2023–24 Montana Grizzlies basketball team

2023–24 Montana Grizzlies basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record24–12 (12–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Associate head coachChris Cobb
Assistant coaches
  • Jay Flores
  • Anderson Clarke
  • DJ Broome
  • Reuben Williams
Home arenaDahlberg Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Washington 15 – 3   .833 21 – 11   .656
Northern Colorado 12 – 6   .667 19 – 14   .576
Montana 12 – 6   .667 24 – 12   .667
Weber State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
Montana State † 9 – 9   .500 17 – 18   .486
Portland State 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Northern Arizona 7 – 11   .389 14 – 19   .424
Idaho State 7 – 11   .389 14 – 20   .412
Idaho 5 – 13   .278 11 – 21   .344
Sacramento State 4 – 14   .222 10 – 24   .294
† 2024 Big Sky tournament winner

The 2023–24 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by tenth-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 2022–23 season 17–14, 10–7 in Big Sky play to finish in fourth place.[1] They defeated Idaho State in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament,[2] before being upset by #9 seed Northern Arizona in the semifinals.[3]

Roster

2023–24 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Money Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Oakland High School Oakland, CA
G 2 Chase Henderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Hoover High School Des Moines, IA
G 3 Josh Vazquez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Bishop Montgomery High School Torrance, CA
G 4 Giordan Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Santa Clara Long Beach, CA
F 5 Jaxon Nap 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So Hazen High School Renton, WA
G 11 Aanen Moody 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 186 lb (84 kg) GS Southern Utah Dickinson, ND
G 12 Brandon Whitney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Sr Bishop Alemany High School Mission Hills, CA
F 13 Rhett Reynolds 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Shelby High School Shelby, MT
F 14 Zack Davidson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Fr Mater Dei High School Santa Ana, CA
F 21 Laolu Oke 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr MSU Denver Aurora, CO
G 22 Adam Shoff 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Sr Shasta College Redding, CA
G 23 Connor Dick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Fr Hellgate High School Missoula, MT
F 24 Dischon Thomas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Colorado State Durham, NC
F 30 Caden Bateman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 204 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Big Sky High School Missoula, MT
F 32 Te'Jon Sawyer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Jr City College of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
F 34 Blake Jones 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr George Mason Canberra, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 4, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 21, 2023*
7:00 pm 		Western Washington
Wyatt Grove Fundraiser Game 		W 99–68  –
 Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, MT
Regular season
November 7, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northwest Indian W 107–59  1–0
 Dahlberg Arena (2,539)
Missoula, MT
November 10, 2023*
7:00 pm, P12N 		at Oregon L 61–75  1–1
 Matthew Knight Arena (7,141)
Eugene, OR
November 12, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UC Davis
Basketball Travelers Mike Montgomery Classic 		W 78–65  2–1
 Dahlberg Arena (2,507)
Missoula, MT
November 16, 2023*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Dakota State
Basketball Travelers Mike Montgomery Classic 		L 69–78  2–2
 Dahlberg Arena (2,653)
Missoula, MT
November 24, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at No. 6 Houston L 44–79  2–3
 Fertitta Center (7,451)
Houston, TX
November 29, 2023*
7:00 pm 		at Nevada L 66–77  2–4
 Lawlor Events Center (6,918)
Reno, NV
December 2, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		San Jose State W 75–58  3–4
 Dahlberg Arena (2,524)
Missoula, MT
December 5, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		MSU–Northern W 91–67  4–4
 Dahlberg Arena (2,335)
Missoula, MT
December 8, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Montana Tech W 88–67  5–4
 Dahlberg Arena (3,044)
Missoula, MT
December 17, 2023*
8:00 pm 		at San Jose State W 86–75  6–4
 Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,701)
San Jose, CA
December 19, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC Davis W 73–61  7–4
 University Credit Union Center (941)
Davis, CA
December 28, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Weber State L 63–93  7–5
(0–1) 		Dee Events Center (5,095)
Ogden, UT
December 30, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Idaho State W 76–68  8–5
(1–1) 		Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
January 3, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Dakota State
Big Sky-Summit Challenge 		W 96–86  9–5
 Scheels Center (1,592)
Fargo, ND
January 6, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		South Dakota
Big Sky-Summit Challenge 		W 82–63  10–5
 Dahlberg Arena (2,864)
Missoula, MT
January 11, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Colorado L 92–98 OT 10–6
(1–2) 		Dahlberg Arena (2,362)
Missoula, MT
January 13, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Arizona W 90–47  11–6
(2–2) 		Dahlberg Arena (2,968)
Missoula, MT
January 20, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Montana State W 87–77  12–6
(3–2) 		Worthington Arena (6,648)
Bozeman, MT
January 22, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Weber State W 77–62  13–6
(4–2) 		Dahlberg Arena (3,163)
Missoula, MT
January 25, 2024
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Portland State L 46–72  13–7
(4–3) 		Viking Pavilion (1,083)
Portland, OR
January 27, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Sacramento State W 70–67  14–7
(5–3) 		Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Idaho W 73–70  15–7
(6–3) 		Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, MT
February 3, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Washington L 65–78  15–8
(6–4) 		Dahlberg Arena (3,842)
Missoula, MT
February 8, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Arizona W 94–66  16–8
(7–4) 		Findlay Toyota Court (308)
Flagstaff, AZ
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Colorado L 71–87  16–9
(7–5) 		Bank of Colorado Arena (1,119)
Greeley, CO
February 17, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Montana State W 88–69  17–9
(8–5) 		Dahlberg Arena (5,704)
Missoula, MT
February 22, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Sacramento State W 68–61  18–9
(9–5) 		Dahlberg Arena (2,695)
Missoula, MT
February 24, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Portland State W 82–73  19–9
(10–5) 		Dahlberg Arena (3,899)
Missoula, MT
February 29, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Washington L 79–89  19–10
(10–6) 		Reese Court (2,179)
Cheney, WA
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Idaho W 80–57  20–10
(11–6) 		ICCU Arena (2,470)
Moscow, ID
March 4, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Idaho State W 79–65  21–10
(12–6) 		Dahlberg Arena (3,085)
Missoula, MT
Big Sky tournament
March 11, 2024
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (6) Portland State
Quarterfinals 		W 87–81  22–10
 Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
March 12, 2024
9:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (8) Idaho State
Semifinals 		W 72–58  23–10
 Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
March 13, 2024
9:30 pm, ESPN2/ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (5) Montana State
Championship Game 		L 70–85  23–11
 Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
CBI
March 24, 2024
11:00 am, FloHoops 		(5) vs. (12) Presbyterian
First round 		W 82–79 OT 24–11
 Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
March 25, 2024
12:00 pm, FloHoops 		(5) vs. (4) Arkansas State
Quarterfinals 		L 61–74  24–12
 Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "Moody's career night leads Montana into semifinal". University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "NAU men's basketball beats Montana to make Big Sky Tournament Championship Game". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "Montana Grizzlies 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 4, 2023.