Trey Montgomery was hired as an assistant coach with the University of Pennsylvania men's basketball staff in August 2018.
In 2018-19, Penn went a perfect 4-0 in Philadelphia Big 5 play including a win over defending NCAA champion Villanova at The Palestra and road victories at La Salle and Temple. It was the Quakers' first unbeaten Big 5 campaign since 2001-02 and just the second since 1973-74. Overall, Penn went 19-12 including a 7-7 Ivy League mark.
Prior to his arrival at Penn, Montgomery spent the 2017-18 season as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Eastern University in nearby St. Davids, Pa. Prior to that, he spent four years as an assistant coach at Destrehan (La.) High School and coached the U-14 AAU Louisiana Legends team.
Montgomery played college basketball at Division I Samford University in Birmingham, Ala., where he was a four-year letter winner and two-year captain under head coach Jimmy Tillette. One of the best floor generals in Bulldogs history, Montgomery finished his career with 1,030 career points (19th in program history) and more than 350 rebounds, 200 assists and 100 steals. He made 112 appearances including 88 consecutive starts to end his career.
Montgomery was a two-time recipient of the program’s Kevy McInnis Award, given annually to the player who best exemplifies leadership both on and off the court, possesses the desire to achieve, and devotes his time to both church and community service. He also was a two-time recipient of Samford basketball’s Practice Hard Award and received the program’s Rebound and Assist Awards during his career.
Off the court, Montgomery was one of two campus-wide recipients of Samford University’s John C. Pittman Spirit Accolade in 2009-10. The annual award recognizes a graduating senior who has exhibited serious commitment to being a student, honoring Christ, maintaining personal health, and involvement in student life.
Following graduation, Montgomery played professionally for the Albuquerque Thunderbirds in the NBA D-League. He also spent two seasons overseas in Germany for the VfB1900 Giessen Pointers and played two seasons in the ABA as a member of the Jackson Showboats.
