2021–22 Montana Grizzlies basketball team

2021–22 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	† 2022 Big Sky Tournament winner ; As of December 13, 2021;

2021–22 Montana Grizzlies basketball
2021–22 Montana Grizzlies basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2021–22 record	7-4 (1-1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Travis DeCuire (8th season);
Associate head coach	Chris Cobb
Assistant coaches	Jay Flores; Zach Payne;
Home arena	Dahlberg Arena

The 2021–22 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball team represents the University of Montana in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by eighth-year head coach Travis DeCuire, play their home games at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Montana as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Grizzlies finished the 2020–21 season 15–13, 7–9 in Big Sky play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Idaho and Weber State in the first round and quarterfinals of the Big Sky Tournament before losing to Eastern Washington in the semifinals.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Michael Steadman	1	F	6'11"	215	RS Senior	Union City, CA	Graduate transferred to UMass
Darius Henderson	2	F	6'9"	220	Junior	Pasadena, CA	Transferred to Corban
Eddy Egun	10	G	6'4"	204	RS Sophomore	Woodland Hills, CA	Transferred to Regis

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Lonnell Martin	1	G	6'4"	197	Junior	Flint, MI	Otero College
Scott Blakney	34	F	6'8"	231	RS Senior	Prosser, WA	Idaho

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Johnny Braggs SG	Las Vegas, NV	Bishop Gorman High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Feb 2, 2021
Johnny Braggs SG	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: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2021-09-20.

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Isaiah Kerr PG	Mountain View, CA	Saint Francis High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A	Jun 2, 2021
Isaiah Kerr PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jaxon Nap SG	Renton, WA	Hazen High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jul 19, 2021
Jaxon Nap SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Rhett Reynolds PF	Shelby, MT	Shelby High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jan 4, 2021
Rhett Reynolds PF	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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2021-09-20.

Roster

2021–22 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kyle Owens	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Crespi Carmelite High School	Calabasas, California
G	1	Lonnell Martin Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Otero College	Flint, Michigan
G	3	Josh Vazquez	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Bishop Montgomery High School	Torrance, California
G	4	Johnny Braggs	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Bishop Gorman High School	Las Vegas, Neavada
G	5	Robby Beasley III	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Dublin High School	San Ramon, California
F	10	John Solomon (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Riverview High School	Sarasota, Florida
G	11	Cameron Parker	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Sacred Heart	Beaverton, Oregon
G	12	Brandon Whitney	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Bishop Alemany High School	Mission Hills, California
F	13	Josh Bannan	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	UC Lake Ginninderra	Melbourne, Australia
F	23	Mack Anderson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Bozeman High School	Bozeman, Montana
G	24	Freddy Brown III	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	Nathan Hale High School	Seattle, Washington
G	30	Jack Wetzel (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Kennedy High School	Cedar Rapids, Iowa
F	34	Scott Blakney	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Sr	Idaho	Prosser, Washington
F	35	Derrick Carter-Hollinger	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Foothills Christian High School	San Diego, California

Head coach

Travis DeCuire (Montana)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Cobb (Menlo College)
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	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Dickinson State	W 74–27	1–0	Dahlberg Arena (3,389) Missoula, MT
November 13, 2021* 5:00 p.m., SECN+	at Mississippi State	L 49–86	1–1	Humphrey Coliseum (6,289) Starkville, MS
November 15, 2021* 6:00 p.m., MidcoSN	at North Dakota	L 77–79	1–2	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,263) Grand Forks, ND
November 20, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Omaha	W 68–47	2–2	Dahlberg Arena (2,967) Missoula, MT
November 24, 2021* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	UC San Diego Zootown Classic	W 71–61	3–2	Dahlberg Arena (2,917) Missoula, MT
November 25, 2021* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	UNC Wilmington Zootown Classic	Cancelled		Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
November 26, 2021* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Southern Miss Zootown Classic	W 74–62	4–2	Dahlberg Arena (3,135) Missoula, MT
November 29, 2021* 8:00 p.m., P12N	at Oregon	L 47–87	4–3	Matthew Knight Arena (5,739) Eugene, OR
December 2, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Sacramento State	W 65–58	5–3 (1–0)	Hornets Nest (685) Sacramento, CA
December 4, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Northern Colorado	L 75–78	5–4 (1–1)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,178) Greeley, CO
December 8, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Air Force	W 66–48	6–4	Dahlberg Arena (2,841) Missoula, MT
December 10, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Yellowstone Christian College	W 104–43	7–4	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
December 19, 2021* 3:00 p.m.	at Santa Clara			Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
December 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Idaho State			Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
January 1, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Weber State			Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
January 6, 2022 7:00 p.m., SWX/ESPN+	at Eastern Washington			Reese Court Cheney, WA
January 8, 2022 7:00 p.m., SWX/ESPN+	at Montana State			Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
January 13, 2022 7:00 p.m., SWX/ESPN+	Southern Utah			Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
January 20, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Portland State			Viking Pavilion Portland, OR
January 22, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Northern Arizona			Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ
January 27, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Idaho			Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
January 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Eastern Washington			Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
February 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Weber State			Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
February 5, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Idaho State			Holt Arena Pocatello, ID
February 10, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northern Arizona			Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
February 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., SWX/ESPN+	Portland State			Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
February 17, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Idaho			ICCU Arena Moscow, ID
February 24, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Southern Utah			America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
February 27, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPNU	Montana State			Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
March 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., SWX/ESPN+	Northern Colorado			Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
March 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Sacramento State			Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
Big Sky Tournament
March 9–12, 2022	vs.			Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Source[1]

References

"2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved September 20, 2021.

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[1] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved September 20, 2021.

Montana Grizzlies basketball
Venues	Dahlberg Arena (1953–present)
Culture & lore	Monte "Up with Montana"
People	Head coaches
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2021–22 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Weber State	2	–	0	1.000	9	–	1	.900
Southern Utah	2	–	0	1.000	7	–	3	.700
Northern Colorado	2	–	0	1.000	6	–	5	.545
Montana	1	–	1	.500	8	–	4	.667
Montana State	1	–	1	.500	7	–	4	.636
Northern Arizona	1	–	1	.500	4	–	6	.400
Portland State	1	–	1	.500	3	–	5	.375
Eastern Washington	0	–	1	.000	5	–	5	.500
Idaho	0	–	1	.000	2	–	8	.200
Sacramento State	0	–	2	.000	3	–	5	.375
Idaho State	0	–	2	.000	1	–	8	.111

† 2022 Big Sky Tournament winner As of December 13, 2021;