2016–17 Montana Grizzlies basketball team

The 2016–17 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented 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, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Montana as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the 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.

2016–17 Montana Grizzlies basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2016–17 record16–16 (11–7 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Cobb
  • Rachi Wortham
  • Marlon Stewart
Home arenaDahlberg Arena
2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Dakota144 .778  2210  .688
Eastern Washington135 .722  2212  .647
Idaho126 .667  1914  .576
Weber State126 .667  2014  .588
Montana117 .611  1616  .500
Montana State117 .611  1616  .500
Sacramento State99 .500  1318  .419
Portland State711 .389  1516  .484
Northern Colorado*711 .389  1118  .379
Northern Arizona612 .333  923  .281
Southern Utah315 .167  627  .182
Idaho State315 .167  526  .161
Conference tournament winner

Previous season

The Grizzlies finished the 2015–16 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.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Riley Bradshaw2G6'2"180RS JuniorCorvallis, MontanaTransferred
Martin Breunig12F6'8"210RS SeniorLeverkusen, GermanyGraduated
Zachary Camel22G6'0"166FreshmanPolson, MontanaWalk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Bryden Boehning35C6'10"230RS FreshmanGlendive, MontanaTransferred to Rocky Mountain College

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Jamar Akoh12F6'7"240JuniorRancho Cucamonga, CaliforniaTransferred 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 Dorsey42G6'5"210JuniorLacey, WashingtonTransferred 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 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Sayeed Pridgett
#74 PG
El Cerrito, California El Cerrito High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 7, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
Alphonso Anderson
#77 PF
Seattle, Washington Garfield High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Oct 11, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 recruiting class

    Roster

    2016–17 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Michael Oguine 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)171 lb (78 kg) SoChaminade Prep Porter Ranch, California
    G 1 Mario Dunn, Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrSalesian Oakland, California
    G 4 Sayeed Pridgett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrEl Cerrito Oakland, California
    G 5 Walter Wright 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)161 lb (73 kg) SrWilby
    Snow College
    Waterbury, Connecticut
    F 10 Alphonso Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)218 lb (99 kg) FrGarfield Tacoma, Washington
    F 12 Jamar Akoh (I)  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)253 lb (115 kg) JrLos Osos HS
    Cal State Fullerton
    Rancho Cucamonga, California
    G 14 Ahmaad Rorie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS SoLincoln
    Oregon
    Tacoma, Washington
    G 15 Trevor Spoja (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)164 lb (74 kg) RS FrBillings West Billings, Montana
    F 20 Fabijan Krslovic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)239 lb (108 kg) JrSt Aloysius New South Wales, Australia
    G 24 Bobby Moorehead 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)182 lb (83 kg) SoStadium Tacoma, Washington
    F 30 Gavin DeJong (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SoManhattan Manhattan, Montana
    F 31 Jack Lopez 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)208 lb (94 kg) SrJannali Bankstown, Australia
    G 32 Aaron Misipeka-Ward (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)198 lb (90 kg) SrFlorence-Carlton Florence, Montana
    F 33 Jared Samuelson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)213 lb (97 kg) RS FrBillings West Billings, Montana
    G 34 Brandon Gfeller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)189 lb (86 kg) SrColfax Colfax, Washington
    F 42 Donaven Dorsey (I)  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)214 lb (97 kg) JrTimberline
    Washington
    Lacey, Washington
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    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, Montana
    Non-conference regular season
    11/11/2016*
    9:00 pm, P12N
    at USC L 61–75  0–1
    Galen Center (3,513)
    Los Angeles, California
    11/14/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Wyoming L 72–73  0–2
    Dahlberg Arena (3,318)
    Missoula, Montana
    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, SEC+
    at Ole Miss L 81–86  1–5
    The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,358)
    Oxford, Mississippi
    11/27/2016*
    12:00 pm
    at South Dakota L 67–72  1–6
    Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,399)
    Vermillion, South Dakota
    12/03/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Milwaukee W 75–69  2–6
    Dahlberg Arena (3,369)
    Missoula, Montana
    12/07/2016*
    7:00 pm
    San Jose State W 81–62  3–6
    Dahlberg Arena (3,024)
    Missoula, Montana
    12/10/2016*
    4:00 pm, MW Net
    at Wyoming L 83–85  3–7
    Arena-Auditorium (4,749)
    Laramie, Wyoming
    12/13/2016*
    8:00 pm, P12N
    at No. 22 Oregon L 67–81  3–8
    Matthew Knight Arena (6,689)
    Eugene, Oregon
    12/17/2016*
    6:00 pm
    at UC Riverside W 71–63  4–8
    The SRC (299)
    Riverside, California
    12/22/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Pepperdine W 71–70  5–8
    Dahlberg Arena (3,476)
    Missoula, Montana
    Big Sky regular season
    12/29/2016
    7:00 pm
    Idaho State W 74–62  6–8
    (1–0)
    Dahlberg Arena (3,848)
    Missoula, Montana
    12/31/2016
    2:00 pm
    Weber State L 81–84 OT 6–9
    (1–1)
    Dahlberg Arena (3,710)
    Missoula, Montana
    01/05/2017
    8:00 pm
    at Idaho W 70–57  7–9
    (2–1)
    Cowan Spectrum (813)
    Moscow, Idaho
    01/07/2017
    2:00 pm
    at Eastern Washington W 65–59  8–9
    (3–1)
    Reese Court (2,107)
    Cheney, Washington
    01/12/2017
    7:00 pm
    Northern Colorado W 89–68  9–9
    (4–1)
    Dahlberg Arena (3,438)
    Missoula, Montana
    01/14/2017
    7:00 pm
    North Dakota W 76–70  10–9
    (5–1)
    Dahlberg Arena (3,719)
    Missoula, Montana
    01/19/2017
    8:00 pm
    at Portland State L 79–88  10–10
    (5–2)
    Peter Stott Center (728)
    Portland, Oregon
    01/21/2017
    8:00 pm
    at Sacramento State L 83–92  10–11
    (5–3)
    Hornets Nest (1,112)
    Sacramento, California
    01/26/2017
    7:00 pm
    Eastern Washington L 60–72  10–12
    (5–4)
    Dahlberg Arena (3,637)
    Missoula, Montana
    01/28/2017
    7:00 pm, SWX Montana
    Idaho L 77–85 OT 10–13
    (5–5)
    Dahlberg Arena (3,935)
    Missoula, Montana
    02/04/2017
    7:00 pm, Cowles
    Montana State W 90–84  11–13
    (6–5)
    Dahlberg Arena (5,546)
    Missoula, Montana
    02/09/2017
    6:30 pm
    at Southern Utah W 70–55  12–13
    (7–5)
    Centrum Arena (1,923)
    Cedar City, Utah
    02/11/2017
    7:30 pm
    at Northern Arizona W 76–59  13–13
    (8–5)
    Walkup Skydome (1,453)
    Flagstaff, Arizona
    02/16/2017
    7:00 pm
    Sacramento State L 65–67  13–14
    (8–6)
    Dahlberg Arena (4,023)
    Missoula, Montana
    02/18/2017
    7:00 pm
    Portland State W 85–82  14–14
    (9–6)
    Dahlberg Arena (4,465)
    Missoula, Montana
    02/25/2017
    7:00 pm, Cowles
    at Montana State L 69–78  14–15
    (9–7)
    Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (6,772)
    Bozeman, Montana
    03/02/2017
    7:00 pm
    at Weber State W 78–74  15–15
    (10–7)
    Dee Events Center (6,431)
    Ogden, Utah
    03/04/2017
    7:00 pm
    at Idaho State W 95–76  16–15
    (11–7)
    Holt Arena (1,795)
    Pocatello, Idaho
    Big Sky Tournament
    03/092017
    2:35 pm
    (5) vs. (4) Idaho
    Quarterfinals
    L 77–81  16–16
    Reno Events Center (1,762)
    Reno, Nevada
    *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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