2015–16_Montana_Grizzlies_men's_basketball_team

2015–16 Montana Grizzlies basketball
2015–16 Montana Grizzlies basketball
CBI, First round
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	21–12 (14–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Travis DeCuire (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Ken Bone; Jonathan Metzger-Jones; Chris Cobb;
Home arena	Dahlberg Arena
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Montana Grizzlies basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2015–16 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by second year head coach Travis DeCuire, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 14–4 in Big Sky play to finish in second place. They defeated Sacramento State and Idaho to advance to the championship game of the Big Sky tournament where they lost to Weber State. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Nevada.

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Schedule

Montana's nonconference schedule includes true road games at Kansas,^[1] Gonzaga,^[2] and North Dakota State.^[3] The Grizzlies will also play at Washington and host Boise State.^[4]^[5]

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Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2015* 7:00 pm	Whitworth	W 83–64		Dahlberg Arena (2,584) Missoula, MT
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm	Boise State	W 74–72	1–0	Dahlberg Arena (5,421) Missoula, MT
11/16/2015* 8:00 pm	at San Jose State	L 61–64	1–1	Event Center Arena (1,231) San Jose, CA
11/21/2015* 7:00 pm	Carroll (MT)	W 70–61	2–1	Dahlberg Arena (3,012) Missoula, MT
11/25/2015* 6:00 pm	at North Dakota State	L 53–73	2–2	Scheels Arena (3,536) Fargo, ND
11/29/2015* 4:30 pm	at Pepperdine	L 63–69	2–3	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,154) Malibu, CA
12/04/2015* 7:00 pm	San Francisco	W 82–50	3–3	Dahlberg Arena (3,279) Missoula, MT
12/08/2015* 7:00 pm, RTNW	at No. 20 Gonzaga	L 58–61	3–4	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
12/12/2015* 4:00 pm, P12N	at Washington	L 62–92	3–5	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,647) Seattle, WA
12/15/2015* 7:00 pm	Great Falls	W 79–59	4–5	Dahlberg Arena (2,558) Missoula, MT
12/19/2015* 12:00 pm, ESPN3	at No. 2 Kansas	L 46–88	4–6	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
12/22/2015* 1:00 pm	Montana–Western	W 75–43	5–6	Dahlberg Arena (2,709) Missoula, MT
Big Sky regular season
12/31/2015 12:00 pm	at Northern Arizona	W 90–84 ^2OT	6–6 (1–0)	Walkup Skydome (907) Flagstaff, AZ
01/02/2016 7:00 pm	at Southern Utah	W 83–66	7–6 (2–0)	Centrum Arena (2,330) Cedar City, UT
01/07/2016 7:00 pm	Portland State	W 79–66	8–6 (3–0)	Dahlberg Arena (3,451) Missoula, MT
01/09/2016 7:00 pm	Sacramento State	W 77–58	9–6 (4–0)	Dahlberg Arena (3,846) Missoula, MT
01/14/2016 7:00 pm	at Northern Colorado	W 73–66	10–6 (5–0)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,302) Greeley, CO
01/16/2016 1:00 pm	at North Dakota	W 65–61	11–6 (6–0)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,387) Grand Forks, ND
01/21/2016 7:00 pm	Idaho	L 53–68	11–7 (6–1)	Dahlberg Arena (3,733) Missoula, MT
01/23/2016 7:00 pm	Eastern Washington	W 74–69	12–7 (7–1)	Dahlberg Arena (4,923) Missoula, MT
01/30/2016 7:00 pm	at Montana State	W 80–72	13–7 (8–1)	Worthington Arena (5,407) Bozeman, MT
02/04/2016 8:00 pm	at Sacramento State	L 79–83	13–8 (8–2)	Hornets Nest (965) Sacramento, CA
02/06/2016 8:00 pm	at Portland State	W 82–80	14–8 (9–2)	Peter Stott Center (1,045) Portland, OR
02/11/2016 7:00 pm	at Southern Utah	W 86–53	15–8 (10–2)	Dahlberg Arena (3,351) Missoula, MT
02/13/2015 7:00 pm	Northern Arizona	W 85–67	16–8 (11–2)	Dahlberg Arena (4,339) Missoula, MT
02/20/2016 7:00 pm	Montana State	W 87–78	17–8 (12–2)	Dahlberg Arena (6,552) Missoula, MT
02/25/2016 7:00 pm	at Idaho State	W 90–77	18–8 (13–2)	Reed Gym (1,951) Pocatello, ID
02/27/2016 7:00 pm	at Weber State	L 54–60	18–9 (13–3)	Dee Events Center (8,960) Ogden, UT
03/03/2016 7:00 pm	North Dakota	W 71–46	19–9 (14–3)	Dahlberg Arena (4,003) Missoula, MT
03/05/2016 7:00 pm	Northern Colorado	W 78–72	19–10 (14–4)	Dahlberg Arena (4,224) Missoula, MT
Big Sky tournament
03/10/2016 6:30 pm	vs. Sacramento State Quarterfinals	W 70–53	20–10	Reno Events Center (2,213) Reno, NV
03/11/2016 9:00 pm	vs. Idaho Semifinals	W 81–72	21–10	Reno Events Center (2,362) Reno, NV
03/12/2016 6:45 pm, ESPNU	vs. Weber State Championship game	L 59–62	21–11	Reno Events Center (2,516) Reno, NV
CBI
03/16/2016* 8:00 pm	at Nevada First round	L 75–79	21–12	Lawlor Events Center (4,524) Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time..

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"Nothing New: Kansas Men's Basketball Non-Conference Schedule Loaded". May 7, 2015.

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"Jon Rothstein: "Gonzaga will host Montana on Tuesday 12/8/15 as part of its non-conference schedule, source told @CBSSports."". May 23, 2015.

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"NDSU Basketball: "The Bison will host Montana on Wednesday, Nov. 25. The Grizzlies were Big Sky Conference regular season co-champions last season."". May 18, 2015.

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"Montana head coach Travis Decuire talks about the Griz scheduling". May 28, 2015.

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"Montana's 2015-16 Non-Conference Basketball Schedule?". April 30, 2015.

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"2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jordan Gregory	10	G	6'2"	194	Senior	Pueblo, CO	Graduated
Daniel Nwosu	22	G	6'2"	175	Sophomore	Ottawa, ON	Transferred to Newman
Chris Kemp	24	C	6'7"	236	Senior	Baltimore, MD	Graduated
Michael Weisner	33	F	6'7"	193	RS Senior	Walla Walla, WA	Graduated

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Walter Wright	5	G	5'10"	165	Junior	Westbury, CT	Junior college transferred from Snow College
Ahmaad Rorie	14	G	6'1"	175	Sophomore	Tacoma, WA	Transferred from Oregon. Under NCAA transfer rules, Rorie will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Michael Oguine #74 PG	Reseda, CA	Chaminade College Prep	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sep 18, 2014
Michael Oguine #74 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69
Jared Samuelson #83 SF	Billings, MT	Billings West High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 17, 2014
Jared Samuelson #83 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 67
Bobby Moorehead SG	Tacoma, WA	Stadium High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A	Mar 13, 2015
Bobby Moorehead SG	Recruiting 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 12, 2015.

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Sayeed Pridgett #74 PG	El Cerrito, CA	El Cerrito High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 7, 2015
Sayeed Pridgett #74 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 12, 2015.

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Weber State †	15	–	3	.833	26	–	9	.743
Montana	14	–	4	.778	21	–	12	.636
Idaho	12	–	6	.667	21	–	13	.618
Idaho State	11	–	7	.611	16	–	15	.516
Eastern Washington	10	–	8	.556	18	–	16	.529
North Dakota	10	–	8	.556	17	–	16	.515
Montana State	9	–	9	.500	14	–	17	.452
Portland State	8	–	10	.444	13	–	18	.419
Northern Colorado	7	–	11	.389	10	–	21	.323
Sacramento State	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
Northern Arizona	3	–	15	.167	5	–	25	.167
Southern Utah	3	–	15	.167	5	–	24	.172


† Conference tournament winner