2021–22 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Montana State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by third-year head coach Danny Sprinkle, played their home games at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman, Montana as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the regular season 24–7, 16–4 in Big Sky play to win the Big Sky regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they defeated Sacramento State, Weber State, and Northern Colorado, to win the tournament, and earned the Big Sky's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

2021–22 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball
Big Sky regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	27–8 (16–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Danny Sprinkle (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Haslam Dan Russell Ken Moses
Home arena	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Montana State †	16	–	4		.800			27	–	8		.771
Southern Utah	14	–	6		.700			23	–	12		.657
Northern Colorado	13	–	7		.650			22	–	16		.579
Weber State	13	–	7		.650			21	–	12		.636
Montana	11	–	9		.550			18	–	14		.563
Eastern Washington	11	–	9		.550			18	–	16		.529
Portland State	10	–	10		.500			14	–	17		.452
Sacramento State	6	–	14		.300			11	–	18		.379
Idaho	6	–	14		.300			9	–	22		.290
Idaho State	5	–	15		.250			7	–	23		.233
Northern Arizona	5	–	15		.250			9	–	23		.281
† Conference tournament winner

Given a No. 14 seed in the West Region of the NCAA Tournament, Montana State was defeated by Texas Tech in the first round.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bobcats finished the 2020–21 season 13–10, 8–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Idaho State and Southern Utah before losing to Eastern Washington in the championship of the Big Sky tournament.

Roster

2021–22 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G/F 0 Abdul Mohamed 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr North Texas Ottawa, ON G 1 Xavier Bishop 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr UMKC Springfield, IL G 2 Nick Gazelas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Jacksonville College Humble, TX F 3 Great Osobor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Myerscough College Bradford, England F 4 Alex Germer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Sentinel HS Missoula, MT G 5 Amin Adamu 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Casper College London, England G 10 Patrick McMahon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Colony HS Palmer, AK G 11 Tyler Patterson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Mount Si HS Snoqualmie, WA F 13 Jubrile Belo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Lamar CC London, England G 14 Carter Ash 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Bozeman HS Bozeman, MT G 15 Mareng Gatkuoth 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So South Plains College Anchorage, AK G 20 Isaac Spears 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Bella Vista Prep Las Vegas, NV G 21 RaeQuan Battle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Washington Tulalip, WA F 23 Borja Fernandez 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So FC Barcelona U18 Bilbao, Spain G 24 Kellen Tynes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Rothesay Netherwood School Dartmouth, NS F 25 Sam Lecholat 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Sheridan HS Sheridan, WY C 44 Jasper Reinalda 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Fr Donar Academy Corvallis, OR	Head coach Danny Sprinkle (Montana State) Assistant coach(es) Chris Haslam (Wyoming) Dan Russell (Wyoming) Ken Moses (CSU Pueblo) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 16, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2021* 7:00 pm		Providence (MT)	W 108–63	–	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,713) Bozeman, MT
November 3, 2021* 7:00 pm		Yellowstone Christian	W 116–42	–	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse  Bozeman, MT
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 8:00 pm		at Colorado	L 90–94 OT	0–1	CU Events Center  Boulder, CO
November 14, 2021* 2:00 pm		Rocky Mountain	W 81–52	1–1	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse  Bozeman, MT
November 17, 2021* 6:00 pm		at South Dakota State	L 74–91	1–2	Frost Arena  Brookings, SD
November 20, 2021* 2:00 pm		at New Mexico	L 78–81	1–3	The Pit  Albuquerque, NM
November 26, 2021* 1:00 pm		vs. Portland Cardinal Thanksgiving Invitational	W 69–66	2–3	McDermott Center  San Antonio, TX
November 27, 2021* 10:30 am		at Incarnate Word Cardinal Thanksgiving Invitational	W 83–64	3–3	McDermott Center  San Antonio, TX
November 28, 2021* 11:00 am		vs. Southeast Missouri State Cardinal Thanksgiving Invitational	W 75–68	4–3	McDermott Center  San Antonio, TX
December 2, 2021 6:00 pm		at Northern Colorado	L 75–77 OT	4–4 (0–1)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,191) Greeley, CO
December 4, 2021 2:00 pm		at Sacramento State	W 68–66	5–4 (1–1)	Hornets Nest (372) Sacramento, CA
December 7, 2021* 7:00 pm		at North Dakota State	W 68–49	6–4	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,669) Bozeman, MT
December 11, 2021* 6:00 pm		at St. Thomas (MN)	W 72–65	7–4	Schoenecker Arena (1,097) Saint Paul, MN
December 19, 2021* 2:00 pm		Portland	W 61–59	8–4	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,234) Bozeman, MT
December 22, 2021* 7:00 pm		American Indian	W 124–73	9–4	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,026) Bozeman, MT
December 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Weber State	L 75–85	9–5 (1–2)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,918) Bozeman, MT
January 1, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Idaho State	W 60–40	10–5 (2–2)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,200) Bozeman, MT
January 6, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Idaho	W 92–72	11–5 (3–2)	Idaho Central Credit Union Arena (50) Moscow, ID
January 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Montana	W 66–59	12–5 (4–2)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,763) Bozeman, MT
January 20, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Arizona	W 89–84	13–5 (5–2)	Walkup Skydome (840) Flagstaff, AZ
January 22, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Portland State	W 73–60	14–5 (6–2)	Viking Pavilion (1,496) Portland, OR
January 27, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Washington	W 69–65	15–5 (7–2)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,078) Bozeman, MT
January 29, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Idaho	W 70–64	16–5 (8–2)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,481) Bozeman, MT
February 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Weber State	W 78–57	17–5 (9–2)	Dee Events Center (6,329) Ogden, UT
February 7, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Idaho State Rescheduled from February 7	W 72–54	18–5 (10–2)	Reed Gym (1,027) Pocatello, ID
February 10, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Portland State	W 77–74	19–5 (11–2)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,556) Bozeman, MT
February 12, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Arizona	W 72–70	20–5 (12–2)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,803) Bozeman, MT
February 17, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Washington	L 86–88 OT	20–6 (12–3)	Reese Court (1,216) Cheney, WA
February 19, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Southern Utah	W 76–71	21–6 (13–3)	America First Event Center (1,360) Cedar City, UT
February 27, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Montana	L 74–80	21–7 (13–4)	Dahlberg Arena (5,285) Missoula, MT
March 1, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Utah Rescheduled from January 15	W 69–53	22–7 (14–4)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,288) Bozeman, MT
March 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sacramento State	W 75–69	23–7 (15–4)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,959) Bozeman, MT
March 5, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Colorado	W 87–85	24–7 (16–4)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (4,217) Bozeman, MT
Big Sky tournament
March 10, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN+	(1)	vs. (8) Sacramento State Quarterfinals	W 83–61	25–7	Idaho Central Arena  Boise, ID
March 11, 2022 5:30 pm, ESPN+	(1)	vs. (4) Weber State Semifinals	W 69–66	26–7	Idaho Central Arena (2,535) Boise, ID
March 12, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPNU	(1)	vs. (3) Northern Colorado Championship	W 87–66	27–7	Idaho Central Arena  Boise, ID
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022* 11:45 a.m., TNT	(14 W)	vs. (3 W) No. 12 Texas Tech First Round	L 62–97	27–8	Viejas Arena  San Diego, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Mountain.

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