Detroit Mercy employs Spartans asst

DETROIT– Mark Montgomery, the former Northern Illinois coach who has worked as an assistant on Tom Izzo’s staff at Michigan State for the past 3 seasons, has been worked with as the brand-new head coach at Detroit Mercy.The Horizon League school revealed the carry on Wednesday, almost a month after parting ways with coach Mike Davis.Northern Illinois earned a share of a Mid-American Conference division title in 2020 under Montgomery and fired him a year later with a 1-7 record during the pandemic-shortened season, causing a brief stint on Davis’ personnel at Detroit.Montgomery was 124-170, consisting of 21 wins during the 2015-16 season, and 63-98 in the MAC over nine-plus seasons with the Huskies.Montgomery was on Izzo’s personnel the previous three years and was likewise an assistant for him from 2001 to 2011.”He is one of the best and brightest coaches I’ve worked with throughout my profession,” Izzo said.Montgomery, who is from Inkster, Michigan, simply beyond Detroit, was a four-year starter at point player for the Spartans from 1988 to 1992 for the late Jud Heathcote while Izzo was an assistant.”Maturing in the location, you became aware of the history of the university, the terrific players, the environment and historic Calihan Hall, “Montgomery stated.”Those groups were nationally known and they played the very best and beat the best. I am so honored and humbled to lead the program back to where it was.” The Titans are 6-3 all-time in the NCAA tournaments.They won opening-round games under coach Ray McCallum in 2012, with Perry Watson in 2

straight looks in the late 1990s, and in 1977 with future broadcaster Penis Vitale, whose name was placed on the court more than a years ago.Davis was out as Detroit Grace after the Titans started the season with 26 straight losses en path to a 1-31 season. His departure came a year after his son

, Antoine, came 4 points shy of breaking Pete Maravich’s NCAA males’s Department I scoring record of 3,667 points.