Less than a week after one of the biggest upsets in the history of the Big Sky Conference women’s basketball tournament, Montana athletic director Kent Haslam officially opened a national search for the Lady Griz head coaching job.
Haslam and a search committee of eight people will conduct the first national search for the position since 1978. That year, former director of basketball operations and head men’s basketball coach Mike Montgomery hired Robin Selvig. The former Griz standout led the Lady Griz for 38 seasons, advancing to the NCAA Tournament 21 times and winning a total of 865 games.
“Our intention since last spring has been to conduct a national search for the next Lady Griz head coach when the current season concluded,” Haslam said in a UM press release.
“I appreciate the search committee helping vet candidates and find the very best leader of this storied program.”
| Lady Griz | Search Committee |
| Mike Frellick | Community and Hoop Club member |
| Jean Gee | Senior associate AD, senior women’s administrator |
| Dan Ingram | Associate AD for development |
| Melanie Meuchel | head softball coach |
| Charlie Palmer | UM professor and faculty athletic rep |
| Krista Redpath | former Lady Griz/ ESPN women’s basketball analyst |
| Sheila Stearns | Former UM president & commissioner of higher education |
| Jen Zelmer Cuaresma | athletic academic advisor |
Here are the candidates Skyline Sports has confirmed have interested and direct contact with Montana about its open women’s basketball position. Every candidate has been confirmed for having interest in the opening through sources directly in contact with each coach.
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