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 State Bobcats men's basketball team represents Montana State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by second-year head coach Matt Logie, play their home games at Worthington Arena inside Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman, Montana as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2023–24 season 17–18, 9–9 in Big Sky play, to finish in fifth place.[1] They defeated Weber State,[2] Sacramento State[3] and Montana to win their third consecutive Big Sky tournament title, and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[4] They received the #16 seed in the Midwest Region,[5] where they would fall to fellow #16 seed Grambling State in the First Four.[6]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Aiden Gair 0 G 6' 5" 198 Junior Williamsport, PA Transferred to Millersville
Eddie Turner III 3 G 6' 2" 183 Graduate student Seattle, WA
Jaqari Miles 4 G 6' 4" 180 Freshman Los Angeles, CA Transferred to Fullerton College
Jaden Geron 5 F 6' 8" 190 Junior Fresno, CA Transferred to Fresno Pacific
Carter Ash 14 G 6' 0" 165 Junior Bozeman, MT Graduated
John Olmsted 15 F 6' 10" 235 Graduate student Morenci, AZ Graduated
Robert Ford III 20 G 6' 0" 180 Redshirt Senior Portland, OR Graduated
Royce Robinson 50 G 6' 5" 200 Freshman Lewistown, MT Transferred to Rocky Mountain College

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Jeremiah Davis 0 G 6' 4" 185 Junior Fountain Valley, CA Fullerton College
Jabe Mullins 3 G 6' 6" 200 Graduate student Snoqualmie, WA Washington State
Bryce Zephir 5 G 6' 4" 200 Junior Carson, CA Salt Lake CC
Max Agbonkpolo 7 F 6' 9" 200 Graduate student Laguna Niguel, CA Utah State
BJ Kolly 8 F 6' 10" 235 Junior Everett, WA Western Washington

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Trap Johnson
G 		Belton, TX Belton High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 30, 2023 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Myles Moskowitz
G 		Boulder, CO Fairview High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 145 lb (66 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Grayson Gaddis
F 		Salt Lake City, UT Highland High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 192
  • 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 State Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jeremiah Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Fullerton College Fountain Valley, CA
G 1 Patrick McMahon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Colony High School Palmer, AK
F 2 Brandon Walker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr UT Arlington Oak Cliff, TX
G 3 Jabe Mullins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Washington State Snoqualmie, WA
G 5 Bryce Zephir 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Salt Lake Community College Carson, CA
F 7 Max Agbonkpolo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 194 lb (88 kg) GS Utah State Laguna Niguel, CA
F 8 BJ Kolly 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Western Washington Everett, WA
G 10 Trap Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Belton High School Belton, TX
G 11 Tyler Patterson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Mount Si High School Snoqualmie, WA
G 14 Myles Moskowitz 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Fr Fairview High School Boulder, CO
F 15 Grayson Gaddis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Highland High School Salt Lake City, UT
F 21 Brian Goracke 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Point Loma Monroe, OR
F 22 Calum Rutherfurd 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Analy High School Sebastopol, CA
F 23 Chika Nduka 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Portland Seattle, WA
G 24 Jed Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Southern California Academy Agoura Hills, CA
F 25 Sam Lecholat 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Sheridan High School Sheridan, WY
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
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2024*
6:00 p.m., BTN+ 		at Wisconsin L 67–79  0–1
  14 – Goracke   7 – Mullins   4 – Mullins  Kohl Center (13,554)
Madison, WI
November 9, 2024*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Wichita State L 69–89  0–2
  13 – Walker   5 – Agbonkpolo   3 – tied  Charles Koch Arena (6,179)
Wichita, KS
November 11, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northwest Indian W 93–35  1–2
  13 – Walker   8 – Agbonkpolo   5 – Mullins  Worthington Arena (2,520)
Bozeman, MT
November 17, 2024*
2:00 p.m., SLN 		at Denver L 78–79  1–3
  19 – Walker   10 – Walker   3 – Kolly  Hamilton Gymnasium (851)
Denver, CO
November 19, 2024*
7:00 p.m., BTN 		at Northwestern L 69–72  1–4
  17 – Mullins   10 – Agbonkpolo   6 – Mullins  Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,034)
Evanston, IL
November 24, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southern Miss
Basketball Travelers Invitational 		W 79–59  2–4
  19 – Walker   6 – Walker   5 – Miller  Worthington Arena (2,450)
Bozeman, MT
November 26, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Abilene Christian
Basketball Travelers Invitational 		W 85–59  3–4
  14 – tied   9 – Walker   7 – Mullins  Worthington Arena (2,393)
Bozeman, MT
November 30, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cal State Northridge L 69–72 OT 3–5
  21 – Agbonkpolo   9 – Mullins   5 – Walker  Worthington Arena (2,467)
Bozeman, MT
December 4, 2024*
6:00 p.m. 		at Omaha
Big Sky-Summit Challenge 		W 76–65  4–5
  17 – Walker   7 – Agbonkpolo   4 – Walker  Baxter Arena (1,424)
Omaha, NE
December 7, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Kansas City
Big Sky–Summit Challenge 		W 74–62  5–5
  17 – Agbonkpolo   9 – Agbonkpolo   4 – Zephir  Worthington Arena (2,599)
Bozeman, MT
December 15, 2024*
6:00 p.m., BTN+ 		at USC L 63–89  5–6
  14 – Walker   5 – McMahon   4 – Zephir  Galen Center (2,381)
Los Angeles, CA
December 18, 2024*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC Riverside L 80–83  5–7
  31 – Walker   6 – Agbonkpolo   7 – Mullins  SRC Arena (257)
Riverside, CA
December 22, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at TCU L 48–82  5–8
  18 – Agbonkpolo   5 – Walker   2 – tied  Schollmaier Arena (5,135)
Fort Worth, TX
Big Sky regular season
January 2, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Idaho L 64–69  5–9
(0–1) 		 15 – McMahon   9 – Agbonkpolo   3 – Mullins  ICCU Arena (1,666)
Moscow, ID
January 4, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Eastern Washington L 63–68  5–10
(0–2) 		 16 – Patterson   7 – McMahon   4 – McMahon  Reese Court (1,624)
Cheney, WA
January 9, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northern Colorado L 82–83  5–11
(0–3) 		 20 – Walker   7 – Miller   5 – Mullins  Worthington Arena (2,367)
Bozeman, MT
January 11, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northern Arizona W 58–53  6–11
(1–3) 		 17 – Walker   7 – tied   3 – Lecholat  Worthington Arena (2,772)
Bozeman, MT
January 16, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Idaho State L 67–70  6–12
(1–4) 		 18 – tied   7 – Lecholat   2 – tied  Reed Gym (1,321)
Pocatello, ID
January 18, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Weber State W 80–71  7–12
(2–4) 		 20 – Miller   7 – Walker   3 – tied  Dee Events Center (3,895)
Ogden, UT
January 20, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Eastern Washington W 74–64  8–12
(3–4) 		 20 – Walker   6 – Walker   4 – McMahon  Worthington Arena (3,111)
Bozeman, MT
January 25, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Montana L 70–77  8–13
(3–5) 		 18 – McMahon   5 – tied   3 – Miller  Dahlberg Arena (5,766)
Missoula, MT
January 30, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Sacramento State W 70–58  9–13
(4–5) 		 20 – McMahon   5 – tied   4 – Miller  Worthington Arena (3,209)
Bozeman, MT
February 1, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Portland State W 74–73  10–13
(5–5) 		 21 – McMahon   9 – McMahon   4 – Miller  Worthington Arena (3,846)
Bozeman, MT
February 6, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northern Arizona L 64–69  10–14
(5–6) 		 16 – Mullins   8 – Mullins   5 – Miller  Findlay Toyota Court (789)
Flagstaff, AZ
February 8, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northern Colorado L 66–73  10–15
(5–7) 		 24 – Mullins   7 – Walker   3 – Zephir  Bank of Colorado Arena (1,672)
Greeley, CO
February 13, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Weber State W 74–66  11–15
(6–7) 		 17 – Mullins   7 – Lecholat   2 – tied  Worthington Arena (2,707)
Bozeman, MT
February 15, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Idaho State W 74–69  12–15
(7–7) 		 17 – Mullins   7 – Agbonkpolo   4 – tied  Worthington Arena (3,222)
Bozeman, MT
February 22, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Montana L 85–89  12–16
(7–8) 		 22 – McMahon   6 – tied   3 – Zephir  Worthington Arena (5,580)
Bozeman, MT
February 27, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Portland State L 52–69  12–17
(7–9) 		 15 – Walker   7 – Walker   4 – Zephir  Viking Pavilion (986)
Portland, OR
March 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Sacramento State W 87–60  13–17
(8–9) 		 26 – Patterson   5 – tied   8 – Miller  Hornets Nest (949)
Sacramento, CA
March 3, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Idaho W 75–60  14–17
(9–9) 		 23 – McMahon   7 – Miller   3 – Lecholat  Worthington Arena (3,060)
Bozeman, MT
Big Sky tournament
March 10, 2025
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (4) Idaho State
Quarterfinals 		      Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Sources:[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  2. ^ Cotton, Parker (March 11, 2024). "Scorching second half propels Montana State past Weber State in Big Sky quarterfinals". 406 Sports. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Cotton, Parker (March 12, 2024). "Montana State men withstand late Sacramento State push to advance to fourth consecutive Big Sky championship game". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "Montana falls in Big Sky title game". University of Montana Athletics. March 14, 2024. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "Latest bracket, schedule and scores for 2024 NCAA men's tournament". NCAA.com. April 8, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  6. ^ "Grambling State rallies past Montana State in March Madness First Four overtime thriller". New York Post. Associated Press. March 20, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  7. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Montana State University Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  8. ^ "Montana State Bobcats Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
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