Montana State Bobcats men's basketball

The Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team represents Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Big Sky Conference. They play their home games at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse.

Montana State Bobcats
2019–20 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team
UniversityMontana State University
Head coachDanny Sprinkle (1st season)
ConferenceBig Sky
LocationBozeman, Montana
ArenaBrick Breeden Fieldhouse
(Capacity: 7,250)
NicknameBobcats
ColorsBlue and Gold[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
Alternate
Pre-tournament Premo-Porretta Champions
1929
Pre-tournament Helms Champions
1929
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1951
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1951, 1986, 1996
Conference Tournament Champions
1986, 1996
Conference Regular Season Champions
1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1937, 1964, 1967, 1987, 1996, 2002

Montana State began varsity intercollegiate competition in men's basketball in 1902. The Bobcats were retroactively recognized as the pre-NCAA Tournament national champion for the 1928–29 season by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll and the Helms Athletic Foundation.[2]

Postseason

NCAA Tournament results

The Bobcats have appeared in three NCAA Tournaments, with a combined record of 0–3.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1951Sweet SixteenOklahoma A&ML 46–50
198616 WRound of 64(1) #4 St. John'sL 74–83
199613 WRound of 64(4) #15 SyracuseL 55–88

NIT results

The Bobcats have appeared in two National Invitation Tournaments, with a combined record of 1–2.

Year Round Opponent Result
1987First RoundWashingtonL 90–98OT
2002Opening Round
First Round		Utah State
Richmond		W 77–69
L 48–63

NAIA tournament results

The Bobcats have appeared in seven NAIA Tournaments, with a combined record of 1–7.

Year Round Opponent Result
1946First RoundState College of IowaL 42–58
1947First RoundHoustonL 58–60
1950First RoundPortlandL 47–48
1952First Round
Second Round		American International
Hamline		W 82–66
L 72–85
1954First RoundSoutheastern Oklahoma StateL 62–68
1955First RoundFlorida StateL 84–93
1956First RoundCentral StateL 66–67

Season-by-season results
SeasonOverall RecordConference RecordCoach
1948–4914–15N/ABrick Breeden
1949–5020–12N/ABrick Breeden
1950–5124–12N/ABrick Breeden
1951–5222–14N/ABrick Breeden
1952–5311–24N/ABrick Breeden
1953–5418–11N/ABrick Breeden
1954–5511–16N/AWally Lemm
1955–5615–14N/ADobbie Lambert
1956–5712–13N/ADobbie Lambert
1957–5818–8N/ADobbie Lambert
1958–5912–13N/ADobbie Lambert
1959–6011–14N/ADobbie Lambert
1960–6110–15N/ADobbie Lambert
1961–6210–13N/ADobbie Lambert
1962–6313–13N/ARoger Craft
1963–6416–98–2Roger Craft
1964–6515–106–4Roger Craft
1965–667–175–5Roger Craft
1966–6714–117–3Roger Craft
1967–6810–156–9Roger Craft
1968–6917–811–4Roger Craft
1969–704–224–11Gary Hulst
1970–7112–138–6Gary Hulst
1971–7210–166–8Gary Hulst
1972–7317–99–5Hank Anderson
1973–7411–155–9Hank Anderson
1974–7511–155–9Rich Juarez
1975–769–166–8Rich Juarez
1976–779–176–8Rich Juarez
1977–7810–164–10Rich Juarez
1978–7915–116–8Bruce Haroldson
1979–8014–127–7Bruce Haroldson
1980–8116–1111–3Bruce Haroldson
1981–8211–185–9Bruce Haroldson
1982–8310–173–11Bruce Haroldson
1983–8414–157–7Stu Starner
1984–8511–177–7Stu Starner
1985–8614–176–8Stu Starner
1986–8721–812–2Stu Starner
1987–8819–1110–6Stu Starner
1988–8914–156–10Stu Starner
1989–9017–128–8Stu Starner
1990–9112–166–10Mick Durham
1991–9214–146–10Mick Durham
1992–939–185–9Mick Durham
1993–948–19 (8 wins vacated)0–14 (8 wins vacated)Mick Durham
1994–9521–88–6Mick Durham
1995–9621–911–3Mick Durham
1996–9716–1410–6Mick Durham
1997–9819–119–7Mick Durham
1998–9916–139–7Mick Durham
1999–200012–174–12Mick Durham
2000–0116–148–8Mick Durham
2001–0220–1012–2Mick Durham
2002–0311–165–9Mick Durham
2003–0414–136–8Mick Durham
2004–0514–149–5Mick Durham
2005–0615–157–7Mick Durham
2006–0711–198–8Brad Huse
2007–0815–157–9Brad Huse
2008–0914–176–10Brad Huse
2009–1015–1410–6Brad Huse
2010–1112–176–7Brad Huse
2011–1212–167–9Brad Huse
2012–1313–1710–10Brad Huse
2013–1414-179-11Brad Huse
2014–157-234-14Brian Fish
2015–1614-179-9Brian Fish
2016-1716-1611-7Brian Fish
2017-1813-196-12Brian Fish
2018-1915-1711-9Brian Fish
Overall948-989386-410

References
  1. "MSU Brand Guide". Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  2. ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. pp. 532–34. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.


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