) South Carolina's 2010 Mr. Football Ranked #1 in ESPN's Top 150 Football Prospects 2011 SEC Freshman of the Year
Stats at ESPN.com

Jadeveon Clowney (born February 14, 1993^[1]) is an American football defensive end. He recently graduated from South Pointe High School in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Clowney was named South Carolina's 2010 Mr. Football,^[2] and considered the consensus No. 1 football recruit in the United States for his class.^[3][4][5]

For the 2010 season, Clowney had 162 tackles, 29.5 sacks, 29 tackles for loss, 11 forced fumbles, 6 fumbles recoveries, 43 quarterback pressures and five defensive touchdowns. South Pointe was 38-6 during his three varsity seasons. He is considered the best college football prospect in recent memory.

Clowney was named by ESPN, as well as Scouts and Rivals, as the top college football recruiting prospect in the nation leading into the 2011 NCAA Signing Day, (February 2, 2011). Clowney himself stated in an interview that he had narrowed down his prospects to the Alabama Crimson Tide, the Clemson Tigers, and the South Carolina Gamecocks; however, he did not commit on National Signing Day.^[6] On February 14, 2011, his 18th birthday, Clowney committed to the University of South Carolina.

In 2011, Clowney was tied for 7th in the SEC with eight quarterback sacks, and tied for second with five forced fumbles.^[7]

References[link]

External links[link]

• South Carolina Gamecocks bio
• Rivals.com Recruiting Profile
• Scout.com Recruiting Profile

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