Apparently, speculation was running hot and heavy Friday in Long Beach that an LBSU graduate was on the verge of becoming his alma mater's head basketball coach.
But I noticed that Bob Keisser cleared up that rumor in his Saturday Press-Telegram column.
Mike Montgomery, a guy I've known for 20-plus years, told me in a telephone interview less than two weeks ago that he had "no interest" in the job. So, this now makes it the third time that I've written (either in a PT column or on the PT blog) that Montgomery would NOT because the coach at the school he picked up a couple of degrees from.
I know of three assistant coaches (Gib Arnold of USC, Cameron Dollar of Washington and Kerry Keating of UCLA), one former head coach (Dan Monson of Gonzaga and Washington) and a current Fox Sports broadcaster (Jack Haley) who have interviewed with Athletic Director Vic Cegles.
Could there be one or two other candidates whose identifies have been kept on the "hush-hush"? Nothing would surprise me.
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