2023–24 Montana Grizzlies basketball team
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CBI, Quarterfinals | |
Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 24–12 (12–6 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Chris Cobb |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Dahlberg Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State † | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 18 | .486 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 20 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 10 | – | 24 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 Big Sky tournament winner |
The 2023–24 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by tenth-year head coach Travis DeCuire, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Montana as members of the Big Sky Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Grizzlies finished the 2022–23 season 17–14, 10–7 in Big Sky play to finish in fourth place.[1] They defeated Idaho State in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament,[2] before being upset by #9 seed Northern Arizona in the semifinals.[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 21, 2023* 7:00 pm | Western Washington Wyatt Grove Fundraiser Game | W 99–68 | – | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | |||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 7, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Northwest Indian | W 107–59 | 1–0 | Dahlberg Arena (2,539) Missoula, MT | |||||||
November 10, 2023* 7:00 pm, P12N | at Oregon | L 61–75 | 1–1 | Matthew Knight Arena (7,141) Eugene, OR | |||||||
November 12, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | UC Davis Basketball Travelers Mike Montgomery Classic | W 78–65 | 2–1 | Dahlberg Arena (2,507) Missoula, MT | |||||||
November 16, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | North Dakota State Basketball Travelers Mike Montgomery Classic | L 69–78 | 2–2 | Dahlberg Arena (2,653) Missoula, MT | |||||||
November 24, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at No. 6 Houston | L 44–79 | 2–3 | Fertitta Center (7,451) Houston, TX | |||||||
November 29, 2023* 7:00 pm | at Nevada | L 66–77 | 2–4 | Lawlor Events Center (6,918) Reno, NV | |||||||
December 2, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | San Jose State | W 75–58 | 3–4 | Dahlberg Arena (2,524) Missoula, MT | |||||||
December 5, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | MSU–Northern | W 91–67 | 4–4 | Dahlberg Arena (2,335) Missoula, MT | |||||||
December 8, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Montana Tech | W 88–67 | 5–4 | Dahlberg Arena (3,044) Missoula, MT | |||||||
December 17, 2023* 8:00 pm | at San Jose State | W 86–75 | 6–4 | Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,701) San Jose, CA | |||||||
December 19, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UC Davis | W 73–61 | 7–4 | University Credit Union Center (941) Davis, CA | |||||||
December 28, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Weber State | L 63–93 | 7–5 (0–1) | Dee Events Center (5,095) Ogden, UT | |||||||
December 30, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Idaho State | W 76–68 | 8–5 (1–1) | Reed Gym Pocatello, ID | |||||||
January 3, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at North Dakota State Big Sky-Summit Challenge | W 96–86 | 9–5 | Scheels Center (1,592) Fargo, ND | |||||||
January 6, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | South Dakota Big Sky-Summit Challenge | W 82–63 | 10–5 | Dahlberg Arena (2,864) Missoula, MT | |||||||
January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Northern Colorado | L 92–98 OT | 10–6 (1–2) | Dahlberg Arena (2,362) Missoula, MT | |||||||
January 13, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Northern Arizona | W 90–47 | 11–6 (2–2) | Dahlberg Arena (2,968) Missoula, MT | |||||||
January 20, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Montana State | W 87–77 | 12–6 (3–2) | Worthington Arena (6,648) Bozeman, MT | |||||||
January 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Weber State | W 77–62 | 13–6 (4–2) | Dahlberg Arena (3,163) Missoula, MT | |||||||
January 25, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Portland State | L 46–72 | 13–7 (4–3) | Viking Pavilion (1,083) Portland, OR | |||||||
January 27, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Sacramento State | W 70–67 | 14–7 (5–3) | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA | |||||||
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Idaho | W 73–70 | 15–7 (6–3) | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | |||||||
February 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Eastern Washington | L 65–78 | 15–8 (6–4) | Dahlberg Arena (3,842) Missoula, MT | |||||||
February 8, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Northern Arizona | W 94–66 | 16–8 (7–4) | Findlay Toyota Court (308) Flagstaff, AZ | |||||||
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Northern Colorado | L 71–87 | 16–9 (7–5) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,119) Greeley, CO | |||||||
February 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Montana State | W 88–69 | 17–9 (8–5) | Dahlberg Arena (5,704) Missoula, MT | |||||||
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Sacramento State | W 68–61 | 18–9 (9–5) | Dahlberg Arena (2,695) Missoula, MT | |||||||
February 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Portland State | W 82–73 | 19–9 (10–5) | Dahlberg Arena (3,899) Missoula, MT | |||||||
February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Eastern Washington | L 79–89 | 19–10 (10–6) | Reese Court (2,179) Cheney, WA | |||||||
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Idaho | W 80–57 | 20–10 (11–6) | ICCU Arena (2,470) Moscow, ID | |||||||
March 4, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Idaho State | W 79–65 | 21–10 (12–6) | Dahlberg Arena (3,085) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Big Sky tournament | |||||||||||
March 11, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (6) Portland State Quarterfinals | W 87–81 | 22–10 | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID | ||||||
March 12, 2024 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (8) Idaho State Semifinals | W 72–58 | 23–10 | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID | ||||||
March 13, 2024 9:30 pm, ESPN2/ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (5) Montana State Championship Game | L 70–85 | 23–11 | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID | ||||||
CBI | |||||||||||
March 24, 2024 11:00 am, FloHoops | (5) | vs. (12) Presbyterian First round | W 82–79 OT | 24–11 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL | ||||||
March 25, 2024 12:00 pm, FloHoops | (5) | vs. (4) Arkansas State Quarterfinals | L 61–74 | 24–12 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ "Moody's career night leads Montana into semifinal". University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ "NAU men's basketball beats Montana to make Big Sky Tournament Championship Game". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ "Montana Grizzlies 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 4, 2023.