2016–17 Montana Grizzlies basketball team

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2016–17 Montana Grizzlies basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record16–16 (11–7 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Cobb
  • Rachi Wortham
  • Marlon Stewart
Home arenaDahlberg Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Dakota 14 4   .778 22 10   .688
Eastern Washington 13 5   .722 22 12   .647
Idaho 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
Weber State 12 6   .667 20 14   .588
Montana 11 7   .611 16 16   .500
Montana State 11 7   .611 16 16   .500
Sacramento State 9 9   .500 13 18   .419
Portland State 7 11   .389 15 16   .484
Northern Colorado* 7 11   .389 11 18   .379
Northern Arizona 6 12   .333 9 23   .281
Southern Utah 3 15   .167 6 27   .182
Idaho State 3 15   .167 5 26   .161
Conference tournament winner

The 2016–17 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by third-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 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.

Previous season

The Grizzlies finished the 2015–16 season 21–12, 14–4 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.[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Riley Bradshaw 2 G 6'2" 180 RS Junior Corvallis, Montana Transferred
Martin Breunig 12 F 6'8" 210 RS Senior Leverkusen, Germany Graduated
Zachary Camel 22 G 6'0" 166 Freshman Polson, Montana Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Bryden Boehning 35 C 6'10" 230 RS Freshman Glendive, Montana Transferred to Rocky Mountain College

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jamar Akoh 12 F 6'7" 240 Junior Rancho Cucamonga, California Transferred from Cal State Fullerton. Under NCAA transfer rules, Akoh will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Donaven Dorsey 42 G 6'5" 210 Junior Lacey, Washington Transferred from Washington. Under NCAA transfer rules, Dorsey will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Sayeed Pridgett
#74 PG
El Cerrito, California El Cerrito High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 7, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 69
Alphonso Anderson
#77 PF
Seattle, Washington Garfield High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Oct 11, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 68
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 14, 2016.

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Timmy Falls
#63 SG
Dublin, California Dublin High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Feb 20, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 69
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2016–17 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Michael Oguine 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 171 lb (78 kg) So Chaminade Prep Porter Ranch, California
G 1 Mario Dunn, Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Salesian Oakland, California
G 4 Sayeed Pridgett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr El Cerrito Oakland, California
G 5 Walter Wright 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 161 lb (73 kg) Sr Wilby
Snow College
Waterbury, Connecticut
F 10 Alphonso Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr Garfield Tacoma, Washington
F 12 Jamar Akoh (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 253 lb (115 kg) Jr Los Osos HS
Cal State Fullerton
Rancho Cucamonga, California
G 14 Ahmaad Rorie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Lincoln
Oregon
Tacoma, Washington
G 15 Trevor Spoja (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 164 lb (74 kg) RS Fr Billings West Billings, Montana
F 20 Fabijan Krslovic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Jr St Aloysius New South Wales, Australia
G 24 Bobby Moorehead 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Stadium Tacoma, Washington
F 30 Gavin DeJong (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Manhattan Manhattan, Montana
F 31 Jack Lopez 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Sr Jannali Bankstown, Australia
G 32 Aaron Misipeka-Ward (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Florence-Carlton Florence, Montana
F 33 Jared Samuelson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 213 lb (97 kg) RS Fr Billings West Billings, Montana
G 34 Brandon Gfeller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Sr Colfax Colfax, Washington
F 42 Donaven Dorsey (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr Timberline
Washington
Lacey, Washington
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2016*
7:00 pm
Whitworth W 90–80 
Dahlberg Arena (2,424)
Missoula, Montana
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
9:00 pm, P12N
at USC L 61–75  0–1
Galen Center (3,513)
Los Angeles, California
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm
Wyoming L 72–73  0–2
Dahlberg Arena (3,318)
Missoula, Montana
11/18/2016*
4:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. NC State
Paradise Jam quarterfinals
L 72–85  0–3
Sports and Fitness Center (2,223)
St. Thomas, VI
11/19/2016*
4:00 pm
vs. Washington State
Paradise Jam consolation round
L 63–87  0–4
Sports and Fitness Center (1,831)
St. Thomas, VI
11/21/2016*
10:30 am
vs. Oral Roberts
Paradise Jam 7th place game
W 68–47  1–4
Sports and Fitness Center (224)
St. Thomas, VI
11/24/2016*
2:00 pm, SEC+
at Ole Miss L 81–86  1–5
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,358)
Oxford, Mississippi
11/27/2016*
12:00 pm
at South Dakota L 67–72  1–6
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,399)
Vermillion, South Dakota
12/03/2016*
7:00 pm
Milwaukee W 75–69  2–6
Dahlberg Arena (3,369)
Missoula, Montana
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm
San Jose State W 81–62  3–6
Dahlberg Arena (3,024)
Missoula, Montana
12/10/2016*
4:00 pm, MW Net
at Wyoming L 83–85  3–7
Arena-Auditorium (4,749)
Laramie, Wyoming
12/13/2016*
8:00 pm, P12N
at No. 22 Oregon L 67–81  3–8
Matthew Knight Arena (6,689)
Eugene, Oregon
12/17/2016*
6:00 pm
at UC Riverside W 71–63  4–8
The SRC (299)
Riverside, California
12/22/2016*
7:00 pm
Pepperdine W 71–70  5–8
Dahlberg Arena (3,476)
Missoula, Montana
Big Sky regular season
12/29/2016
7:00 pm
Idaho State W 74–62  6–8
(1–0)
Dahlberg Arena (3,848)
Missoula, Montana
12/31/2016
2:00 pm
Weber State L 81–84 OT 6–9
(1–1)
Dahlberg Arena (3,710)
Missoula, Montana
01/05/2017
8:00 pm
at Idaho W 70–57  7–9
(2–1)
Cowan Spectrum (813)
Moscow, Idaho
01/07/2017
2:00 pm
at Eastern Washington W 65–59  8–9
(3–1)
Reese Court (2,107)
Cheney, Washington
01/12/2017
7:00 pm
Northern Colorado W 89–68  9–9
(4–1)
Dahlberg Arena (3,438)
Missoula, Montana
01/14/2017
7:00 pm
North Dakota W 76–70  10–9
(5–1)
Dahlberg Arena (3,719)
Missoula, Montana
01/19/2017
8:00 pm
at Portland State L 79–88  10–10
(5–2)
Peter Stott Center (728)
Portland, Oregon
01/21/2017
8:00 pm
at Sacramento State L 83–92  10–11
(5–3)
Hornets Nest (1,112)
Sacramento, California
01/26/2017
7:00 pm
Eastern Washington L 60–72  10–12
(5–4)
Dahlberg Arena (3,637)
Missoula, Montana
01/28/2017
7:00 pm, SWX Montana
Idaho L 77–85 OT 10–13
(5–5)
Dahlberg Arena (3,935)
Missoula, Montana
02/04/2017
7:00 pm, Cowles
Montana State W 90–84  11–13
(6–5)
Dahlberg Arena (5,546)
Missoula, Montana
02/09/2017
6:30 pm
at Southern Utah W 70–55  12–13
(7–5)
Centrum Arena (1,923)
Cedar City, Utah
02/11/2017
7:30 pm
at Northern Arizona W 76–59  13–13
(8–5)
Walkup Skydome (1,453)
Flagstaff, Arizona
02/16/2017
7:00 pm
Sacramento State L 65–67  13–14
(8–6)
Dahlberg Arena (4,023)
Missoula, Montana
02/18/2017
7:00 pm
Portland State W 85–82  14–14
(9–6)
Dahlberg Arena (4,465)
Missoula, Montana
02/25/2017
7:00 pm, Cowles
at Montana State L 69–78  14–15
(9–7)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (6,772)
Bozeman, Montana
03/02/2017
7:00 pm
at Weber State W 78–74  15–15
(10–7)
Dee Events Center (6,431)
Ogden, Utah
03/04/2017
7:00 pm
at Idaho State W 95–76  16–15
(11–7)
Holt Arena (1,795)
Pocatello, Idaho
Big Sky tournament
03/092017
2:35 pm
(5) vs. (4) Idaho
Quarterfinals
L 77–81  16–16
Reno Events Center (1,762)
Reno, Nevada
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time..

See also

2016–17 Montana Lady Griz basketball team

References

  1. ^ Murray, Chris (March 16, 2016). "Pack surges past Montana for CBI victory". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved February 6, 2024.