Year: | 2022–23 |
Team: | Montana State Bobcats |
Sport: | Basketball |
Conference: | Big Sky Conference |
Short Conf: | Big Sky |
Record: | 25–10 |
Conf Record: | 15–3 |
Hc Year: | 4th |
Asst Coach1: | Chris Haslam |
Asst Coach2: | Johnny Hill |
Asst Coach3: | Andy Hill |
Champion: | Big Sky tournament champions |
Tourney Result: | First Round |
The 2022–23 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach Danny Sprinkle, the Bobcats played their home games on campus at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman, Montana. They finished the season at 25–10, 15–3 in Big Sky play to finish in second place. In the Big Sky tournament, MSU defeated Northern Colorado, Weber State, and Northern Arizona to win the tournament championship. As a result, the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 14 seed in the East regions. They lost in the first round to Kansas State.
Montana State finished the 2021–22 regular season at 24–7 (16–4 in Big Sky, first). As the top seed in the conference tournament, they defeated Sacramento State, Weber State, and Northern Colorado to win the title and earn the Big Sky's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
This was MSU's first appearance in the NCAA tournament in 26 years. Seeded fourteenth in the West region, the Bobcats were defeated by twelfth-ranked Texas Tech in the first round and finished at 27–8 overall.
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