2016–17 Montana Grizzlies basketball team

2016–17 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball

Conference	Big Sky Conference
2016–17 record	1–4 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Travis DeCuire (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Chris Cobb
Assistant coach	Rachi Wortham
Assistant coach	Marlon Stewart
Home arena	Dahlberg Arena

2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern Washington	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Montana State	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
North Dakota	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Idaho	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Portland State	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Southern Utah	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Weber State	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Northern Colorado	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286
Northern Arizona	0	–	0	–	2	–	6	.250
Sacramento State	0	–	0	–	1	–	5	.167
Idaho State	0	–	0	–	1	–	6	.143
Montana	0	–	0	–	1	–	6	.143


† 2017 Big Sky Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represents 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, play their home games at Dahlberg Arena and are members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Grizzlies 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.

Departures

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

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Sayeed Pridgett #74 PG	El Cerrito, CA	El Cerrito High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 7, 2015
Sayeed Pridgett #74 PG	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69
Alphonso Anderson #77 PF	Seattle, WA	Garfield High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Oct 11, 2015
Alphonso Anderson #77 PF	Scout: 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 2016-07-14.

2017 incoming recruits

2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Timmy Falls #63 SG	Dublin, CA	Dublin High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Feb 20, 2016
Timmy Falls #63 SG	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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.

Roster

2016–17 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Oguine, MichaelMichael Oguine	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	2.0 !So	Chaminade Prep	Porter Ranch, CA
1.5 !G	1	Dunn, Jr., MarioMario Dunn, Jr.	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Salesian	Oakland, CA
1.5 !G	4	Pridgett, SayeedSayeed Pridgett	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	El Cerrito	Oakland, CA
1.5 !G	5	Wright, WalterWalter Wright	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Wilby Snow College	Waterbury, CT
3.5 !F	10	Anderson, AlphonsoAlphonso Anderson	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Garfield	Tacoma, WA
3.5 !F	12	Akoh, JamarJamar Akoh (I)	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Los Osos HS Cal State Fullerton	Rancho Cucamonga, CA
1.5 !G	14	Rorie, AhmaadAhmaad Rorie	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Lincoln Oregon	Tacoma, WA
1.5 !G	15	Spoja, TrevorTrevor Spoja (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Billings West	Billings, MT
3.5 !F	20	Krslovic, FabijanFabijan Krslovic	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	239 lb (108 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St Aloysius	New South Wales, Australia
1.5 !G	24	Moorehead, BobbyBobby Moorehead	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	2.0 !So	Stadium	Tacoma, WA
3.5 !F	30	DeJong, GavinGavin DeJong (W)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Manhattan	Manhattan, MT
3.5 !F	31	Lopez, JackJack Lopez	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Jannali	Bankstown, Australia
1.5 !G	32	Misipeka-Ward, AaronAaron Misipeka-Ward (W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Florence-Carlton	Florence, MT
3.5 !F	33	Samuelson, JaredJared Samuelson	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Billings West	Billings, MT
1.5 !G	34	Gfeller, BrandonBrandon Gfeller	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Colfax	Colfax, WA
3.5 !F	42	Dorsey, DonavenDonaven Dorsey (I)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Timberline Washington	Lacey, WA

Head coach

Travis DeCuire (Montana)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Cobb (Menlo College)
Rachi Wortham (Eastern Washington)
Marlon Stewart (Washington State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/02/2016* 7:00 PM	Whitworth	W 90–80		Dahlberg Arena (2,424) Missoula, MT
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 9:00 PM, P12N	at USC	L 61–75	0–1	Galen Center (3,513) Los Angeles, CA
11/14/2016* 7:00 PM	Wyoming	L 72–73	0–2	Dahlberg Arena (3,318) Missoula, MT
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	at Ole Miss	L 81-86	1–5	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,358) Oxford, MS
11/27/2016* 12:00 PM	at South Dakota	L 67-72	1-6	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,399) Vermillion, SD
12/03/2016* 7:00 PM	Milwaukee			Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
12/07/2016* 7:00 PM	San Jose State			Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
12/10/2016* 4:00 PM	at Wyoming			Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
12/13/2016* 8:00 PM, P12N	at Oregon			Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
12/17/2016* 6:00 PM	at UC Riverside			The SRC Riverside, CA
12/22/2016* 7:00 PM	Pepperdine			Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
Big Sky regular season
12/29/2016 7:00 PM	Idaho State			Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
12/31/2016 2:00 PM	Weber State			Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
01/05/2017 8:00 PM	at Idaho			Cowan Spectrum Moscow, ID
01/07/2017 2:00 PM	at Eastern Washington			Reese Court Cheney, WA
01/12/2017 7:00 PM	Northern Colorado			Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
01/14/2017 7:00 PM	North Dakota			Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
01/19/2017 8:00 PM	at Portland State			Peter Stott Center Portland, OR
01/21/2017 8:00 PM	at Sacramento State			Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
01/26/2017 7:00 PM	Eastern Washington			Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
01/28/2017 7:00 PM	Idaho			Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
02/04/2017 7:00 PM	Montana State			Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
02/09/2017 6:30 PM	at Southern Utah			Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT
02/11/2017 7:30 PM	at Northern Arizona			Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ
02/16/2017 7:00 PM	Sacramento State			Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
02/18/2017 7:00 PM	Portland State			Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
02/25/2017 7:00 PM	at Montana State			Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT
03/02/2017 7:00 PM	at Weber State			Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
03/04/2017 7:00 PM	at Idaho State			Holt Arena Pocatello, ID
Big Sky Tournament
03/07–11/2017	vs.			Reno Events Center Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time..

References

↑ http://www.gogriz.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

Montana Grizzlies basketball

Venues	Dahlberg Arena (1953–present)

Culture & lore	Monte Up with Montana

People	Head coaches

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2016–17 Montana Grizzlies basketball team

Previous season

Departures

Incoming transfers

2016 incoming recruits

2017 incoming recruits

Roster

Schedule

See also

References