Jeremy Montgomery has grown into a dependable scorer and strong defender during his time at Cleveland State. He has the ability to take over games with his outside shooting and also possesses good ball handling skills. Montgomery is also strong enough and has the quickness to score off the dribble and take the ball to the basket. When he is playing well and hitting shots from the outside, the Vikings become a hard team to beat.
RECORD WATCH
• Enters final season with 988 career points, needing 12 more to become 19th player in school history to reach 1,000 points.
• Ranks fifth in school history with 151 career three pointers and seventh with 426 three point attempts.
2010-11 Season
• Starter at wing guard in every game, averaging 11.6 points and 2.6 rebounds in 31.1 minutes, ranking 18th in the league in scoring.
• Had his string of 21 consecutive free throws made over six games snapped vs. Wright State (3/4/11).
• Led CSU with 16 points in second round win over Wright State (3/4/11), going 3-for-4 from three-point.
• Keyed Horizon League first round win over UIC (3/1/11) by scoring 17 points.
• Had 14 points, making four crucial free throws in the final 12 seconds in win at Wright State (2/16/11).
• Scored a game-high 18 points vs. Butler (2/5/11), going 4-for-5 from three-point.
• Had a career-high 26 points in win over Valparaiso (2/3/11), going 7-for-10 from the field with four treys.
• Scored 13 points, going 3-for-5 from three-point, vs. UIC in his return to his native Chicago (1/27/11).
• Tallied a game-high 17 points in the win over Wright State (1/22/11), going 5-for-8 from the field.
• Had 21 points vs. South Florida (12/22/10), going 8-for-17 from the field.
• Flirted with a triple double with 15 points, career-high eight rebounds and seven assists vs. West Virginia Tech (12/3/10).
• Poured in 20 points, on 5-for-7 shooting from three-point, in win at Milwaukee (12/4/10).
• Scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half at Green Bay (12/2/10), setting career highs for free throws made (8) and attempted (10).
• Matched his season high with 18 points vs. St. Bonaventure (11/27/10), going 3-for-6 from three-point.
• Had 18 points vs. Urbana (11/15/10), making all seven free throw attempts.
• Keyed the comeback win over Kent State (11/14/10) by scoring all 14 of his points in the second half.
CSU Career
• Started 20 games, including the last 19 of the year as a sophomore, seeing action in all 33 contests at wing guard.
• Finished the season with 69 treys, one shy of the school record of 70 held by Damon Stringer (1999-00) and Theo Dixon (2000-01).
• Edged teammate Trevon Harmon to lead the league in free throw percentage, shooting .851 (80-94).
• Was third in the league in three-point field goals made (2.1), seventh in three-point percentage (.404) and 13th in scoring (12.8).
• Scored 18 points, including the basket with 46 seconds that gave CSU the lead for good, in win over Wright State (2/27/10).
• Tallied 14 points with a career-high eight assists vs. Toledo (2/20/10).
• Scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half to help CSU rally from a 14-point deficit to defeat Milwaukee (1/24/10), going four-for-eight from three-point.
• Scored 20 points with five assists at Valparaiso (1/16/10), his fourth 20-point game of the year and fifth of his career.
• Set a career-high with six three-pointers at Butler (1/14/10), finishing with 22 points.
• Tallied 12 of his 15 points in the second half vs. Loyola (1/9/10), including four free throws in the last minute to help CSU secure the win.
• Scored 18 of his team-high 20 points in the second half at Kansas State (12/29/09).
• Poured in 25 points at Ohio State (12/22/09), going five-for-eight from three-point.
• Averaged 17.0 points against CSU's four ranked opponents, going .512 from the field (21-41) and .478 from three-point (11-23).
• Scored 13 points, including a game-tying basket with 13 seconds left vs. West Virginia (12/19/09).
• Tallied a team-high 10 points vs. Kentucky (11/24/09), adding three steals.
• Named the squad's Freshman of the Year in 2008-09 after averaging 4.1 points and 0.9 assists in 13.9 minutes a game.
• Played 27 minutes against Arizona in the NCAA Tourney (3/22/09), scoring seven points with four rebounds.
• Came off the bench to score 11 points, going three-for-four from three-point, in championship game win at Butler (3/10/09).
• Played 24 minutes in second round league tourney win over UIC, finishing with five points and three assists (3/6/09).
• Scored a career-high 21 points, including the game-tying trey with 27 seconds left, in win at UIC (2/5/09). He was seven-for-nine from the field and five-for-seven from three-point.
• Had nine points in 19 minutes vs Notre Dame College (12/27/08), going 3-for-6 from the field.
• Scored seven points, on three-for-four shooting, in the win at Syracuse (12/15/08), adding a steal and an assist.
• Had his breakout game vs. Toledo (11/25/08), scoring 10 points with four assists and four steals, playing 20 minutes.
High School
• A third-team all-state selection as a senior at Lincoln Park High, playing for coach Tom Livatino.
• Averaged 21.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 6.0 assists, shooting .610 from the field, .872 from the line and .414 from three-point, making more than 75 treys during the year.
• A three-year starter, he was named first team all-area by the Chicago Sun Times and first team All-Chicago Public League choice as a senior.
• Scored over 1,000 points during his high school career.
• Averaged 16.1 points a game as a junior.
• Was a three-star prospect by Rivals.com.
Personal
Born March 11, 1989 in Chicago, Ill.... son of Randall and Renee Rachel...has one older brother, Jonathan, a junior on the basketball team at Chicago State...his cousin, JaVale McGee, is in his third season as a member of the NBA's Washington Wizards...communication major.
