2018–19 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team

2018–19 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	† 2019 Big Sky Tournament winner ; As of April 9, 2018;

Montana State Bobcats men's basketball
2018–19 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Brian Fish (5th season)
Assistant coach	Chris Haslam
Assistant coach	Luke Fennelly
Home arena	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse

The 2018–19 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team represents Montana State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fifth-year head coach Brian Fish, played their home games at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman, Montana as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2017–18 season finished the season 13–19, 6–12 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky Tournament to North Dakota.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Zach Green	0	G	6'4"	195	Senior	Gilbert, AZ	Graduated
Joe Mvuezolo Jr.	1	F	6'6"	180	Senior	London, England	Graduated
Devonte Klines	10	G	6'2"	185	Junior	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Declare for 2018 NBA draft
Isaac Bonton	13	G	6'2"	175	Freshman	Portland, OR	Transferred to Casper College
Benson Osayande	21	F	6'9"	200	Senior	Elk Grove, CA	Graduated
Konner Frey	22	G	6'6"	200	RS Senior	Bountiful, UT	Graduated
Luke Schultz	44	C	6'11"	230	Freshman	Fredericksburg, TX	Transferred to Christendom College

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Ladan Ricketts	11	F	6'5"	180	Junior	Livingston, MT	Junior college transferred from Sheridan College
Russell Daniels	20	G	5'11"	160	Junior	Baton Rouge, LA	Junior college transferred from Florida SouthWestern State College
Usman Haruna		F/C	6'11"	215	Senior	Kaduna, Nigeria	Transferred from East Carolina. Under NCAA transfer rules, Haruna will have to sit out from the 2018–19 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.

2018 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jared Martin #75 SF	Scottsdale, AZ	Prolific Prep	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 10, 2017
Jared Martin #75 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 65
Zeke Quinlan SF	Portland, OR	Hillcrest Preparatory Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 2, 2017
Zeke Quinlan SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0
Quentin Guliford SF	Peoria, AZ	Liberty High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Oct 28, 2017
Quentin Guliford SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0
Maximilian Schuecker C	Mödling, Austria	Oberwart Gunners	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jun 2, 2018
Maximilian Schuecker C	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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-01-10.

2019 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Caleb Bellach SF	Manhattan, MT	Manhattan Christian School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 9, 2018
Caleb Bellach SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jubrile Belo C	London, England	Lamar Community College	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	N/A
Jubrile Belo C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2018-01-10.

Roster

2018–19 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Zeke Quinlan	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Life Christian/Hillcrest Prep	Portland, Oregon
G	1	Jared Martin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Saguaro	Scottsdale, Arizona
F	2	Keljin Blevins	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	Bishop O'Connell Southern Miss	Hot Springs, Arkansas
G	3	Tyler Hall	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Rock Island	Rock Island, Illinois
C	4	Sam Neumann	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Cretin-Derham Hall	Saint Paul, Minnesota
G	5	Harald Frey	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Wang Sports Academy	Oslo, Norway
F	11	Ladan Ricketts	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Park Sheridan College	Livingston, Montana
F	12	Quentin Guilford	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Liberty	Peoria, Arizona
G	13	Lassi Nikkarinen	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Mäkelänrinne	Helsinki, Finland
G	20	Russell Daniels	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	McKinley Florida SouthWestern State College	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F	31	Devin Kirby	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Basha	Chandler, Arizona
C	32	Maximilian Schuecker	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Redwell Gunners Oberwart	Mödling, Austria
C		Usman Haruna	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Potter's House Academy East Carolina	Kaduna, Nigeria

Head coach

Brian Fish (Marshall)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Haslam (Wyoming)
Luke Fennelly (Montana State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2018* TBA	Montana Western	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm	Utah State	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
Nov 9, 2018* 6:00 pm, BTN	at Indiana Hardwood Showcase	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
Nov 11, 2018* 7:00 pm	Presentation Hardwood Showcase	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm	at Colorado State	Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
Nov 17, 2018* 3:00 pm	at UC Santa Barbara	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
Nov 21, 2018* 6:00 pm, SECN+	at Arkansas Hardwood Showcase	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Nov 24, 2018* 12:00 pm	at Omaha	Baxter Arena Omaha, NE
Nov 27, 2018* 7:00 pm	North Dakota	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
Dec 9, 2018* 5:00 pm, P12N	vs. Washington State Kennewick Showcase	Toyota Center Kennewick, WA
Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm	at Denver	Magness Arena Denver, CO
Big Sky regular season
Dec 29, 2018 2:00 pm	at Southern Utah	America First Events Center Cedar City, UT
Dec 31, 2018 TBA	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ
Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm	Portland State	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm	Sacramento State	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
Jan 10, 2019 8:00 pm	at Idaho	Cowan Spectrum Moscow, ID
Jan 14, 2019 7:00 pm	Northern Colorado	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
Jan 19, 2019 3:00 pm	at Eastern Washington	Reese Court Cheney, WA
Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm	Weber State	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm	Idaho State	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
Feb 2, 2019 7:00 pm	Montana	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
Feb 4, 2019 7:00 pm	at Northern Colorado	Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm	Eastern Washington	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm	Idaho	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm	at Idaho State	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
Feb 16, 2019 7:00 pm	at Weber State	Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
Feb 23, 2019 7:00 pm	at Montana	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm	Northern Arizona	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
Mar 4, 2019 7:00 pm	Southern Utah	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
Mar 7, 2019 8:00 pm	at Sacramento State	Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
Mar 9, 2019 8:00 pm	at Portland State	Viking Pavilion Portland, OR
Big Sky Tournament
Mar 13–16, 2019	vs.	CenturyLink Arena Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

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Montana State Bobcats men's basketball
Venues	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1957–present)
Culture & lore	"Golden Bobcats"
People	Head coaches
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold

2018–19 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Idaho	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Idaho State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Montana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Montana State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Arizona	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Colorado	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Portland State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Sacramento State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern Utah	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Weber State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2019 Big Sky Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018;