2024–25 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 1–4 (0–0 Big Sky) |
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Home arena | Worthington 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
[edit]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
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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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 | Senior | Portland, Oregon | Graduated |
Royce Robinson | 50 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Freshman | Lewistown, Montana | Transferred to Rocky Mountain College |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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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
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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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: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 192 | ||||||
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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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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 | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ "Scorching second half propels Montana State past Weber State in Big Sky quarterfinals". 406 Sports. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ "Montana State men withstand late Sacramento State push to advance to fourth consecutive Big Sky championship game". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ "Montana State beats Montana 85-70 for third straight Big Sky Tournament title". USA Today. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ "Latest bracket, schedule and scores for 2024 NCAA men's tournament". NCAA.com. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ "Grambling State rallies past Montana State in March Madness First Four overtime thriller". New York Post. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster". msubobcats.com. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Montana State University Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ "Montana State Bobcats 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 14, 2024.