2018–19 Montana Grizzlies basketball team

2018–19 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Montana †	16	–	4	.800	26	–	9	.743
Northern Colorado	15	–	5	.750	21	–	11	.656
Eastern Washington	12	–	8	.600	16	–	18	.471
Weber State	11	–	9	.550	18	–	15	.545
Portland State	11	–	9	.550	16	–	16	.500
Montana State	11	–	9	.550	15	–	17	.469
Southern Utah	9	–	11	.450	17	–	17	.500
Northern Arizona	8	–	12	.400	10	–	21	.323
Sacramento State	8	–	12	.400	15	–	16	.484
Idaho State	7	–	13	.350	11	–	19	.367
Idaho	2	–	18	.100	5	–	27	.156

† Conference tournament winner

The 2018–19 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by fifth-year head coach Travis DeCuire, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Montana as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Grizzlies finished the 2017–18 season 26–8, 16–2 in Big Sky play to win the Big Sky regular season championship. They defeated North Dakota, Northern Colorado, and Eastern Washington to be champions of the Big Sky Tournament. They earned the Big Sky's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Michigan.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Niko Bevens	3	G	6'6"	214	Sophomore	Beaverton, OR	Transferred to Alaska Anchorage
Karl Nicholas	5	F	6'7"	185	Freshman	Pearland, TX	Transferred to Stephen F. Austin
Lars Espe	10	G	6'1"	165	Freshman	Bergen, Norway	Transferred to Barry
Trevor Spoja	13	G	6'3"	164	Sophomore	Billings, MT	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Fabijan Krslovic	20	F	6'8"	239	Senior	Sydney, Australia	Graduated
Admir Besovic	40	C	7'0"	240	Freshman	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Transferred to Santa Fe College

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Kendal Manuel	12	G	6'4"	190	RS Junior	Billings, MT	Transferred from Oregon State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Orizu will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Tony Miller	34	F	6'6"	210	Junior	Woodinville, WA	Transferred from Seattle Pacific. Under NCAA transfer rules, Miller will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ben Carter C	Adelaide, Australia	Sacred Heart College	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	May 18, 2018
Ben Carter C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Mack Anderson SF	Bozeman, MT	Bozeman High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 3, 2017
Mack Anderson SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2018-09-30.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Josh Vazquez #70 PG	Torrance, CA	Bishop Montgomery High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Apr 12, 2018
Josh Vazquez #70 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 59
Derrick Carter-Hollinger, Jr. SF	El Cajon, CA	Foothills Christian High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 2, 2018
Derrick Carter-Hollinger, Jr. SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2018-09-30.

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Rollie Worster PG	Missoula, MT	Hellgate High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Oct 23, 2017
Rollie Worster PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2018-09-30.

Roster

2018–19 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Michael Oguine	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	Sr	Chaminade Prep	Porter Ranch, CA
G	1	Timmy Falls	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	So	Dublin	Dublin, CA
F	2	Donaven Dorsey	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	RS Sr	Timberline Washington	Lacey, WA
G	3	Freddy Brown III (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Nathan Hale	Seattle, WA
G	4	Sayeed Pridgett	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	El Cerrito	Oakland, CA
G	10	Eddy Egun (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	El Camino Real	Woodland Hills, CA
G	12	Kendal Manuel	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	Skyview Oregon State	Billings, MT
F	13	Ben Carter	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Fr	Sacred Heart College	Adelaide, Australia
G	14	Ahmaad Rorie	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Sr	Lincoln Oregon	Tacoma, WA
F	15	Jamar Akoh	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	RS Sr	Los Osos HS Cal State Fullerton	Rancho Cucamonga, CA
F	23	Mack Anderson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Bozeman	Bozeman, MT
G	24	Bobby Moorehead	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Sr	Stadium	Tacoma, WA
F	32	Peter Jones (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Fr	O'Dea	Seattle, WA
C	33	Kelby Kramer	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Fr	Rock Springs	Rock Springs, WY
F	34	Tony Miller	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Woodinville Seattle Pacific	Woodinville, WA

Head coach

Travis DeCuire (Montana)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Cobb (Menlo College)
Rachi Wortham (Eastern Washington)
Jay Flores (Chico State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2018* 7:00 pm	Whitworth	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2017* 7:00 pm	Georgia State	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
Nov 12, 2017* 7:00 pm	Montana Tech The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase campus site game	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
Nov 16, 2017* 9:00 am	vs. Incarnate Word The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Quarterfinals	Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 17, 2017* 9:00 am/3:00 pm	vs. Miami (OH) or North Dakota Sate The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase	Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 18, 2017*	vs. The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase	Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 28, 2017* 6:30 pm, FS1	at Creighton	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
Dec 3, 2017* 7:00 pm	College of Idaho	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
Dec 8, 2017* TBA	at UC Irvine	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
Dec 17, 2017* 7:00 pm	North Dakota State	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
Dec 19, 2017* 6:30 pm, P12N	at Arizona	McKale Center Tuscon, AZ
Dec 22, 2017* 6:00 pm	at South Dakota State	Frost Arena Vermillion, SD
Big Sky regular season
Dec 29, 2018 2:00 pm	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ
Dec 31, 2018 6:30 pm	at Southern Utah	America First Events Center Cedar City, UT
Jan 3, 2018 7:00 pm	Sacramento State	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
Jan 5, 2018 7:00 pm	Portland State	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
Jan 10, 2018 7:00 pm	at Eastern Washington	Reese Court Cheney, WA
Jan 12, 2018 2:00 pm	at Northern Colorado	Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
Jan 19, 2018 8:00 pm	at Idaho	Cowan Spectrum Moscow, ID
Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm	Idaho State	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
Jan 26, 2018 7:00 pm	Weber State	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
Feb 2, 2018 7:00 pm	at Montana State	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
Feb 7, 2018 7:00 pm	Idaho	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
Feb 9, 2018 7:00 pm	Eastern Washington	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
Feb 14, 2018 7:00 pm	at Weber State	Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
Feb 16, 2018 7:00 pm	at Idaho State	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
Feb 23, 2018 7:00 pm	Montana State	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
Feb 25, 2018 7:00 pm	Northern Colorado	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
Mar 2, 2019 7:00 pm	Southern Utah	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
Mar 4, 2019 7:00 pm	Northern Arizona	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
Mar 7, 2018 8:00 pm	at Portland State	Viking Pavilion Portland, OR
Mar 9, 2018 8:00 pm	at Sacramento State	Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
Big Sky Tournament
Mar 13–16, 2019	vs.	CenturyLink Arena Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

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Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2018 recruiting class

2019 recruiting class

2020 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References