Temple University Athletics
Men's Basketball
Ross, Monté
Monté Ross
- Title:
- Associate Head Coach
- Email:
- monte.ross@temple.edu
Monté Ross, who spent 10 seasons as the head coach at the University of Delaware, was named the men's basketball associate head coach in April 2019.
A Philadelphia native, Ross previously served as the head coach at Delaware from 2006-2016 with his 132 wins as the second most in UD men's basketball history. He guided the Blue Hens to one of their best seasons in program history in 2013-14, posting a 25-10 record en route to a Colonial Athletic Association regular season (14-2) and tournament championship. It also marked just the fifth NCAA Tournament appearance in school history and the first since 1999. Ross was named the 2014 Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year as well as the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Clarence (Big House) Gaines Division I Coach of the Year and the National Association of Basketball Coaches UPS District 10 Coach of the Year.
Ross also guided Delaware to another postseason tournament in 2011-12, leading the Blue Hens to an 18-14 record. It was the program's first winning record in eight seasons and it culminated with a berth in the CBI. He also coached 13 all-Colonial Athletic Association all-conference players in his tenure, including two-time first team selection Devon Saddler.
At Saint Joseph's, Ross spent 10 seasons on the sidelines (1996-2006) and was instrumental in the Hawks’ “perfect season” in 2003-04. That Elite Eight team went 27-0 in the regular season and rose to #1 in the nation before ending with a 30-2 record. That was one of seven postseason teams that he was a part of at SJU, including four NCAA appearances.
Ross' career also includes a two-year stint as an assistant coach at Drexel (1994-96) where he played a part in the Dragons' first-ever NCAA Tournament win, a 75-63 first-round upset of Memphis in 1996. He also served one season (1993-94) as an assistant at Lehigh.
A 1992 graduate of Winston-Salem University, Ross learned the game from one of the best, playing for the legendary Clarence "Bighouse" Gaines.
Ross and his wife, Michelle, reside in Media, Pa. with their two children, Justin Monté and Lauren Noel.
A Philadelphia native, Ross previously served as the head coach at Delaware from 2006-2016 with his 132 wins as the second most in UD men's basketball history. He guided the Blue Hens to one of their best seasons in program history in 2013-14, posting a 25-10 record en route to a Colonial Athletic Association regular season (14-2) and tournament championship. It also marked just the fifth NCAA Tournament appearance in school history and the first since 1999. Ross was named the 2014 Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year as well as the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Clarence (Big House) Gaines Division I Coach of the Year and the National Association of Basketball Coaches UPS District 10 Coach of the Year.
Ross also guided Delaware to another postseason tournament in 2011-12, leading the Blue Hens to an 18-14 record. It was the program's first winning record in eight seasons and it culminated with a berth in the CBI. He also coached 13 all-Colonial Athletic Association all-conference players in his tenure, including two-time first team selection Devon Saddler.
At Saint Joseph's, Ross spent 10 seasons on the sidelines (1996-2006) and was instrumental in the Hawks’ “perfect season” in 2003-04. That Elite Eight team went 27-0 in the regular season and rose to #1 in the nation before ending with a 30-2 record. That was one of seven postseason teams that he was a part of at SJU, including four NCAA appearances.
Ross' career also includes a two-year stint as an assistant coach at Drexel (1994-96) where he played a part in the Dragons' first-ever NCAA Tournament win, a 75-63 first-round upset of Memphis in 1996. He also served one season (1993-94) as an assistant at Lehigh.
A 1992 graduate of Winston-Salem University, Ross learned the game from one of the best, playing for the legendary Clarence "Bighouse" Gaines.
Ross and his wife, Michelle, reside in Media, Pa. with their two children, Justin Monté and Lauren Noel.
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