2015β16 Montana Grizzlies basketball | |
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CBI, First round | |
Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 21β12 (14β4 Big Sky) |
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Home arena | Dahlberg Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State β | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 5 | – | 24 | .172 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conference tournament winner |
The 2015β16 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2015β16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by second year head coach Travis DeCuire, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 21β12, 14β4 in Big Sky play to finish in second place. They defeated Sacramento State and Idaho to advance to the championship game of the Big Sky tournament where they lost to Weber State. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Nevada.
The Grizzlies finished the season 20β13, 14β4 in Big Sky play to finish in a share for the Big Sky regular season championship. They advanced to the championship game of the Big Sky tournament where they lost to Eastern Washington. As a regular season conference champions and #1 overall seed in their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Texas A&M.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Jordan Gregory | 10 | G | 6'2" | 194 | Senior | Pueblo, CO | Graduated |
Daniel Nwosu | 22 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Sophomore | Ottawa, ON | Transferred to Newman |
Chris Kemp | 24 | C | 6'7" | 236 | Senior | Baltimore, MD | Graduated |
Michael Weisner | 33 | F | 6'7" | 193 | RS Senior | Walla Walla, WA | Graduated |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Walter Wright | 5 | G | 5'10" | 165 | Junior | Westbury, CT | Junior college transferred from Snow College |
Ahmaad Rorie | 14 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Sophomore | Tacoma, WA | Transferred from Oregon. Under NCAA transfer rules, Rorie will have to sit out for the 2015β16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Michael Oguine #74 PG |
Reseda, CA | Chaminade College Prep | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Sep 18, 2014 | |
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Jared Samuelson #83 SF |
Billings, MT | Billings West High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Aug 17, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 67 | ||||||
Bobby Moorehead SG |
Tacoma, WA | Stadium High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | Mar 13, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Sayeed Pridgett #74 PG |
El Cerrito, CA | El Cerrito High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 7, 2015 | |
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Montana's nonconference schedule includes true road games at Kansas, [1] Gonzaga, [2] and North Dakota State. [3] The Grizzlies will also play at Washington and host Boise State. [4] [5]
Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/03/2015* 7:00 pm |
Whitworth | W 83β64 |
Dahlberg Arena (2,584) Missoula, MT | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm |
Boise State | W 74β72 | 1β0 |
Dahlberg Arena (5,421) Missoula, MT | |||||||
11/16/2015* 8:00 pm |
at San Jose State | L 61β64 | 1β1 |
Event Center Arena (1,231) San Jose, CA | |||||||
11/21/2015* 7:00 pm |
Carroll (MT) | W 70β61 | 2β1 |
Dahlberg Arena (3,012) Missoula, MT | |||||||
11/25/2015* 6:00 pm |
at North Dakota State | L 53β73 | 2β2 |
Scheels Arena (3,536) Fargo, ND | |||||||
11/29/2015* 4:30 pm |
at Pepperdine | L 63β69 | 2β3 |
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,154) Malibu, CA | |||||||
12/04/2015* 7:00 pm |
San Francisco | W 82β50 | 3β3 |
Dahlberg Arena (3,279) Missoula, MT | |||||||
12/08/2015* 7:00 pm, RTNW |
at No. 20 Gonzaga | L 58β61 | 3β4 |
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | |||||||
12/12/2015* 4:00 pm, P12N |
at Washington | L 62β92 | 3β5 |
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,647) Seattle, WA | |||||||
12/15/2015* 7:00 pm |
Great Falls | W 79β59 | 4β5 |
Dahlberg Arena (2,558) Missoula, MT | |||||||
12/19/2015* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at No. 2 Kansas | L 46β88 | 4β6 |
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||||||
12/22/2015* 1:00 pm |
MontanaβWestern | W 75β43 | 5β6 |
Dahlberg Arena (2,709) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Big Sky regular season | |||||||||||
12/31/2015 12:00 pm |
at Northern Arizona | W 90β84 2OT | 6β6 (1β0) |
Walkup Skydome (907) Flagstaff, AZ | |||||||
01/02/2016 7:00 pm |
at Southern Utah | W 83β66 | 7β6 (2β0) |
Centrum Arena (2,330) Cedar City, UT | |||||||
01/07/2016 7:00 pm |
Portland State | W 79β66 | 8β6 (3β0) |
Dahlberg Arena (3,451) Missoula, MT | |||||||
01/09/2016 7:00 pm |
Sacramento State | W 77β58 | 9β6 (4β0) |
Dahlberg Arena (3,846) Missoula, MT | |||||||
01/14/2016 7:00 pm |
at Northern Colorado | W 73β66 | 10β6 (5β0) |
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,302) Greeley, CO | |||||||
01/16/2016 1:00 pm |
at North Dakota | W 65β61 | 11β6 (6β0) |
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,387) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
01/21/2016 7:00 pm |
Idaho | L 53β68 | 11β7 (6β1) |
Dahlberg Arena (3,733) Missoula, MT | |||||||
01/23/2016 7:00 pm |
Eastern Washington | W 74β69 | 12β7 (7β1) |
Dahlberg Arena (4,923) Missoula, MT | |||||||
01/30/2016 7:00 pm |
at Montana State | W 80β72 | 13β7 (8β1) |
Worthington Arena (5,407) Bozeman, MT | |||||||
02/04/2016 8:00 pm |
at Sacramento State | L 79β83 | 13β8 (8β2) |
Hornets Nest (965) Sacramento, CA | |||||||
02/06/2016 8:00 pm |
at Portland State | W 82β80 | 14β8 (9β2) |
Peter Stott Center (1,045) Portland, OR | |||||||
02/11/2016 7:00 pm |
at Southern Utah | W 86β53 | 15β8 (10β2) |
Dahlberg Arena (3,351) Missoula, MT | |||||||
02/13/2015 7:00 pm |
Northern Arizona | W 85β67 | 16β8 (11β2) |
Dahlberg Arena (4,339) Missoula, MT | |||||||
02/20/2016 7:00 pm |
Montana State | W 87β78 | 17β8 (12β2) |
Dahlberg Arena (6,552) Missoula, MT | |||||||
02/25/2016 7:00 pm |
at Idaho State | W 90β77 | 18β8 (13β2) |
Reed Gym (1,951) Pocatello, ID | |||||||
02/27/2016 7:00 pm |
at Weber State | L 54β60 | 18β9 (13β3) |
Dee Events Center (8,960) Ogden, UT | |||||||
03/03/2016 7:00 pm |
North Dakota | W 71β46 | 19β9 (14β3) |
Dahlberg Arena (4,003) Missoula, MT | |||||||
03/05/2016 7:00 pm |
Northern Colorado | W 78β72 | 19β10 (14β4) |
Dahlberg Arena (4,224) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Big Sky tournament | |||||||||||
03/10/2016 6:30 pm |
vs. Sacramento State Quarterfinals |
W 70β53 | 20β10 |
Reno Events Center (2,213) Reno, NV | |||||||
03/11/2016 9:00 pm |
vs. Idaho Semifinals |
W 81β72 | 21β10 |
Reno Events Center (2,362) Reno, NV | |||||||
03/12/2016 6:45 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Weber State Championship game |
L 59β62 | 21β11 |
Reno Events Center (2,516) Reno, NV | |||||||
CBI | |||||||||||
03/16/2016* 8:00 pm |
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Nevada First round |
L 75β79 | 21β12 |
Lawlor Events Center (4,524) Reno, NV | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.. |