2022–23 Montana Grizzlies basketball team

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2022–23 Montana Grizzlies basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record17–14 (10–7 Big Sky)
Head coach
Associate head coachChris Cobb
Assistant coaches
  • Jay Flores
  • Zach Payne
Home arenaDahlberg Arena
Seasons
2022–23 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Washington 16 2   .889 23 11   .676
Montana State 15 3   .833 25 10   .714
Weber State 12 6   .667 18 15   .545
Montana 10 7   .588 17 14   .548
Idaho State 8 10   .444 11 21   .344
Sacramento State 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
Portland State 6 11   .353 12 19   .387
Northern Colorado 6 12   .333 12 20   .375
Northern Arizona 5 13   .278 12 23   .343
Idaho 4 14   .222 10 22   .313
Conference tournament winner

The 2022–23 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by ninth-year head coach Travis DeCuire, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Montana as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

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The Grizzlies finished the 2021–22 season 18–14, 11–9 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for seventh place. In the Big Sky tournament, they defeated by Weber State in the quarterfinals.[1]

Roster

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2022–23 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Rhett Reynolds 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Fr Shelby High School Shelby, Montana
G 1 Lonnell Martin Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) RS Jr Otero College Flint, Michigan
F 2 Trey Lawrence 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Jr Bellevue College Snohomish, Washington
G 3 Josh Vazquez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Sr Bishop Montgomery High School Torrance, California
F 5 Jaxon Nap 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Hazen High School Renton, Washington
F 10 John Solomon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 211 lb (96 kg) RS Fr Riverview High School Sarasota, Florida
G 11 Aanen Moody 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) RS Sr Southern Utah Dickinson, North Dakota
G 12 Brandon Whitney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr Bishop Alemany High School Mission Hills, California
F 13 Josh Bannan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Jr UC Lake Ginninderra Melbourne, Australia
G 15 Dorell Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Skyline Prep Durham, North Carolina
G 20 Jonathan Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Central Methodist London, England
F 21 Laolu Oke 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Jr MSU Denver Aurora, Colorado
G 22 Isaiah Kerr 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr Saint Francis High School Palo Alto, California
F 23 Mack Anderson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Bozeman High School Bozeman, Montana
F 24 Dischon Thomas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 236 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Colorado State Durham, North Carolina
F 30 Caden Bateman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Big Sky High School Missoula, Montana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2022*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Duquesne L 63–91  0–1
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,157)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 11, 2022*
6:00 p.m., FS2
at Xavier L 64–86  0–2
Cintas Center (10,311)
Cincinnati, OH
November 17, 2022*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
St. Thomas
Zootown Classic
W 78–59  1–2
Dahlberg Arena (2,660)
Missoula, MT
November 18, 2022*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Merrimack
Zootown Classic
W 62–51  2–2
Dahlberg Arena (2,547)
Missoula, MT
November 19, 2022*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Troy
Zootown Classic
L 62–73  2–3
Dahlberg Arena (2,644)
Missoula, MT
November 22, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
MSU–Northern W 63–51  3–3
Dahlberg Arena (2,652)
Missoula, MT
November 27, 2022*
1:00 p.m., Altitude
at Air Force L 56–59  3–4
Clune Arena (1,196)
Colorado Springs, CO
November 29, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern Miss L 54–64  3–5
Reed Green Coliseum (3,022)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 6, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
South Dakota State W 81–56  4–5
Dahlberg Arena (2,559)
Missoula, MT
December 10, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at North Dakota State W 82–75  5–5
Scheels Center (1,658)
Fargo, ND
December 17, 2022*
10:50 a.m., HBCU Go
vs. Prairie View A&M
Coaches Vs. Racism
W 81–76  6–5
Delmar Fieldhouse (1,243)
Houston, TX
December 20, 2022*
7:00 p.m., Stadium
at No. 11 Gonzaga L 75–85  6–6
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Big Sky regular season
December 29, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Eastern Washington L 80–87  6–7
(0–1)
Dahlberg Arena (3,924)
Missoula, MT
December 31, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Idaho W 67–56  7–7
(1–1)
Dahlberg Arena (3,337)
Missoula, MT
January 5, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Arizona L 74–75 OT 7–8
(1–2)
Findlay Toyota Court (363)
Flagstaff, AZ
January 7, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Colorado W 79–74  8–8
(2–2)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,221)
Greeley, CO
January 12, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Weber State L 57–59  8–9
(2–3)
Dahlberg Arena (3,243)
Missoula, MT
January 14, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Idaho State W 84–55  9–9
(3–3)
Dahlberg Arena (3,543)
Missoula, MT
January 16, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Eastern Washington L 57–64  9–10
(3–4)
Reese Court (2,244)
Cheney, WA
January 21, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Montana State L 64–67  9–11
(3–5)
Dahlberg Arena (6,374)
Missoula, MT
January 26, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Sacramento State L 48–67  9–12
(3–6)
Hornets Nest (714)
Sacramento, CA
January 28, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Portland State W 73–67  10–12
(4–6)
Viking Pavilion (1,188)
Portland, OR
February 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Colorado W 69–67  11–12
(5–6)
Dahlberg Arena (2,990)
Missoula, MT
February 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Arizona W 67–66  12–12
(6–6)
Dahlberg Arena (4,527)
Missoula, MT
February 9, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Idaho State W 69–61  13–12
(7–6)
Reed Gym (1,445)
Pocatello, ID
February 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Weber State W 74–69  14–12
(8–6)
Dee Events Center (6,372)
Ogden, UT
February 18, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Montana State L 68–72  14–13
(8–7)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (6,696)
Bozeman, MT
February 25, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Sacramento State W 74–72  15–13
(9–7)
Dahlberg Arena (3,831)
Missoula, MT
February 27, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Idaho W 68–53  16–13
(10–7)
ICCU Arena (2,047)
Moscow, ID
Big Sky tournament
March 6, 2023
5:30 pm, ESPN+
(4) vs. (5) Idaho State
Quarterfinals
W 83–74  17–13
Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
March 7, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPNU
(4) vs. (9) Northern Arizona
Semifinals
L 71–83  17–14
Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Source[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "#BigSkyInBoise Day Four Recap". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022–23 Montana Grizzlies Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 16, 2021.