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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.
With 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.
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.
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. |
Montana 2007-08 Schedule
| Date |
Opponent |
Time/Result |
Record |
| November 9 |
Colorado State |
W 75-39 |
1-0 |
| November 11 |
at Gonzaga |
L 77-54 |
1-1 |
| November 14 |
Montana State-Northern |
W 72-47 |
2-1 |
| November 17 |
at
South Dakota State |
W 70-61 |
3-1 |
| November 23 |
at Washington State |
L 66-55 |
3-2 |
| November 24 |
Air Force |
W 59-57 |
4-2 |
| November 25 |
Mississippi Valley State |
W 69-62 |
5-2 |
| November 30 |
Cal State Fullerton |
L 100-91 |
5-3 |
| December 7 |
Portland |
L 58-57 |
5-4 |
| December 15 |
at
Pacific |
L 76-71 |
5-5 |
| December 17 |
at
Santa Clara |
L 60-49 |
5-6 |
| December 20 |
at Cal State Fullerton |
L 79-76 |
5-7 |
| December 30 |
Montana Tech |
W 91-36 |
6-7 |
| January 5 |
at
Montana State |
L 74-58 |
6-8 (0-1) |
| January 10 |
at
Northern Arizona |
L 72-64 |
6-9 (0-2) |
| January 12 |
at
Sacramento State |
W 76-69 |
7-9 (1-2) |
| January 17 |
Idaho State |
L 56-54 |
7-10 (1-3) |
| January 20 |
Weber State |
L 68-67 |
7-11 (1-4) |
| January 24 |
Eastern Washington |
W 80-61 |
8-11 (2-4) |
| January 26 |
at
Northern Colorado |
W 71-60 |
9-11 (3-4) |
| January 31 |
at
Portland State |
L 70-68 |
9-12 (3-5) |
| February 3 |
at Eastern Washington |
W 59-57 |
10-12 (4-5) |
| February 9 |
Montana State |
W 88-76 |
11-12 (5-5) |
| February 14 |
Sacramento State |
W 90-57 |
12-12 (6-5) |
| February 16 |
Northern Arizona |
L 80-76 |
12-13 (6-6) |
| February 21 |
at Weber State |
L 76-67 |
12-14 (6-7) |
| February 24 |
at Idaho State |
W 72-63 |
13-14 (7-7) |
| February 28 |
Northern Colorado |
W 81-66 |
14-14 (8-7) |
| March 1 |
Portland State |
L 108-56 |
14-15 (8-8) |
| March 8 |
at Idaho State |
L 67-65 |
14-16 (8-8) |
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