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Montana Grizzlies basketball
2020–21 Montana Grizzlies basketball team
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UniversityUniversity of Montana
First season1901
All-time record1,348–1,169
Head coachTravis DeCuire (7th season)
ConferenceBig Sky
LocationMissoula, Montana
ArenaDahlberg Arena
(Capacity: 7,321)
NicknameGriz
Student sectionThe Zoo
ColorsMaroon and Silver[1]
         
Uniforms
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Home jersey
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Team colours
Home
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Away jersey
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Team colours
Away


NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1975
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1975, 2006
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1975, 1991, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019
Conference Tournament Champions
1991, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019
Conference Regular Season Champions
1975, 1978, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019

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.

Postseason results[edit]

NCAA tournament results[edit]

The Grizzlies have appeared in 12 NCAA tournaments, with a combined record of 2–12.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1975Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place		Utah State
#2 UCLA
#16 UNLV		W 69–63
L 64–67
L 67–75
199116 WRound of 64(1) #1 UNLVL 65–99
199214 WRound of 64(3) #20 Florida StateL 68–78
199716 WRound of 64(1) #5 KentuckyL 54–92
200215 MRound of 64(2) #11 OregonL 62–81
200516 WRound of 64(1) #8 WashingtonL 77–88
200612 MRound of 64
Round of 32		(5) #20 Nevada
(4} #7 Boston College		W 87–79
L 56–69
201014 ERound of 64(3) #8 New MexicoL 57–62
201213 ERound of 64(4) #14 WisconsinL 49–73
201313 ERound of 64(4) #16 SyracuseL 34–81
201814 WRound of 64(3) #7 MichiganL 47–61
201915 WRound of 64(2) #8 MichiganL 55-74

NIT results[edit]

The Grizzlies have appeared in four National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–4.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1985First RoundUCLAL 47–78
1986First RoundTCUL 69–76
1995First RoundUTEPL 60–90
2015First RoundTexas A&ML 64–81

CBI results[edit]

The Grizzlies have appeared in two College Basketball Invitationals (CBI). Their combined record is 0–2.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2011First RoundDuquesneL 76–87
2016First RoundNevadaL 75–79

Career leaders[edit]

Points[edit]

PlayerTotal
Krystkowiak, Larry2,017
Richardson, Micheal Ray1,827
Cope, Bob1,810
Pridgett, Sayeed1,679
Criswell, Kevin1,663
Rorie,Ahmad1,654
Oguine, Michael1,647
Strait, Andrew1,617
Tinkle, Wayne1,500
Cherry, Will1,484
Hasquet, Jordan1,396
McKenzie, Ken1,321
Samuelson, Shawn1,293
Pope, Derrick1,289
Rocheleau, Lou1,235
Engellant, Daren1,224
Davis, Charles1,214
Kempfert, Matt1,131
Spoja, Chris1,111
Argenbright, Ed1,100
Zanon, Craig1,071
Zanon, Scott1,070
Fasting, Roger1,047
Warhank, Mike1,046
Lake, Jeremy1,036
Balko, Dan1,025
Martin, Matt1,021
Selvig, Doug1,000

Rebounds[edit]

PlayerTotal
Krystkowiak, Larry1105
Engellant, Daren874
McKenzie, Ken859
Tinkle, Wayne836
Samuelson, Shawn791
Sheriff, Russell788
Lowry, Steve763
Hasquet, Jordan718
Strait, Andrew711
Pope, Derrick675
Richardson, Micheal Ray670

Assists[edit]

PlayerTotal
DeCuire, Travis435
Christensen, Shane431
Zanon, Scott411
Richardson, Micheal Ray372
Glass, Marc369
Camel, J.365
Fastings, Roger363
Selvig, Doug361
Reed, Tony339
Martin, Matt317

Steals[edit]

PlayerTotal
J. Camel215

Blocks[edit]

PlayerTotal
Brian Qvale

Season by season records[edit]

[2][3]

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
No Coach Listed () (1901–1904)
1901–1902n/a0–1
1902–1903n/a1–1
1903–1904n/a1–0
n/a:2–2
No Team (1904–1905)
1904–1905n/ax
Fred Schule (1905–1907)
1905–1906Fred Schule4–2
1906–1907Fred Schule2–2
Fred Schule:6–4
Albion Findley (1907–1909)
1907–1908Albion Findley6–3
1908–1909Albion Findleyunavailable
No Team (1909–1911)
1909–1910n/ax
1910–1911n/ax
Albert N. Whitlock (1911–1912)
1911–1912Albert N. Whitlock1–6
W.W.H Mustaine (1912–1914)
1912–1913W.W.H Mustaine5–3
1913–1914W.W.H Mustaine3–8
W.W.H Mustaine:8–11
Jerry Nissen (Northwest Conference) (1914–1918)
1914–1915Jerry Nissen4–6
1915–1916Jerry Nissen7–3
1916–1917Jerry Nissen4–11
1917–1918Jerry Nissen6–6
Jerry Nissen:21–26
No Team (1918–1919)
1918–1919n/ax
Bernie Bierman (1919–1922)
1919–1920Bernie Bierman6–9
1920–1921Bernie Bierman12–8
1921–1922Bernie Bierman14–7
Bernie Bierman:32–24
J.W. Stewart (Pacific Coast Conference) (1922–1932)
1922–1923J.W. Stewart7–14
1923–1924J.W. Stewart7–8
1924–1925J.W. Stewart9–10
1925–1926J.W. Stewart5–10
1926–1927J.W. Stewart5–11
1927–1928J.W. Stewart6–8
1928–1929J.W. Stewart9–11
1929–1930J.W. Stewart13–9
1930–1931J.W. Stewart10–12
1931–1932J.W. Stewart6–14
J.W. Stewart:77–107
A.J. Lewandowski (Pacific Coast Conference) (1932–1937)
1932–1933A.J. Lewandowski8–11
1933–1934A.J. Lewandowski16–9–1
1934–1935A.J. Lewandowski6–18
1935–1936A.J. Lewandowski13–11
1936–1937A.J. Lewandowski14–12
A.J. Lewandowski:57–61–1
George Dahlberg (Pacific Coast Conference) (1937–1941)
1937–1938George Dahlberg9–18
1938–1939George Dahlberg17–13
1939–1940George Dahlberg17–8AAU National 3rd Round
1940–1941George Dahlberg13–14
1941–1942George Dahlberg14–10
George Dahlberg:70–63
Clyde Carpenter/Ed Chinske (Pacific Coast Conference) (1942–1943)
1942–1943Clyde Carpenter/Ed Chinske15–9
Edward Buzzetti (Pacific Coast Conference) (1943–1944)
1943–1944Edward Buzzetti1–11
George Dahlberg (Pacific Coast Conference/Skyline Conference) (1944–1955)
1944–1945George Dahlberg7–22
1945–1946George Dahlberg12–16
1946–1947George Dahlberg12–16
1947–1948George Dahlberg21–11
1948–1949George Dahlberg12–13
1949–1950George Dahlberg27–4
1950–1951George Dahlberg12–18
1951–1952George Dahlberg12–14
1952–1953George Dahlberg14–11
1953–1954George Dahlberg8–19
1954–1955George Dahlberg12–14
George Dahlberg:165–170
George Dahlberg
(1937–42)(1944–55):		235–233
Forrest Cox (Skyline Conference) (1955–1962)
1955–1956Forrest Cox14–12
1956–1957Forrest Cox13–9
1957–1958Forrest Cox12–10
1958–1959Forrest Cox10–14
1959–1960Forrest Cox7–17
1960–1961Forrest Cox14–9
1961–1962Forrest Cox10–14
Forrest Cox:80–73
Ron Nord (Big Sky) (1962–1968)
1962–1963Ron Nord6–18
1963–1964Ron Nord6–171–95th
1964–1965Ron Nord11–152–86th
1965–1966Ron Nord14–106–43rd
1966–1967Ron Nord6–181–96th
1967–1968Ron Nord8–175–106th
Ron Nord:51–9515–40
Bob Cope (Big Sky) (1968–1970)
1968–1969Bob Cope9–174–115th
1969–1970Bob Cope8–185–105th
Bob Cope:17–359–21
Lou Rocheleau (Big Sky) (1970–1971)
1970–1971Lou Rocheleau9–156–8T5th
Jud Heathcote (Big Sky) (1971–1976)
1971–1972Jud Heathcote14–127–7T5th
1972–1973Jud Heathcote13–137–74th
1973–1974Jud Heathcote19–811–3T1stBig Sky playoff game
1974–1975Jud Heathcote21–813–11stNCAA Sweet 16
1975–1976Jud Heathcote13–127–75th
Jud Heathcote:80–5345–36
Jim Brandenburg (Big Sky) (1976–1978)
1976–1977Jim Brandenburg6–206–8T4th
1977–1978Jim Brandenburg20–912–21stBig Sky Final
Jim Brandenburg:26–2918–10
Mike Montgomery (Big Sky) (1978–1986)
1978–1979Mike Montgomery14–137–74thBig Sky Semifinal
1979–1980Mike Montgomery17–118–63rdBig Sky Final
1980–1981Mike Montgomery19–911–3T2ndBig Sky Final
1981–1982Mike Montgomery17–1010–42ndBig Sky Semifinal
1982–1983Mike Montgomery22–79–53rdBig Sky Semifinal
1983–1984Mike Montgomery23–79–52ndBig Sky Final
1984–1985Mike Montgomery22–810–42ndNIT 1st Round
1985–1986Mike Montgomery21–119–52ndNIT 1st Round
Mike Montgomery:155–7973–39
Stew Morrill (Big Sky) (1986–1990)
1986–1987Stew Morrill18–118–63rdBig Sky Quarterfinal
1987–1988Stew Morrill18–117–97thBig Sky Semifinal
1988–1989Stew Morrill20–1111–53rdBig Sky Semifinal
1989–1990Stew Morrill19–1010–63rdBig Sky Semifinal
1990–1991Stew Morrill22–913–31NCAA 1st Round
Stew Morrill:97–5949–29
Blaine Taylor (Big Sky) (1991–1998)
1991–1992Blaine Taylor26–514–21stNCAA 1st Round
1992–1993Blaine Taylor17–118–64thBig Sky Quarterfinal
1993–1994Blaine Taylor19–97–76thBig Sky Quarterfinal
1994–1995Blaine Taylor21–911–3T1stNIT 1st Round
1995–1996Blaine Taylor20–810–4T2ndBig Sky Quarterfinal
1996–1997Blaine Taylor21–1111–52ndNCAA 1st Round
1997–1998Blaine Taylor16–149–7T5thBig Sky Quarterfinal
Blaine Taylor:140–6761–34
Don Holst (Big Sky) (1998–2002)
1998–1999Don Holst13–14
1999–2000Don Holst17–116–107thBig Sky Quarterfinal
2000–2001Don Holst11–166–10T-7th
2001–2002Don Holst16–157–7T4thNCAA 1st Round
Don Holst:57–5631–31
Pat Kennedy (Big Sky) (2002–2004)
2002–2003Pat Kennedy13–177–7T3rdBig Sky Quarterfinal
2003–2004Pat Kennedy10–186–8T6thBig Sky Quarterfinal
Pat Kennedy:23–3513–15
Larry Krystkowiak (Big Sky) (2004–2006)
2004–2005Larry Krystkowiak18–139–5T2ndNCAA 1st Round
2005–2006Larry Krystkowiak24–710–42ndNCAA 2nd Round
Larry Kryskowiak:42–2019–9
Wayne Tinkle (Big Sky) (2006–2014)
2006–2007Wayne Tinkle17–1510–63rdBig Sky Semifinal
2007–2008Wayne Tinkle14–168–8T4thBig Sky Quarterfinal
2008–2009Wayne Tinkle17–1211–5T2ndBig Sky Quarterfinal
2009–2010Wayne Tinkle22–1010–6T3rdNCAA 1st Round
2010–2011Wayne Tinkle21–1112–42ndCBI 1st Round
2011–2012Wayne Tinkle25–615–11stNCAA 1st Round
2012–2013Wayne Tinkle25–719–11stNCAA 1st Round
2013–2014Wayne Tinkle17–1312–82nd
Wayne Tinkle:158–9097–39
Travis DeCuire (Big Sky) (2014–present)
2014–2015Travis DeCuire20–1314–4T–1stNIT First Round
2015–2016Travis DeCuire21–1214–42ndCBI First Round
2016–2017Travis DeCuire16–1611–7T–5th
2017–2018Travis DeCuire26–816–21stNCAA 1st Round
2018–2019Travis DeCuire26–916–41stNCAA 1st Round
Travis DeCuire:83–4955–17
Total:1,545–1,204

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Montana Grizzlies FAQs". March 3, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  2. ^ "Montana Grizzly Basketball — 2011–12 Basketball Yearbook" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Big Sky Media Guide – 2011–2012" (PDF).

External links[edit]

  • Official website