2016–17 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team

2016–17 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball

Conference	Big Sky Conference
2016–17 record	5–2 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Brian Fish (3rd year)
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
Eastern Washington	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Montana State	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
North Dakota	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Idaho	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Portland State	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Southern Utah	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Weber State	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Northern Colorado	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286
Northern Arizona	0	–	0	–	2	–	6	.250
Sacramento State	0	–	0	–	1	–	5	.167
Idaho State	0	–	0	–	1	–	6	.143
Montana	0	–	0	–	1	–	6	.143


† 2017 Big Sky Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team represents Montana State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by third year head coach Brian Fish, play their home games at Worthington Arena and are members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 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

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	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	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 2016-08-23.

Roster

2016–17 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Green, ZachZach Green	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Mesquite	Gilbert, AZ
3.5 !F	1	Mvuezolo, Jr., JoeJoe Mvuezolo, Jr.	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Barking Abby Miami Dade CC	London, England
3.5 !F	2	Blevins, KeljinKeljin Blevins (I)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Bishop O'Connell Southern Miss	Hot Spring, AR
1.5 !G	3	Hall, TylerTyler Hall	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Rock Island	Rock Island, IL
3.5 !F	4	Neumann, SamSam Neumann	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Cretin-Durham Hall	Saint Paul, MN
1.5 !G	5	Frey, HaraldHarald Frey	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Wang Sports Academy	Oslo, Norway
1.5 !G	10	Klines, DevonteDevonte Klines	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Santa Margarita Saddleback College	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
3.5 !F	13	Gobeloglu, SarpSarp Gobeloglu	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	FMV Igile Gillette College	Ankara, Turkey
1.5 !G	15	Worthy, MandrellMandrell Worthy	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Eastside Catholic	Federal Way, WA
3.5 !F	21	Osayande, BensonBenson Osayande	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Franklin Casper College	Elk Grove, CA
1.5 !G	22	Frey, KonnerKonner Frey (I)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Viewmont Utah Valley	Bountiful, UT
1.5 !G	23	Lussier, DallasDallas Lussier	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Park Little Big Horn CC	Livingston, MT
1.5 !G	24	Everett, QuintonQuinton Everett	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lakeland Gillette College	Lakeland, FL
1.5 !G	30	Olson, CooperCooper Olson (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Westby	Westby, MT
5.0 !C	31	Kirby, DevinDevin Kirby	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Basha	Chandler, AZ

Head coach

Brian Fish (Marshall)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Haslam (Wyoming)
Brandon Lincoln (Oregon)
Eric Jackson (Green Bay)

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
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			Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
12/05/2016* 7:00 PM	Milwaukee			Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT
12/07/2016* 7:15 PM	at South Dakota			Sanford Coyote Sports Center Vermillion, SD
12/10/2016* 6:00 PM	at Nebraska–Omaha			Baxter Arena Omaha, NE
12/18/2016* 2:00 PM	South Dakota			Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT
12/21/2016* 7:00 PM	Central Michigan			Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT
Big Sky regular season
12/29/2016 7:00 PM	Weber State			Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT
12/31/2016 2:00 PM	Idaho State			Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT
01/05/2017 7:00 PM	at Eastern Washington			Reese Court Cheney, WA
01/07/2017 8:00 PM	at Idaho			Cowan Spectrum Moscow, ID
01/12/2017 7:00 PM	North Dakota			Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT
01/14/2017 2:00 PM	Northern Colorado			Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT
01/19/2017 8:00 PM	at Sacramento State			Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
01/21/2017 8:00 PM	at Portland State			Peter Stott Center Portland, OR
01/26/2017 7:00 PM	Idaho			Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT
01/28/2017 2:00 PM	Eastern Washington			Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT
02/04/2017 7:00 PM	at Montana			Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
02/09/2017 6:30 PM	at Northern Arizona			Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ
02/11/2017 2:00 PM	at Southern Utah			Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT
02/16/2017 7:00 PM	Portland State			Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT
02/18/2017 2:00 PM	Sacramento State			Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT
02/25/2017 7:00 PM	Montana			Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT
03/02/2017 7:00 PM	at Idaho State			Holt Arena Pocatello, ID
03/04/2017 7:00 PM	at Weber State			Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
Big Sky Tournament
03/07–11/2017	vs.			Reno Events Center Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

↑ "Quinn Price Retires from Bobcat Men's Basketball Team". Retrieved 2016-05-16.

Montana State Bobcats men's basketball

Venues	Worthington Arena (1957–present)

Culture & lore	"Golden Bobcats"

People	Head coaches

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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold

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2016–17 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team

Previous season

Departures

Incoming Transfers

2016 incoming recruits

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References