2009–10 Montana Grizzlies basketball team

The 2009–10 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by fourth-year head coach Wayne Tinkle, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 10–6 in Big Sky play to finish tied for third place in the conference regular season standings. Montana won the Big Sky Basketball tournament[1] to earn the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to New Mexico.[2]

2009–10 Montana Grizzlies basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record22–10 (10–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDahlberg Arena
Seasons
2009–10 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Weber State 13 3   .813 20 11   .645
Northern Colorado 12 4   .750 25 7   .781
Montana State 10 6   .625 15 14   .517
Montana 10 6   .625 22 9   .710
Northern Arizona 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
Portland State 7 9   .438 12 19   .387
Eastern Washington 5 11   .313 9 21   .300
Idaho State 4 12   .250 7 22   .241
Sacramento State 3 13   .188 9 21   .300
Conference tournament winner

Roster

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2009–10 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 5 Will Cherry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr West Oakland, California
G 23 Anthony Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Tacoma, Washington
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 13, 2009*
North Dakota W 61–37  1–0
Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, Montana
Nov 14, 2009*
Boise State W 95–82  2–0
Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, Montana
Nov 15, 2009*
Loyola Marymount W 64–63  3–0
Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, Montana
Nov 19, 2009*
at Denver L 49–56  3–1
Magness Arena 
Denver, Colorado
Nov 23, 2009*
at Oregon W 68–55  4–1
McArthur Court 
Eugene, Oregon
Nov 29, 2009*
at No. 14 Washington L 59–63  4–2
Bank of America Arena 
Seattle, Washington
Dec 4, 2009
Northern Arizona W 71–54  5–2
(1–0)
Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, Montana
Dec 5, 2009
Northern Colorado L 48–59  5–3
(1–1)
Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, Montana
Dec 10, 2009*
at Loyola Marymount W 82–73  6–3
Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Dec 12, 2009*
at Colorado State L 61–62  6–4
Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, Colorado
Dec 16, 2009*
Montana State–Northern W 57–43  7–4
Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, Montana
Dec 19, 2009*
UC Riverside W 67–52  8–4
Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, Montana
Dec 21, 2009*
Fresno State W 59–56  9–4
Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, Montana
Dec 23, 2009*
Great Falls W 100–52  10–4
Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, Montana
Dec 31, 2009
at Idaho State L 65–67  10–5
(1–2)
Holt Arena 
Pocatello, Idaho
Jan 2, 2010
at Weber State L 56–64  10–6
(1–3)
Dee Events Center 
Ogden, Utah
Jan 8, 2010
Eastern Washington W 79–66  11–6
(2–3)
Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, Montana
Jan 9, 2010
Portland State W 90–58  12–6
(3–3)
Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, Montana
Jan 15, 2010
at Sacramento State W 57–56  13–6
(4–3)
Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, California
Jan 23, 2010
at Montana State L 52–61  13–7
(4–4)
Worthington Arena 
Bozeman, Montana
Jan 28, 2010
at Northern Colorado W 64–62  14–7
(5–4)
Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion 
Greeley, Colorado
Jan 30, 2010
at Northern Arizona W 84–64  15–7
(6–4)
Walkup Skydome 
Flagstaff, Arizona
Feb 5, 2010
Weber State W 75–61  16–7
(7–4)
Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, Montana
Feb 6, 2010
Idaho State W 91–68  17–7
(8–4)
Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, Montana
Feb 12, 2010
at Portland State W 81–76  18–7
(9–4)
Peter W. Stott Center 
Portland, Oregon
Feb 14, 2010
at Eastern Washington L 68–69  18–8
(9–5)
Reese Court 
Cheney, Washington
Feb 20, 2010
Sacramento State W 86–58  19–8
(10–5)
Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, Montana
Feb 27, 2010
Montana State L 67–73  19–9
(10–6)
Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, Montana
Big Sky tournament
Mar 6, 2010
(4) (5) Northern Arizona
Big Sky Quarterfinals
W 81–60  20–9
Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, Montana
Mar 9, 2010*
(4) vs. (2) Northern Colorado
Big Sky Semifinals
W 68–63  21–9
Dee Events Center 
Ogden, Utah
Mar 10, 2010*
(4) at (1) Weber State
Big Sky Championship Game
W 66–65  22–9
Dee Events Center 
Ogden, Utah
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2010*
(14 E) vs. (3 E) No. 8 New Mexico
NCAA First Round
L 57–62  22–10
HP Pavilion (15,427)
San Jose, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=NCAA East Regional.
All times are in Mountain Time.
Source[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Johnson rallies Montana by Weber St. for tourney title, NCAA bid". ESPN. March 10, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2021.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Martinez helps New Mexico shake pesky Montana". ESPN. March 19, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2021.[dead link]
  3. ^ "2009–10 Montana Grizzlies Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "2009-10 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "Montana Men's Basketball History & Records" (PDF). University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2021.