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Big Sky regular season and tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 26–8 (16–2 Big Sky) |
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Home arena | Dahlberg Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 26 | – | 12 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 5 | – | 27 | .156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Previous season
The Grizzlies finished the 2016–17 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.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Mario Dunn, Jr. | 1 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Senior | Oakland, CA | Graduated |
Walter Wright | 5 | G | 5'10" | 161 | Senior | Waterbury, CT | Graduated |
Alphonso Anderson | 10 | F | 6'6" | 218 | Freshman | Tacoma, WA | Transferred to Moberly Area CC |
Gavin DeJong | 30 | F | 6'6" | 215 | RS Sophomore | Manhattan, MT | Walk-on; didn't return |
Jack Lopez | 31 | F | 6'5" | 208 | Senior | Bankstown, Australia | Graduated |
Aaron Misipeka-Ward | 32 | G | 6'2" | 198 | Senior | Florence, MT | Graduated |
Jared Samuelson | 33 | F | 6'7" | 213 | RS Freshman | Billings, MT | Transferred to Rocky Mountain College |
Brandon Gfeller | 34 | G | 6'4" | 189 | Senior | Colfax, WA | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Niko Bevens | 3 | G | 6'6" | 175 | Sophomore | Beaverton, OR | Junior college transferred from North Idaho College |
2017 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Timmy Falls #63 SG |
Dublin, CA | Dublin High School | 6 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 | ||||||
Karl Nicholas SF |
Pearland, TX | Glenda Dawson High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A | Sep 16, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Kelby Kramer C |
Rock Springs, WY | Rock Springs High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 31, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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