College Basketball - Big Sky Conference
Montana Grizzlies
| Location: Missoula, MT University Founded: 1893 Enrollment: 13,352  Nickname: Grizzlies Mascot: Monte School Colors: Copper, silver and gold Joined the Big Sky: 1963 Varsity Teams: 12 U. President: George M. Dennison Director of Athletics: Jim O'Day Basketball Head Coach: Wayne Tinkle Conference Titles: Big Sky Reg. Sea: 1974, '75, '78, '91, '92, '95, 2000 Big Sky Tournament: 1991, '92, '97, 2002, '05, '06 Basketball Arena: Dahlberg Arena Current Capacity: 7,500 |
Montana University's men basketball is called the Grizzlies and it has been a very successful program in the Big Sky Conference.
The Grizzlies have had 7 bids to the NCAA Tournament. In the 1977 the team was able to be one of the Sweet teams in the tournament.
In the Big Sky, the team has won seven regular season titles and six post-season tournament titles.
Currently, the team’s head coach; for the second consecutive season is Wayne Tinkle. He is the number 26 coach in the team’s history.
One of the team’s best achievements was during the 2006 NCAA Tournament when they defeated the University of Nevada – 87-79 one of the best games since 1975.
Coach Tinkle will put 100% of his efforts on the defense this 2008-09 campaign and apply a stronger offense this season.
Montana 2009/2010 Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Time/Result |
| 13-Nov | North Dakota | W 61-37 |
| 14-Nov | Boise State | W 95-82 |
| 15-Nov | Loyola Marymount | W 64-63 |
| 19-Nov | at Denver | L 56-49 |
| 23-Nov | at Oregon | W 68-55 |
| 29-Nov | at No. 14 Washington | L 63-59 |
| 4-Dec | Northern Arizona | W 71-54 |
| 5-Dec | Northern Colorado | L 59-48 |
| 10-Dec | at Loyola Marymount | W 82-73 |
| 12-Dec | at Colorado State | L 62-61 |
| 16-Dec | Montana State-Northern | W 57-43 |
| 19-Dec | UC Riverside | W 67-52 |
| 21-Dec | Fresno State | W 59-56 |
| 23-Dec | University of Great Falls | W 100-52 |
| 31-Dec | at Idaho State | L 67-65 |
| 2-Jan | at Weber State | L 64-56 |
| 8-Jan | Eastern Washington | W 79-66 |
| 9-Jan | Portland State | W 90-58 |
| 15-Jan | at Sacramento State | W 57-56 |
| 23-Jan | at Montana State | L 61-52 |
| 28-Jan | at Northern Colorado | W 64-62 |
| 30-Jan | at Northern Arizona | W 84-64 |
| 5-Feb | Weber State | W 75-61 |
| 6-Feb | Idaho State | W 91-68 |
| 12-Feb | at Portland State | 10:05 PM ET |
| 14-Feb | at Eastern Washington | 4:05 PM ET |
| 20-Feb | Sacramento State | 6:05 PM ET |
| 27-Feb | Montana State | 9:05 PM ET |