Bates College Women's Basketball

Montgomery, assistant coach at the U.S. Naval Academy and former assistant at Bowdoin College, to become the 12th head coach in the history of its varsity women's basketball program, effective July 1, 2015. A Maine native and graduate of Bangor High School and Bowdoin College, Montgomery, formerly Alison Smith, graduated from Bowdoin in 2005 and has spent the past seven years as an assistant coach, the first three at Bowdoin under head coach Adrienne Shibles and the past four at the Naval Academy under Stefanie Pemper. This is her first head coaching position. "If anyone asked me what job I was pursuing, this is definitely it," said Montgomery. "A NESCAC job in Maine has been kind of my ultimate goal. This process and the job offer has been surreal. I'm thrilled to be at a place like Bates." After receiving her master's degree in social work from Boston College in 2007, Montgomery began her coaching career as an assistant for Shibles, a 1991 Bates graduate, at Bowdoin. There she helped lead the Polar Bears to a 70-18 record over three years, including NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen appearances in both 2010 and 2011. Montgomery then joined Pemper, her former head coach at Bowdoin, as an assistant with the Division I Mids, beginning with the 201112 campaign. In her four seasons at Annapolis, Montgomery helped the Mids to a cumulative 80-48 record, a Patriot League regular-season mark of 44-20, an 8-2 record in league tournament play and two NCAA Tournament appearances. The 2014-15 academic year was Montgomery's first as Navy's recruiting coordinator. She was also responsible for scouting, game planning and team preparation for eight of Navy's opponents, including film breakdown and analysis, practice planning, game strategizing and generating scouting reports. Montgomery earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from Bowdoin in 2005, following a successful playing career. Montgomery was a four-year starter for the Polar Bears, helping them win the NESCAC Championship all four years and compile a 108-9 record, with four NCAA Tournament appearances, including a national runner-up finish in 2004. She was the team's captain as a senior, and a two-time NESCAC All-Academic selection. Montgomery is one of three players in Bangor High School girls' basketball history to score 1,000 career points.

Originally from Ellsworth, Maine, Seltzer played college basketball at Saint Anselm in New Hampshire. He graduated in 2002 with a degree in Business Administration. Seltzer has PES and CES certifications from the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Prior to his arrival at Bates in 2013, Seltzer served as an assistant men's basketball coach at the University of Southern Maine for three seasons and at Falmouth High School for two. 

Jackie Luckhardt enters her third season as the women's basketball team's lead assistant coach in 2024-25. She and the Bobcats enjoyed a 2023-24 campaign that saw Bates win 24 games and advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament for the third time in program history. "We are excited to welcome Jackie to the Bates women's basketball family," said head coach Alison Montgomery upon Luckhardt's hiring in 2023. "Jackie brings a passion and intelligence to the game that has immediately impacted our program. She was a successful player, leader, and teammate who will successfully mentor and support the young women in our program. We are thrilled to take on the challenge of another season with Jackie on our sideline!"  Luckhardt joined the Bobcats after recently her master's degree in leadership studies from the University of Southern Maine. A star on the hardwood for USM, the former All-Little East Conference selection became only the second USM women's basketball student-athlete to record at least 1000 points, 500 rebounds, 300 assists and 300 steals in her career.  Raised in Londonderry, N.H., the standout guard was named to the Maine Women's Basketball Coaches Association (MWBCA) All-Rookie Team as a first-year during the 2015-16 campaign. An all-academic selection on multiple occasions, Luckhardt earned the prestigious Paula D. Hodgdon Leadership Award in 2020, an award presented by the USM Department of Athletics to the female student-athlete "who exemplifies the qualities of Hodgdon, a former member of the USM faculty and athletic department staff, and a pioneer in women's athletics." "I want to thank Coach Montgomery and Bates for this opportunity to join this prestigious program and community," Luckhardt said. "As a coach, I am excited to continue to impact the game that I have loved ever since my youth. I look forward to sharing my knowledge and experiences with the student-athletes and to help them become successful in sport and life."

Jack Stannard is a former Great Britain International Player and has begun his American coaching career after a successful playing career across Europe, including stops in England, France, Italy and Denmark.  While in England, in the 2013-2014 season, Stannard was named National Tournament MVP and won the Clubs first and only National Championship. Upon arrival to the US, Stannard immediately began coaching at the University of Southern Maine where he stayed for three seasons. He has also coached AAU club basketball with the Maine Firecrackers.