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University | University of Montana | ||
First season | 1974–75 | ||
All-time record | 897–334 | ||
Head coach | Brian Holsinger (3rd season) | ||
Conference | Big Sky | ||
Location | Missoula, Montana | ||
Arena | Dahlberg Arena (capacity: 7,500) | ||
Nickname | Lady Griz | ||
Student section | The Zoo | ||
Colors | Maroon and silver [1] | ||
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NCAA tournament second round | |||
1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 | |||
AIAW tournament appearances | |||
1982 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 |
The University of Montana Grizzlies women's basketball team, known as the Lady Griz is an NCAA Division I college women's basketball team competing in the Big Sky Conference. Home games are played at Dahlberg Arena located inside the University of Montana's Adams Center.
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The Lady Griz have appeared in 20 NCAA tournaments with all of them occurring under coach Robin Selvig. In 25 games, they have a 6–19 record.
The Lady Griz made one appearance in the AIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a combined record of 0–1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1982 | First Round | Wayland Baptist | L, 52–57 |
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | |||||
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Diane Westbrok (Northwest Basketball League)(1974–1975) | ||||||||||
1974–1975 | Diane Westbrok | 11–8 | ||||||||
Barbara Eisenbarth (Northwest Basketball League)(1975–1976) | ||||||||||
1975–1976 | Barbara Eisenbarth | 9–13 | ||||||||
Eddye McClure (Northwest Basketball League)(1976–1978) | ||||||||||
1976–1977 | Eddye McClure | 4–14 | 1–9 | |||||||
1977–1978 | Eddye McClure | 7–13 | 3–10 | |||||||
Eddye McClure: | 11–27 | 4–19 | ||||||||
Robin Selvig (Mountain West Athletic Conference (1982–88) / Big Sky Conference (1988–present))(1978–2016) | ||||||||||
1978–1979 | Robin Selvig | 13–13 | 5–6 | 5th | ||||||
1979–1980 | Robin Selvig | 19–10 | 7–6 | 4th | ||||||
1980–1981 | Robin Selvig | 22–8 | 9–3 | |||||||
1981–1982 | Robin Selvig | 22–5 | 12–0 | 1st | AIAW first round | |||||
1982–1983 | Robin Selvig | 26–4 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA 1st Round | |||||
1983–1984 | Robin Selvig | 26–4 | 14–0 | 1st | NCAA 2nd Round | |||||
1984–1985 | Robin Selvig | 22–10 | 11–3 | 2nd | Mountain West tournament Championship | |||||
1985–1986 | Robin Selvig | 27–4 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA 2nd Round | |||||
1986–1987 | Robin Selvig | 26–5 | 12–0 | 1st | Mountain West tournament Championship | |||||
1987–1988 | Robin Selvig | 28–2 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA 2nd Round | |||||
1988–1989 | Robin Selvig | 27–4 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA 2nd Round | |||||
1989–1990 | Robin Selvig | 27–3 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA 1st Round | |||||
1990–1991 | Robin Selvig | 26–4 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA 1st Round | |||||
1991–1992 | Robin Selvig | 23–7 | 13–3 | 2nd | NCAA 2nd Round | |||||
1992–1993 | Robin Selvig | 23–5 | 13–1 | 2nd | Big Sky tournament championship | |||||
1993–1994 | Robin Selvig | 25–5 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA 2nd Round | |||||
1994–1995 | Robin Selvig | 26–7 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA 2nd Round | |||||
1995–1996 | Robin Selvig | 24–5 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA 1st Round | |||||
1996–1997 | Robin Selvig | 25–4 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA 1st Round | |||||
1997–1998 | Robin Selvig | 24–6 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA 1st Round | |||||
1998–1999 | Robin Selvig | 12–16 | 7–9 | 5th | Big Sky tournament Semifinal | |||||
1999–2000 | Robin Selvig | 22–8 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA 1st Round | |||||
2000–2001 | Robin Selvig | 21–9 | 11–5 | 2nd | Big Sky tournament championship | |||||
2001–2002 | Robin Selvig | 19–10 | 10–4 | 3rd | Big Sky tournament Semifinal | |||||
2002–2003 | Robin Selvig | 20–10 | 10–4 | 3rd | Big Sky tournament Semifinal | |||||
2003–2004 | Robin Selvig | 27–5 | 14–0 | 1st | NCAA 1st Round | |||||
2004–2005 | Robin Selvig | 22–8 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA 1st Round | |||||
2005–2006 | Robin Selvig | 21–7 | 10–4 | 2nd | Big Sky tournament Semifinal | |||||
2006–2007 | Robin Selvig | 27–4 | 15–1 | 1st | Big Sky tournament Semifinal | |||||
2007–2008 | Robin Selvig | 25–7 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA 1st Round | |||||
2008–2009 | Robin Selvig | 28–5 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA 1st Round | |||||
2009–2010 | Robin Selvig | 15–14 | 10–6 | 2nd | Big Sky tournament Semifinal | |||||
2010–2011 | Robin Selvig | 18–15 | 10–6 | 4th | NCAA 1st Round | |||||
2011–2012 | Robin Selvig | 16–14 | 9–7 | 5th | Big Sky tournament Quarterfinal | |||||
2012–2013 | Robin Selvig | 24–8 | 16–4 | 1st | NCAA | |||||
2013–2014 | Robin Selvig | 23–11 | 14–6 | 3rd | Big Sky tournament | |||||
2014–2015 | Robin Selvig | 24–9 | 14–4 | 5th | NCAA 1st Round | |||||
2015–2016 | Robin Selvig | 20–11 | 12–6 | 5th | Big Sky tournament 2nd round | |||||
Robin Selvig: | 865–286 | 455–109 | ||||||||
Shannon Schweyen (Big Sky Conference)(2016–2020) | ||||||||||
2016–2017 | Shannon Schweyen | 7–23 | 4–14 | 11th | ||||||
2017–2018 | Shannon Schweyen | 14–17 | 9–9 | T-7th | ||||||
2018–2019 | Shannon Schweyen | 14–16 | 9-11 | 6th | ||||||
2019–2020 | Shannon Schweyen | 17–13 | 12–8 | 5th | ||||||
Shannon Schweyen: | 52–69 | 34–42 | ||||||||
Mike Petrino (Big Sky Conference)(2020–2021) | ||||||||||
2020–2021 | Mike Petrino | 12–11 | 9–8 | 6th | ||||||
Mike Petrino: | 12–11 | 9–8 | ||||||||
Total: | 961–414 | 498–168 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
The Lady Griz have appeared in 21 NCAA tournaments, with a record of 6-21.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1983 | #9 | First Round | #8 Louisiana-Monroe | L 53−72 |
1984 | #4 | First Round Sweet Sixteen | #5 Oregon State #1 USC | W 56−47 L 51−76 |
1986 | #8 | First Round Second Round | #9 Utah #1 USC | W 58−46 L 50−81 |
1988 | #4 | First Round | #5 Stanford | L 72−74 (OT) |
1989 | #10 | First Round Second Round | #7 Cal State Fullerton #2 Texas | W 82−67 L 54−83 |
1990 | #8 | First Round | #9 Hawaii | L 78−83 |
1991 | #11 | First Round | #6 Iowa | L 53−64 |
1992 | #11 | First Round Second Round | #6 Wisconsin #3 USC | W 85−74 L 59−71 |
1994 | #7 | First Round Second Round | #10 UNLV #2 Stanford | W 77−67 L 62−66 |
1995 | #12 | First Round Second Round | #5 San Diego State #4 Purdue | W 57−46 L 51−62 |
1996 | #12 | First Round | #5 NC State | L 68−77 |
1997 | #9 | First Round | #8 Texas Tech | L 45−47 |
1998 | #14 | First Round | #3 Florida | L 64−85 |
2000 | #16 | First Round | #1 Georgia | L 46−74 |
2004 | #12 | First Round | #5 Louisiana Tech | L 77−81 |
2005 | #12 | First Round | #5 Vanderbilt | L 44−67 |
2008 | #13 | First Round | #4 Vanderbilt | L 62−75 |
2009 | #13 | First Round | #4 Pittsburgh | L 35−64 |
2011 | #14 | First Round | #3 UCLA | L 47−55 |
2013 | #13 | First Round | #4 Georgia | L 50−70 |
2015 | #16 | First Round | #1 Notre Dame | L 43−77 |
The Big Sky Conference is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. As of 2023, full member institutions are located in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. Two affiliate members from California are football–only participants.
Dahlberg Arena is a 7,321-seat multi-purpose arena in the western United States, located on the campus of the University of Montana in Missoula. The arena opened in 1953 and is home to the Montana Grizzlies and Lady Griz basketball teams. It has hosted the Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament five times: 1978, 1991, 1992, 2000, and 2012.
The Montana Grizzlies and Lady Griz are the nicknames given to the athletic teams of the University of Montana, located in Missoula. The university is a member of the Big Sky Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding six men's teams and nine women's teams. The football team has won the university's only two NCAA championships.
The Montana Grizzlies football program represents the University of Montana in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) of college football. The Grizzlies have competed in the Big Sky Conference since 1963, where it is a founding member. They play their home games on campus in Missoula at Washington–Grizzly Stadium, where they had an average attendance of 26,978 in 2023.
Wayne Francis Tinkle II is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the Oregon State Beavers men's team of the West Coast Conference. Prior to his arrival in Corvallis in 2014, he was the head coach for eight seasons in the Big Sky Conference at his alma mater, Montana, preceded by five years with the Griz as an assistant coach.
The Montana Grizzlies basketball team represents the University of Montana in men's college basketball. They compete at the NCAA Division I level and are members of the Big Sky Conference. Home games are played at Dahlberg Arena located inside the University of Montana's Adams Center. The Grizzlies have appeared in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 12 times, most recently in 2019. Montana's best finish in the NCAA tournament was in 1975 when they appeared in the Sweet 16.
The 2013–14 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by eighth year head coach Wayne Tinkle, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 17–13, 12–8 in Big Sky play to finish in a three way tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Conference tournament to Portland State.
The 2013–14 Montana Lady Griz basketball team represents the University of Montana during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Griz, led by thirty-sixth year head coach Robin Selvig, play their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finish the season 23–11, 14–6 in Big Sky play to finish in third place. They advance to the championship game of the 2014 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament where they lost to North Dakota. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Washington State in the first round before losing to San Diego in the second round.
The 2014–15 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by first-year head coach Travis DeCuire, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 14–4 in Big Sky play to finish in a share for the Big Sky regular season championship. They advanced to the championship game of the Big Sky tournament where they lost to Eastern Washington. As a regular season conference champions and #1 overall seed in their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Texas A&M.
The 2014–15 Montana Lady Griz basketball team represents the University of Montana during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Griz, led by thirty-seventh year head coach Robin Selvig, play their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finish the season 24–9, 14–4 in Big Sky play to win the Big Sky Regular Season Championship. They were also champions of the 2015 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament and earn an automatic trip to the 2015 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament where they lost to Notre Dame in the first round.
The 2015–16 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by second year head coach Travis DeCuire, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the 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.
The 2015–16 Montana Lady Griz basketball team represents the University of Montana during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Griz, led by thirty-eighth year head coach Robin Selvig, play their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 12–6 in Big Sky play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Sky women's tournament where they lost to North Dakota. Despite having 20 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.
The 2016–17 Montana Lady Griz basketball team represents the University of Montana during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Griz will play their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 7–23, 4–14 in Big Sky play to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky women's tournament to Idaho State.
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.
The 2017–18 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2017–18 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 26–8, 16–2 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 2017–18 Montana Lady Griz basketball team represents the University of Montana during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Griz are led by second year head coach Shannon Schweyen, play their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Sky women's tournament where they lost to Northern Colorado.
The 2018–19 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2018–19 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 26–9 overall, 16–4 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.
The 2018–19 Montana Lady Griz basketball team represents the University of Montana during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Griz were led by third year head coach Shannon Schweyen, play their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky women's tournament to Southern Utah.
The 1974–75 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 1974–75 NCAA Division I basketball season. Charter members of the Big Sky Conference, the Grizzlies were led by fourth-year head coach Jud Heathcote and played their home games on campus at Adams Fieldhouse in Missoula, Montana.
The 1996–97 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Grizzlies were led by sixth-year head coach Blaine Taylor and played their home games on campus at Adams Fieldhouse in Missoula, Montana.