Montana State Bobcats women's basketball

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Montana State Bobcats
Basketball current event.svg 2023–24 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team
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UniversityMontana State University
Head coachTricia Binford (11th season)
Conference Big Sky
Location Bozeman, Montana
Arena Worthington Arena at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
(Capacity: 7,250)
Nickname Bobcats
ColorsBlue and gold [1]
   
Uniforms
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Home
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NCAA tournament appearances
1993, 2017, 2022
Conference tournament champions
1993, 2017, 2022
Conference regular season champions
2016, 2017, 2020, 2023

The Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team represents Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Big Sky Conference. They play their home games at Worthington Arena. [2]

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History

Montana State began play in 1976. They joined the Northwest Women's Basketball League in 1978. They joined the Mountain West Athletic Conference in 1983. They played in the WNIT in 1988, 2003, and 2016. As of the end of the 2016-17 season, the Bobcats have an all-time record of 593-530. [3]

NCAA tournament results

The Bobcats have appeared in three NCAA Tournaments, with a combined record of 0–3.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1993 #10First Round#7 Washington L 51−80
2017 #14First Round#3 Washington L 63−91
2022 #16First Round#1 Stanford L 37−78

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References

  1. "MSU Brand Guide" . Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  2. "Montana State Athletics". Msubobcats.com. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
  3. "Montana State Athletics - WBB_THE_RECORD_BOOK_DEC_6_2016.pdf" (PDF). Msubobcats.com. Retrieved 2017-03-19.