19 Facts About Monte Towe

Monte Corwin Towe was born on September 27,1953 and is an American basketball coach and retired basketball player.

At five feet seven inches, Towe is one of the ten shortest players in NBA history.

Monte Towe attended Oak Hill High School in Converse, graduating in 1971.

Monte Towe played much of his sophomore season with a broken wrist and a broken nose.

Monte Towe was the team's assist leader with five or more assists in ten games.

Monte Towe had eleven assists in the game against Furman University.

Monte Towe was recognized by his selection for the All-ACC team and the all-NCAA Finals team.

At NC State, Monte Towe played varsity baseball, covering second base for his first five games in the spring of 1972.

Monte Towe keeps us alive, he's a winner and he'll be my second baseman the rest of the year.

Monte Towe was drafted by the Denver Nuggets in the third round of the 1975 ABA Draft and by the Atlanta Hawks in the fourth round of the 1975 NBA draft.

Monte Towe joined NC State teammate David Thompson in signing with Denver under coach Larry Brown on June 17,1975.

Monte Towe played in the 1976 ABA All-Star Game when the game format was Denver vs All-Stars.

Monte Towe then followed Sloan to the University of Florida from 1980 to 1989.

In 1990, Monte Towe did television analyst work for the Charlotte Hornets.

Monte Towe coached professional teams associated with the Global Basketball Association in the 1990s, including being the head coach of the Raleigh Bullfrogs from 1991 to 1992 and head coach of the Fayetteville Flyers from 1992 to 1993.

Monte Towe returned to the United States and was an assistant for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the Continental Basketball Association under head coach Flip Saunders from 1994 to 1995.

Monte Towe was head coach of the Santa Fe Community College for two years, from 1999 through 2001.

In 2001, Monte Towe became the head basketball coach at the University of New Orleans.

In 2017, Monte Towe became the head coach at Oak Hall School.