2018–19 Montana Grizzlies basketball team American college basketball season
The 2018–19 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Grizzlies, led by fifth-year head coach Travis DeCuire , played their home games at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Montana as members of the Big Sky Conference . Finishing the season 26–9 overall, 16–4 in Big Sky play, the Grizzlies won the Big Sky regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the Big Sky tournament , they defeated Sacramento State , Weber State , and Eastern Washington to win the tournament, and earned the Big Sky's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament .
Given a No. 15 seed in the West Region of the NCAA Tournament, Montana was defeated by Michigan in the first round for the second consecutive year.
Previous season
The Grizzlies finished the 2017–18 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 .
Offseason
Departures
Incoming transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Previous School
Kendal Manuel
12
G
6'4"
190
RS Junior
Billings, MT
Transferred from Oregon State . Under NCAA transfer rules, Orizu will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Tony Miller
34
F
6'6"
210
Junior
Woodinville, WA
Transferred from Seattle Pacific . Under NCAA transfer rules, Miller will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
2018 recruiting class
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Ben Carter C
Adelaide, Australia
Sacred Heart College
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
270 lb (120 kg)
May 18, 2018
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Mack Anderson SF
Bozeman, MT
Bozeman High School
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Aug 3, 2017
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
2019 recruiting class
College recruiting information (2019)
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Josh Vazquez #70 PG
Torrance, CA
Bishop Montgomery High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Apr 12, 2018
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 59
Derrick Carter-Hollinger, Jr. SF
El Cajon, CA
Foothills Christian High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sep 2, 2018
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
2020 recruiting class
College recruiting information (2020)
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Rollie Worster PG
Missoula, MT
Hellgate High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
N/A
Oct 23, 2017
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Roster
2018–19 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Michael Oguine
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
171 lb (78 kg)
Sr
Chaminade Prep
Porter Ranch, CA
G
1
Timmy Falls
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
171 lb (78 kg)
So
Dublin
Dublin, CA
F
2
Donaven Dorsey
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
214 lb (97 kg)
RS Sr
Timberline Washington
Lacey, WA
G
3
Freddy Brown III (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
164 lb (74 kg)
Fr
Nathan Hale
Seattle, WA
G
4
Sayeed Pridgett
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
El Cerrito
Oakland, CA
G
10
Eddy Egun (W)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Fr
El Camino Real
Woodland Hills, CA
G
12
Kendal Manuel
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
RS Jr
Skyview Oregon State
Billings, MT
F
13
Ben Carter
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
275 lb (125 kg)
Fr
Sacred Heart College
Adelaide, Australia
G
14
Ahmaad Rorie
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
RS Sr
Lincoln Oregon
Tacoma, WA
F
15
Jamar Akoh
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
253 lb (115 kg)
RS Sr
Los Osos HS Cal State Fullerton
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
F
23
Mack Anderson
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Bozeman
Bozeman, MT
G
24
Bobby Moorehead
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
182 lb (83 kg)
Sr
Stadium
Tacoma, WA
F
32
Peter Jones (W)
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
RS Fr
O'Dea
Seattle, WA
C
33
Kelby Kramer
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
RS Fr
Rock Springs
Rock Springs, WY
F
34
Tony Miller
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Woodinville Seattle Pacific
Woodinville, WA
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
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2018 *7:00 pm, Pluto TV
Whitworth
W 90–58
Dahlberg Arena (3,073)Missoula, MT
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018 *7:00 pm, SWX MT /Pluto TV
Georgia State
W 81–74
1–0
Dahlberg Arena (4,321)Missoula, MT
Nov 12, 2018 *7:00 pm, Pluto TV
Montana Tech
W 79–55
2–0
Dahlberg Arena (3,024)Missoula, MT
Nov 16, 2018 *9:00 am
vs. Incarnate Word The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Quarterfinals
W 93–66[ 1]
3–0
Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (325)Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 17, 2018 *5:00 pm
vs. Miami (OH) The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase semifinals
W 73–71[ 2]
4–0
Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (543)Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 18, 2018 *8:00 pm
vs. Georgia Southern The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase championship
L 77–80[ 3]
4–1
Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (634)Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 28, 2018 *6:30 pm, FS1
at Creighton
L 72–98
4–2
CHI Health Center Omaha (16,457)Omaha, NE
Dec 3, 2018 *7:00 pm, Pluto TV
College of Idaho
W 80–52
5–2
Dahlberg Arena (3,040)Missoula, MT
Dec 8, 2018 *8:00 pm
at UC Irvine
L 51–60
5–3
Bren Events Center (1,237)Irvine, CA
Dec 17, 2018 *7:00 pm, SWX MT/Pluto TV
North Dakota State
W 60–53
6–3
Dahlberg Arena (3,553)Missoula, MT
Dec 19, 2018 *6:30 pm, P12N
at Arizona
L 42–61
6–4
McKale Center (12,925)Tucson, AZ
Dec 22, 2018 *6:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Dakota State
W 85–74
7–4
Frost Arena (2,540)Vermillion, SD
Big Sky regular season
Dec 29, 2018 2:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Northern Arizona
W 86–73
8–4 (1–0)
Walkup Skydome (856)Flagstaff, AZ
Dec 31, 2018 6:30 pm, Pluto TV
at Southern Utah
W 89–76
9–4 (2–0)
America First Events Center (1,451)Cedar City, UT
Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm, Pluto TV
Sacramento State
W 87–56
10–4 (3–0)
Dahlberg Arena (3,920)Missoula, MT
Jan 5, 2019 7:00 pm, Pluto TV
Portland State
L 74–77
10–5 (3–1)
Dahlberg Arena (4,408)Missoula, MT
Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Eastern Washington
L 71–78
10–6 (3–2)
Reese Court (1,578)Cheney, WA
Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Northern Colorado
W 88–64
11–6 (4–2)
Bank of Colorado Arena (2,124)Greeley, CO
Jan 19, 2019 8:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Idaho
W 69–51
12–6 (5–2)
Cowan Spectrum (1,419)Moscow, ID
Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm, Pluto TV
Idaho State
W 80–69
13–6 (6–2)
Dahlberg Arena (4,076)Missoula, MT
Jan 26, 2019 7:00 pm, Pluto TV
Weber State
W 75–68
14–6 (7–2)
Dahlberg Arena (5,547)Missoula, MT
Feb 2, 2019 7:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Montana State
W 83–78
15–6 (8–2)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (6,013)Bozeman, MT
Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, Pluto TV
Idaho
W 100–59
16–6 (9–2)
Dahlberg Arena (3,381)Missoula, MT
Feb 9, 2019 7:00 pm, Pluto TV
Eastern Washington
W 75–74
17–6 (10–2)
Dahlberg Arena (5,005)Missoula, MT
Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Weber State
W 83–80
18–6 (11–2)
Dee Events Center (6,729)Ogden, UT
Feb 16, 2019 7:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Idaho State
W 80–68
19–6 (12–2)
Reed Gym (1,503)Pocatello, ID
Feb 23, 2019 7:00 pm, Pluto TV
Montana State
W 89–83
20–6 (13–2)
Dahlberg Arena (7,135)Missoula, MT
Feb 25, 2019 7:00 pm, Pluto TV
Northern Colorado
L 72–74
20–7 (13–3)
Dahlberg Arena (3,773)Missoula, MT
Mar 2, 2019 7:00 pm, Pluto TV
Southern Utah
W 70–54
21–7 (14–3)
Dahlberg Arena (4,383)Missoula, MT
Mar 4, 2019 7:00 pm, Pluto TV
Northern Arizona
W 66–64
22–7 (15–3)
Dahlberg Arena (3,706)Missoula, MT
Mar 7, 2019 8:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Portland State
L 69–81
22–8 (15–4)
Viking Pavilion (2,042)Portland, OR
Mar 9, 2019 8:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Sacramento State
W 86–68
23–8 (16–4)
Hornets Nest (977)Sacramento, CA
Big Sky tournament
Mar 14, 2019 12:00 pm, Eleven
(1)
vs. (9) Sacramento State Quarterfinals
W 79–73
24–8
CenturyLink Arena Boise, ID
Mar 15, 2019 5:30 pm, Eleven
(1)
vs. (4) Weber St. Semifinals
W 78–49
25–8
CenturyLink Arena (2,900)Boise, ID
Mar 16, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU
(1)
vs. (3) Eastern Washington Championship
W 68–62
26–8
CenturyLink Arena (3,737)Boise, ID
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2019 *7:20 pm, TNT
(15 W)
vs. (2 W) No. 8 Michigan First Round
L 55–74
26–9
Wells Fargo Arena (16,360)Des Moines, IA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Mountain Time .
See also
2018–19 Montana Lady Griz basketball team
References