2023–24 Montana Grizzlies basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record10–6 (1–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Associate head coachChris Cobb
Assistant coaches
  • Jay Flores
  • Anderson Clarke
  • DJ Broome
  • Reuben Williams
Home arenaDahlberg Arena
2023–24 Big Sky men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Washington30 1.00097  .563
Montana State31 .75089  .471
Northern Colorado21 .66797  .563
Montana22 .500116  .647
Portland State22 .500116  .647
Weber State22 .500116  .647
Sacramento State22 .500611  .353
Idaho12 .33379  .438
Idaho State13 .250611  .353
Northern Arizona03 .000710  .412
2024 Big Sky tournament winner
As of January 14, 2024

The 2023–24 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represents the University of Montana in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by tenth-year head coach Travis DeCuire, play their home games at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Montana as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Grizzlies finished the 2022–23 season 17–14, 10–7 in Big Sky play to finish in fourth place.[1] They defeated Idaho State in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament,[2] before being upset by #9 seed Northern Arizona in the semifinals.[3]

Roster

2023–24 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Money Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrOakland High School Oakland, CA
G 2 Chase Henderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrHoover High School Des Moines, IA
G 3 Josh Vazquez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) GSBishop Montgomery High School Torrance, CA
G 4 Giordan Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SrSanta Clara Long Beach, CA
F 5 Jaxon Nap 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)208 lb (94 kg) SoHazen High School Renton, WA
G 11 Aanen Moody 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)186 lb (84 kg) GSSouthern Utah Dickinson, ND
G 12 Brandon Whitney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)183 lb (83 kg) SrBishop Alemany High School Mission Hills, CA
F 13 Rhett Reynolds 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS FrShelby High School Shelby, MT
F 14 Zack Davidson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)224 lb (102 kg) FrMater Dei High School Santa Ana, CA
F 21 Laolu Oke 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SrMSU Denver Aurora, CO
G 22 Adam Shoff 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)167 lb (76 kg) SrShasta College Redding, CA
G 23 Connor Dick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)194 lb (88 kg) FrHellgate High School Missoula, MT
F 24 Dischon Thomas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SrColorado State Durham, NC
F 30 Caden Bateman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)204 lb (93 kg) RS FrBig Sky High School Missoula, MT
F 32 Te'Jon Sawyer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)252 lb (114 kg) JrCity College of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
F 34 Blake Jones 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrGeorge Mason Canberra, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 4, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 21, 2023*
7:00 pm
Western Washington
Wyatt Grove Fundraiser Game
W 99–68 
Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, MT
Regular season
November 7, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northwest Indian W 107–59  1–0
Dahlberg Arena (2,539)
Missoula, MT
November 10, 2023*
7:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon L 61–75  1–1
Matthew Knight Arena (7,141)
Eugene, OR
November 12, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UC Davis
Basketball Travelers Mike Montgomery Classic
W 78–65  2–1
Dahlberg Arena (2,507)
Missoula, MT
November 16, 2023*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
North Dakota State
Basketball Travelers Mike Montgomery Classic
L 69–78  2–2
Dahlberg Arena (2,653)
Missoula, MT
November 24, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 6 Houston L 44–79  2–3
Fertitta Center (7,451)
Houston, TX
November 29, 2023*
7:00 pm
at Nevada L 66–77  2–4
Lawlor Events Center (6,918)
Reno, NV
December 2, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
San Jose State W 75–58  3–4
Dahlberg Arena (2,524)
Missoula, MT
December 5, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
MSU–Northern W 91–67  4–4
Dahlberg Arena (2,335)
Missoula, MT
December 8, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana Tech W 88–67  5–4
Dahlberg Arena (3,044)
Missoula, MT
December 17, 2023*
8:00 pm
at San Jose State W 86–75  6–4
Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,701)
San Jose, CA
December 19, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC Davis W 73–61  7–4
University Credit Union Center (941)
Davis, CA
December 28, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Weber State L 63–93  7–5
(0–1)
Dee Events Center (5,095)
Ogden, UT
December 30, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Idaho State W 76–68  8–5
(1–1)
Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
January 3, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Dakota State
Big Sky-Summit Challenge
W 96–86  9–5
Scheels Center (1,592)
Fargo, ND
January 6, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
South Dakota
Big Sky-Summit Challenge
W 82–63  10–5
Dahlberg Arena (2,864)
Missoula, MT
January 11, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Colorado L 92-98 OT 10-6
(1-2)
Dahlberg Arena (2,362)
Missoula, MT
January 13, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Arizona Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, MT
January 20, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana State Worthington Arena 
Bozeman, MT
January 22, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Weber State Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, MT
January 25, 2024
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Portland State Viking Pavilion 
Portland, OR
January 27, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Sacramento State Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Idaho Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, MT
February 3, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Washington Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, MT
February 8, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Arizona Findlay Toyota Court 
Flagstaff, AZ
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Colorado Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO
February 17, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana State Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, MT
February 22, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Sacramento State Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, MT
February 24, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Portland State Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, MT
February 29, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Washington Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Idaho ICCU Arena 
Moscow, ID
March 4, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Idaho State Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, MT
Big Sky tournament
March 9–13, 2024
vs.  Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  2. "Moody's career night leads Montana into semifinal". University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  3. "NAU men's basketball beats Montana to make Big Sky Tournament Championship Game". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  4. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  5. "Montana Grizzlies 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
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