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2017–18 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team

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2017–18 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record13–19 (6–12 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Haslam
  • Brandon Lincoln
  • Eric Jackson
Home arenaBrick Breeden Fieldhouse
Seasons
2017–18 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana 16 2   .889 26 8   .765
Idaho 14 4   .778 22 9   .710
Weber State 13 5   .722 20 11   .645
Eastern Washington 13 5   .722 20 15   .571
Northern Colorado 11 7   .611 26 12   .684
Idaho State 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Portland State 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
Montana State 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
North Dakota 6 12   .333 12 20   .375
Southern Utah 5 13   .278 13 19   .406
Sacramento State 4 14   .222 7 25   .219
Northern Arizona 2 16   .111 5 27   .156
Conference tournament winner

The 2017–18 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Montana State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fourth-year head coach Brian Fish, played their home games at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman, Montana as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 6–12 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to North Dakota.

Previous season

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The Bobcats finished the 2016–17 season 16–16, 11–7 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they lost in the first round to Southern Utah.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Sarp Gobeloglu 13 F 6'10" 205 Senior Ankara, Turkey Graduated
Mandrell Worthy 15 G 6'2" 180 RS Freshman Federal Way, Washington Graduate transferred to Azusa Pacific
Dallas Lussier 23 G 6'1" 190 Junior Livingston, Montana Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Quinton Everett 24 G 6'3" 195 Senior Lakeland, Florida Graduated
Cooper Olson 30 G 6'1" 170 RS Senior Westby, Montana Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons

2017 incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Isaac Bonton
#81 PG
Portland, Oregon Parkrose High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 21, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 64
Luke Schultz
PF
Kerrville, Texas Our Lady of the Hills High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Oct 3, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Lassi Nikkarinen
PG
Helsinki, Finland HBA Märsky 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 1, 2017 
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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 11, 2017.

2018 incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jared Martin
#75 SF
Scottsdale, Arizona Prolific Prep 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 10, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 65
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:

Preseason

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In separate preseason polls of league coaches and media, the Bobcats were picked to finish in fourth place (tied for fourth in coaches poll) in the Big Sky.[1] Junior guard Tyler Hall was named the preseason Big Sky MVP.[2]

Roster

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2017–18 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Zach Green 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Mesquite Gilbert, Arizona
F 1 Joe Mvuezolo, Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Barking Abbey
Miami Dade College
London, England
F 2 Keljin Blevins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Bishop O'Connell
Southern Miss
Hot Springs, Arkansas
G 3 Tyler Hall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Rock Island Rock Island, Illinois
F 4 Sam Neumann 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Cretin-Derham Hall Saint Paul, Minnesota
G 5 Harald Frey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Wang Sports Academy Oslo, Norway
G 10 Devonte Klines 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Santa Margarita
Saddleback College
Rancho Santa Margarita, California
G 13 Isaac Bonton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Parkrose Portland, Oregon
F 21 Benson Osayande 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Franklin
Casper College
Elk Grove, California
G 22 Konner Frey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Viewmont
Utah Valley
Bountiful, Utah
C 31 Devin Kirby 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Basha Chandler, Arizona
G 33 Lassi Nikkarinen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Mäkelänrinne Helsinki, Finland
C 44 Luke Schultz 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Our Lady of the Hills Fredericksburg, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Canada exhibition trip
Aug 10, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Calgary W 91–71 
Jack Simpson Gymnasium 
Calgary, AB
Aug 11, 2017*
7:00 pm
vs. Alberta W 78–69 
Jack Simpson Gymnasium 
Calgary, AB
Aug 12, 2017*
3:00 pm
at Calgary W 77–70 
Jack Simpson Gymnasium 
Calgary, AB
Aug 13, 2017*
1:00 pm
vs. Alberta L 78–97 
Jack Simpson Gymnasium 
Calgary, AB
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2017*
8:00 pm
MSU Northern W 78–73 
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,242)
Bozeman, MT
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
6:00 pm
vs. Omaha
Great Falls Showcase
W 89–80  1–0
Pacific Steel Arena (4,307)
Great Falls, MT
Nov 13, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Utah State L 73–81  1–1
Smith Spectrum (7,154)
Logan, UT
Nov 15, 2017*
8:00 pm
Montana Western W 109–81  2–1
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,812)
Bozeman, MT
Nov 18, 2017*
6:00 pm
at Louisiana Tech
Cancún Challenge
L 58–71  2–2
Thomas Assembly Center (2,378)
Ruston, LA
Nov 21, 2017*
10:30 am
vs. Binghamton
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division semifinals
W 74–64  3–2
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center 
Cancún, Mexico
Nov 22, 2017*
12:30 pm
vs. Southeast Missouri State
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division finals
W 88–82  4–2
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center 
Cancún, Mexico
Nov 26, 2017*
1:00 pm
at Fresno State
Cancún Challenge
L 67–80  4–3
Save Mart Center (5,097)
Fresno, CA
Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm
Bethesda W 98–61  5–3
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,502)
Bozeman, MT
Dec 2, 2017*
2:00 pm
at Milwaukee W 68–64  6–3
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,596)
Milwaukee, WI
Dec 5, 2017*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Central Michigan L 48–75  6–4
McGuirk Arena (2,092)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Dec 9, 2017*
2:00 pm
UC Santa Barbara L 69–91  6–5
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,271)
Bozeman, MT
Dec 18, 2017*
7:00 pm
Denver W 79–65  7–5
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,200)
Bozeman, MT
Dec 21, 2017*
6:00 pm
at Omaha L 71–84  7–6
Baxter Arena (2,033)
Omaha, NE
Big Sky regular season
Dec 28, 2017
6:30 pm
at Southern Utah W 104–99  8–6
(1–0)
America First Events Center (1,472)
Cedar City, UT
Dec 30, 2017
5:00 pm
at Northern Arizona W 76–73  9–6
(2–0)
Walkup Skydome (681)
Flagstaff, AZ
Jan 4, 2018
7:00 pm
Northern Colorado W 76–64  10–6
(3–0)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,542)
Bozeman, MT
Jan 6, 2018
2:00 pm
North Dakota W 79–68  11–6
(4–0)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,883)
Bozeman, MT
Jan 11, 2018
9:00 pm
at Portland State L 74–93  11–7
(4–1)
Pamplin Sports Center (787)
Portland, OR
Jan 13, 2018
8:00 pm
at Sacramento State L 68–87  11–8
(4–2)
Hornets Nest (702)
Sacramento, CA
Jan 20, 2018
7:00 pm, SWX MT
Montana L 52–67  11–9
(4–3)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (6,772)
Bozeman, MT
Jan 25, 2018
7:00 pm
Northern Arizona L 75–77  11–10
(4–4)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,709)
Bozeman, MT
Jan 27, 2018
2:00 pm
Southern Utah W 69–66  12–10
(5–4)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,851)
Bozeman, MT
Feb 1, 2018
6:00 pm
at North Dakota L 74–75  12–11
(5–5)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,885)
Grand Forks, ND
Feb 3, 2018
2:00 pm
at Northern Colorado L 63–86  12–12
(5–6)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,617)
Greeley, CO
Feb 8, 2018
2:00 pm
Sacramento State W 92–76  13–12
(6–6)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,703)
Bozeman, MT
Feb 10, 2018
2:00 pm
Portland State L 77–80  13–13
(6–7)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,915)
Bozeman, MT
Feb 15, 2018
2:00 pm
at Idaho L 78–88  13–14
(6–8)
Cowan Spectrum (1,019)
Moscow, ID
Feb 17, 2018
3:00 pm, ELVN
at Eastern Washington L 79–84  13–15
(6–9)
Reese Court (1,804)
Cheney, WA
Feb 24, 2018
7:00 pm, SWX MT
at Montana L 63–90  13–16
(6–10)
Dahlberg Arena (7,256)
Missoula, MT
Mar 1, 2018
7:00 pm
Idaho State L 78–101  13–17
(6–11)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,872)
Bozeman, MT
Mar 3, 2018
2:00 pm, ELVN
Weber State L 92–95 OT 13–18
(6–12)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (7,250)
Bozeman, MT
Big Sky tournament
Mar 6, 2018
12:00 pm, Pluto TV
(9) vs. (8) North Dakota
First round
L 74–76  13–19
Reno Events Center (986)
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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  1. ^ "Idaho Favored to win Big Sky Men's Basketball Championship". Big Sky Conference. October 13, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  2. ^ "Hall Recognized as Preseason MVP". Big Sky Conference. October 12, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2017.