2016–17 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team

2016–17 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball
Conference Big Sky Conference
2016–17 record 16–16 (11–7 Big Sky)
Head coach Brian Fish (3rd season)
Assistant coach Chris Haslam
Assistant coach Brandon Lincoln
Assistant coach Eric Jackson
Home arena Worthington Arena
2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Dakota 14 4   .778     22 10   .688
Eastern Washington 13 5   .722     22 12   .647
Idaho 12 6   .667     19 14   .576
Weber State 12 6   .667     20 14   .588
Montana 11 7   .611     16 16   .500
Montana State 11 7   .611     16 16   .500
Sacramento State 9 9   .500     13 18   .419
Portland State 7 11   .389     15 16   .484
Northern Colorado* 7 11   .389     11 18   .379
Northern Arizona 6 12   .333     9 23   .281
Southern Utah 3 15   .167     6 27   .182
Idaho State 3 15   .167     5 26   .161
2017 Big Sky Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Montana State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by third year head coach Brian Fish, played their home games at Worthington Arena in Bozeman, Montana as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 11–7 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Big Sky Tournament, they lost in the First Round to Southern Utah.

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2015–16 season 14–17, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the First Round of the Big Sky Tournament to Sacramento State.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Stephan Holm 1 G 6'3" 175 Junior Riverton, UT Left the team due to personal reasons
Nahjee Mathlock 10 G 5'11" 185 Junior Las Vegas, NV Graduate transferred to Alaska–Fairbanks
Tyson Kanseyo 11 F 6'8" 220 Sophomore Malden, Netherlands Transferred to Chaminade
Marcus Colbert 22 G 5'11" 180 Senior Post Falls, ID Graduated
Shikei Blake 25 C 6'7" 225 Junior Wilmington, DE Transferred
Quinn Price 33 F 6'9" 205 Sophomore Casa Grande, AZ Retired from basketball due to a knee injury[1]
Danny Robison 34 F 6'8" 225 Senior Billings, MT Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Joe Mvuezolo Jr. 1 F 6'6" 185 Junior London, England Junior college transferred from Miami Dade College
Keljin Blevins 2 G 6'4" 200 Junior Hot Springs, AR Transferred from Southern Utah. Under NCAA transfer rules, Blevins will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Devonte Klines 10 G 6'2" 190 Sophomore Ranch Santa Margarita, CA Junior college transferred from Saddleback College
Konner Frey 11 G 6'5" 210 Senior Bountiful, UT Transferred from Utah Valley. Under NCAA transfer rules, Frey will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Benson Osayande 21 F 6'9" 204 Junior Elk Grove, CA Junior college transferred from Gillette College

2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Devin Kirby
#72 PF
Chandler, AZ Basha High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 22, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
Harald Frey
#72 PF
Oslo, Norway WANG Toppidrett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A Sep 15, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2016–17 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Green, ZachZach Green 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Mesquite Gilbert, AZ
F 1 Mvuezolo, Jr., JoeJoe Mvuezolo, Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Barking Abby
Miami Dade CC
London, England
F 2 Blevins, KeljinKeljin Blevins (I)  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Bishop O'Connell
Southern Miss
Hot Spring, AR
G 3 Hall, TylerTyler Hall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Rock Island Rock Island, IL
F 4 Neumann, SamSam Neumann 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Cretin-Durham Hall Saint Paul, MN
G 5 Frey, HaraldHarald Frey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Wang Sports Academy Oslo, Norway
G 10 Klines, DevonteDevonte Klines 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Santa Margarita
Saddleback College
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
F 13 Gobeloglu, SarpSarp Gobeloglu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr FMV Igile
Gillette College
Ankara, Turkey
G 15 Worthy, MandrellMandrell Worthy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Eastside Catholic Federal Way, WA
F 21 Osayande, BensonBenson Osayande 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Franklin
Casper College
Elk Grove, CA
G 22 Frey, KonnerKonner Frey (I)  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Viewmont
Utah Valley
Bountiful, UT
G 23 Lussier, DallasDallas Lussier 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Park
Little Big Horn CC
Livingston, MT
G 24 Everett, QuintonQuinton Everett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Lakeland
Gillette College
Lakeland, FL
G 30 Olson, CooperCooper Olson (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Westby Westby, MT
C 31 Kirby, DevinDevin Kirby 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Basha Chandler, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition

11/04/2016*
7:00 PM
Montana Western W 86–72 
Worthington Arena 
Bozeman, MT
Non-conference regular season

11/11/2016*
5:00 PM, P12N
at Washington State L 65–69  0–1
Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA

11/14/2016*
7:00 PM
Louisiana–Lafayette
Hardwood Showcase
W 84–83  1–1
Worthington Arena (2,395)
Bozeman, MT

11/16/2016*
7:00 PM
Rocky Mountain (MT) W 93–76  2–1
Worthington Arena (2,262)
Bozeman, MT

11/18/2016*
7:00 PM
James Madison
Hardwood Showcase
W 80–73  3–1
Worthington Arena (2,539)
Bozeman, MT

11/21/2016*
6:00 PM
at Rice
Hardwood Showcase
L 78–83  3–2
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,408)
Houston, TX

11/26/2016*
2:00 PM
Delaware State
Hardwood Showcase
W 91–66  4–2
Worthington Arena (2,307)
Bozeman, MT

11/28/2016*
2:00 PM
Arizona Christian W 93–73  5–2
Worthington Arena (2,341)
Bozeman, MT

12/01/2016*
7:00 PM, P12N
at Utah L 84–82  5–3
Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,548)
Salt Lake City, UT

12/05/2016*
7:00 PM
Milwaukee L 78–83  5–4
Worthington Arena (2,212)
Bozeman, MT

12/07/2016*
7:15 PM
at South Dakota L 57–74  5–5
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,800)
Vermillion, SD

12/10/2016*
6:00 PM
at Nebraska–Omaha L 91–97  5–6
Baxter Arena (1,511)
Omaha, NE

12/18/2016*
2:00 PM
South Dakota L 68–80  5–7
Worthington Arena (2,128)
Bozeman, MT

12/21/2016*
7:00 PM
Central Michigan L 103–106  5–8
Worthington Arena (2,066)
Bozeman, MT
Big Sky regular season

12/29/2016
7:00 PM
Weber State L 75–87  5–9
(0–1)
Worthington Arena (2,586)
Bozeman, MT

12/31/2016
2:00 PM
Idaho State W 80–63  6–9
(1–1)
Worthington Arena (2,138)
Bozeman, MT

01/05/2017
7:00 PM
at Eastern Washington L 64–82  6–10
(1–2)
Reese Court (1,380)
Cheney, WA

01/07/2017
8:00 PM
at Idaho L 81–83 OT 6–11
(1–3)
Cowan Spectrum (1,114)
Moscow, ID

01/12/2017
7:00 PM, SWX MT
North Dakota L 81–83 OT 6–12
(1–4)
Worthington Arena (2,629)
Bozeman, MT

01/14/2017
2:00 PM
Northern Colorado W 68–53  7–12
(2–4)
Worthington Arena (2,313)
Bozeman, MT

01/19/2017
8:00 PM
at Sacramento State W 74–65  8–12
(3–4)
Hornets Nest (751)
Sacramento, CA

01/21/2017
8:00 PM
at Portland State W 71–65  9–12
(4–4)
Peter Stott Center (705)
Portland, OR

01/26/2017
7:00 PM
Idaho W 94–91  10–12
(5–4)
Worthington Arena (2,620)
Bozeman, MT

01/28/2017
2:00 PM
Eastern Washington W 91–90  11–12
(6–4)
Worthington Arena (2,951)
Bozeman, MT

02/04/2017
7:00 PM, Cowles MT
at Montana L 84–90  11–13
(6–5)
Dahlberg Arena (5,546)
Missoula, MT

02/09/2017
6:30 PM
at Northern Arizona L 63–69  11–14
(6–6)
Walkup Skydome 
Flagstaff, AZ

02/11/2017
2:00 PM
at Southern Utah W 83–78  12–14
(7–6)
Centrum Arena (1,761)
Cedar City, UT

02/16/2017
7:00 PM
Portland State W 92–90 OT 13–14
(8–6)
Worthington Arena (2,471)
Bozeman, MT

02/18/2017
2:00 PM
Sacramento State W 62–59  14–14
(9–6)
Worthington Arena (2,916)
Bozeman, MT

02/25/2017
7:00 PM, Cowles MT
Montana W 78–58  15–14
(10–6)
Worthington Arena (6,772)
Bozeman, MT

03/02/2017
7:00 PM
at Idaho State W 79–68  16–14
(11–6)
Holt Arena 
Pocatello, ID

03/04/2017
7:00 PM
at Weber State L 67–76  16–15
(11–7)
Dee Events Center (8,575)
Ogden, UT
Big Sky Tournament

03/072017
8:05 PM
(6) vs. (11) Southern Utah
First Round
L 105–109 3OT 16–16
Reno Events Center (1,507)
Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

References

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