2016–17 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Montana State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by third-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 16–16, 11–7 in Big Sky play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they lost in the first round to Southern Utah.^[1]

2016–17 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	16–16 (11–7 Big Sky)
Head coach	Brian Fish (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Haslam Brandon Lincoln Eric Jackson
Home arena	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Dakota †	14	–	4		.778			22	–	10		.688
Eastern Washington	13	–	5		.722			22	–	12		.647
Idaho	12	–	6		.667			19	–	14		.576
Weber State	12	–	6		.667			20	–	14		.588
Montana	11	–	7		.611			16	–	16		.500
Montana State	11	–	7		.611			16	–	16		.500
Sacramento State	9	–	9		.500			13	–	18		.419
Portland State	7	–	11		.389			15	–	16		.484
Northern Colorado*	7	–	11		.389			11	–	18		.379
Northern Arizona	6	–	12		.333			9	–	23		.281
Southern Utah	3	–	15		.167			6	–	27		.182
Idaho State	3	–	15		.167			5	–	26		.161
† Conference tournament winner

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2015–16 season 14–17, 9–9 in Big Sky play, to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to Sacramento State.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Stephan Holm	1	G	6' 3"	175	Junior	Riverton, UT	Left the team for personal reasons
Nahjee Mathlock	10	G	5' 11"	185	Junior	Las Vegas, NV	Graduate transferred to Alaska–Fairbanks
Tyson Kanseyo	11	F	6' 8"	220	Sophomore	Malden, Netherlands	Transferred to Chaminade
Marcus Colbert	22	G	5' 11"	180	Senior	Post Falls, ID	Graduated
Shikei Blake	25	C	6' 7"	225	Junior	Wilmington, DE	Transferred
Quinn Price	33	F	6' 9"	205	Sophomore	Casa Grande, AZ	Retired from basketball due to a knee injury[3]
Danny Robison	34	F	6' 8"	225	Senior	Billings, MT	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Joe Mvuezolo Jr.	1	F	6' 6"	185	Junior	London, England	Junior college transferred from Miami Dade College
Keljin Blevins	2	G	6' 4"	200	Junior	Hot Springs, AR	Transferred from Southern Utah. Under NCAA transfer rules, Blevins will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Devonte Klines	10	G	6' 2"	190	Sophomore	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Junior college transferred from Saddleback College
Konner Frey	11	G	6' 5"	210	Senior	Bountiful, UT	Transferred from Utah Valley. Under NCAA transfer rules, Frey will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Benson Osayande	21	F	6' 9"	204	Junior	Elk Grove, CA	Junior college transferred from Gillette College

2016 incoming recruits

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Devin Kirby #72 PF	Chandler, AZ	Basha High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 22, 2015
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (69)
Harald Frey #72 PF	Oslo, Norway	WANG Toppidrett	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A	Sep 15, 2015
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (0)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved August 23, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Zach Green 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Mesquite Gilbert, AZ F 1 Joe Jr. Mvuezolo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Barking Abby Miami Dade CC London, England F 2 Keljin Blevins (I)  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Bishop O'Connell Southern Miss Hot Springs, AR G 3 Tyler Hall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Rock Island Rock Island, IL F 4 Sam Neumann 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Cretin-Durham Hall St. Paul, MN G 5 Harald Frey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Wang Sports Academy Oslo, Norway G 10 Devonte Klines 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Santa Margarita Saddleback College Rancho Santa Margarita, CA F 13 Sarp Gobeloglu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr FMV Igile Gillette College Ankara, Turkey G 15 Mandrell Worthy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Eastside Catholic Federal Way, WA F 21 Benson Osayande 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Franklin Casper College Elk Grove, CA G 22 Konner Frey (I)  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Viewmont Utah Valley Bountiful, UT G 23 Dallas Lussier 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Park Little Big Horn CC Livingston, MT G 24 Quinton Everett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Lakeland Gillette College Lakeland, FL G 30 Cooper Olson (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Westby Westby, MT C 31 Devin Kirby 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Basha Chandler, AZ	Head coach Brian Fish (Marshall) Assistant coach(es) Chris Haslam (Wyoming) Brandon Lincoln (Oregon) Eric Jackson (Green Bay) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: June 26, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2016* 7:00 p.m.		Montana Western	W 86–72		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse  Bozeman, MT
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2016* 5:00 p.m., P12N		at Washington State	L 65–69	0–1	Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
November 14, 2016* 7:00 p.m.		Louisiana–Lafayette Hardwood Showcase	W 84–83	1–1	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,395) Bozeman, MT
November 16, 2016* 7:00 p.m.		Rocky Mountain (MT)	W 93–76	2–1	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,262) Bozeman, MT
November 18, 2016* 7:00 p.m.		James Madison Hardwood Showcase	W 80–73	3–1	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,539) Bozeman, MT
November 21, 2016* 6:00 p.m.		at Rice Hardwood Showcase	L 78–83	3–2	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,408) Houston, TX
November 26, 2016* 2:00 p.m.		Delaware State Hardwood Showcase	W 91–66	4–2	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,307) Bozeman, MT
November 28, 2016* 2:00 p.m.		Arizona Christian	W 93–73	5–2	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,341) Bozeman, MT
December 1, 2016* 7:00 p.m., P12N		at Utah	L 84–92	5–3	Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,548) Salt Lake City, UT
December 5, 2016* 7:00 p.m.		Milwaukee	L 78–83	5–4	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,212) Bozeman, MT
December 7, 2016* 7:15 p.m.		at South Dakota	L 57–74	5–5	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,800) Vermillion, SD
December 10, 2016* 6:00 p.m.		at Omaha	L 91–97	5–6	Baxter Arena (1,511) Omaha, NE
December 18, 2016* 2:00 p.m.		South Dakota	L 68–80	5–7	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,128) Bozeman, MT
December 21, 2016* 7:00 p.m.		Central Michigan	L 103–106	5–8	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,066) Bozeman, MT
Big Sky regular season
December 29, 2016 7:00 p.m.		Weber State	L 75–87	5–9 (0–1)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,586) Bozeman, MT
December 31, 2016 2:00 p.m.		Idaho State	W 80–63	6–9 (1–1)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,138) Bozeman, MT
January 5, 2017 7:00 p.m.		at Eastern Washington	L 64–82	6–10 (1–2)	Reese Court (1,380) Cheney, WA
January 7, 2017 8:00 p.m.		at Idaho	L 81–83 OT	6–11 (1–3)	Cowan Spectrum (1,114) Moscow, ID
January 12, 2017 7:00 p.m., SWX MT		North Dakota	L 81–83 OT	6–12 (1–4)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,629) Bozeman, MT
January 14, 2017 2:00 p.m.		Northern Colorado	W 68–53	7–12 (2–4)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,313) Bozeman, MT
January 19, 2017 8:00 p.m.		at Sacramento State	W 74–65	8–12 (3–4)	Hornets Nest (751) Sacramento, CA
January 21, 2017 8:00 p.m.		at Portland State	W 71–65	9–12 (4–4)	Peter Stott Center (705) Portland, OR
January 26, 2017 7:00 p.m.		Idaho	W 94–91	10–12 (5–4)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,620) Bozeman, MT
January 28, 2017 2:00 p.m.		Eastern Washington	W 91–90	11–12 (6–4)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,951) Bozeman, MT
February 4, 2017 7:00 p.m., Cowles MT		at Montana	L 84–90	11–13 (6–5)	Dahlberg Arena (5,546) Missoula, MT
February 9, 2017 6:30 p.m.		at Northern Arizona	L 63–69	11–14 (6–6)	Walkup Skydome  Flagstaff, AZ
February 11, 2017 2:00 p.m.		at Southern Utah	W 83–78	12–14 (7–6)	Centrum Arena (1,761) Cedar City, UT
February 16, 2017 7:00 p.m.		Portland State	W 92–90 OT	13–14 (8–6)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,471) Bozeman, MT
February 18, 2017 2:00 p.m.		Sacramento State	W 62–59	14–14 (9–6)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,916) Bozeman, MT
February 25, 2017 7:00 p.m., Cowles MT		Montana	W 78–58	15–14 (10–6)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (6,772) Bozeman, MT
March 2, 2017 7:00 p.m.		at Idaho State	W 79–68	16–14 (11–6)	Holt Arena  Pocatello, ID
March 4, 2017 7:00 p.m.		at Weber State	L 67–76	16–15 (11–7)	Dee Events Center (8,575) Ogden, UT
Big Sky tournament
March 7, 2017 8:05 p.m.	(6)	vs. (11) Southern Utah First round	L 105–109 3OT	16–16	Reno Events Center (1,507) Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source:^[4]

See also

• 2016–17 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team