2016–17 Montana Grizzlies basketball team

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2016–17 Montana Grizzlies basketball
Montana Griz logo.svg
Conference Big Sky Conference
Record16–16 (11–7 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Cobb
  • Rachi Wortham
  • Marlon Stewart
Home arena Dahlberg Arena
Seasons
  2015–16
2017–18  
2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Dakota144 .7782210  .688
Eastern Washington 135 .7222212  .647
Idaho 126 .6671914  .576
Weber State 126 .6672014  .588
Montana 117 .6111616  .500
Montana State 117 .6111616  .500
Sacramento State 99 .5001318  .419
Portland State 711 .3891516  .484
Northern Colorado*711 .3891118  .379
Northern Arizona 612 .333923  .281
Southern Utah 315 .167627  .182
Idaho State 315 .167526  .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.

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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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Riley Bradshaw2G6'2"180RS Junior Corvallis, Montana Transferred
Martin Breunig 12F6'8"210RS Senior Leverkusen, Germany Graduated
Zachary Camel22G6'0"166Freshman Polson, Montana Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Bryden Boehning35C6'10"230RS Freshman Glendive, Montana Transferred to Rocky Mountain College

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Jamar Akoh12F6'7"240Junior 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 Dorsey42G6'5"210Junior 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
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Sayeed Pridgett
#74 PG
El Cerrito, CaliforniaEl Cerrito High School6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg)Sep 7, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 69
Alphonso Anderson
#77 PF
Seattle, WashingtonGarfield High School6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg)Oct 11, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/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
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Timmy Falls
#63 SG
Dublin, CaliforniaDublin High School6 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
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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0Michael Oguine6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)171 lb(78 kg)So Chaminade Prep Porter Ranch, California
G 1Mario 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 5Walter Wright5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)161 lb(73 kg)Sr Wilby
Snow College
Waterbury, Connecticut
F 10Alphonso Anderson6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)218 lb(99 kg)Fr Garfield Tacoma, Washington
F 12Jamar Akoh (I)  Redshirt.svg 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 15Trevor 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 24Bobby Moorehead6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)182 lb(83 kg)So Stadium Tacoma, Washington
F 30Gavin DeJong (W)6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)215 lb(98 kg)RS So Manhattan Manhattan, Montana
F 31Jack Lopez6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)208 lb(94 kg)Sr Jannali Bankstown, Australia
G 32Aaron Misipeka-Ward (W)6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)198 lb(90 kg)Sr Florence-Carlton Florence, Montana
F 33Jared Samuelson6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)213 lb(97 kg)RS Fr Billings West Billings, Montana
G 34Brandon Gfeller6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)189 lb(86 kg)Sr Colfax Colfax, Washington
F 42Donaven Dorsey (I)  Redshirt.svg 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#ResultRecordSite (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 WyomingL 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 OT6–9
(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 WashingtonL 60–72 10–12
(5–4)
Dahlberg Arena (3,637)
Missoula, Montana
01/28/2017
7:00 pm,  SWX Montana
IdahoL 77–85 OT10–13
(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 StateL 65–67 13–14
(8–6)
Dahlberg Arena (4,023)
Missoula, Montana
02/18/2017
7:00 pm
Portland StateW 85–82 14–14
(9–6)
Dahlberg Arena (4,465)
Missoula, Montana
02/25/2017
7:00 pm, Cowles
at Montana StateL 69–78 14–15
(9–7)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse  (6,772)
Bozeman, Montana
03/02/2017
7:00 pm
at Weber StateW 78–74 15–15
(10–7)
Dee Events Center  (6,431)
Ogden, Utah
03/04/2017
7:00 pm
at Idaho StateW 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

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