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2016–17 Montana Grizzlies basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	16–16 (11–7 Big Sky)
Head coach	Travis DeCuire (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Cobb Rachi Wortham Marlon Stewart
Home arena	Dahlberg Arena
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by third-year head coach Travis DeCuire, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Montana as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 11–7 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they lost to Idaho in the quarterfinals.

The Grizzlies finished the 2015–16 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.^[1]

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Sayeed Pridgett #74 PG	El Cerrito, California	El Cerrito High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 7, 2015
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
Alphonso Anderson #77 PF	Seattle, Washington	Garfield High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Oct 11, 2015
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 68
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 14, 2016.

2016–17 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) So Chaminade Prep Porter Ranch, California G 1 Mario Dunn, Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Salesian Oakland, California G 4 Sayeed Pridgett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr El Cerrito Oakland, California G 5 Walter Wright 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 161 lb (73 kg) Sr Wilby Snow College Waterbury, Connecticut F 10 Alphonso Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr Garfield Tacoma, Washington F 12 Jamar Akoh (I)  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 253 lb (115 kg) Jr Los Osos HS Cal State Fullerton Rancho Cucamonga, California G 14 Ahmaad Rorie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Lincoln Oregon Tacoma, Washington G 15 Trevor Spoja (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 164 lb (74 kg) RS Fr Billings West Billings, Montana F 20 Fabijan Krslovic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Jr St Aloysius New South Wales, Australia G 24 Bobby Moorehead 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Stadium Tacoma, Washington F 30 Gavin DeJong (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Manhattan Manhattan, Montana F 31 Jack Lopez 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Sr Jannali Bankstown, Australia G 32 Aaron Misipeka-Ward (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Florence-Carlton Florence, Montana F 33 Jared Samuelson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 213 lb (97 kg) RS Fr Billings West Billings, Montana G 34 Brandon Gfeller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Sr Colfax Colfax, Washington F 42 Donaven Dorsey (I)  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr Timberline Washington Lacey, Washington	Head coach Travis DeCuire (Montana) Assistant coach(es) Chris Cobb (Menlo) Rachi Wortham (Eastern Washington) Marlon Stewart (Washington State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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