2004–05 Montana Grizzlies basketball team

2004–05 Montana Grizzlies basketball
2004–05 Montana Grizzlies basketball
Big Sky tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	18–13 (9–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Larry Krystkowiak (1st season);
Home arena	Dahlberg Arena
	Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Portland State	11	–	3	.786	19	–	9	.679
Montana State	9	–	5	.643	14	–	14	.500
Montana †	9	–	5	.643	18	–	13	.581
Sacramento State	8	–	6	.571	12	–	16	.429
Weber State	7	–	7	.500	14	–	16	.467
Eastern Washington	5	–	9	.357	8	–	20	.286
Northern Arizona	4	–	10	.286	11	–	17	.393
Idaho State	3	–	11	.214	9	–	18	.333

† 2005 Big Sky tournament winner

The 2005–06 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by first-year head coach Larry Krystkowiak, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 18–13, 9–5 in Big Sky play to finish tied for second 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 the No. 16 seed in the West region, the Grizzlies lost to No. 1 seed Washington.^[1]

Roster

2004–05 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	12	Kevin Criswell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Colstrip, Montana
F	34	Andrew Strait	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Yakima, Washington
F	50	Kamarr Davis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Sr	Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Head coach

Larry Krystkowiak

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
Nov 21, 2004*		at No. 25 Gonzaga	L 62–78	0–1	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, Washington
Dec 23, 2004*		at Stanford	L 66–84	4–7	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
2006 Big Sky Tournament
Mar 5, 2005*		Eastern Washington Quarterfinals	W 58–48	16–12	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana
Mar 8, 2005*		vs. Montana State Semifinals	W 79–67	17–12	Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon
Mar 9, 2005*		vs. Weber State Championship game	W 63–61	18–12	Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon
2006 NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2005*	(16 W)	vs. (1 W) No. 8 Washington First round	L 77–88	18–13	Taco Bell Arena (11,871) Boise, Idaho
*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

^ "Huskies Win First Round In NCAA Play, 88-77". University of Washington Athletics. March 17, 2005. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
^ "2004–05 Montana Grizzlies Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
^ "2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
^ "Montana Men's Basketball History & Records" (PDF). University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2023.

[ncaa-1] "Huskies Win First Round In NCAA Play, 88-77". University of Washington Athletics. March 17, 2005. Retrieved July 31, 2023.

[2] "2004–05 Montana Grizzlies Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 31, 2023.

[3] "2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2023.

[4] "Montana Men's Basketball History & Records" (PDF). University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2023.

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