2024–25 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Colorado 15 – 3   .833 23 – 8   .742
Montana 15 – 3   .833 22 – 9   .710
Portland State 11 – 7   .611 19 – 12   .613
Idaho State 10 – 8   .556 15 – 14   .517
Montana State 9 – 9   .500 14 – 17   .452
Idaho 8 – 10   .444 13 – 18   .419
Northern Arizona 8 – 10   .444 18 – 14   .563
Eastern Washington 6 – 12   .333 10 – 22   .313
Weber State 5 – 13   .278 12 – 21   .364
Sacramento State 3 – 15   .167 7 – 25   .219
† 2025 Big Sky tournament winner
As of March 8, 2025

The 2024–25 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represents the University of Montana during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by 11th-year head coach Travis DeCuire, play their home games at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Montana as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Grizzlies finished the 2023–24 season 24–12, 12–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for second place.[1] They defeated Portland State[2] and Idaho State,[3] before falling to Montana State in the Big Sky tournament championship game.[4] They received an invitation to the CBI, receiving the #5 seed,[5] where they defeat Presbyterian in the first round,[6] before falling to Arkansas State in the quarterfinals.[7]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Josh Vazquez 3 G 6'3" 180 Graduate Student Torrance, California Graduated
Giordan Williams 4 G 6'5" 183 Redshirt Senior Carson, California Transferred to Cal State San Bernardino
Jaxon Nap 5 F 6'7" 208 Sophomore Renton, Washington Transferred to Seattle Pacific
Aanen Moody 11 G 6'3" 186 Graduate Student Dickinson, North Dakota Graduated
Rhett Reynolds 13 F 6'9" 210 Redshirt Freshman Shelby, Montana Transferred to Montana Tech
Laolu Oke 21 F 6'8" 215 Redshirt Senior Aurora, Colorado Graduated
Dischon Thomas 24 F 6'9" 230 Redshirt Senior Durham, North Carolina Graduated
Caden Bateman 30 F 6'7" 204 Redshirt Freshman Missoula, Montana Transferred to Whitworth
Blake Jones 34 F 6'10" 225 Junior Canberra, Australia Transferred to Cal State Monterey Bay

[8]

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Kai Johnson 1 G 6'4" 190 Senior Olympia, Washington Western Washington
Malik Moore 3 G 6'5" 190 Junior Ventura, California Pepperdine
Amari Jedkins 5 F 6'7" 195 Redshirt Sophomore Racine, Wisconsin Green Bay
Jeremiah Dargan 8 G 6'4" 190 Junior Concord, California West Valley College
Joe Pridgen 11 G 6'5" 210 Graduate Student Winchendon, Massachusetts Northeastern
Jalen Foy 15 F 6'7" 215 Junior Las Vegas, Nevada Northeastern Junior College
Austin Patterson 20 G 6'3" 185 Senior Sonora, California Sacramento State
Jensen Bradtke 50 F 6'10" 220 Redshirt Freshman Sandringham, Australia Saint Mary's

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tyler Thompson
G 		Fairfield, California Vanden High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 4, 2023 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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

2024–25 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Money Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Oakland High School Oakland, California
G 1 Kai Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Western Washington Olympia, Washington
G 2 Chase Henderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Hoover High School Des Moines, Iowa
G 3 Malik Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Pepperdine Ventura, California
G 4 Tyler Thompson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Vanden High School Fairfield, California
F 5 Amari Jedkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Green Bay Racine, Wisconsin
G 11 Joe Pridgen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Northeastern Winchendon, Massachusetts
G 12 Brandon Whitney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) GS Bishop Alemany High School Mission Hills, California
F 14 Zack Davidson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 224 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Mater Dei High School Santa Ana, California
F 15 Jalen Foy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Northeastern Junior College Las Vegas, Nevada
G 20 Austin Patterson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Sacramento State Sonora, California
G 22 Adam Shoff 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 167 lb (76 kg) GS Shasta College Redding, California
G 23 Connor Dick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So Hellgate High School Missoula, Montana
G 24 Jeremiah Dargan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr West Valley College Concord, California
F 32 Te'Jon Sawyer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Sr City College of San Francisco San Francisco, California
F 50 Jensen Bradtke 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Saint Mary's Sandringham, Victoria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 14, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 22, 2024*
6:00 pm 		Saint Martin's W 82–54 
  –      –      –    Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, MT
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Hawaii–Hilo W 92–61  1–0
  27 – Johnson   8 – Pridgen   5 – Williams  Dahlberg Arena (2,142)
Missoula, MT
November 8, 2024*
8:00 pm, BTN 		at Oregon L 48–79  1–1
  14 – Pridgen   9 – Pridgen   2 – Johnson  Matthew Knight Arena (6,577)
Eugene, OR
November 10, 2024*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northwest Indian W 94–44  2–1
  22 – Johnson   10 – Davidson   7 – Williams  Dahlberg Arena (2,117)
Missoula, MT
November 13, 2024*
5:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		at No. 11 Tennessee L 57–92  2–2
  30 – Williams   5 – Pridgen   2 – Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (16,916)
Knoxville, TN
November 18, 2024*
7:00 pm, MW Network 		at Utah State L 83–95  2–3
  25 – Williams   8 – Pridgen   5 – Whitney  Smith Spectrum (8,054)
Logan, UT
November 24, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Denver
Stew Morrill Classic 		W 83–73  3–3
  23 – Pridgen   7 – Pridgen   3 – Tied  Dahlberg Arena (2,456)
Missoula, MT
November 25, 2024*
5:45 pm, ESPN+ 		Utah Tech
Stew Morrill Classic 		W 69–66  4–3
  16 – Tied   6 – Pridgen   2 – Tied  Dahlberg Arena (2,267)
Missoula, MT
November 27, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cal State Northridge
Stew Morrill Classic 		W 83–75  5–3
  22 – Moore   13 – Pridgen   4 – Moore  Dahlberg Arena (2,284)
Missoula, MT
December 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		South Dakota State
Big Sky-Summit Challenge 		W 71–67  6–3
  16 – Moore   8 – Pridgen   4 – Williams  Dahlberg Arena (2,534)
Missoula, MT
December 7, 2024*
1:00 pm 		at St. Thomas
Big Sky-Summit Challenge 		L 81–88  6–4
  30 – Moore   6 – Williams   8 – Whitney  Schoenecker Arena (1,213)
St. Paul, MN
December 10, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Montana Tech W 89–60  7–4
  21 – Pridgen   13 – Pridgen   7 – Moore  Dahlberg Arena (2,709)
Missoula, MT
December 16, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Iowa L 76–104  7–5
  18 – Johnson   4 – Foy   4 – Whitney  McLeod Center (3,045)
Cedar Falls, IA
December 21, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at San Francisco L 67–71  7–6
  21 – Pridgen   10 – Pridgen   4 – Moore  Sobrato Center (2,238)
San Francisco, CA
Big Sky regular season
January 2, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Washington W 92–81  8–6
(1–0) 		 26 – Williams   5 – Johnson   8 – Whitney  Reese Court (1,630)
Cheney, WA
January 4, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Idaho W 73–71  9–6
(2–0) 		 18 – Tied   10 – Pridgen   4 – Moore  ICCU Arena (1,816)
Moscow, ID
January 9, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Arizona W 81–76  10–6
(3–0) 		 20 – Moore   8 – Sawyer   5 – Moore  Dahlberg Arena (2,572)
Missoula, MT
January 11, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Colorado L 57–81  10–7
(3–1) 		 15 – Williams   6 – Sawyer   4 – Whitney  Dahlberg Arena (3,184)
Missoula, MT
January 16, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Weber State W 63–59  11–7
(4–1) 		 18 – Moore   10 – Pridgen   3 – Williams  Dee Events Center (3,336)
Ogden, UT
January 18, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Idaho State L 61–86  11–8
(4–2) 		 12 – Moore   9 – Pridgen   5 – Williams  Reed Gym (1,530)
Pocatello, ID
January 20, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Idaho W 72–67  12–8
(5–2) 		 18 – Whitney   10 – Pridgen   9 – Williams  Dahlberg Arena (2,438)
Missoula, MT
January 25, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Montana State W 77–70  13–8
(6–2) 		 25 – Johnson   6 – Pridgen   3 – Tied  Dahlberg Arena (5,766)
Missoula, MT
January 30, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Portland State W 92–78  14–8
(7–2) 		 19 – Whitney   8 – Williams   6 – Williams  Dahlberg Arena (2,754)
Missoula, MT
February 1, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Sacramento State W 87–59  15–8
(8–2) 		 15 – Johnson   6 – Moore   6 – Moore  Dahlberg Arena (3,344)
Missoula, MT
February 6, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Colorado W 86–78  16–8
(9–2) 		 19 – Williams   8 – Williams   3 – Tied  Bank of Colorado Arena (2,001)
Greeley, CO
February 8, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Arizona W 83–80  17–8
(10–2) 		 22 – Johnson   5 – Johnson   7 – Johnson  Findlay Toyota Court (1,212)
Flagstaff, AZ
February 13, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Idaho State W 81–68  18–8
(11–2) 		 17 – Williams   6 – Tied   3 – Tied  Dahlberg Arena (2,804)
Missoula, MT
February 15, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Weber State W 65–58  19–8
(12–2) 		 22 – Moore   5 – Pridgen   4 – Tied  Dahlberg Arena (3,318)
Missoula, MT
February 22, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Montana State W 89–85  20–8
(13–2) 		 23 – Johnson   5 – Tied   3 – Sawyer  Worthington Arena (5,580)
Bozeman, MT
February 27, 2025
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Sacramento State W 60–54  21–8
(14–2) 		 18 – Whitney   9 – Williams   4 – Whitney  Hornets Nest (1,023)
Sacramento, CA
March 1, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Portland State L 76–79 OT 21–9
(14–3) 		 36 – Williams   8 – Pridgen   3 – Tied  Viking Pavilion (1,427)
Portland, OR
March 3, 2025
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		Eastern Washington W 83–72  22–9
(15–3) 		 23 – Williams   11 – Pridgen   3 – Whitney  Dahlberg Arena (3,955)
Missoula, MT
Big Sky tournament
March 9, 2025
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (7) Northern Arizona
Quarterfinals 		      Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Sources:[9][10]

References

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  2. ^ "Big Sky men's hoops tourney – Griz beat Portland State to advance to semifinals". Skyline Sports. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "Montana Grizzlies beat Idaho State, reach Big Sky title game for 1st time since 2019". 406 Sports. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "Montana State men beat the Griz to win third consecutive Big Sky Conference championship". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "Teams". College Basketball Invitational. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  6. ^ "Montana Grizzlies outlast Presbyterian in OT for College Basketball Invitational win". Montana Sports. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  7. ^ "Arkansas State wins 74-61 against Montana in CBI quarterfinals". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  8. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster". gogriz.com. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  9. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  10. ^ "Montana Grizzlies 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
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