Griz Greats: The Coaching Tree

Blaine Taylor played his college basketball at the University of Montana and was an assistant under Stew Morrill for five seasons before becoming the head coach of the University of Montana men's basketball team. Taylor was the head coach for seven seasons before deciding he needed to change things up by taking a job as an assistant under Mike Montgomery at Stanford. ESPN Missoula's Ryan Tootell and Colter Nuanez spoke with Taylor about growing up in Montana and how that has guided the rest of his life.

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Blaine Taylor played his college basketball at the University of Montana and was an assistant under Stew Morrill for five seasons before becoming the head coach of the University of Montana men's basketball team. Taylor was the head coach for seven seasons before deciding he needed to change things up by taking a job as an assistant under Mike Montgomery at Stanford. ESPN Missoula's Ryan Tootell and Colter Nuanez spoke with Taylor about growing up in Montana and how that has guided the rest of his life.

What is Griz Greats: The Coaching Tree?

Griz Greats: The Coaching Tree brought to you by Blackfoot Communications, Berkshire Hathaway, and Stockman's Bar is an interview series hosted by Ryan Tootell and Colter Nuanez from ESPN Missoula. University of Montana basketball has an illustrious reputation for producing some of the best college basketball coaches that the game has ever seen, and it can be traced back to legendary Michigan State head men's basketball coach Jud Heathcote, who got his first college head coaching job at the University of Montana. The coaches that have followed him have gone on to make their own significant marks in college basketball at places like Stanford, Old Dominion, and Utah to name a few. Ryan and Colter sat down with every Montana head men's basketball coach who followed Jud Heathcote to talk about what makes Montana basketball and Missoula special. Bonus episodes include interviews with some former Montana basketball players and other significant influences on the program.