2016–17 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team

2016–17 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record16–16 (11–7 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Haslam
  • Brandon Lincoln
  • Eric Jackson
Home arenaBrick Breeden Fieldhouse
Seasons
2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Dakota † 14 – 4   .778 22 – 10   .688
Eastern Washington 13 – 5   .722 22 – 12   .647
Idaho 12 – 6   .667 19 – 14   .576
Weber State 12 – 6   .667 20 – 14   .588
Montana 11 – 7   .611 16 – 16   .500
Montana State 11 – 7   .611 16 – 16   .500
Sacramento State 9 – 9   .500 13 – 18   .419
Portland State 7 – 11   .389 15 – 16   .484
Northern Colorado* 7 – 11   .389 11 – 18   .379
Northern Arizona 6 – 12   .333 9 – 23   .281
Southern Utah 3 – 15   .167 6 – 27   .182
Idaho State 3 – 15   .167 5 – 26   .161
† Conference tournament winner

The 2016–17 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Montana State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by third 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 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.

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2015–16 season 14–17, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to Sacramento State.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Stephan Holm 1 G 6'3" 175 Junior Riverton, UT Left the team for personal reasons
Nahjee Mathlock 10 G 5'11" 185 Junior Las Vegas, NV Graduate transferred to Alaska–Fairbanks
Tyson Kanseyo 11 F 6'8" 220 Sophomore Malden, Netherlands Transferred to Chaminade
Marcus Colbert 22 G 5'11" 180 Senior Post Falls, ID Graduated
Shikei Blake 25 C 6'7" 225 Junior Wilmington, DE Transferred
Quinn Price 33 F 6'9" 205 Sophomore Casa Grande, AZ Retired from basketball due to a knee injury[1]
Danny Robison 34 F 6'8" 225 Senior Billings, MT Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Joe Mvuezolo Jr. 1 F 6'6" 185 Junior London, England Junior college transferred from Miami Dade College
Keljin Blevins 2 G 6'4" 200 Junior Hot Springs, AR Transferred from Southern Utah. Under NCAA transfer rules, Blevins will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Devonte Klines 10 G 6'2" 190 Sophomore Ranch Santa Margarita, CA Junior college transferred from Saddleback College
Konner Frey 11 G 6'5" 210 Senior Bountiful, UT Transferred from Utah Valley. Under NCAA transfer rules, Frey will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Benson Osayande 21 F 6'9" 204 Junior Elk Grove, CA Junior college transferred from Gillette College

2016 incoming recruits

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Devin Kirby
#72 PF 		Chandler, AZ Basha High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 22, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
Harald Frey
#72 PF 		Oslo, Norway WANG Toppidrett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A Sep 15, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
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 August 23, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 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) Jr Mesquite Gilbert, AZ
F 1 Joe Mvuezolo, Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Barking Abby
Miami Dade CC 		London, England
F 2 Keljin Blevins (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Bishop O'Connell
Southern Miss 		Hot Spring, AR
G 3 Tyler Hall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Rock Island Rock Island, IL
F 4 Sam Neumann 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Cretin-Durham Hall Saint Paul, MN
G 5 Harald Frey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Wang Sports Academy Oslo, Norway
G 10 Devonte Klines 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Santa Margarita
Saddleback College 		Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
F 13 Sarp Gobeloglu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr FMV Igile
Gillette College 		Ankara, Turkey
G 15 Mandrell Worthy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Eastside Catholic Federal Way, WA
F 21 Benson Osayande 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Franklin
Casper College 		Elk Grove, CA
G 22 Konner Frey (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Viewmont
Utah Valley 		Bountiful, UT
G 23 Dallas Lussier 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Park
Little Big Horn CC 		Livingston, MT
G 24 Quinton Everett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Lakeland
Gillette College 		Lakeland, FL
G 30 Cooper Olson (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Westby Westby, MT
C 31 Devin Kirby 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Basha Chandler, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2016*
7:00 pm 		Montana Western W 86–72 
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 
Bozeman, MT
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
5:00 pm, P12N 		at Washington State L 65–69  0–1
 Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm 		Louisiana–Lafayette
Hardwood Showcase 		W 84–83  1–1
 Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,395)
Bozeman, MT
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm 		Rocky Mountain (MT) W 93–76  2–1
 Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,262)
Bozeman, MT
11/18/2016*
7:00 pm 		James Madison
Hardwood Showcase 		W 80–73  3–1
 Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,539)
Bozeman, MT
11/21/2016*
6:00 pm 		at Rice
Hardwood Showcase 		L 78–83  3–2
 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,408)
Houston, TX
11/26/2016*
2:00 pm 		Delaware State
Hardwood Showcase 		W 91–66  4–2
 Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,307)
Bozeman, MT
11/28/2016*
2:00 pm 		Arizona Christian W 93–73  5–2
 Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,341)
Bozeman, MT
12/01/2016*
7:00 pm, P12N 		at Utah L 84–92  5–3
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,548)
Salt Lake City, UT
12/05/2016*
7:00 pm 		Milwaukee L 78–83  5–4
 Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,212)
Bozeman, MT
12/07/2016*
7:15 pm 		at South Dakota L 57–74  5–5
 Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,800)
Vermillion, SD
12/10/2016*
6:00 pm 		at Nebraska–Omaha L 91–97  5–6
 Baxter Arena (1,511)
Omaha, NE
12/18/2016*
2:00 pm 		South Dakota L 68–80  5–7
 Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,128)
Bozeman, MT
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm 		Central Michigan L 103–106  5–8
 Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,066)
Bozeman, MT
Big Sky regular season
12/29/2016
7:00 pm 		Weber State L 75–87  5–9
(0–1) 		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,586)
Bozeman, MT
12/31/2016
2:00 pm 		Idaho State W 80–63  6–9
(1–1) 		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,138)
Bozeman, MT
01/05/2017
7:00 pm 		at Eastern Washington L 64–82  6–10
(1–2) 		Reese Court (1,380)
Cheney, WA
01/07/2017
8:00 pm 		at Idaho L 81–83 OT 6–11
(1–3) 		Cowan Spectrum (1,114)
Moscow, ID
01/12/2017
7:00 pm, SWX MT 		North Dakota L 81–83 OT 6–12
(1–4) 		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,629)
Bozeman, MT
01/14/2017
2:00 pm 		Northern Colorado W 68–53  7–12
(2–4) 		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,313)
Bozeman, MT
01/19/2017
8:00 pm 		at Sacramento State W 74–65  8–12
(3–4) 		Hornets Nest (751)
Sacramento, CA
01/21/2017
8:00 pm 		at Portland State W 71–65  9–12
(4–4) 		Peter Stott Center (705)
Portland, OR
01/26/2017
7:00 pm 		Idaho W 94–91  10–12
(5–4) 		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,620)
Bozeman, MT
01/28/2017
2:00 pm 		Eastern Washington W 91–90  11–12
(6–4) 		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,951)
Bozeman, MT
02/04/2017
7:00 pm, Cowles MT 		at Montana L 84–90  11–13
(6–5) 		Dahlberg Arena (5,546)
Missoula, MT
02/09/2017
6:30 pm 		at Northern Arizona L 63–69  11–14
(6–6) 		Walkup Skydome 
Flagstaff, AZ
02/11/2017
2:00 pm 		at Southern Utah W 83–78  12–14
(7–6) 		Centrum Arena (1,761)
Cedar City, UT
02/16/2017
7:00 pm 		Portland State W 92–90 OT 13–14
(8–6) 		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,471)
Bozeman, MT
02/18/2017
2:00 pm 		Sacramento State W 62–59  14–14
(9–6) 		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,916)
Bozeman, MT
02/25/2017
7:00 pm, Cowles MT 		Montana W 78–58  15–14
(10–6) 		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (6,772)
Bozeman, MT
03/02/2017
7:00 pm 		at Idaho State W 79–68  16–14
(11–6) 		Holt Arena 
Pocatello, ID
03/04/2017
7:00 pm 		at Weber State L 67–76  16–15
(11–7) 		Dee Events Center (8,575)
Ogden, UT
Big Sky tournament
03/072017
8:05 pm 		(6) vs. (11) Southern Utah
First Round 		L 105–109 3OT 16–16
 Reno Events Center (1,507)
Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Quinn Price Retires from Bobcat Men's Basketball Team". Retrieved May 16, 2016.