Kris Bergstol joined the men's basketball coaching staff prior to the start of the 2025-26 season.
Bergstol's first year on staff marked one of the most successful and historic runs in the history of the program, headlined by a program record 25 wins that broke a 57-year mark. Montclair ascended to the top of the D3Hoops.com Division III Top 25 Poll, marking the first time in program history that the team has been ranked number one in the country and just the second time in the state of New Jersey that a program has reached the nation's top mark (Seton Hall, 1953).
Montclair posted a 24 game winning streak to kick off the 2025-26 season, tying Rowan's 1993-94 team for the second-longest winning streak in the history of the NJAC. The Red Hawks won their second consecutive NJAC Regular Season Championship, with their 58 conference regular season wins over the last four seasons being the most of any four-year stretch in the history of the program. Their appearance in the 2026 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament marked their third trip to the competition in the past four seasons, including each of the last two being named a host site.
Bergstol appeared in 33 games over two seasons with the Red Hawks from 2012 to 2014, making six starts. He logged 358 minutes and 108 points during his time at Montclair.
