Monte Towe

Towe was born in Marion, Indiana. There, he played golf, shooting in the eighties. He also starred on the basketball team, baseball team, and football team—earning All-Area honors for the latter two. He attended North Carolina State University, graduating with a B.A. in 1975. His roommate was Tommy Burleson. == College basketball ==

When he first arrived on campus at North Carolina State University to play varsity basketball, Towe was considered "a novelty, or another publicity gimmick, much like a midget in Barnum & Bailey's" because of his the height. Because dunking was illegal at the time, Towe would throw the basketball to Thompson while he was in the air and Thompson would gently drop the ball in the basket. In his junior year, Towe was the starting point guard on 1973–74 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team which won the 1974 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship. In 2016, the 1974 Men's Basketball Team was inducted into the NC State Athletic Hall of Fame. == College baseball ==

At NC State, Towe also played varsity baseball, covering second base for his first five games in the spring of 1972. However, he got a late start to the season because he was still playing basketball. == Pro basketball career ==

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 (3rd pick, 57th overall) of the 1975 NBA draft. Towe joined NC State teammate David Thompson in signing with Denver under coach Larry Brown on June 17, 1975. The Denver Nuggets waived Towe on September 29, 1977. == Coaching career ==

After his retirement as a player, Towe returned to NC State and became an assistant under his former college coach, Norm Sloan, from 1978 to 1980. He 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. == Awards and honors ==

• NC State Athletic Hall of Fame as part of the 1974 Men's Basketball Team, 2016 • Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, 2002 • Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award, 1975 ==References==