1977–78 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record10-16 (4-10 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Rich Juarez (4th season)
Home arenaBrick Breeden Fieldhouse
1977–78 Big Sky men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Montana122 .857208  .714
Idaho State113 .7861610  .615
Weber State95 .6431910  .655
Boise State86 .5711314  .481
Gonzaga77 .5001415  .483
Northern Arizona59 .3571114  .440
Montana State311 .214917  .346
Idaho113 .071422  .154
Conference tournament winner

The 1977–78 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Montana State University during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Roster

1977–78 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 10 Mike Durham 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)150 lb (68 kg) Jr Three Forks, Montana
G 20 Craig Finberg 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) Jr Columbia Falls, Montana
F 40 Lance Freeman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) Fr St. Joseph, Illinois
F 50 Brian Gorski 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
F 54 Doug Hashley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr Big Sandy, Montana
G 14 Duey Kautzmann 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) Fr Billings, Montana
F 34 Bill Malone 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Sandpoint, Idaho
G 32 Dan Miles 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)176 lb (80 kg) Jr Columbias, Indiana
C 52 Wayne Peterson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Three River Falls, Minnesota
G 22 Chris Singleton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Santa Maria, Cal
C 42 Mike Stanny 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)195 lb (88 kg) So Hammond, Indiana
G 22 Gary Stokes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)182 lb (83 kg) Sr Salmon, Idaho
F 24 Randy Trinastich 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) Columbia Falls, Montana
Head coach
  • Rich Juarez
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 25*
Stout State W 73–62  1–0
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 
Bozeman, Montana
November 26*
Seattle Pacific W 79–74  2–0
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 
Bozeman, Montana
November 29*
at Puget Sound W 73–68  3–0
 
 
December 8*
at Fresno State L 68–85  3–1
Selland Arena 
Fresno, California
December 10*
at Pacific L 73–99  3–2
Pacific Pavilion 
Stockton, California
December 17*
St. Cloud State W 101–90  4–2
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 
Bozeman, Montana
December 21*
at St. Joseph L 83–93  4–3
 
 
December 23*
at Nebraska L 60–104  4–4
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
December 29*
at Eastern Montana L 77–80  4–5
 
 
December 30*
vs. Kent State W 84–64  5–5
Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark 
Billings, Montana
January 6
at Boise State L 84–86  5–6
(0–1)
Bronco Gym 
Boise, Idaho
January 7
at Idaho State L 80–93  5–7
(0–2)
Holt Arena 
Pocatello, Idaho
January 14
Montana L 58–74  5–8
(0–3)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 
Bozeman, Montana
January 21
at Montana L 57–65  5–9
(0–4)
Harry Adams Field House 
Missoula, Montana
January 23*
Northern Colorado W 76–74  6–9
(0–4)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 
Bozeman, Montana
January 27
at Gonzaga L 76–91  6–10
(0–5)
Charlotte Y. Martin Centre 
Spokane, Washington
January 28
at Idaho L 84–91  6–11
(0–6)
Kibbie Dome 
Moscow, Idaho
February 3
Gonzaga W 80–78  7–11
(1–6)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 
Bozeman, Montana
February 4
Idaho W 66–59  8–11
(2–6)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 
Bozeman, Montana
February 6*
at Utah State L 77–93  8–12
(2–6)
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
February 10
Weber State L 73–83  8–13
(2–7)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 
Bozeman, Montana
February 11
Northern Arizona L 67–73  8–14
(2–8)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 
Bozeman, Montana
February 16
at Weber State L 80–90  8–15
(2–9)
Dee Events Center 
Ogden, Utah
February 18
at Northern Arizona W 84–83  9–15
(3–9)
Walkup Skydome 
Flagstaff, Arizona
February 24
Boise State W 78–76  10–15
(4–9)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 
Bozeman, Montana
February 25
Idaho State L 72–90  10–16
(4–10)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 
Bozeman, Montana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. "1977–78 Montana State Bobcats Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  2. "Montana State Men's Basketball 2019-20 Record Book" (PDF). MSUBobcats.com. Montana State University. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
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