2001–02 Montana Grizzlies basketball team

The 2001–02 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by second-year head coach Don Holst, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 7–7 in Big Sky play to finish tied for fourth place in the conference regular season standings. Montana won the Big Sky Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA tournament. Playing as No. 15 seed in the Midwest region, the Grizzlies lost to No. 2 seed Oregon, 81–62, in the opening round.^[1]

2001–02 Montana Grizzlies basketball
Big Sky tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	16–15 (7–7 Big Sky)
Head coach	Don Holst
Home arena	Dahlberg Arena
Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Montana State	12	–	2		.857			20	–	10		.667
Eastern Washington	10	–	4		.714			17	–	13		.567
Weber State	8	–	6		.571			18	–	11		.621
Montana †	7	–	7		.500			16	–	15		.516
Northern Arizona	7	–	7		.500			14	–	14		.500
Portland State	6	–	8		.429			12	–	16		.429
Idaho State	3	–	11		.214			10	–	17		.370
Sacramento State	3	–	11		.214			9	–	19		.321
† 2002 Big Sky tournament winner

Roster

2001–02 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 20 David Bell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Oakland, California	Head coach Wayne Tinkle Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Big Sky Tournament
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 2002*	(15 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 11 Oregon First round	L 62–81	16–15	ARCO Arena  Sacramento, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

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