2018β19 Montana Grizzlies basketball | |
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Big Sky regular season and
tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 26β9 (16β4 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Dahlberg Arena |
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Montana β | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 5 | – | 27 | .156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conference tournament winner |
The 2018β19 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2018β19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by fifth-year head coach Travis DeCuire, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Montana as members of the Big Sky Conference. Finishing the season 26β9 overall, 16β4 in Big Sky play, the Grizzlies won the Big Sky regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they defeated Sacramento State, Weber State, and Eastern Washington to win the tournament, and earned the Big Sky's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Given a No. 15 seed in the West Region of the NCAA Tournament, Montana was defeated by Michigan in the first round for the second consecutive year.
The Grizzlies finished the 2017β18 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.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Niko Bevens | 3 | G | 6'6" | 214 | Sophomore | Beaverton, OR | Transferred to Alaska Anchorage |
Karl Nicholas | 5 | F | 6'7" | 185 | Freshman | Pearland, TX | Transferred to Stephen F. Austin |
Lars Espe | 10 | G | 6'1" | 165 | Freshman | Bergen, Norway | Transferred to Barry |
Trevor Spoja | 13 | G | 6'3" | 164 | Sophomore | Billings, MT | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
Fabijan Krslovic | 20 | F | 6'8" | 239 | Senior | Sydney, Australia | Graduated |
Admir Besovic | 40 | C | 7'0" | 240 | Freshman | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Transferred to Santa Fe College |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Kendal Manuel | 12 | G | 6'4" | 190 | RS Junior | Billings, MT | Transferred from Oregon State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Orizu will have to sit out for the 2018β19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
Tony Miller | 34 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Junior | Woodinville, WA | Transferred from Seattle Pacific. Under NCAA transfer rules, Miller will have to sit out for the 2018β19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Ben Carter C |
Adelaide, Australia | Sacred Heart College | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | May 18, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Mack Anderson SF |
Bozeman, MT | Bozeman High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Aug 3, 2017 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Josh Vazquez #70 PG |
Torrance, CA | Bishop Montgomery High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Apr 12, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 59 | ||||||
Derrick Carter-Hollinger, Jr. SF |
El Cajon, CA | Foothills Christian High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 2, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Rollie Worster PG |
Missoula, MT | Hellgate High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | Oct 23, 2017 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Nov 2, 2018* 7:00 pm, Pluto TV |
Whitworth | W 90β58 |
Dahlberg Arena (3,073) Missoula, MT | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, SWX MT/Pluto TV |
Georgia State | W 81β74 | 1β0 |
Dahlberg Arena (4,321) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, Pluto TV |
Montana Tech | W 79β55 | 2β0 |
Dahlberg Arena (3,024) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Nov 16, 2018* 9:00 am |
vs.
Incarnate Word The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Quarterfinals |
W 93β66 [1] | 3β0 |
Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (325) Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||
Nov 17, 2018* 5:00 pm |
vs.
Miami (OH) The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase semifinals |
W 73β71 [2] | 4β0 |
Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (543) Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||
Nov 18, 2018* 8:00 pm |
vs.
Georgia Southern The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase championship |
L 77β80 [3] | 4β1 |
Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (634) Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||
Nov 28, 2018* 6:30 pm, FS1 |
at Creighton | L 72β98 | 4β2 |
CHI Health Center Omaha (16,457) Omaha, NE | |||||||
Dec 3, 2018* 7:00 pm, Pluto TV |
College of Idaho | W 80β52 | 5β2 |
Dahlberg Arena (3,040) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Dec 8, 2018* 8:00 pm |
at UC Irvine | L 51β60 | 5β3 |
Bren Events Center (1,237) Irvine, CA | |||||||
Dec 17, 2018* 7:00 pm, SWX MT/Pluto TV |
North Dakota State | W 60β53 | 6β3 |
Dahlberg Arena (3,553) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Dec 19, 2018* 6:30 pm, P12N |
at Arizona | L 42β61 | 6β4 |
McKale Center (12,925) Tucson, AZ | |||||||
Dec 22, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at South Dakota State | W 85β74 | 7β4 |
Frost Arena (2,540) Vermillion, SD | |||||||
Big Sky regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 29, 2018 2:00 pm, Pluto TV |
at Northern Arizona | W 86β73 | 8β4 (1β0) |
Walkup Skydome (856) Flagstaff, AZ | |||||||
Dec 31, 2018 6:30 pm, Pluto TV |
at Southern Utah | W 89β76 | 9β4 (2β0) |
America First Events Center (1,451) Cedar City, UT | |||||||
Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm, Pluto TV |
Sacramento State | W 87β56 | 10β4 (3β0) |
Dahlberg Arena (3,920) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Jan 5, 2019 7:00 pm, Pluto TV |
Portland State | L 74β77 | 10β5 (3β1) |
Dahlberg Arena (4,408) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, Pluto TV |
at Eastern Washington | L 71β78 | 10β6 (3β2) |
Reese Court (1,578) Cheney, WA | |||||||
Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm, Pluto TV |
at Northern Colorado | W 88β64 | 11β6 (4β2) |
Bank of Colorado Arena (2,124) Greeley, CO | |||||||
Jan 19, 2019 8:00 pm, Pluto TV |
at Idaho | W 69β51 | 12β6 (5β2) |
Cowan Spectrum (1,419) Moscow, ID | |||||||
Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm, Pluto TV |
Idaho State | W 80β69 | 13β6 (6β2) |
Dahlberg Arena (4,076) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Jan 26, 2019 7:00 pm, Pluto TV |
Weber State | W 75β68 | 14β6 (7β2) |
Dahlberg Arena (5,547) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Feb 2, 2019 7:00 pm, Pluto TV |
at Montana State | W 83β78 | 15β6 (8β2) |
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (6,013) Bozeman, MT | |||||||
Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, Pluto TV |
Idaho | W 100β59 | 16β6 (9β2) |
Dahlberg Arena (3,381) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Feb 9, 2019 7:00 pm, Pluto TV |
Eastern Washington | W 75β74 | 17β6 (10β2) |
Dahlberg Arena (5,005) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm, Pluto TV |
at Weber State | W 83β80 | 18β6 (11β2) |
Dee Events Center (6,729) Ogden, UT | |||||||
Feb 16, 2019 7:00 pm, Pluto TV |
at Idaho State | W 80β68 | 19β6 (12β2) |
Reed Gym (1,503) Pocatello, ID | |||||||
Feb 23, 2019 7:00 pm, Pluto TV |
Montana State | W 89β83 | 20β6 (13β2) |
Dahlberg Arena (7,135) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Feb 25, 2019 7:00 pm, Pluto TV |
Northern Colorado | L 72β74 | 20β7 (13β3) |
Dahlberg Arena (3,773) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Mar 2, 2019 7:00 pm, Pluto TV |
Southern Utah | W 70β54 | 21β7 (14β3) |
Dahlberg Arena (4,383) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Mar 4, 2019 7:00 pm, Pluto TV |
Northern Arizona | W 66β64 | 22β7 (15β3) |
Dahlberg Arena (3,706) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Mar 7, 2019 8:00 pm, Pluto TV |
at Portland State | L 69β81 | 22β8 (15β4) |
Viking Pavilion (2,042) Portland, OR | |||||||
Mar 9, 2019 8:00 pm, Pluto TV |
at Sacramento State | W 86β68 | 23β8 (16β4) |
Hornets Nest (977) Sacramento, CA | |||||||
Big Sky tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 2019 12:00 pm, Eleven |
(1) | vs. (9) Sacramento State Quarterfinals |
W 79β73 | 24β8 |
CenturyLink Arena Boise, ID | ||||||
Mar 15, 2019 5:30 pm, Eleven |
(1) | vs. (4) Weber St. Semifinals |
W 78β49 | 25β8 |
CenturyLink Arena (2,900) Boise, ID | ||||||
Mar 16, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU |
(1) | vs. (3) Eastern Washington Championship |
W 68β62 | 26β8 |
CenturyLink Arena (3,737) Boise, ID | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 21, 2019* 7:20 pm, TNT |
(15 W) | vs. (2 W) No. 8
Michigan First Round |
L 55β74 | 26β9 |
Wells Fargo Arena (16,360) Des Moines, IA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time. |
2018β19 Montana Lady Griz basketball team