2001–02 Montana Grizzlies basketball team

2001–02 Montana Grizzlies basketball
2001–02 Montana Grizzlies basketball
Big Sky tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	16–15 (7–7 Big Sky)
Head coach	Don Holst;
Home arena	Dahlberg Arena
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Montana State	12	–	2	.857	20	–	10	.667
Eastern Washington	10	–	4	.714	17	–	13	.567
Weber State	8	–	6	.571	18	–	11	.621
Montana †	7	–	7	.500	16	–	15	.516
Northern Arizona	7	–	7	.500	14	–	14	.500
Portland State	6	–	8	.429	12	–	16	.429
Idaho State	3	–	11	.214	10	–	17	.370
Sacramento State	3	–	11	.214	9	–	19	.321

† 2002 Big Sky tournament winner

The 2001–02 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by second-year head coach Don Holst, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 7–7 in Big Sky play to finish tied for fourth place in the conference regular season standings. Montana won the Big Sky Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA tournament. Playing as No. 15 seed in the Midwest region, the Grizzlies lost to No. 2 seed Oregon, 81–62, in the opening round.^[1]

Roster

2001–02 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	20	David Bell	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Oakland, California

Head coach

Wayne Tinkle

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Big Sky Tournament
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 2002*	(15 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 11 Oregon First round	L 62–81	16–15	ARCO Arena Sacramento, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

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References

^ "BC outmuscles Montana to advance to regional semis". ESPN. March 18, 2006. Retrieved July 22, 2023.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "2001–02 Montana Grizzlies Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
^ "2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
^ "Montana Men's Basketball History & Records" (PDF). University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[ncaa-ducks-1] "BC outmuscles Montana to advance to regional semis". ESPN. March 18, 2006. Retrieved July 22, 2023.^{[dead link‍]}

[2] "2001–02 Montana Grizzlies Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[3] "2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[4] "Montana Men's Basketball History & Records" (PDF). University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

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Culture & lore	Monte "Up with Montana"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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