2022–23 Montana Grizzlies basketball team

2022–23 Montana Grizzlies basketball
2022–23 Montana Grizzlies basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	17–14 (10–7 Big Sky)
Head coach	Travis DeCuire (9th season);
Associate head coach	Chris Cobb
Assistant coaches	Jay Flores; Zach Payne;
Home arena	Dahlberg Arena
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

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.

2022–23 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	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

Previous season

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

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

Travis DeCuire (Montana)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Cobb (Menlo)
Jay Flores (Chico State)
Zach Payne (Whitworth)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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

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

[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.

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