'21 SG / SF Zek Montgomery (Bradley —> URI —> Bradley)

[jcru]

Zek Montgomery - SG / SF
Hometown: Louisville, KY
School: St. Louis Christian Academy
Initial College: Bradley

Height: 6'6"
Weight: 210

Sports Reference page
Bradley basketball profile

- Member of the 2022-23 Missouri Valley Conference "Most Improved" team





RANKINGS
Verbal Commits: Not ranked (2021)
247 Sports: Not ranked (2021)
Evan Miya Overall Player Rating: #822 of #3068

INTEREST - 2023
Rhode Island
Denver
Eastern Kentucky
Jacksonville
Northern Kentucky
South Carolina
Tulane
Western Kentucky
Youngstown State

INTEREST - 2021*
Bradley
Marshall
Memphis
Virginia Tech

* According to this article, Montgomery didn't receive any offers, except from Bradley, following his high school career. That article has more information about his recruitment to Bradley.
* The Journal Star had a write-up when Montgomery decided to transfer, readable here.

[SGreenwell]

I'll edit in the profile shortly, since I've got some time this morning. Thanks jcru!

[jcru]

No problem. I’d give credit to the NCAA or Bust thread but my cut and paste ability is limited on my phone (or at least I am limited lol)

[jcru]

“The 6-foot-6, 210-pound wing broke out as a starter for a 25-10 Bradley team, seeing minutes as a guard when the Braves needed more length at the position.”

“He shot 43.4% from the field and 42.2% from 3-point range for a Bradley team that produced the third-best shooting from long distance in the Valley. He averaged 8.1 point per game and 3.4 rebounds and capped off his season with a place on the Valley Most Improved Team.”

Link:

https://www.pjstar.com/story/sports/col ... 057637007/

[jcru]

We officially have 3 starters.

[rhodyram22]

[jcru]

I don’t know if he’ll actually be a starter in the starting lineup but he has the potential to be one at the very least get a ton of minutes on this team off the bench <— just qualifying my previous statement.

I think at worst you are looking at a 6th man.

[Billyboy78]

I think I posted this somewhere else, but I'll post it here now since he has a thread and has committed to us.

[Dino611]

Make that 3/3 on out for drives

[Billyboy78]

I believe all three transfers so far have 2 years of eligibility remaining. Seems Archie's philosophy has changed a little since last year, getting slightly 'older' players coming in this time.

[Rhody15]

I believe all three transfers so far have 2 years of eligibility remaining. Seems Archie's philosophy has changed a little since last year, getting slightly 'older' players coming in this time.

Get old, stay old.

[jcru]

Make that 3/3 on out for drives

Lol. Didn’t LoveThoseRams tell you to take a road trip to the west coast?

[Dino611]

Make that 3/3 on out for drives

Lol. Didn’t LoveThoseRams tell you to take a road trip to the west coast?

Yeah haha I’ll drive all next week for Pride

[rhodysurf]

Solid piece. Get Pride and a PG and its looking fun

[adam914]

No idea who this account is but I am choosing to believe them!!

[PeterRamTime]

Woah a boom! Good morning!

[sevegny7]

The other thing about Zek we need to remember is he is a Sophmore on the number one MVC team who has a very slow pace of play. They are typically extremely defensive oriented.

He broke his shooting wrist three games into the season. He then missed 6 games in the middle of Non-conference play. I think this kind of hurt him with gaining momentum into the season.

He managed to score 12 points against Wisconsin in the NIT with one of his worst 3 point shooting games of the year.

[steveystuds06]

We got a guy that has played well against good comp and played for a very good team with a lot of mouths to feed. He also has the potential to get better. I like it !

I hope we are still in the mix for Pride. I’m still wondering who starts at point.

[bigappleram]

Can never have too much shooting in the modern game. Spacing has killed our offensive flow for 3-4 years now due to the personnel and overall lack of shooting prowess. I like it as a piece of the puzzle.

[rhodyram22]

We got a guy that has played well against good comp and played for a very good team with a lot of mouths to feed. He also has the potential to get better. I like it !

I hope we are still in the mix for Pride. I’m still wondering who starts at point.

If we get Kortright, I wonder if that's who Archie sees as our starting PG. I hope not though...

[Dino611]

I think this is why Louis was asked to leave to get a guy with more experience and better shooting

[Billyboy78]

Looks like this was a Kenny pickup too. Only one of our coaches following him.

[Billyboy78]

[SmartyBarrett]

Was high school teammates with former SLU wing Jordan Nesbitt (now at Hampton).

[rhodyram22]

I think this is why Louis was asked to leave to get a guy with more experience and better shooting

Now I understand why he left, and frankly, I'm not mad. He couldn't get minutes on a team with 9 wins.

[Rhodymob05]

Experience, good size, and skill. Very solid pick up. 6’6 wing can be a sweet spot. Think taller more athletic better shooting Malik Martin.

[rhodyram22]

Come on Leggett!! Stay with us!

[hrstrat57]

Stealth train back on track

Outta nowhere…

[Rhody74]

I like the 42% three pointer stat. And he plays defense.

[rhodylaw]

Come on Leggett!! Stay with us!

Exactly my thought - give it 1 more go with some upgraded talent.

[giovanni]

No idea who this account is but I am choosing to believe them!!

Welcome Zek! Piece by piece.

[STC]

In addition to his shooting numbers, I definitely like that he started 25/29 games as a sophomore for a Bradley team that finished first in the MVC regular season going 25-10 (16-4).

[Jdrums#3]

Very solid pick up with multiple years left. Plays D and can shoot. Very nice!

More, please. A PG, too. Thanks, coach!

[steveystuds06]

[reef]

Great pickup !! Let’s get that stud point guard now , Pride and a couple other role players

[hrstrat57]

Come on Leggett!! Stay with us!

This^

[LoveThoseRams]

Make that 3/3 on out for drives

Lol. Didn’t LoveThoseRams tell you to take a road trip to the west coast?

Yeah haha I’ll drive all next week for Pride

Hearing two visits this weekend…so get the car gassed up!

[Jersey77]

I like this addition; we got our shooting wing.
Now if we get a commitment from Pride, a solid PG, and another big (hopefully a Div 1 seasoned one), we will be in business.

[jcru]

Lol. Didn’t LoveThoseRams tell you to take a road trip to the west coast?

Yeah haha I’ll drive all next week for Pride

Hearing two visits this weekend…so get the car gassed up!

lol

[jcru]

I like this addition; we got our shooting wing.
Now if we get a commitment from Pride, a solid PG, and another big (hopefully a Div 1 seasoned one), we will be in business.

If they can do those three things, this roster on paper will have improved quite a bit from last season.

[adam914]

Lol. Didn’t LoveThoseRams tell you to take a road trip to the west coast?

Yeah haha I’ll drive all next week for Pride

Hearing two visits this weekend…so get the car gassed up!

Dino let us know if you need some gas money!

[rhodyram22]

I like this addition; we got our shooting wing.
Now if we get a commitment from Pride, a solid PG, and another big (hopefully a Div 1 seasoned one), we will be in business.

If all of that happens, on paper we are probably a top 4 A10 team.

[rhodyblue12]

Good signing. Happy about this one. PG and another big that can defend and rebound and we will be interesting.

[Dino611]

Lol. Didn’t LoveThoseRams tell you to take a road trip to the west coast?

Yeah haha I’ll drive all next week for Pride

Hearing two visits this weekend…so get the car gassed up!

At least give me a hint

[Billyboy78]

Lol. Didn’t LoveThoseRams tell you to take a road trip to the west coast?

Yeah haha I’ll drive all next week for Pride

Hearing two visits this weekend…so get the car gassed up!

Maybe they'll be at the football scrimmage. I'll keep my eyes peeled.

[Rhodymob05]

This forum is full of little birdies this month.

[McRam]

Experience, good size, and skill. Very solid pick up. 6’6 wing can be a sweet spot. Think taller more athletic better shooting Malik Martin.

Time will tell if he has the rebounding, defense and attitude of Malik . It is too early to tell if this is a positive compared to Malik.

[SandorClegane]

Good pick up. Love to see shooters. I see this kid as the first guy off the bench. Would still put Westin ahead of him at this point as our 3rd guard (assuming we get a Pg).

[PeterRamTime]

Experience, good size, and skill. Very solid pick up. 6’6 wing can be a sweet spot. Think taller more athletic better shooting Malik Martin.

Time will tell if he has the rebounding, defense and attitude of Malik . It is too early to tell if this is a positive compared to Malik.

Malik was just so dreadful offensively it's not going to be hard for him to eclipse the production Malik gave us. He won't have to be as great of a defender, he'll just have to be good at it. But his numbers as a true sophomore are very similar and more efficient than Malik's as a 5th year senior.

[NYGFan_Section208]

We officially have 3 starters.

Wouldn't mind if, even better players come and it's not official?