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2024–25 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team

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2024–25 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record1–4 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWorthington 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
Sacramento State 0 0   1 3   .250
Weber State 0 0   1 3   .250
Eastern Washington 0 0   1 4   .200
Montana State 0 0   1 4   .200
2025 Big Sky tournament winner
As of November 21, 2024

The 2024–25 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team represents Montana State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by second-year head coach Matt Logie, play their home games at Worthington Arena inside Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman, Montana as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

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The Bobcats finished the 2023–24 season 17–18, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in fifth place.[1] They defeated Weber State,[2] Sacramento State,[3] and Montana to win their third consecutive Big Sky tournament title, and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[4] They received the #16 seed in the Midwest Region,[5] where they would fall to fellow #16 seed Grambling State in the First Four.[6]

Offseason

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Aiden Gair 0 G 6'5" 198 Junior Williamsport, Pennsylvania Transferred to Millersville
Eddie Turner III 3 G 6'2" 183 Graduate Student Seattle, Washington
Jaqari Miles 4 G 6'4" 180 Freshman Los Angeles, California Transferred to Fullerton College
Jaden Geron 5 F 6'8" 190 Junior Fresno, California Transferred to Fresno Pacific
Carter Ash 14 G 6'0" 165 Junior Bozeman, Montana Graduated
John Olmsted 15 F 6'10" 235 Graduate Student Morenci, Arizona Graduated
Robert Ford III 20 G 6'0" 180 Redshirt Senior Portland, Oregon Graduated
Royce Robinson 50 G 6'5" 200 Freshman Lewistown, Montana Transferred to Rocky Mountain College

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Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jeremiah Davis 0 G 6'4" 185 Junior Fountain Valley, California Fullerton College
Jabe Mullins 3 G 6'6" 200 Graduate Student Snoqualmie, Washington Washington State
Bryce Zephir 5 G 6'4" 200 Junior Carson, California Salt Lake CC
Max Agbonkpolo 7 F 6'9" 200 Graduate Student Laguna Niguel, California Utah State
BJ Kolly 8 F 6'10" 235 Junior Everett, Washington Western Washington

Recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Trap Johnson
G
Belton, Texas Belton High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 30, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Myles Moskowitz
G
Boulder, Colorado Fairview High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 145 lb (66 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Grayson Gaddis
F
Salt Lake City, Utah Highland High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 192
  • 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 State Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jeremiah Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Fullerton College Fountain Valley, California
G 1 Patrick McMahon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Colony High School Palmer, Alaska
F 2 Brandon Walker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr UT Arlington Oak Cliff, Texas
G 3 Jabe Mullins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Washington State Snoqualmie, Washington
G 5 Bryce Zephir 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Salt Lake Community College Carson, California
F 7 Max Agbonkpolo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 194 lb (88 kg) GS Utah State Laguna Niguel, California
F 8 BJ Kolly 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Western Washington Everett, Washington
G 10 Trap Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Belton High School Belton, Texas
G 11 Tyler Patterson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Mount Si High School Snoqualmie, Washington
G 14 Myles Moskowitz 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Fr Fairview High School Boulder, Colorado
F 15 Grayson Gaddis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Highland High School Salt Lake City, Utah
F 21 Brian Goracke 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Point Loma Monroe, Oregon
F 22 Calum Rutherfurd 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Analy High School Sebastopol, California
F 23 Chika Nduka 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Portland Seattle, Washington
G 24 Jed Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Southern California Academy Agoura Hills, California
F 25 Sam Lecholat 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Sheridan High School Sheridan, Wyoming
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
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2024*
6:00 pm, BTN+
at Wisconsin L 67–79  0–1
 14  Goracke   7  Mullins   4  Mullins  Kohl Center (13,554)
Madison, WI
November 9, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wichita State L 69–89  0–2
 13  Walker   5  Agbonkpolo   3  Tied  Charles Koch Arena (6,179)
Wichita, KS
November 11, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northwest Indian W 93–35  1–2
 13  Walker   8  Agbonkpolo   5  Mullins  Worthington Arena (2,520)
Bozeman, MT
November 17, 2024*
2:00 pm, SLN
at Denver L 78–79  1–3
 19  Walker   10  Walker   3  Kolly  Hamilton Gymnasium (851)
Denver, CO
November 19, 2024*
7:00 pm, BTN
at Northwestern L 69–72  1–4
 17  Mullins   10  Agbonkpolo   6  Mullins  Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,034)
Evanston, IL
November 24, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Southern Miss
Basketball Travelers Invitational
      Worthington Arena 
Bozeman, MT
November 26, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Abilene Christian
Basketball Travelers Invitational
      Worthington Arena 
Bozeman, MT
November 30, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Cal State Northridge       Worthington Arena 
Bozeman, MT
December 4, 2024*
6:00 pm
at Omaha
Big Sky-Summit Challenge
      Baxter Arena 
Omaha, NE
December 7, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Kansas City
Big Sky-Summit Challenge
      Worthington Arena 
Bozeman, MT
December 15, 2024*
6:00 pm, BTN+
at USC       Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
December 18, 2024*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC Riverside       SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
December 22, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at TCU       Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
Big Sky regular season
January 2, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Idaho       ICCU Arena 
Moscow, ID
January 4, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Washington       Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
January 9, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Colorado       Worthington Arena 
Bozeman, MT
January 11, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Arizona       Worthington Arena 
Bozeman, MT
January 16, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Idaho State       Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
January 18, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Weber State       Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
January 20, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Washington       Worthington Arena 
Bozeman, MT
January 25, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana       Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, MT
January 30, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Sacramento State       Worthington Arena 
Bozeman, MT
February 1, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Portland State       Worthington Arena 
Bozeman, MT
February 6, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Arizona       Findlay Toyota Court 
Flagstaff, AZ
February 8, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Colorado       Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO
February 13, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Weber State       Worthington Arena 
Bozeman, MT
February 15, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Idaho State       Worthington Arena 
Bozeman, MT
February 22, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana       Worthington Arena 
Bozeman, MT
February 27, 2025
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Portland State       Viking Pavilion 
Portland, OR
March 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Sacramento State       Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
March 3, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Idaho       Worthington Arena 
Bozeman, MT
Big Sky tournament
March 8–12, 2025
 ESPN+
vs.        Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

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References

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