2019–20 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team
Appearance
2019–20 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 16–15 (10–10 Big Sky) |
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Home arena | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse |
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Eastern Washington | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: The conference tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2019–20 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Montana State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by first-year head coach Danny Sprinkle, play their home games at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman, Montana as members of the Big Sky Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Bobcats finished the 2018–19 season finished the season 15–17, 11–9 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They defeated Idaho in the first round of the Big Sky tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Eastern Washington.
On March 17 2019, head coach Brian Fish was fired.[1] He finished at Montana State with a five-year record of 65–92.
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 | |||||||||||
Oct 30, 2019* 7:00 pm |
Yellowstone Christian | W 94–43 | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,339) Bozeman, MT | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 5, 2019* 8:00 pm, RTNW |
at No. 17 Utah State | L 73–81 | 0–1 |
Smith Spectrum (7,331) Logan, UT | |||||||
Nov 9, 2019* 4:00 pm |
Rocky Mountain | W 93–60 | 1–1 |
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,697) Bozeman, MT | |||||||
Nov 15, 2019* 2:30 pm |
vs. Appalachian State Spartan Invitational |
W 59–56 | 2–1 |
Fleming Gymnasium (214) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
Nov 16, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at UNC Greensboro Spartan Invitational |
W 67–66 | 3–1 |
Fleming Gymnasium (2,066) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
Nov 17, 2019* 10:00 am |
vs. Tennessee Tech Spartan Invitational |
W 52–39 | 4–1 |
Fleming Gymnasium (65) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
Nov 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Grand Canyon | L 56–69 | 4–2 |
GCU Arena (6,862) Phoenix, AZ | |||||||
Nov 26, 2019* 7:00 pm |
Colorado Christian | W 82–46 | 5–2 |
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,574) Bozeman, MT | |||||||
Nov 30, 2019* 6:00 pm |
Green Bay | L 72–98 | 5–3 |
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,023) Bozeman, MT | |||||||
Dec 5, 2019* 8:00 pm, SWX MT |
South Dakota State Big Sky/Summit Challenge |
W 77–70 | 6–3 |
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (4,877) Bozeman, MT | |||||||
Dec 16, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at North Dakota State Big Sky/Summit Challenge |
L 65–79 | 6–4 |
Scheels Center (2,523) Fargo, ND | |||||||
Dec 19, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Cal State Bakersfield | L 51–66 | 6–5 |
Icardo Center (1,877) Bakersfield, CA | |||||||
Big Sky regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 28, 2019 4:00 pm |
Sacramento State | W 66–51 | 7–5 (1–0) |
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,349) Bozeman, MT | |||||||
Dec 30, 2019 7:00 pm, Eleven |
Northern Arizona | W 63–61 | 8–5 (2–0) |
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,196) Bozeman, MT | |||||||
Jan 2, 2020 7:00 pm |
at Northern Colorado | L 59–68 | 8–6 (2–1) |
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,288) Greeley, CO | |||||||
Jan 4, 2020 2:00 pm |
at Southern Utah | L 53–59 | 8–7 (2–2) |
America First Event Center (1,806) Cedar City, UT | |||||||
Jan 9, 2020 7:30 pm |
at Idaho | W 71–69 | 9–7 (3–2) |
Cowan Spectrum (879) Moscow, ID | |||||||
Jan 11, 2020 6:00 pm, SWX MT |
Portland State | L 76–77 | 9–8 (3–3) |
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,071) Bozeman, MT | |||||||
Jan 18, 2020 4:00 pm, SWX MT |
Eastern Washington | L 58–71 | 9–9 (3–4) |
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,713) Bozeman, MT | |||||||
Jan 23, 2020 7:00 pm |
at Weber State | W 62–61 | 10–9 (4–4) |
Dee Events Center (1,456) Ogden, UT | |||||||
Jan 25, 2020 7:00 pm |
at Idaho State | W 75–64 | 11–9 (5–4) |
Reed Gym (1,456) Pocatello, ID | |||||||
Feb 1, 2020 7:00 pm, SWX MT |
at Montana | L 64–78 | 11–10 (5–5) |
Dahlberg Arena (7,040) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Feb 6, 2020 7:00 pm |
Idaho | W 72–50 | 12–10 (6–5) |
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,574) Bozeman, MT | |||||||
Feb 8, 2020 3:00 pm, SWX MT |
at Eastern Washington | L 49–74 | 12–11 (6–6) |
Reese Court (1,529) Cheney, WA | |||||||
Feb 13, 2020 7:00 pm |
Idaho State | W 73–69 | 13–11 (7–6) |
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,028) Bozeman, MT | |||||||
Feb 15, 2020 6:00 pm, SWX MT |
Weber State | W 77–63 | 14–11 (8–6) |
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,223) Bozeman, MT | |||||||
Feb 20, 2020 8:00 pm, Eleven |
at Portland State | L 77–87 | 14–12 (8–7) |
Viking Pavilion (1,242) Portland, OR | |||||||
Feb 22, 2020 7:00 pm, SWX MT |
Montana | L 54–59 | 14–13 (8–8) |
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (6,570) Bozeman, MT | |||||||
Feb 27, 2020 8:00 pm |
at Sacramento State | L 52–81 | 14–14 (8–9) |
Hornets Nest (786) Sacramento, CA | |||||||
Feb 29, 2020 4:00 pm |
at Northern Arizona | W 63–57 | 15–14 (9–9) |
Walkup Skydome (1,164) Flagstaff, AZ | |||||||
Mar 5, 2020 7:00 pm |
Southern Utah | W 73–65 | 16–14 (10–9) |
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,073) Bozeman, MT | |||||||
Mar 7, 2020 4:00 pm, SWX MT |
Northern Colorado | L 61–75 | 16–15 (10–10) |
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT | |||||||
Big Sky tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 2020 2:30 pm, Pluto TV/Eleven Sports |
(5) | vs. (4) Portland State Quarterfinals |
Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | CenturyLink Arena Boise, ID | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time. |