2015–16 Montana Grizzlies basketball team
American college basketball season
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 .
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
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 to Newman
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
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Previous School
Walter Wright
5
G
5'10"
165
Junior
Westbury, CT
Junior college transferred from Snow College
Ahmaad Rorie
14
G
6'1"
175
Sophomore
Tacoma, WA
Transferred 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:
2016 incoming recruits
US college sports recruiting information for 2016 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
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : 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:
Roster
2015–16 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
1
Mario Jr. Dunn
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
172 lb (78 kg)
Jr
Salesian
Oakland, CA
G
2
Riley Bradshaw
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
RS Jr
Corvallis Utah State
Corvallis, MT
G
5
Walter Wright
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Jr
Wilby Snow College
Waterbury, CT
G
10
Michael Oguine
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Chaminade Prep
Porter Ranch, CA
F
12
Martin Breunig
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
RS Sr
St. John’s NW Military Acad. Washington
Leverkusen, Germany
G
14
Ahmaad Rorie (I)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
So
Lincoln Oregon
Tacoma, WA
G
15
Trevor Spoja
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Billings West
Billings, MT
F
20
Fabijan Krslovic
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
So
St Aloysius
New South Wales, Australia
G
22
Zachary Camel
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
166 lb (75 kg)
Fr
Arlee
Polson, MT
G
24
Bobby Moorehead
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Stadium
Tacoma, WA
F
30
Gavin DeJong (W)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Manhattan
Manhattan, MT
F
31
Jack Lopez
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Jannali
Bankstown, Australia
G
32
Aaron Misipeka-Ward
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Florence-Carlton
Florence, MT
F
33
Jared Samuelson
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Billings West
Billings, MT
G
34
Brandon Gfeller
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Colfax
Colfax, WA
C
35
Bryden Boehning
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
RS Fr
Dawson 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
References