2022–23 Montana Grizzlies basketball team

2022–23 Montana Grizzlies basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record17–14 (10–7 Big Sky)
Head coach
Associate head coachChris Cobb
Assistant coaches
  • Jay Flores
  • Zach Payne
Home arenaDahlberg Arena
Seasons
2022–23 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Washington 16 – 2   .889 23 – 11   .676
Montana State † 15 – 3   .833 25 – 10   .714
Weber State 12 – 6   .667 18 – 15   .545
Montana 10 – 7   .588 17 – 14   .548
Idaho State 8 – 10   .444 11 – 21   .344
Sacramento State 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
Portland State 6 – 11   .353 12 – 19   .387
Northern Colorado 6 – 12   .333 12 – 20   .375
Northern Arizona 5 – 13   .278 12 – 23   .343
Idaho 4 – 14   .222 10 – 22   .313
† Conference tournament winner

The 2022–23 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by ninth-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 2021–22 season 18–14, 11–9 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for seventh place. In the Big Sky tournament, they defeated by Weber State in the quarterfinals.[1]

Roster

2022–23 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Rhett Reynolds 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Fr Shelby High School Shelby, Montana
G 1 Lonnell Martin Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) RS Jr Otero College Flint, Michigan
F 2 Trey Lawrence 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Jr Bellevue College Snohomish, Washington
G 3 Josh Vazquez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Sr Bishop Montgomery High School Torrance, California
F 5 Jaxon Nap 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Hazen High School Renton, Washington
F 10 John Solomon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 211 lb (96 kg) RS Fr Riverview High School Sarasota, Florida
G 11 Aanen Moody 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) RS Sr Southern Utah Dickinson, North Dakota
G 12 Brandon Whitney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr Bishop Alemany High School Mission Hills, California
F 13 Josh Bannan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Jr UC Lake Ginninderra Melbourne, Australia
G 15 Dorell Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Skyline Prep Durham, North Carolina
G 20 Jonathan Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Central Methodist London, England
F 21 Laolu Oke 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Jr MSU Denver Aurora, Colorado
G 22 Isaiah Kerr 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr Saint Francis High School Palo Alto, California
F 23 Mack Anderson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Bozeman High School Bozeman, Montana
F 24 Dischon Thomas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 236 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Colorado State Durham, North Carolina
F 30 Caden Bateman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Big Sky High School Missoula, Montana
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
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2022*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Duquesne L 63–91  0–1
 UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,157)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 11, 2022*
6:00 p.m., FS2 		at Xavier L 64–86  0–2
 Cintas Center (10,311)
Cincinnati, OH
November 17, 2022*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		St. Thomas
Zootown Classic 		W 78–59  1–2
 Dahlberg Arena (2,660)
Missoula, MT
November 18, 2022*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Merrimack
Zootown Classic 		W 62–51  2–2
 Dahlberg Arena (2,547)
Missoula, MT
November 19, 2022*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Troy
Zootown Classic 		L 62–73  2–3
 Dahlberg Arena (2,644)
Missoula, MT
November 22, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		MSU–Northern W 63–51  3–3
 Dahlberg Arena (2,652)
Missoula, MT
November 27, 2022*
1:00 p.m., Altitude 		at Air Force L 56–59  3–4
 Clune Arena (1,196)
Colorado Springs, CO
November 29, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southern Miss L 54–64  3–5
 Reed Green Coliseum (3,022)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 6, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		South Dakota State W 81–56  4–5
 Dahlberg Arena (2,559)
Missoula, MT
December 10, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at North Dakota State W 82–75  5–5
 Scheels Center (1,658)
Fargo, ND
December 17, 2022*
10:50 a.m., HBCU Go 		vs. Prairie View A&M
Coaches Vs. Racism 		W 81–76  6–5
 Delmar Fieldhouse (1,243)
Houston, TX
December 20, 2022*
7:00 p.m., Stadium 		at No. 11 Gonzaga L 75–85  6–6
 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Big Sky regular season
December 29, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Eastern Washington L 80–87  6–7
(0–1) 		Dahlberg Arena (3,924)
Missoula, MT
December 31, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Idaho W 67–56  7–7
(1–1) 		Dahlberg Arena (3,337)
Missoula, MT
January 5, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northern Arizona L 74–75 OT 7–8
(1–2) 		Findlay Toyota Court (363)
Flagstaff, AZ
January 7, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northern Colorado W 79–74  8–8
(2–2) 		Bank of Colorado Arena (1,221)
Greeley, CO
January 12, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Weber State L 57–59  8–9
(2–3) 		Dahlberg Arena (3,243)
Missoula, MT
January 14, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Idaho State W 84–55  9–9
(3–3) 		Dahlberg Arena (3,543)
Missoula, MT
January 16, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Eastern Washington L 57–64  9–10
(3–4) 		Reese Court (2,244)
Cheney, WA
January 21, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Montana State L 64–67  9–11
(3–5) 		Dahlberg Arena (6,374)
Missoula, MT
January 26, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Sacramento State L 48–67  9–12
(3–6) 		Hornets Nest (714)
Sacramento, CA
January 28, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Portland State W 73–67  10–12
(4–6) 		Viking Pavilion (1,188)
Portland, OR
February 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northern Colorado W 69–67  11–12
(5–6) 		Dahlberg Arena (2,990)
Missoula, MT
February 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northern Arizona W 67–66  12–12
(6–6) 		Dahlberg Arena (4,527)
Missoula, MT
February 9, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Idaho State W 69–61  13–12
(7–6) 		Reed Gym (1,445)
Pocatello, ID
February 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Weber State W 74–69  14–12
(8–6) 		Dee Events Center (6,372)
Ogden, UT
February 18, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Montana State L 68–72  14–13
(8–7) 		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (6,696)
Bozeman, MT
February 25, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Sacramento State W 74–72  15–13
(9–7) 		Dahlberg Arena (3,831)
Missoula, MT
February 27, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Idaho W 68–53  16–13
(10–7) 		ICCU Arena (2,047)
Moscow, ID
Big Sky tournament
March 6, 2023
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(4) vs. (5) Idaho State
Quarterfinals 		W 83–74  17–13
 Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
March 7, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPNU 		(4) vs. (9) Northern Arizona
Semifinals 		L 71–83  17–14
 Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Source[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "#BigSkyInBoise Day Four Recap". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022–23 Montana Grizzlies Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 16, 2021.