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2024–25 Montana Grizzlies basketball team

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2024–25 Montana Grizzlies basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record2–3 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Associate head coachChris Cobb
Assistant coaches
  • Jay Flores
  • Anderson Clarke
  • DJ Broome
  • Reuben Williams
Home arenaDahlberg Arena
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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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

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Josh Vazquez 3 G 6'3" 180 Graduate Student Torrance, California Graduated
Giordan Williams 4 G 6'5" 183 Redshirt 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 Redshirt Freshman Shelby, Montana Transferred to Montana Tech
Laolu Oke 21 F 6'8" 215 Redshirt Senior Aurora, Colorado Graduated
Dischon Thomas 24 F 6'9" 230 Redshirt Senior Durham, North Carolina Graduated
Caden Bateman 30 F 6'7" 204 Redshirt Freshman Missoula, Montana Transferred to Whitworth
Blake Jones 34 F 6'10" 225 Junior Canberra, Australia Transferred to Cal State Monterey Bay

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Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
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 Redshirt 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 Redshirt Freshman Sandringham, Australia Saint Mary's

Recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2024–25 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Money Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Oakland High School Oakland, CA
G 1 Kai Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Western Washington Olympia, WA
G 2 Chase Henderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Hoover High School Des Moines, IA
G 3 Malik Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Pepperdine Ventura, CA
G 4 Tyler Thompson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Vanden High School Fairfield, CA
F 5 Amari Jedkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Green Bay Racine, WI
G 11 Joe Pridgen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Northeastern Winchendon, MA
G 12 Brandon Whitney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) GS Bishop Alemany High School Mission Hills, CA
F 14 Zack Davidson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 224 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Mater Dei High School Santa Ana, CA
F 15 Jalen Foy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Northeastern Junior College Las Vegas, NV
G 20 Austin Patterson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Sacramento State Sonora, CA
G 22 Adam Shoff 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 167 lb (76 kg) GS Shasta College Redding, CA
G 23 Connor Dick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So Hellgate High School Missoula, MT
G 24 Jeremiah Dargan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr West Valley College Concord, CA
F 32 Te'Jon Sawyer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Sr City College of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
F 50 Jensen Bradtke 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Saint Mary's Sandringham, VIC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 14, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Sources:[9][10]

References

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