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2018–19 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team

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2018–19 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record15–17 (11–9 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Haslam
  • Luke Fennelly
  • Vinnie McGhee
Home arenaBrick Breeden Fieldhouse
Seasons
2018–19 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana 16 4   .800 26 9   .743
Northern Colorado 15 5   .750 21 11   .656
Eastern Washington 12 8   .600 16 18   .471
Weber State 11 9   .550 18 15   .545
Portland State 11 9   .550 16 16   .500
Montana State 11 9   .550 15 17   .469
Southern Utah 9 11   .450 17 17   .500
Northern Arizona 8 12   .400 10 21   .323
Sacramento State 8 12   .400 15 16   .484
Idaho State 7 13   .350 11 19   .367
Idaho 2 18   .100 5 27   .156
Conference tournament winner

The 2018–19 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Montana State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fifth-year head coach Brian Fish, played their home games at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman, Montana as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 11–9 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They defeated Idaho in the first round of the Big Sky tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Eastern Washington.

On March 17, head coach Brian Fish was fired.[1] He finished at Montana State with a five-year record of 65–92.

Previous season

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The Bobcats finished the 2017–18 season finished the season 13–19, 6–12 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to North Dakota.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Zach Green 0 G 6'4" 195 Senior Gilbert, AZ Graduated
Joe Mvuezolo Jr. 1 F 6'6" 180 Senior London, England Graduated
Devonte Klines 10 G 6'2" 185 Junior Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Declare for 2018 NBA draft
Isaac Bonton 13 G 6'2" 175 Freshman Portland, OR Transferred to Casper College
Benson Osayande 21 F 6'9" 200 Senior Elk Grove, CA Graduated
Konner Frey 22 G 6'6" 200 RS Senior Bountiful, UT Graduated
Luke Schultz 44 C 6'11" 230 Freshman Fredericksburg, TX Transferred to Christendom College

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Ladan Ricketts 11 F 6'5" 180 Junior Livingston, MT Junior college transferred from Sheridan College
Russell Daniels 20 G 5'11" 160 Junior Baton Rouge, LA Junior college transferred from Florida SouthWestern State College
Usman Haruna F/C 6'11" 215 Senior Kaduna, Nigeria Transferred from East Carolina. Under NCAA transfer rules, Haruna will have to sit out from the 2018–19 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.

2018 incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jared Martin
#75 SF
Scottsdale, AZ Prolific Prep 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 10, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 65
Zeke Quinlan
SF
Portland, OR Hillcrest Preparatory Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Aug 2, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 0
Quentin Guliford
SF
Peoria, AZ Liberty High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 28, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 0
Maximilian Schuecker
C
Mödling, Austria Oberwart Gunners 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Jun 2, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 10, 2017.

2019 incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Caleb Bellach
SF
Manhattan, MT Manhattan Christian School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 9, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jubrile Belo
C
London, England Lamar Community College 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

Roster

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2018–19 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Zeke Quinlan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Life Christian/Hillcrest Prep Portland, Oregon
G 1 Jared Martin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Saguaro Scottsdale, Arizona
F 2 Keljin Blevins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Bishop O'Connell
Southern Miss
Hot Springs, Arkansas
G 3 Tyler Hall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Rock Island Rock Island, Illinois
C 4 Sam Neumann 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Cretin-Derham Hall Saint Paul, Minnesota
G 5 Harald Frey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Wang Sports Academy Oslo, Norway
F 11 Ladan Ricketts 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Park
Sheridan College
Livingston, Montana
F 12 Quentin Guilford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Liberty Peoria, Arizona
G 13 Lassi Nikkarinen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Mäkelänrinne Helsinki, Finland
G 20 Russell Daniels 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr McKinley
Florida SouthWestern State College
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 31 Devin Kirby 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Basha Chandler, Arizona
C 32 Maximilian Schuecker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Redwell Gunners Oberwart Mödling, Austria
C Usman Haruna Current redshirt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Potter's House Academy
East Carolina
Kaduna, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2018*
8:00 pm
Montana Western W 90–75 
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,818)
Bozeman, MT
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, Pluto TV
Utah State L 71–101  0–1
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,354)
Bozeman, MT
Nov 9, 2018*
6:00 pm, BTN
at Indiana
Hardwood Showcase
L 55–104  0–2
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
Nov 11, 2018*
7:00 pm, Pluto TV
Presentation
Hardwood Showcase
W 83–68  1–2
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,268)
Bozeman, MT
Nov 14, 2018*
7:00 pm, MWN
at Colorado State L 77–81  1–3
Moby Arena (2,243)
Fort Collins, CO
Nov 17, 2018*
3:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara L 69–88  1–4
The Thunderdome (2,387)
Santa Barbara, CA
Nov 21, 2018*
6:00 pm, SECN+
at Arkansas
Hardwood Showcase
L 68–90  1–5
Bud Walton Arena (8,682)
Fayetteville, AR
Nov 24, 2018*
12:00 pm
at Omaha L 65–89  1–6
Baxter Arena (1,434)
Omaha, NE
Nov 27, 2018*
7:00 pm, SWX Montana
North Dakota W 81–76  2–6
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,527)
Bozeman, MT
Dec 9, 2018*
5:00 pm, P12N
vs. Washington State
Kennewick Showcase
W 95–90  3–6
Toyota Center (1,807)
Kennewick, WA
Dec 18, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Denver L 64–76  3–7
Magness Arena (879)
Denver, CO
Big Sky regular season
Dec 29, 2018
2:00 pm
at Southern Utah W 92–62  4–7
(1–0)
America First Events Center (1,802)
Cedar City, UT
Dec 31, 2018
2:00 pm
at Northern Arizona L 68–74  4–8
(1–1)
Walkup Skydome (472)
Flagstaff, AZ
Jan 3, 2019
7:00 pm
Portland State W 98–88  5–8
(2–1)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,297)
Bozeman, MT
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm
Sacramento State W 84–70  6–8
(3–1)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 
Bozeman, MT
Jan 10, 2019
8:00 pm
at Idaho W 77–67  7–8
(4–1)
Cowan Spectrum (1,029)
Moscow, ID
Jan 14, 2019
7:00 pm
Northern Colorado L 70–73  7–9
(4–2)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,706)
Bozeman, MT
Jan 19, 2019
3:00 pm
at Eastern Washington L 81–85  7–10
(4–3)
Reese Court (1,500)
Cheney, WA
Jan 24, 2019
7:00 pm
Weber State L 84–93  7–11
(4–4)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,535)
Bozeman, MT
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm
Idaho State W 104–84  8–11
(5–4)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,140)
Bozeman, MT
Feb 2, 2019
7:00 pm
Montana L 78–83  8–12
(5–5)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (6,013)
Bozeman, MT
Feb 4, 2019
7:00 pm
at Northern Colorado W 69–66  9–12
(6–5)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,409)
Greeley, CO
Feb 7, 2019
7:00 pm
Eastern Washington W 74–66  10–12
(7–5)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,267)
Bozeman, MT
Feb 9, 2019
2:00 pm
Idaho W 86–72  11–12
(8–5)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,004)
Bozeman, MT
Feb 14, 2019
7:00 pm
at Idaho State W 84–76  12–12
(9–5)
Reed Gym (1,436)
Pocatello, ID
Feb 16, 2019
7:00 pm
at Weber State L 82–94  12–13
(9–6)
Dee Events Center (7,508)
Ogden, UT
Feb 23, 2019
7:00 pm
at Montana L 83–89  12–14
(9–7)
Dahlberg Arena (7,135)
Missoula, MT
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm
Northern Arizona W 84–73  13–14
(10–7)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,022)
Bozeman, MT
Mar 4, 2019
7:00 pm
Southern Utah W 90–83  14–14
(11–7)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 
Bozeman, MT
Mar 7, 2019
8:00 pm
at Sacramento State L 67–70  14–15
(11–8)
Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
Mar 9, 2019
8:00 pm
at Portland State L 80–84  14–16
(11–9)
Viking Pavilion 
Portland, OR
Big Sky tournament
Mar 13, 2019
2:30 pm, Pluto TV
(6) vs. (11) Idaho
First round
W 75–71  15–16
CenturyLink Arena 
Boise, ID
Mar 14, 2019
8:00 pm, Eleven
(6) vs. (3) Eastern Washington
Quarterfinals
L 84–90  15–17
CenturyLink Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References

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