2024–25 Montana Grizzlies basketball team
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 2–3 (0–0 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Chris Cobb |
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Home arena | Dahlberg Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 4 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 Big Sky tournament winner As of November 20, 2024 |
The 2024–25 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represents the University of Montana during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by 11th-year head coach Travis DeCuire, play their home games at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Montana as members of the Big Sky Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Grizzlies finished the 2023–24 season 24–12, 12–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for second place.[1] They defeated Portland State[2] and Idaho State,[3] before falling to Montana State in the Big Sky tournament championship game.[4] They received an invitation to the CBI, receiving the #5 seed,[5] where they defeat Presbyterian in the first round,[6] before falling to Arkansas State in the quarterfinals.[7]
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Josh Vazquez | 3 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Graduate Student | Torrance, California | Graduated |
Giordan Williams | 4 | G | 6'5" | 183 | Senior | Carson, California | Transferred to Cal State San Bernardino |
Jaxon Nap | 5 | F | 6'7" | 208 | Sophomore | Renton, Washington | Transferred to Seattle Pacific |
Aanen Moody | 11 | G | 6'3" | 186 | Graduate Student | Dickinson, North Dakota | Graduated |
Rhett Reynolds | 13 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Freshman | Shelby, Montana | Transferred to Montana Tech |
Laolu Oke | 21 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Senior | Aurora, Colorado | Graduated |
Dischon Thomas | 24 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Senior | Durham, North Carolina | Graduated |
Caden Bateman | 30 | F | 6'7" | 204 | Freshman | Missoula, Montana | Transferred to Whitworth |
Blake Jones | 34 | F | 6'10" | 225 | Junior | Canberra, Australia | Transferred to Cal State Monterey Bay |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Kai Johnson | 1 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Senior | Olympia, Washington | Western Washington |
Malik Moore | 3 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Junior | Ventura, California | Pepperdine |
Amari Jedkins | 5 | F | 6'7" | 195 | Sophomore | Racine, Wisconsin | Green Bay |
Jeremiah Dargan | 8 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Junior | Concord, California | West Valley College |
Joe Pridgen | 11 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Graduate Student | Winchendon, Massachusetts | Northeastern |
Jalen Foy | 15 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Junior | Las Vegas, Nevada | Northeastern Junior College |
Austin Patterson | 20 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Senior | Sonora, California | Sacramento State |
Jensen Bradtke | 50 | F | 6'10" | 220 | Freshman | Sandringham, Australia | Saint Mary's |
Recruiting class
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Tyler Thompson G |
Fairfield, California | Vanden High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 4, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 22, 2024* 6:00 pm |
Saint Martin's | W 82–54 | – | – | – | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | |||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Hawaii–Hilo | W 92–61 | 1–0 |
27 – Johnson | 8 – Pridgen | 5 – Williams | Dahlberg Arena (2,142) Missoula, MT | ||||
November 8, 2024* 8:00 pm, BTN |
at Oregon | L 48–79 | 1–1 |
14 – Pridgen | 9 – Pridgen | 2 – Johnson | Matthew Knight Arena (6,577) Eugene, OR | ||||
November 10, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northwest Indian | W 94–44 | 2–1 |
22 – Johnson | 10 – Davidson | 7 – Williams | Dahlberg Arena (2,117) Missoula, MT | ||||
November 13, 2024* 5:00 pm, SECN+ |
at No. 11 Tennessee | L 57–92 | 2–2 |
30 – Williams | 5 – Pridgen | 2 – Tied | Thompson–Boling Arena (16,916) Knoxville, TN | ||||
November 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, MW Network |
at Utah State | L 83–95 | 2–3 |
25 – Williams | 8 – Pridgen | 5 – Whitney | Smith Spectrum (8,054) Logan, UT | ||||
November 24, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Denver Stew Morrill Classic |
Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | |||||||||
November 25, 2024* 5:45 pm, ESPN+ |
Utah Tech Stew Morrill Classic |
Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | |||||||||
November 27, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Cal State Northridge Stew Morrill Classic |
Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | |||||||||
December 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
South Dakota State Big Sky-Summit Challenge |
Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | |||||||||
December 7, 2024* 1:00 pm |
at St. Thomas Big Sky-Summit Challenge |
Schoenecker Arena St. Paul, MN | |||||||||
December 10, 2024* 7:00 pm |
Montana Tech | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | |||||||||
December 16, 2024* 6:00 pm |
at Northern Iowa | McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA | |||||||||
December 21, 2024* 4:00 pm |
at San Francisco | Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA | |||||||||
Big Sky regular season | |||||||||||
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm |
at Eastern Washington | Reese Court Cheney, WA | |||||||||
January 4, 2025 3:00 pm |
at Idaho | ICCU Arena Moscow, ID | |||||||||
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm |
Northern Arizona | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | |||||||||
January 11, 2025 4:00 pm |
Northern Colorado | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | |||||||||
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm |
at Weber State | Dee Events Center Ogden, UT | |||||||||
January 18, 2025 7:00 pm |
at Idaho State | Reed Gym Pocatello, ID | |||||||||
January 20, 2025 7:00 pm |
Idaho | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | |||||||||
January 25, 2025 7:00 pm |
Montana State | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | |||||||||
January 30, 2025 7:00 pm |
Portland State | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | |||||||||
February 1, 2025 4:00 pm |
Sacramento State | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | |||||||||
February 6, 2025 6:00 pm |
at Northern Colorado | Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO | |||||||||
February 8, 2025 |
at Northern Arizona | Findlay Toyota Court Flagstaff, AZ | |||||||||
February 13, 2025 7:00 pm |
Idaho State | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | |||||||||
February 15, 2025 7:00 pm |
Weber State | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | |||||||||
February 22, 2025 7:00 pm |
at Montana State | Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT | |||||||||
February 27, 2025 8:00 pm |
at Sacramento State | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA | |||||||||
March 1, 2025 3:00 pm |
at Portland State | Viking Pavilion Portland, OR | |||||||||
March 3, 2025 7:00 pm |
Eastern Washington | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | |||||||||
Big Sky tournament | |||||||||||
March 8–12, 2025 |
vs. | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ "Big Sky men's hoops tourney – Griz beat Portland State to advance to semifinals". Skyline Sports. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ "Montana Grizzlies beat Idaho State, reach Big Sky title game for 1st time since 2019". 406 Sports. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ "Montana State men beat the Griz to win third consecutive Big Sky Conference championship". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ "Teams". College Basketball Invitational. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ "Montana Grizzlies outlast Presbyterian in OT for College Basketball Invitational win". Montana Sports. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ "Arkansas State wins 74-61 against Montana in CBI quarterfinals". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster". gogriz.com. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ "Montana Grizzlies 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 14, 2024.