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. Coach Sam Esposito said, "He came in cold and has been playing second base like he's been here all his life. He's alert, aggressive, and just does things excessively well. Monte's something else, something we've been needing on this team. He keeps us alive, he's a winner and he'll be my second baseman the rest of the year. I'd bet anybody right now that he'll be starting in basketball next year too." True to his word, Esposito played Towe for the remaining games of the season and he helped the team win seven of its remaining eight games. His sophomore year, Towe was one of the featured players in the team's media guide However, his broken wrist was expected to hamper a starting position. With Towe, NC State won the 1973 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament. In his junior year, Towe was also a member of the baseball team which won 1974 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament. 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. He played for the Nuggets 1976, the final year of the American Basketball Association, and in the 1976–1977 season when Denver joined the National Basketball Association. He played in the 1976 ABA All-Star Game when the game format was Denver vs. All-Stars. The Denver Nuggets waived Towe in 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 then followed Sloan to the University of Florida from 1980 to 1989. In 1990, Towe did television analyst work for the Charlotte Hornets. 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