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 
Scout:3/5 stars   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 
Scout:3/5 stars   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:


2017 incoming recruits

Roster

2016–17 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Oguine, MichaelMichael Oguine 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 171 lb (78 kg) So Chaminade Prep Porter Ranch, CA
G 1 Dunn, Jr., MarioMario Dunn, Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Salesian Oakland, CA
G 4 Pridgett, SayeedSayeed Pridgett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr El Cerrito Oakland, CA
G 5 Wright, WalterWalter Wright 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 161 lb (73 kg) Sr Wilby
Snow College
Waterbury, CT
F 10 Anderson, AlphonsoAlphonso Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr Garfield Tacoma, WA
F 12 Akoh, JamarJamar Akoh (I)  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 253 lb (115 kg) Jr Los Osos HS
Cal State Fullerton
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
G 14 Rorie, AhmaadAhmaad Rorie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Lincoln
Oregon
Tacoma, WA
G 15 Spoja, TrevorTrevor Spoja (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 164 lb (74 kg) RS Fr Billings West Billings, MT
F 20 Krslovic, FabijanFabijan Krslovic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Jr St Aloysius New South Wales, Australia
G 24 Moorehead, BobbyBobby Moorehead 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Stadium Tacoma, WA
F 30 DeJong, GavinGavin DeJong (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Manhattan Manhattan, MT
F 31 Lopez, JackJack Lopez 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Sr Jannali Bankstown, Australia
G 32 Misipeka-Ward, AaronAaron Misipeka-Ward (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Florence-Carlton Florence, MT
F 33 Samuelson, JaredJared Samuelson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 213 lb (97 kg) RS Fr Billings West Billings, MT
G 34 Gfeller, BrandonBrandon Gfeller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Sr Colfax Colfax, WA
F 42 Dorsey, DonavenDonaven Dorsey (I)  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr Timberline
Washington
Lacey, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# 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..

See also

2016–17 Montana Lady Griz basketball team

References

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