Montana Men's Basketball 2025 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
Montana Grizzlies
 
Big Sky (25-9, 15-3)
 
 
Big Wins: 11/27 Cal State Northridge (83-75), 2/6 at Northern Colorado (86-78)
Bad Losses: 1/18 at Idaho State (61-86), 3/1 at Portland State (76-79)
Coach: Travis DeCuire
 
Probable Starters:
Te’Jon Sawyer, Senior, Forward, 9.2ppg, 3.9 rpg
Kai Johnson, Senior, Guard, 11.1 ppg, 1.8 apg
Malik Moore, Junior, Guard, 12.8 ppg, 2.4 apg
Brandon Whitney, Senior, Guard, 9.5 ppg, 2.7 apg
Joe Pridgen, Senior, Guard, 11.5 ppg, 1.3 apg, 6.9 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Money Williams, Sophomore, Guard, 13.3 ppg, 3.1 apg
Austin Patterson, Senior, Guard, 5.7 ppg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 76.4 (105th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 73.2 (217, 8)
Field-Goal Percentage: 49.9 (3, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 45.5 (268, 8)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.1 (241, 8)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.3 (95, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.9 (142, 4)
Rebound Margin: -0.9 (252, 7)
Assists Per Game: 13.6 (181, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.1 (118, 6)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2024CBIFirst Round win over Presbyterian
2024CBIQuarterfinal loss to Arkansas State
2019NCAARound of 64 loss to Michigan
2018NCAARound of 64 loss to Michigan
2016CBIFirst Round loss to Nevada
2015NITFirst Round loss to Texas A&M
2013NCAARound of 64 loss to Syracuse
2012NCAARound of 64 loss to Wisconsin
2011CBIFirst Round loss to Duquesne
2010NCAARound of 64 loss to New Mexico
2006NCAARound of 64 win over Nevada
2006NCAARound of 32 loss to Boston College
2005NCAARound of 64 loss to Washington
2002NCAARound of 64 loss to Oregon
 
*all team stats through 3/9