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2015–16 Montana Grizzlies basketball team

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2015–16Montana Grizzlies basketball

CBI, First round
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	21–12 (14–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Travis DeCuire (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Ken Bone Jonathan Metzger-Jones Chris Cobb
Home arena	Dahlberg Arena
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Weber State †	15	–	3	.833	26	–	9	.743
Montana	14	–	4	.778	21	–	12	.636
Idaho	12	–	6	.667	21	–	13	.618
Idaho State	11	–	7	.611	16	–	15	.516
Eastern Washington	10	–	8	.556	18	–	16	.529
North Dakota	10	–	8	.556	17	–	16	.515
Montana State	9	–	9	.500	14	–	17	.452
Portland State	8	–	10	.444	13	–	18	.419
Northern Colorado	7	–	11	.389	10	–	21	.323
Sacramento State	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
Northern Arizona	3	–	15	.167	5	–	25	.167
Southern Utah	3	–	15	.167	5	–	24	.172

†Conference tournament winner

The2015–16 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented theUniversity of Montana during the2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by second year head coachTravis DeCuire, played their home games atDahlberg Arena and were members of theBig Sky Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 14–4 in Big Sky play to finish in second place. They defeatedSacramento State andIdaho to advance to the championship game of theBig Sky tournament where they lost toWeber State. They were invited to theCollege Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round toNevada.

Previous season

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TheGrizzlies 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 theBig 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 theNational Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Texas A&M.

Departures

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jordan Gregory	10	G	6'2"	194	Senior	Pueblo, CO	Graduated
Daniel Nwosu	22	G	6'2"	175	Sophomore	Ottawa, ON	Transferred toNewman
Chris Kemp	24	C	6'7"	236	Senior	Baltimore, MD	Graduated
Michael Weisner	33	F	6'7"	193	RS Senior	Walla Walla, WA	Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Walter Wright	5	G	5'10"	165	Junior	Westbury, CT	Junior college transferred fromSnow College
Ahmaad Rorie	14	G	6'1"	175	Sophomore	Tacoma, WA	Transferred fromOregon. 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

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College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	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
Michael Oguine #74 PG	Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (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
Jared Samuelson #83 SF	Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (67)
Bobby Moorehead SG	Tacoma, WA	Stadium High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A	Mar 13, 2015
Bobby Moorehead SG	Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. RetrievedSeptember 12, 2015.

2016 incoming recruits

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College recruiting information (2016)
Name	Hometown	School	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	Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. RetrievedSeptember 12, 2015.

Roster

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2015–16 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Mario Jr. Dunn	6ft 0in(1.83 m)	172lb(78 kg)	Jr	Salesian	Oakland, CA
G	2	Riley Bradshaw	6ft 2in(1.88 m)	180lb(82 kg)	RS Jr	Corvallis Utah State	Corvallis, MT
G	5	Walter Wright	5ft 10in(1.78 m)	165lb(75 kg)	Jr	Wilby Snow College	Waterbury, CT
G	10	Michael Oguine	6ft 2in(1.88 m)	175lb(79 kg)	Fr	Chaminade Prep	Porter Ranch, CA
F	12	Martin Breunig	6ft 8in(2.03 m)	210lb(95 kg)	RS Sr	St. John’s NW Military Acad. Washington	Leverkusen, Germany
G	14	Ahmaad Rorie (I)	6ft 1in(1.85 m)	175lb(79 kg)	So	Lincoln Oregon	Tacoma, WA
G	15	Trevor Spoja	6ft 3in(1.91 m)	170lb(77 kg)	Fr	Billings West	Billings, MT
F	20	Fabijan Krslovic	6ft 8in(2.03 m)	225lb(102 kg)	So	St Aloysius	New South Wales, Australia
G	22	Zachary Camel	6ft 0in(1.83 m)	166lb(75 kg)	Fr	Arlee	Polson, MT
G	24	Bobby Moorehead	6ft 7in(2.01 m)	190lb(86 kg)	Fr	Stadium	Tacoma, WA
F	30	Gavin DeJong (W)	6ft 6in(1.98 m)	215lb(98 kg)	So	Manhattan	Manhattan, MT
F	31	Jack Lopez	6ft 6in(1.98 m)	215lb(98 kg)	Jr	Jannali	Bankstown, Australia
G	32	Aaron Misipeka-Ward	6ft 2in(1.88 m)	185lb(84 kg)	Jr	Florence-Carlton	Florence, MT
F	33	Jared Samuelson	6ft 7in(2.01 m)	215lb(98 kg)	Fr	Billings West	Billings, MT
G	34	Brandon Gfeller	6ft 4in(1.93 m)	190lb(86 kg)	Jr	Colfax	Colfax, WA
C	35	Bryden Boehning	6ft 10in(2.08 m)	230lb(104 kg)	RS Fr	Dawson County	Glendive, MT

Head coach

Travis DeCuire (Montana)

Assistant coach(es)

Ken Bone (Seattle Pacific)
Jonathan Metzger-Jones (Pacific)
Chris Cobb (Menlo)

Legend

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

Injured
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Roster

Schedule

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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]

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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 fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are inMountain Time..

References

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v t e Montana Grizzlies basketball
Venues	Dahlberg Arena (1953–present)
Culture & lore	Monte "Up with Montana"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26