Montgomery and Tiffany Hayes appreciated what former UConn teammate Maya Moore was doing when the All-Star forward stepped away from basketball two years ago to focus on criminal justice reform.
UConn coach Geno Auriemma has been impressed by what many of his former players are accomplishing off the court.
They were following who they are.Montgomery and Hayes smiled at the thought that a dozen years ago the UConn players had any aspirations of being social activists.
Both Hayes and Montgomery loved seeing Auriemma and his wife and family at a protest in his community last month.
I knew my mind wasnt there, my heart wasnt there, Montgomery said.