2017–18 Montana Grizzlies basketball team
2017–18 Montana Grizzlies basketball | |
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Big Sky regular season and tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 26–8 (16–2 Big Sky) |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Dahlberg Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 26 | – | 12 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 5 | – | 27 | .156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner |
The 2017–18 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the
Michigan
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Previous season
The Grizzlies finished the 2016–17 season 16–16, 11–7 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they lost to Idaho in the quarterfinals.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Mario Dunn, Jr. | 1 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Senior | Oakland, CA | Graduated |
Walter Wright | 5 | G | 5'10" | 161 | Senior | Waterbury, CT | Graduated |
Alphonso Anderson | 10 | F | 6'6" | 218 | Freshman | Tacoma, WA | Transferred to Moberly Area CC |
Gavin DeJong | 30 | F | 6'6" | 215 | RS Sophomore | Manhattan, MT | Walk-on; didn't return |
Jack Lopez | 31 | F | 6'5" | 208 | Senior | Bankstown, Australia | Graduated |
Aaron Misipeka-Ward | 32 | G | 6'2" | 198 | Senior | Florence, MT | Graduated |
Jared Samuelson | 33 | F | 6'7" | 213 | RS Freshman | Billings, MT | Transferred to Rocky Mountain College |
Brandon Gfeller | 34 | G | 6'4" | 189 | Senior | Colfax, WA | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Niko Bevens | 3 | G | 6'6" | 175 | Sophomore | Beaverton, OR | Junior college transferred from North Idaho College |
2017 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Timmy Falls #63 SG |
Dublin, CA | Dublin High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Feb 20, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69 | ||||||
Karl Nicholas SF |
Pearland, TX | Glenda Dawson High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A | Sep 16, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Kelby Kramer C |
Rock Springs, WY | Rock Springs High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 31, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Nov 6, 2017* 7:00 pm |
Saskatchewan | W 85–44 | Dahlberg Arena (2,404) Missoula, MT | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm |
Whitworth | W 72–60 | 1–0 |
Dahlberg Arena (3,056) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Nov 13, 2017* 5:00 pm, ACCNX |
at Pittsburgh Legends Classic |
W 83–78 OT | 2–0 |
Peterson Events Center (3,102)
Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
Nov 15, 2017* 5:00 pm, BTN |
at Penn State Legends Classic |
L 57–70 | 2–1 |
University Park, PA
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Nov 20, 2017* 6:00 pm |
vs. Oral Roberts Legends Classic visitors semifinals |
W 69–64 | 3–1 |
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,682) Malibu, CA | |||||||
Nov 21, 2017* 6:00 pm |
vs. UC Santa Barbara Legends Classic visitors championship |
L 73–80 | 3–2 |
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,239) Malibu, CA | |||||||
Nov 26, 2017* 7:00 pm |
Carroll (MT)
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W 86–75 | 4–2 |
Dahlberg Arena (2,804) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Nov 29, 2017* 8:00 pm, P12N |
at Stanford | L 54–70 | 4–3 |
Maples Pavilion (3,145) Stanford, CA | |||||||
Dec 3, 2017* 7:00 pm |
Cal State Northridge | W 86–68 | 5–3 |
Dahlberg Arena (2,734) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Dec 6, 2017* 9:00 pm, P12N |
at Skirball fire)[1]
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Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
Dec 9, 2017* 12:00 pm |
at Georgia State | L 68–71 | 5–4 |
GSU Sports Arena (1,224) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
Dec 17, 2017* 1:00 pm |
UC Riverside | W 77–61 | 6–4 |
Dahlberg Arena (2,817) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Dec 19, 2017* 7:00 pm, SWX MT |
UC Irvine | W 86–68 | 7–4 |
Dahlberg Arena (3,106) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Dec 22, 2017* 9:00 pm, P12N |
at Washington | L 63–66 | 7–5 |
Alaska Airlines Arena (5,915) Seattle, WA | |||||||
Big Sky regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 28, 2017 6:30 pm |
at Northern Arizona | W 87–69 | 8–5 (1–0) |
Walkup Skydome (604) Flagstaff, AZ | |||||||
Dec 30, 2017 12:30 pm |
at Southern Utah | W 79–49 | 9–5 (2–0) |
America First Events Center (1,263)
Cedar City, UT | |||||||
Jan 4, 2018 7:00 pm |
North Dakota | W 109–79 | 10–5 (3–0) |
Dahlberg Arena (3,220) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Jan 6, 2018 7:00 pm |
Northern Colorado | W 89–80 | 11–5 (4–0) |
Dahlberg Arena (4,119) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Jan 11, 2018 8:00 pm |
at Sacramento State | W 78–66 | 12–5 (5–0) |
Hornets Nest (721) Sacramento, CA | |||||||
Jan 13, 2018 2:00 pm |
at Portland State | W 92–89 | 13–5 (6–0) |
Peter Stott Center (925)
Portland, OR | |||||||
Jan 20, 2018 7:00 pm, SWX MT |
at Montana State Brawl of the Wild |
W 67–52 | 14–5 (7–0) |
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (6,772) Bozeman, MT | |||||||
Jan 25, 2018 7:00 pm |
Southern Utah | W 71–47 | 15–5 (8–0) |
Dahlberg Arena (4,040) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Jan 27, 2018 7:00 pm |
Northern Arizona | W 82–64 | 16–5 (9–0) |
Dahlberg Arena (5,108) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Feb 1, 2018 7:00 pm |
at Northern Colorado | W 88–79 | 17–5 (10–0) |
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,413) Greeley, CO | |||||||
Feb 3, 2018 3:00 pm, ELVN
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at North Dakota | W 72–67 | 18–5 (11–0) |
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,089) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm |
Portland State | W 80–60 | 19–5 (12–0) |
Dahlberg Arena (4,082) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Feb 10, 2018 7:00 pm, ELVN |
Sacramento State | W 71–69 OT | 20–5 (13–0) |
Dahlberg Arena (4,592) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm |
at Eastern Washington | L 65–74 | 20–6 (13–1) |
Reese Court (2,354) Cheney, WA | |||||||
Feb 17, 2018 8:00 pm |
at Idaho | L 77–79 OT | 20–7 (13–2) |
Cowan Spectrum (1,839) Moscow, ID | |||||||
Feb 24, 2018 7:00 pm, SWX MT |
Montana State Brawl of the Wild |
W 90–63 | 21–7 (14–2) |
Dahlberg Arena (7,256) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Mar 1, 2018 7:00 pm |
Weber State | W 75–57 | 22–7 (15–2) |
Dahlberg Arena (4,922) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Mar 3, 2018 7:00 pm |
Idaho State | W 75–64 | 23–7 (16–2) |
Dahlberg Arena (4,712) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Big Sky tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 8, 2018 12:00 pm, ELVN |
(1) | vs. (8) North Dakota Quarterfinals |
W 84–76 | 24–7 |
Reno Events Center (1,110) Reno, NV | ||||||
Mar 9, 2018 5:30 pm, ELVN |
(1) | vs. (5) Northern Colorado Semifinals |
W 91–89 | 25–7 |
Reno Events Center (1,236) Reno, NV | ||||||
Mar 10, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPNU |
(1) | vs. (3) Eastern Washington Championship |
W 82–65 | 26–7 |
Reno Events Center (1,378) Reno, NV | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 15, 2018* 7:50 pm, TBS
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(14 W) | vs. (3 W) No. 7 Michigan First Round |
L 47–61 | 26–8 |
Intrust Bank Arena (14,019) Wichita, KS | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from .
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See also
2017–18 Montana Lady Griz basketball team
References
- ^ "Basketball game at UCLA canceled due to fires". gogriz.com. Retrieved December 6, 2017.