2015–16 Montana Grizzlies basketball team

The 2015–16 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by second year head coach Travis DeCuire, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They 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.

2015–16 Montana Grizzlies basketball
CBI, First round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2015–16 record21–12 (14–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ken Bone
  • Jonathan Metzger-Jones
  • Chris Cobb
Home arenaDahlberg Arena
2015–16 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Weber State153 .833  269  .743
Montana144 .778  2112  .636
Idaho126 .667  2113  .618
Idaho State117 .611  1615  .516
Eastern Washington108 .556  1816  .529
North Dakota108 .556  1716  .515
Montana State99 .500  1417  .452
Portland State810 .444  1318  .419
Northern Colorado711 .389  1021  .323
Sacramento State612 .333  1417  .452
Northern Arizona315 .167  525  .167
Southern Utah315 .167  524  .172
Conference tournament winner

Previous season

The Grizzlies finished the season 20–13, 14–4 in Big Sky play to finish in a share for the Big Sky regular season championship. They advanced to the championship game of the Big Sky Tournament where they lost to Eastern Washington. As a regular season conference champions and #1 overall seed in their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Texas A&M.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Jordan Gregory10G6'2"194SeniorPueblo, COGraduated
Daniel Nwosu22G6'2"175SophomoreOttawa, ONTransferred to Newman
Chris Kemp24C6'7"236SeniorBaltimore, MDGraduated
Michael Weisner33F6'7"193RS SeniorWalla Walla, WAGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Walter Wright5G5'10"165JuniorWestbury, CTJunior college transferred from Snow College
Ahmaad Rorie14G6'1"175SophomoreTacoma, WATransferred from Oregon. Under NCAA transfer rules, Rorie will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2015 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Michael Oguine
#74 PG
Reseda, CA Chaminade College Prep 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sep 18, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
Jared Samuelson
#83 SF
Billings, MT Billings West High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Aug 17, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 67
Bobby Moorehead
SG
Tacoma, WA Stadium High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A Mar 13, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-09-12.

    2016 incoming recruits

    Roster

    2015–16 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 1 Mario Dunn, Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)172 lb (78 kg) JrSalesian Oakland, CA
    G 2 Riley Bradshaw 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrCorvallis
    Utah State
    Corvallis, MT
    G 5 Walter Wright 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg) JrWilby
    Snow College
    Waterbury, CT
    G 10 Michael Oguine 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrChaminade Prep Porter Ranch, CA
    F 12 Martin Breunig 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SrSt. John’s NW Military Acad.
    Washington
    Leverkusen, Germany
    G 14 Ahmaad Rorie (I)  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoLincoln
    Oregon
    Tacoma, WA
    G 15 Trevor Spoja 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrBillings West Billings, MT
    F 20 Fabijan Krslovic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoSt Aloysius New South Wales, Australia
    G 22 Zachary Camel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)166 lb (75 kg) FrArlee Polson, MT
    G 24 Bobby Moorehead 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrStadium Tacoma, WA
    F 30 Gavin DeJong (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoManhattan Manhattan, MT
    F 31 Jack Lopez 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrJannali Bankstown, Australia
    G 32 Aaron Misipeka-Ward 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrFlorence-Carlton Florence, MT
    F 33 Jared Samuelson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrBillings West Billings, MT
    G 34 Brandon Gfeller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrColfax Colfax, WA
    C 35 Bryden Boehning 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS FrDawson County Glendive, MT
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule

    Montana's nonconference schedule includes true road games at Kansas,[1] Gonzaga,[2] and North Dakota State.[3] The Grizzlies will also play at Washington and host Boise State.[4][5]

    [6]

    Date
    time, TV
    Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/03/2015*
    7:00 pm
    Whitworth W 83–64 
    Dahlberg Arena (2,584)
    Missoula, MT
    Non-conference regular season
    11/13/2015*
    7:00 pm
    Boise State W 74–72  1–0
    Dahlberg Arena (5,421)
    Missoula, MT
    11/16/2015*
    8:00 pm
    at San Jose State L 61–64  1–1
    Event Center Arena (1,231)
    San Jose, CA
    11/21/2015*
    7:00 pm
    Carroll (MT) W 70–61  2–1
    Dahlberg Arena (3,012)
    Missoula, MT
    11/25/2015*
    6:00 pm
    at North Dakota State L 53–73  2–2
    Scheels Arena (3,536)
    Fargo, ND
    11/29/2015*
    4:30 pm
    at Pepperdine L 63–69  2–3
    Firestone Fieldhouse (1,154)
    Malibu, CA
    12/04/2015*
    7:00 pm
    San Francisco W 82–50  3–3
    Dahlberg Arena (3,279)
    Missoula, MT
    12/08/2015*
    7:00 pm, RTNW
    at No. 20 Gonzaga L 58–61  3–4
    McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
    Spokane, WA
    12/12/2015*
    4:00 pm, P12N
    at Washington L 62–92  3–5
    Alaska Airlines Arena (6,647)
    Seattle, WA
    12/15/2015*
    7:00 pm
    Great Falls W 79–59  4–5
    Dahlberg Arena (2,558)
    Missoula, MT
    12/19/2015*
    12:00 pm, ESPN3
    at No. 2 Kansas L 46–88  4–6
    Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
    Lawrence, KS
    12/22/2015*
    1:00 pm
    Montana–Western W 75–43  5–6
    Dahlberg Arena (2,709)
    Missoula, MT
    Big Sky regular season
    12/31/2015
    12:00 pm
    at Northern Arizona W 90–84 2OT 6–6
    (1–0)
    Walkup Skydome (907)
    Flagstaff, AZ
    01/02/2016
    7:00 pm
    at Southern Utah W 83–66  7–6
    (2–0)
    Centrum Arena (2,330)
    Cedar City, UT
    01/07/2016
    7:00 pm
    Portland State W 79–66  8–6
    (3–0)
    Dahlberg Arena (3,451)
    Missoula, MT
    01/09/2016
    7:00 pm
    Sacramento State W 77–58  9–6
    (4–0)
    Dahlberg Arena (3,846)
    Missoula, MT
    01/14/2016
    7:00 pm
    at Northern Colorado W 73–66  10–6
    (5–0)
    Bank of Colorado Arena (1,302)
    Greeley, CO
    01/16/2016
    1:00 pm
    at North Dakota W 65–61  11–6
    (6–0)
    Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,387)
    Grand Forks, ND
    01/21/2016
    7:00 pm
    Idaho L 53–68  11–7
    (6–1)
    Dahlberg Arena (3,733)
    Missoula, MT
    01/23/2016
    7:00 pm
    Eastern Washington W 74–69  12–7
    (7–1)
    Dahlberg Arena (4,923)
    Missoula, MT
    01/30/2016
    7:00 pm
    at Montana State W 80–72  13–7
    (8–1)
    Worthington Arena (5,407)
    Bozeman, MT
    02/04/2016
    8:00 pm
    at Sacramento State L 79–83  13–8
    (8–2)
    Hornets Nest (965)
    Sacramento, CA
    02/06/2016
    8:00 pm
    at Portland State W 82–80  14–8
    (9–2)
    Peter Stott Center (1,045)
    Portland, OR
    02/11/2016
    7:00 pm
    at Southern Utah W 86–53  15–8
    (10–2)
    Dahlberg Arena (3,351)
    Missoula, MT
    02/13/2015
    7:00 pm
    Northern Arizona W 85–67  16–8
    (11–2)
    Dahlberg Arena (4,339)
    Missoula, MT
    02/20/2016
    7:00 pm
    Montana State W 87–78  17–8
    (12–2)
    Dahlberg Arena (6,552)
    Missoula, MT
    02/25/2016
    7:00 pm
    at Idaho State W 90–77  18–8
    (13–2)
    Reed Gym (1,951)
    Pocatello, ID
    02/27/2016
    7:00 pm
    at Weber State L 54–60  18–9
    (13–3)
    Dee Events Center (8,960)
    Ogden, UT
    03/03/2016
    7:00 pm
    North Dakota W 71–46  19–9
    (14–3)
    Dahlberg Arena (4,003)
    Missoula, MT
    03/05/2016
    7:00 pm
    Northern Colorado W 78–72  19–10
    (14–4)
    Dahlberg Arena (4,224)
    Missoula, MT
    Big Sky Tournament
    03/10/2016
    6:30 pm
    vs. Sacramento State
    Quarterfinals
    W 70–53  20–10
    Reno Events Center (2,213)
    Reno, NV
    03/11/2016
    9:00 pm
    vs. Idaho
    Semifinals
    W 81–72  21–10
    Reno Events Center (2,362)
    Reno, NV
    03/12/2016
    6:45 pm, ESPNU
    vs. Weber State
    Championship game
    L 59–62  21–11
    Reno Events Center (2,516)
    Reno, NV
    CBI
    03/16/2016*
    8:00 pm
    at Nevada
    First round
    L 75–79  21–12
    Lawlor Events Center (4,524)
    Reno, NV
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Mountain Time..

    See also

    2015–16 Montana Lady Griz basketball team

    References

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