Austin Montgomery- Best Kept Secret

by Austin Montgomery
(Indianapolis, IN, USA)

33 Austin Montgomery

Position: Guard
Class: Senior
Height: 6-5
Weight: 190
Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
High School: Perry Meridian

2008-09- Pro: I played for Paysandu, Uruguay. I averaged 16pts. 5.3rebs, and 2 assist. I started all the games and led the team in scoring. I led the team you the second round of playoffs and had 26pts and the game winning 3pt. basket to send the team into the next round of play. I would have like to stay but the team had money problems so my time there was cut short.

2007-08 - Senior: Voted Honorable Mention All-Summit League by the league's coaches, media and sports information personnel... played in 32 games, all as a starter... averaged 13.7 points per game, good for second on the team... also averaged 3.1 rebounds per game... shot better than 42 percent from three-point range and 47.5 percent from the floor... scored in double-digits 26 times, including the first 13 games of the season... had a season-high 25 points in the come-from-behind win at Chicago State on Feb. 27... notched his first career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds in The Summit League quarterfinals win over UMKC on Mar. 8... hit at least one three in all but one game, while hitting at least three threes 15 times... hit at least three triples in the final seven games of the year... hit his first 23 free throws of the season, leading the nation over the early part of the season.

2006-07 - Junior: Voted Mid-Con Newcomer of the Year and Second Team All-Conference by the league's coaches, media and sports information personnel... led the team in scoring (13.7 ppg) and free throw percentage (86.4%)... started 29 of IUPUI's 30 games... scored in double-digits 22 times, including a career-high 30 point effort at Southern Utah on Feb. 15... had a pair of game-winning field goals, including at Centenary on Jan. 25 and at Southern Utah on Feb. 15... scored 20 points or better four different times... ranked second on the squad in threes made (54), three-point percentage (40.6%), rebounding (5.0 rpg), minutes played (991) and steals (29)... had a season-high nine rebounds versus Southern Utah in the opening round of the Mid-Con Tournament on Mar. 4... also blocked a career-high two shots in that contest... led the team in scoring nine times and in assists seven times... handed out a season-best four assists on five separate occasions... was a perfect 8-of-8 at the free throw line versus Indiana on Dec. 22... was named the IUPUI Male Student-Athlete of the Month in January... named to the Academic Advisor's List for the fall semester.


2005-06 - Redshirt: Sat out the season in compliance with NCAA Division I transfer rules... named to the Academic Advisor's List for the spring semester.

2004-05 - Sophomore (Bowling Green): Played in 25 games, all as a reserve... scored a season-high nine points versus Miami (Ohio) in the Mid-American Conference quarterfinals... grabbed a season-high five rebounds versus Bradley... had two steals at Western Michigan, matching his career-high... played a season-high 17 minutes versus Bluffton... had six points (on two treys) and two rebounds at Northern Illinois.

2003-04 - Freshman (Bowling Green): Played in 31 games, including making four starts... averaged 4.7 points and 2.3 rebounds per game... had double-digit scoring games... hit 86 percent from the foul line... had a career-high 20 points at Buffalo... made 4-of-8 from beyond the three-point arc in that contest and all six of his free throw attempts... had 18 points and a career-high nine rebounds against Michigan... had 14 points on a perfect 5-of-5 from the field versus IPFW... made a game-tying three-pointer in the final two minutes at Toledo... connected on all six free throw attempts against Youngstown State... scored 11 points against Western Michigan... also had six points, seven rebounds and two assists against Fairfield.

High School: Was a four-year letterwinner at Perry Meridian High School... chosen to the Indiana All-Star team... named The Indianapolis Star South Player of the Year following his senior season... averaged 20.6 points, 6.9 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 2.3 steals per game his final season... finished his high school career with 1,481 points... helped Perry Merdian to a sectional title... was a two-time Team MVP... was named First Team All-Marion County by both The Indianapolis Star and the Marion County Coaches Association on two separate occasions... participated in the Reebok Indiana North/South All-Star Game... averaged 21 points per game as a junior and chosen to the Junior All-Star team... averaged 15 points per game as a sophomore and six per game as a freshman.