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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 15β13 (7β9 Big Sky) |
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Associate head coach | Chris Cobb |
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Home arena | Dahlberg Arena |
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Southern Utah | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 20 | – | 4 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 12 | – | 3 | .800 | 17 | – | 6 | .739 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washingtonβ | 12 | – | 3 | .800 | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 13 | – | 10 | .565 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 11 | – | 11 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 9 | – | 13 | .409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 6 | – | 16 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 1 | – | 21 | .045 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conference tournament winner |
The 2020β21 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball team represented the University of Montana in the 2020β21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by seventh-year head coach Travis DeCuire, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Montana as members of the Big Sky Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Grizzlies finished the season 15β3, 7β9 in Big Sky play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Idaho and Weber State in the Big Sky tournament before losing to Eastern Washington in the semifinals.
The Grizzlies finished the 2019β20 season 18β13, 14β6 in Big Sky play to finish in third place. They were scheduled to play Idaho State in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament, but due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, all postseason tournaments were canceled, including the remainder of the Big Sky tournament. [1]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Timmy Falls | 1 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Junior | Dublin, California | Left team |
Kendal Manuel | 2 | G | 6'4" | 190 | RS Senior | Billings, Montana | Graduated |
Sayeed Pridgett | 4 | G | 6'5" | 201 | Senior | Oakland, California | Graduated |
Naseem Gaskin | 5 | G | 6'5" | 185 | RS Freshman | Oakland, California | Left team |
Jett Briceno | 13 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Freshman | Kent, Washington | Transferred to Bellevue College |
Yagizhan Selcuk | 22 | F | 6'8" | 233 | RS Sophomore | Istanbul, Turkey | Transferred to Missouri Southern |
Peter Jones | 32 | F | 6'8" | 210 | RS Sophomore | Seattle, Washington | Walk on; didn't return |
Jared Samuelson | 33 | F | 6'7" | 215 | RS Senior | Billings, Montana | Graduated |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Cameron Parker | 11 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Junior | Beaverton, Oregon | Transferred from Sacred Heart. Received an eligibility waiver from the NCAA to play immediately. |
US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Brandon Whitney PG |
Mission Hills, CA | Bishop Alemany High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster |
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
November 28, 2020* 7:00 pm, P12N |
at USC | L 62β76 | 0β1 |
Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
December 3, 2020 7:00 pm, Pluto TV |
at Southern Utah | L 63β64 | 0β2 (0β1) |
America First Event Center Cedar City, UT | |||||||
December 5, 2020 12:00 pm, Pluto TV |
at Southern Utah | L 74β75 | 0β3 (0β2) |
America First Event Center Cedar City, UT | |||||||
December 8, 2020* 5:00 pm, SECN |
at Georgia | L 50β63 | 0β4 |
Stegeman Coliseum (1,638) Athens, GA | |||||||
December 12, 2020* 2:00 pm, Pluto TV |
Yellowstone Christian College | W 102β42 | 1β4 |
Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | |||||||
December 16, 2020* 9:00 pm, P12N |
at Washington | W 66β58 | 2β4 |
Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA | |||||||
December 18, 2020* 4:00 pm, Pluto TV |
Dickinson State | W 78β51 | 3β4 |
Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | |||||||
December 22, 2020* 5:00 pm, P12N |
at Arizona | L 64β70 | 3β5 |
McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||||||
January 2, 2021 5:00 pm, SWX MT |
Northern Colorado | L 62β64 | 3β6 (0β3) |
Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | |||||||
January 4, 2021 9:00 am, SWX MT |
Northern Colorado | W 56β54 | 4β6 (1β3) |
Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | |||||||
January 9, 2021* 2:00 pm, Pluto TV |
Whitworth | W 84β67 | 5β6 |
Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | |||||||
January 14, 2021 5:00 pm, SWX MT |
Northern Arizona | W 67β56 | 6β6 (2β3) |
Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | |||||||
January 16, 2021 11:00 am, Pluto TV |
Northern Arizona | L 58β62 | 6β7 (2β4) |
Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | |||||||
January 21, 2021 6:00 pm, Pluto TV |
at Sacramento State | W 78β66 | 7β7 (3β4) |
Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA | |||||||
January 23, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV |
at Sacramento State | L 83β89 2OT | 7β8 (3β5) |
Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA | |||||||
January 28, 2021 7:00 pm, SWX MT |
Montana State | Canceled | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | ||||||||
January 30, 2021 2:00 pm, SWX MT |
at Montana State | Canceled |
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT | ||||||||
February 4, 2021 8:00 pm, Pluto TV |
at Portland State | W 70β64 | 8β8 (4β5) |
Viking Pavilion Portland, OR | |||||||
February 6, 2021 1:00 pm, Pluto TV |
at Portland State | L 56β61 | 8β9 (4β6) |
Viking Pavilion Portland, OR | |||||||
February 11, 2021 5:00 pm, Pluto TV |
Weber State | W 80-67 | 9-9 (5-6) |
Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | |||||||
February 13, 2021 12:00 pm, SWX MT |
Weber State | L 82β91 | 9β10 (5β7) |
Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | |||||||
February 18, 2021 7:00 pm, SWX MT |
at Eastern Washington | L 76β90 | 9β11 (5β8) |
Reese Court Cheney, WA | |||||||
February 20, 2021 12:00 pm, SWX MT |
Eastern Washington | L 76β90 | 9β12 (5β9) |
Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | |||||||
February 25, 2021 7:00 pm, Pluto TV |
at Idaho State | W 64β58 | 10β12 (6β9) |
Reed Gym (40) Pocatello, ID | |||||||
February 27, 2021 11:00 am, Pluto TV |
at Idaho State | W 59β58 | 11β12 (7β9) |
Reed Gym (50) Pocatello, ID | |||||||
February 28, 2021* 7:30 pm, Pluto TV |
Yellowstone Christian College | Canceled | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | ||||||||
March 4, 2021 5:00 pm, SWX MT |
Idaho | Canceled | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | ||||||||
March 5, 2021* 5:00 pm, Pluto TV |
Warner Pacific | W 92β61 | 12β12 |
Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | |||||||
March 6, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV |
Idaho | Canceled | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | ||||||||
March 6, 2021* 2:00 pm, Pluto TV |
Warner Pacific | W 80β62 | 13β12 |
Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | |||||||
Big Sky tournament | |||||||||||
March 10, 2021 3:00 pm, Pluto TV |
(6) | vs. (11) Idaho First round |
W 69β64 | 14β12 |
Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID | ||||||
March 11, 2021 8:00 pm, Pluto TV |
(6) | vs. (3) Weber State Quarterfinals |
W 80β75 | 15β12 |
Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID | ||||||
March 12, 2021 8:00 pm, Pluto TV |
(6) | vs. (2) Eastern Washington Semifinals |
L 50β78 | 15β13 |
Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID | ||||||
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