2017β18 Montana Grizzlies basketball | |
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Big Sky regular season and
tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 26β8 (16β2 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Dahlberg Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana β | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conference tournament winner |
The 2017β18 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2017β18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by fourth-year head coach Travis DeCuire, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Montana as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 26β8, 16β2 in Big Sky play to win the Big Sky regular season championship. They defeated North Dakota, Northern Colorado, and Eastern Washington to be champions of the Big Sky tournament. They earned the Big Sky's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Michigan.
The Grizzlies finished the 2016β17 season 16β16, 11β7 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.
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 |
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 |
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 | |
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Nov 6, 2017* 7:00 pm |
Saskatchewan | W 85β44 |
Dahlberg Arena (2,404) Missoula, MT | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm |
Whitworth | W 72β60 | 1β0 |
Dahlberg Arena (3,056) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Nov 13, 2017* 5:00 pm, ACCNX |
at
Pittsburgh Legends Classic |
W 83β78 OT | 2β0 |
Peterson Events Center (3,102) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
Nov 15, 2017* 5:00 pm, BTN |
at
Penn State Legends Classic |
L 57β70 | 2β1 |
Bryce Jordan Center (5,854) University Park, PA | |||||||
Nov 20, 2017* 6:00 pm |
vs.
Oral Roberts Legends Classic visitors semifinals |
W 69β64 | 3β1 |
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,682) Malibu, CA | |||||||
Nov 21, 2017* 6:00 pm |
vs.
UC Santa Barbara Legends Classic visitors championship |
L 73β80 | 3β2 |
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,239) Malibu, CA | |||||||
Nov 26, 2017* 7:00 pm |
Carroll (MT) | W 86β75 | 4β2 |
Dahlberg Arena (2,804) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Nov 29, 2017* 8:00 pm, P12N |
at Stanford | L 54β70 | 4β3 |
Maples Pavilion (3,145) Stanford, CA | |||||||
Dec 3, 2017* 7:00 pm |
Cal State Northridge | W 86β68 | 5β3 |
Dahlberg Arena (2,734) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Dec 6, 2017* 9:00 pm, P12N |
at
UCLA Canceled ( Skirball fire) [1] |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
Dec 9, 2017* 12:00 pm |
at Georgia State | L 68β71 | 5β4 |
GSU Sports Arena (1,224) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
Dec 17, 2017* 1:00 pm |
UC Riverside | W 77β61 | 6β4 |
Dahlberg Arena (2,817) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Dec 19, 2017* 7:00 pm, SWX MT |
UC Irvine | W 86β68 | 7β4 |
Dahlberg Arena (3,106) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Dec 22, 2017* 9:00 pm, P12N |
at Washington | L 63β66 | 7β5 |
Alaska Airlines Arena (5,915) Seattle, WA | |||||||
Big Sky regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 28, 2017 6:30 pm |
at Northern Arizona | W 87β69 | 8β5 (1β0) |
Walkup Skydome (604) Flagstaff, AZ | |||||||
Dec 30, 2017 12:30 pm |
at Southern Utah | W 79β49 | 9β5 (2β0) |
America First Events Center (1,263) Cedar City, UT | |||||||
Jan 4, 2018 7:00 pm |
North Dakota | W 109β79 | 10β5 (3β0) |
Dahlberg Arena (3,220) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Jan 6, 2018 7:00 pm |
Northern Colorado | W 89β80 | 11β5 (4β0) |
Dahlberg Arena (4,119) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Jan 11, 2018 8:00 pm |
at Sacramento State | W 78β66 | 12β5 (5β0) |
Hornets Nest (721) Sacramento, CA | |||||||
Jan 13, 2018 2:00 pm |
at Portland State | W 92β89 | 13β5 (6β0) |
Peter Stott Center (925) Portland, OR | |||||||
Jan 20, 2018 7:00 pm, SWX MT |
at
Montana State Brawl of the Wild |
W 67β52 | 14β5 (7β0) |
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (6,772) Bozeman, MT | |||||||
Jan 25, 2018 7:00 pm |
Southern Utah | W 71β47 | 15β5 (8β0) |
Dahlberg Arena (4,040) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Jan 27, 2018 7:00 pm |
Northern Arizona | W 82β64 | 16β5 (9β0) |
Dahlberg Arena (5,108) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Feb 1, 2018 7:00 pm |
at Northern Colorado | W 88β79 | 17β5 (10β0) |
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,413) Greeley, CO | |||||||
Feb 3, 2018 3:00 pm, ELVN |
at North Dakota | W 72β67 | 18β5 (11β0) |
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,089) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm |
Portland State | W 80β60 | 19β5 (12β0) |
Dahlberg Arena (4,082) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Feb 10, 2018 7:00 pm, ELVN |
Sacramento State | W 71β69 OT | 20β5 (13β0) |
Dahlberg Arena (4,592) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm |
at Eastern Washington | L 65β74 | 20β6 (13β1) |
Reese Court (2,354) Cheney, WA | |||||||
Feb 17, 2018 8:00 pm |
at Idaho | L 77β79 OT | 20β7 (13β2) |
Cowan Spectrum (1,839) Moscow, ID | |||||||
Feb 24, 2018 7:00 pm, SWX MT |
Montana State Brawl of the Wild |
W 90β63 | 21β7 (14β2) |
Dahlberg Arena (7,256) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Mar 1, 2018 7:00 pm |
Weber State | W 75β57 | 22β7 (15β2) |
Dahlberg Arena (4,922) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Mar 3, 2018 7:00 pm |
Idaho State | W 75β64 | 23β7 (16β2) |
Dahlberg Arena (4,712) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Big Sky tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 8, 2018 12:00 pm, ELVN |
(1) | vs. (8) North Dakota Quarterfinals |
W 84β76 | 24β7 |
Reno Events Center (1,110) Reno, NV | ||||||
Mar 9, 2018 5:30 pm, ELVN |
(1) | vs. (5) Northern Colorado Semifinals |
W 91β89 | 25β7 |
Reno Events Center (1,236) Reno, NV | ||||||
Mar 10, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPNU |
(1) | vs. (3) Eastern Washington Championship |
W 82β65 | 26β7 |
Reno Events Center (1,378) Reno, NV | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 15, 2018* 7:50 pm, TBS |
(14 W) | vs. (3 W) No. 7
Michigan First Round |
L 47β61 | 26β8 |
Intrust Bank Arena (14,019) Wichita, KS | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West. All times are in Mountain Time. |
2017β18 Montana Lady Griz basketball team