2017–18 Montana Grizzlies basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Sex:none
Year:2017–18
Team:Montana Grizzlies
Conference:Big Sky Conference
Short Conf:Big Sky
Record:26–8
Conf Record:16–2
Hc Year:4th
Asst Coach1:Chris Cobb
Asst Coach2:Rachi Wortham
Asst Coach3:Jay Flores
Champion:Big Sky regular season and tournament champions
Bowl Result:First Round

The 2017–18 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by fourth-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 26–8, 16–2 in Big Sky play to win the Big Sky regular season championship. They defeated North Dakota, Northern Colorado, and Eastern Washington to be champions of the Big Sky tournament. They earned the Big Sky's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Michigan.

Previous season

The Grizzlies finished the 2016–17 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Mario Dunn, Jr. 1 G 6'0" 185 Senior Graduated
Walter Wright 5 G 5'10" 161 Senior Graduated
Alphonso Anderson 10 F 6'6" 218 Freshman Transferred to Moberly Area CC
Gavin DeJong 30 F 6'6" 215 RS Sophomore Walk-on; didn't return
Jack Lopez 31 F 6'5" 208 Senior Graduated
Aaron Misipeka-Ward 32 G 6'2" 198 Senior Graduated
Jared Samuelson 33 F 6'7" 213 RS Freshman Transferred to Rocky Mountain College
Brandon Gfeller 34 G 6'4" 189 Senior Graduated

2017 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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See also

2017–18 Montana Lady Griz basketball team