2016–17_Montana_State_Bobcats_men's_basketball_team

2016–17 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball
2016–17 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	16–16 (11–7 Big Sky)
Head coach	Brian Fish (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Haslam; Brandon Lincoln; Eric Jackson;
Home arena	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season

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 Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 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.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2016* 7:00 pm		Montana Western	W 86–72		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 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	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,395) Bozeman, MT
11/16/2016* 7:00 pm		Rocky Mountain (MT)	W 93–76	2–1	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,262) Bozeman, MT
11/18/2016* 7:00 pm		James Madison Hardwood Showcase	W 80–73	3–1	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (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	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,307) Bozeman, MT
11/28/2016* 2:00 pm		Arizona Christian	W 93–73	5–2	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,341) Bozeman, MT
12/01/2016* 7:00 pm, P12N		at Utah	L 84–92	5–3	Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,548) Salt Lake City, UT
12/05/2016* 7:00 pm		Milwaukee	L 78–83	5–4	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (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	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,128) Bozeman, MT
12/21/2016* 7:00 pm		Central Michigan	L 103–106	5–8	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,066) Bozeman, MT
Big Sky regular season
12/29/2016 7:00 pm		Weber State	L 75–87	5–9 (0–1)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,586) Bozeman, MT
12/31/2016 2:00 pm		Idaho State	W 80–63	6–9 (1–1)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (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)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,629) Bozeman, MT
01/14/2017 2:00 pm		Northern Colorado	W 68–53	7–12 (2–4)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (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)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,620) Bozeman, MT
01/28/2017 2:00 pm		Eastern Washington	W 91–90	11–12 (6–4)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (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)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,471) Bozeman, MT
02/18/2017 2:00 pm		Sacramento State	W 62–59	14–14 (9–6)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,916) Bozeman, MT
02/25/2017 7:00 pm, Cowles MT		Montana	W 78–58	15–14 (10–6)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (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.

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"Quinn Price Retires from Bobcat Men's Basketball Team". Retrieved May 16, 2016.

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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

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

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
Devin Kirby #72 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 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
Harald Frey #72 PF	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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 23, 2016.

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2016–17 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team

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Offseason

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v t e	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

† Conference tournament winner