2015–16 Montana Grizzlies basketball team

The 2015–16 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by second year head coach Travis DeCuire, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 14–4 in Big Sky play to finish in second place. They defeated Sacramento State and Idaho to advance to the championship game of the Big Sky tournament where they lost to Weber State. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Nevada.

2015–16 Montana Grizzlies basketball
CBI, First round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record21–12 (14–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ken Bone
  • Jonathan Metzger-Jones
  • Chris Cobb
Home arenaDahlberg Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Weber State 15 3   .833 26 9   .743
Montana 14 4   .778 21 12   .636
Idaho 12 6   .667 21 13   .618
Idaho State 11 7   .611 16 15   .516
Eastern Washington 10 8   .556 18 16   .529
North Dakota 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Montana State 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
Portland State 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
Northern Colorado 7 11   .389 10 21   .323
Sacramento State 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Northern Arizona 3 15   .167 5 25   .167
Southern Utah 3 15   .167 5 24   .172
Conference tournament winner

Previous season

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The Grizzlies finished the season 20–13, 14–4 in Big Sky play to finish in a share for the Big Sky regular season championship. They advanced to the championship game of the Big Sky tournament where they lost to Eastern Washington. As a regular season conference champions and #1 overall seed in their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Texas A&M.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jordan Gregory 10 G 6'2" 194 Senior Pueblo, CO Graduated
Daniel Nwosu 22 G 6'2" 175 Sophomore Ottawa, ON Transferred to Newman
Chris Kemp 24 C 6'7" 236 Senior Baltimore, MD Graduated
Michael Weisner 33 F 6'7" 193 RS Senior Walla Walla, WA Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Walter Wright 5 G 5'10" 165 Junior Westbury, CT Junior college transferred from Snow College
Ahmaad Rorie 14 G 6'1" 175 Sophomore Tacoma, WA Transferred from Oregon. Under NCAA transfer rules, Rorie will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2015 incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Michael Oguine
#74 PG
Reseda, CA Chaminade College Prep 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sep 18, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 69
Jared Samuelson
#83 SF
Billings, MT Billings West High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Aug 17, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 67
Bobby Moorehead
SG
Tacoma, WA Stadium High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A Mar 13, 2015 
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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 12, 2015.

2016 incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Sayeed Pridgett
#74 PG
El Cerrito, CA El Cerrito High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 7, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    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:

Roster

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2015–16 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Mario Jr. Dunn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Jr Salesian Oakland, CA
G 2 Riley Bradshaw 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Corvallis
Utah State
Corvallis, MT
G 5 Walter Wright 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Wilby
Snow College
Waterbury, CT
G 10 Michael Oguine 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Chaminade Prep Porter Ranch, CA
F 12 Martin Breunig 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr St. John’s NW Military Acad.
Washington
Leverkusen, Germany
G 14 Ahmaad Rorie (I)   6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Lincoln
Oregon
Tacoma, WA
G 15 Trevor Spoja 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Billings West Billings, MT
F 20 Fabijan Krslovic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So St Aloysius New South Wales, Australia
G 22 Zachary Camel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Fr Arlee Polson, MT
G 24 Bobby Moorehead 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Stadium Tacoma, WA
F 30 Gavin DeJong (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Manhattan Manhattan, MT
F 31 Jack Lopez 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Jannali Bankstown, Australia
G 32 Aaron Misipeka-Ward 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Florence-Carlton Florence, MT
F 33 Jared Samuelson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Billings West Billings, MT
G 34 Brandon Gfeller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Colfax Colfax, WA
C 35 Bryden Boehning 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Dawson County Glendive, MT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Montana's nonconference schedule includes true road games at Kansas,[1] Gonzaga,[2] and North Dakota State.[3] The Grizzlies will also play at Washington and host Boise State.[4][5]

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2015*
7:00 pm
Whitworth W 83–64 
Dahlberg Arena (2,584)
Missoula, MT
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm
Boise State W 74–72  1–0
Dahlberg Arena (5,421)
Missoula, MT
11/16/2015*
8:00 pm
at San Jose State L 61–64  1–1
Event Center Arena (1,231)
San Jose, CA
11/21/2015*
7:00 pm
Carroll (MT) W 70–61  2–1
Dahlberg Arena (3,012)
Missoula, MT
11/25/2015*
6:00 pm
at North Dakota State L 53–73  2–2
Scheels Arena (3,536)
Fargo, ND
11/29/2015*
4:30 pm
at Pepperdine L 63–69  2–3
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,154)
Malibu, CA
12/04/2015*
7:00 pm
San Francisco W 82–50  3–3
Dahlberg Arena (3,279)
Missoula, MT
12/08/2015*
7:00 pm, RTNW
at No. 20 Gonzaga L 58–61  3–4
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
12/12/2015*
4:00 pm, P12N
at Washington L 62–92  3–5
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,647)
Seattle, WA
12/15/2015*
7:00 pm
Great Falls W 79–59  4–5
Dahlberg Arena (2,558)
Missoula, MT
12/19/2015*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 2 Kansas L 46–88  4–6
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
12/22/2015*
1:00 pm
Montana–Western W 75–43  5–6
Dahlberg Arena (2,709)
Missoula, MT
Big Sky regular season
12/31/2015
12:00 pm
at Northern Arizona W 90–84 2OT 6–6
(1–0)
Walkup Skydome (907)
Flagstaff, AZ
01/02/2016
7:00 pm
at Southern Utah W 83–66  7–6
(2–0)
Centrum Arena (2,330)
Cedar City, UT
01/07/2016
7:00 pm
Portland State W 79–66  8–6
(3–0)
Dahlberg Arena (3,451)
Missoula, MT
01/09/2016
7:00 pm
Sacramento State W 77–58  9–6
(4–0)
Dahlberg Arena (3,846)
Missoula, MT
01/14/2016
7:00 pm
at Northern Colorado W 73–66  10–6
(5–0)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,302)
Greeley, CO
01/16/2016
1:00 pm
at North Dakota W 65–61  11–6
(6–0)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,387)
Grand Forks, ND
01/21/2016
7:00 pm
Idaho L 53–68  11–7
(6–1)
Dahlberg Arena (3,733)
Missoula, MT
01/23/2016
7:00 pm
Eastern Washington W 74–69  12–7
(7–1)
Dahlberg Arena (4,923)
Missoula, MT
01/30/2016
7:00 pm
at Montana State W 80–72  13–7
(8–1)
Worthington Arena (5,407)
Bozeman, MT
02/04/2016
8:00 pm
at Sacramento State L 79–83  13–8
(8–2)
Hornets Nest (965)
Sacramento, CA
02/06/2016
8:00 pm
at Portland State W 82–80  14–8
(9–2)
Peter Stott Center (1,045)
Portland, OR
02/11/2016
7:00 pm
at Southern Utah W 86–53  15–8
(10–2)
Dahlberg Arena (3,351)
Missoula, MT
02/13/2015
7:00 pm
Northern Arizona W 85–67  16–8
(11–2)
Dahlberg Arena (4,339)
Missoula, MT
02/20/2016
7:00 pm
Montana State W 87–78  17–8
(12–2)
Dahlberg Arena (6,552)
Missoula, MT
02/25/2016
7:00 pm
at Idaho State W 90–77  18–8
(13–2)
Reed Gym (1,951)
Pocatello, ID
02/27/2016
7:00 pm
at Weber State L 54–60  18–9
(13–3)
Dee Events Center (8,960)
Ogden, UT
03/03/2016
7:00 pm
North Dakota W 71–46  19–9
(14–3)
Dahlberg Arena (4,003)
Missoula, MT
03/05/2016
7:00 pm
Northern Colorado W 78–72  19–10
(14–4)
Dahlberg Arena (4,224)
Missoula, MT
Big Sky tournament
03/10/2016
6:30 pm
vs. Sacramento State
Quarterfinals
W 70–53  20–10
Reno Events Center (2,213)
Reno, NV
03/11/2016
9:00 pm
vs. Idaho
Semifinals
W 81–72  21–10
Reno Events Center (2,362)
Reno, NV
03/12/2016
6:45 pm, ESPNU
vs. Weber State
Championship game
L 59–62  21–11
Reno Events Center (2,516)
Reno, NV
CBI
03/16/2016*
8:00 pm
at Nevada
First round
L 75–79  21–12
Lawlor Events Center (4,524)
Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time..

See also

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References

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