2019–20 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team

2019–20 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record16–15 (10–10 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Haslam
  • Shawn Dirden
  • Dan Russell
Home arenaBrick Breeden Fieldhouse
Seasons
2019–20 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Washington 16 – 4   .800 23 – 8   .742
Northern Colorado 15 – 5   .750 22 – 9   .710
Montana 14 – 6   .700 18 – 13   .581
Portland State 12 – 8   .600 18 – 14   .563
Northern Arizona 10 – 10   .500 16 – 14   .533
Montana State 10 – 10   .500 16 – 15   .516
Southern Utah 9 – 11   .450 17 – 15   .531
Sacramento State 8 – 12   .400 16 – 14   .533
Weber State 8 – 12   .400 12 – 20   .375
Idaho State 4 – 16   .200 8 – 22   .267
Idaho 4 – 16   .200 8 – 24   .250
Note: The conference tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2019–20 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Montana State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by first-year head coach Danny Sprinkle, play their home games at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman, Montana as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2018–19 season finished the season 15–17, 11–9 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They defeated Idaho in the first round of the Big Sky tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Eastern Washington.

On March 17 2019, head coach Brian Fish was fired.[1] He finished at Montana State with a five-year record of 65–92.

Roster

2019–20 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Zeke Quinlan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Life Christian/Hillcrest Prep Portland, OR
G 1 Xavier Bishop 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sr Lanphier HS
UMKC 		Springfield, IL
F 2 Quentin Guliford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Liberty HS Peoria, AZ
F 3 Finn Fleute 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr UNI Paderborn Baskets Essen, Germany
G 4 Amin Adamu 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Barking Abbey School
Casper College 		London, England
G 5 Harald Frey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Wang Sports Academy Oslo, Norway
G 10 Caleb Bellach 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Manhattan Christian HS Manhattan, MT
F 11 Ladan Ricketts 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Park HS
Sheridan College 		Livingston, MT
G 12 Gavin Gundlach 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Custer County HS
Miles CC 		Miles City, MT
F 13 Jubrile Belo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Barking Abbey School
Lamar CC 		London, England
G 15 Mychael Paulo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Father Henry Carr HS
Williston State 		Toronto, Ontario, Canada
G 22 Brent Finn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Sweet Grass County HS
Texas A&M International 		Big Timber, MT
F 23 Borja Fernandez 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr FC Barcelona U18 Bilbao, Spain
G 24 Zach Hobbs 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Mesa HS Mesa, AZ
F 31 Devin Kirby 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Basha HS Chandler, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 10, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2019*
7:00 pm 		Yellowstone Christian W 94–43 
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,339)
Bozeman, MT
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019*
8:00 pm, RTNW 		at No. 17 Utah State L 73–81  0–1
 Smith Spectrum (7,331)
Logan, UT
Nov 9, 2019*
4:00 pm 		Rocky Mountain W 93–60  1–1
 Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,697)
Bozeman, MT
Nov 15, 2019*
2:30 pm 		vs. Appalachian State
Spartan Invitational 		W 59–56  2–1
 Fleming Gymnasium (214)
Greensboro, NC
Nov 16, 2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		at UNC Greensboro
Spartan Invitational 		W 67–66  3–1
 Fleming Gymnasium (2,066)
Greensboro, NC
Nov 17, 2019*
10:00 am 		vs. Tennessee Tech
Spartan Invitational 		W 52–39  4–1
 Fleming Gymnasium (65)
Greensboro, NC
Nov 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Grand Canyon L 56–69  4–2
 GCU Arena (6,862)
Phoenix, AZ
Nov 26, 2019*
7:00 pm 		Colorado Christian W 82–46  5–2
 Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,574)
Bozeman, MT
Nov 30, 2019*
6:00 pm 		Green Bay L 72–98  5–3
 Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,023)
Bozeman, MT
Dec 5, 2019*
8:00 pm, SWX MT 		South Dakota State
Big Sky/Summit Challenge 		W 77–70  6–3
 Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (4,877)
Bozeman, MT
Dec 16, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Dakota State
Big Sky/Summit Challenge 		L 65–79  6–4
 Scheels Center (2,523)
Fargo, ND
Dec 19, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Cal State Bakersfield L 51–66  6–5
 Icardo Center (1,877)
Bakersfield, CA
Big Sky regular season
Dec 28, 2019
4:00 pm 		Sacramento State W 66–51  7–5
(1–0) 		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,349)
Bozeman, MT
Dec 30, 2019
7:00 pm, Eleven 		Northern Arizona W 63–61  8–5
(2–0) 		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,196)
Bozeman, MT
Jan 2, 2020
7:00 pm 		at Northern Colorado L 59–68  8–6
(2–1) 		Bank of Colorado Arena (1,288)
Greeley, CO
Jan 4, 2020
2:00 pm 		at Southern Utah L 53–59  8–7
(2–2) 		America First Event Center (1,806)
Cedar City, UT
Jan 9, 2020
7:30 pm 		at Idaho W 71–69  9–7
(3–2) 		Cowan Spectrum (879)
Moscow, ID
Jan 11, 2020
6:00 pm, SWX MT 		Portland State L 76–77  9–8
(3–3) 		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,071)
Bozeman, MT
Jan 18, 2020
4:00 pm, SWX MT 		Eastern Washington L 58–71  9–9
(3–4) 		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,713)
Bozeman, MT
Jan 23, 2020
7:00 pm 		at Weber State W 62–61  10–9
(4–4) 		Dee Events Center (1,456)
Ogden, UT
Jan 25, 2020
7:00 pm 		at Idaho State W 75–64  11–9
(5–4) 		Reed Gym (1,456)
Pocatello, ID
Feb 1, 2020
7:00 pm, SWX MT 		at Montana L 64–78  11–10
(5–5) 		Dahlberg Arena (7,040)
Missoula, MT
Feb 6, 2020
7:00 pm 		Idaho W 72–50  12–10
(6–5) 		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,574)
Bozeman, MT
Feb 8, 2020
3:00 pm, SWX MT 		at Eastern Washington L 49–74  12–11
(6–6) 		Reese Court (1,529)
Cheney, WA
Feb 13, 2020
7:00 pm 		Idaho State W 73–69  13–11
(7–6) 		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,028)
Bozeman, MT
Feb 15, 2020
6:00 pm, SWX MT 		Weber State W 77–63  14–11
(8–6) 		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,223)
Bozeman, MT
Feb 20, 2020
8:00 pm, Eleven 		at Portland State L 77–87  14–12
(8–7) 		Viking Pavilion (1,242)
Portland, OR
Feb 22, 2020
7:00 pm, SWX MT 		Montana L 54–59  14–13
(8–8) 		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (6,570)
Bozeman, MT
Feb 27, 2020
8:00 pm 		at Sacramento State L 52–81  14–14
(8–9) 		Hornets Nest (786)
Sacramento, CA
Feb 29, 2020
4:00 pm 		at Northern Arizona W 63–57  15–14
(9–9) 		Walkup Skydome (1,164)
Flagstaff, AZ
Mar 5, 2020
7:00 pm 		Southern Utah W 73–65  16–14
(10–9) 		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,073)
Bozeman, MT
Mar 7, 2020
4:00 pm, SWX MT 		Northern Colorado L 61–75  16–15
(10–10) 		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 
Bozeman, MT
Big Sky tournament
Mar 12, 2020
2:30 pm, Pluto TV/Eleven Sports 		(5) vs. (4) Portland State
Quarterfinals 		Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic CenturyLink Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References

  1. ^ "Montana State fires head men's basketball coach Fish".