2025–26 Montana Grizzlies basketball team

2025–26 Montana Grizzlies basketball
2025–26 Montana Grizzlies basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	18–16 (10–8 Big Sky)
Head coach	Travis DeCuire (12th season);
Associate head coach	Chris Cobb (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Jay Flores (9th season); Rachi Worthman (1st, 5th overall season); Ryan Frazer (1st season); Brian Morgan (1st season);
Home arena	Dahlberg Arena ; (Capacity: 7,321)

2025–26 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Portland State	13	–	5	.722	20	–	11	.645
Montana State	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Eastern Washington	11	–	7	.611	14	–	19	.424
Montana	10	–	8	.556	18	–	16	.529
Northern Colorado	10	–	8	.556	20	–	12	.625
Weber State	10	–	8	.556	16	–	16	.500
Idaho †	9	–	9	.500	21	–	15	.583
Sacramento State	6	–	12	.333	10	–	21	.323
Idaho State	5	–	13	.278	13	–	20	.394
Northern Arizona	4	–	14	.222	10	–	22	.313

† 2026 Big Sky tournament winner

The 2025–26 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies were led by twelfth-year head coach Travis DeCuire and played their home games at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Montana as a member of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Grizzlies finished the 2025-26 season 25–10, 15–3 in Big Sky play to finish tied for first place in the conference. As the 2-seed in the Big Sky Tournament they defeated 7-seed Northern Arizona and 6-seed Idaho to advance to the Championship round, where they bested top-seeded Northern Colorado 91–83 to secure the conference's auto-bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Grizzlies were placed as the 14-seed in the East region of the NCAA Tournament where they were defeated by 3-seed Wisconsin 66–85 to end their season.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Kai Johnson	1	G	6'4"	190	Senior	Olympia, WA	Out of eligibility
Malik Moore	3	G	6'5"	190	Junior	Ventura, CA	Transferred to Xavier
Joe Pridgen	11	G	6'5"	210	Graduate	Winchendon, MA	Out of eligibility
Brandon Whitney	12	G	6'1"	183	Graduate	Mission Hills, CA	Out of eligibility
Zack Davidson	14	F	6'8"	224	Freshman	Santa Ana, CA	Transferred to Northern Arizona
Jalen Foy	15	F	6'7"	215	Junior	Las Vegas, NV	Transferred to Cal State East Bay
Austin Patterson	20	G	6'3"	185	Senior	Sonora, CA	Out of eligibility
Adam Shoff	22	G	6'1"	167	Graduate	Redding, CA	Out of eligibility
Jeremiah Dargan	24	G	6'4"	190	Junior	Concord, CA	Transferred to Chico State
Jensen Bradtke	50	F	6'10"	220	Freshman	Sandringham, Australia	Departed program

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous college
Trae Taylor	1	F	6'9"	207	Senior	San Diego, CA	Chico State
Brooklyn Hicks	3	G	6'3"	186	Junior	Seattle, WA	UNLV
Kadyn Betts	7	F	6'8"	219	Junior	Pueblo, CO	Minnesota
Tyler Isaak	8	G	6'4"	190	Junior	Danville, CA	Citrus College
Grant Kepley	11	F	6'4"	180	Sophomore	Bellingham, WA	Western Washington
Courtney Anderson Jr.	13	G	6'5"	200	Sophomore	Vallejo, CA	Colorado

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kenyon Aguino PF	Albuquerque, NM	Volcano Vista HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Nov 18, 2024
Kenyon Aguino PF	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Luke Moxon SG	Arcata, CA	Arcata HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Apr 1, 2025
Luke Moxon SG	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking: Scout: – Rivals: –
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: "2025 Montana Basketball Recruiting Commits". Scout. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

2025–26 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)	211 lb (96 kg)	Jr	Oakland HS	Oakland, California
F	1	Trae Taylor	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Sr	Chico State	San Diego, California
G	2	Chase Henderson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	RS So	Herbert Hoover HS	Des Moines, Iowa
G	3	Brooklyn Hicks	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Jr	UNLV	Seattle, Washington
G	4	Tyler Thompson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Fr	Vanden HS	Fairfield, California
G	5	Amari Jedkins	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	RS Jr	Green Bay	Racine, Wisconsin
F	7	Kadyn Betts	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	RS Jr	Minnesota	Pueblo, Colorado
G	8	Tyler Isaak	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Citrus College	Danville, California
G	10	Connor Dick	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	RS So	Hellgate HS	Missoula, Montana
G	11	Grant Kepley	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS So	Western Washington	Bellingham, Washington
G	13	Courtney Anderson Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Colorado	Vallejo, California
G	22	Luke Moxon	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Arcata HS	Arcata, California
G	24	Kenyon Aguino	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Fr	Volcano Vista HS	Albuquerque, New Mexico
F	32	Te'Jon Sawyer	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	GS	City College of San Francisco	San Francisco, California

Head coach

Travis DeCuire (Montana)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Cobb (Menlo)
Jay Flores (Chico State)
Rachi Wortham (Eastern Washington)
Ryan Frazer (Azusa Pacific)
Brian Morgan (Cal State East Bay)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2025-11-10

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 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northwest Indian College	W 106–41	1–0	17 – Hicks	8 – Aguino	6 – Kepley	Dahlberg Arena (2,194) Missoula, MT
November 5, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Ottawa (AZ)	W 73–39	2–0	15 – Williams	10 – Williams	6 – Williams	Dahlberg Arena (2,169) Missoula, MT
November 8, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Stanford	L 68–91	2–1	19 – Williams	7 – Tied	5 – Williams	Maples Pavilion (3,549) Stanford, CA
November 11, 2025* 8:00 p.m., SSSEN/MW Network		at UNLV	W 102–93	3–1	30 – Williams	9 – Sawyer	8 – Williams	Thomas & Mack Center (5,553) Paradise, NV
November 14, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal Poly	W 90–82	4–1	31 – Williams	7 – Isaak	6 – Williams	Dahlberg Arena (2,827) Missoula, MT
November 18, 2025* 6:00 p.m., SECN+		at Texas A&M	L 81–86	4–2	22 – Williams	5 – Tied	7 – Tied	Reed Arena (6,304) College Station, TX
November 23, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lamar Blaine Taylor Classic	L 63–68	4–3	15 – Tied	6 – Hicks	6 – Isaak	Dahlberg Arena (2,550) Missoula, MT
November 25, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Oakland Blaine Taylor Classic	L 87–95	4–4	24 – Aguino	16 – Aguino	15 – Williams	Dahlberg Arena (3,025) Missoula, MT
December 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Dakota State Big Sky-Summit League Challenge	L 72–81	4–5	21 – Williams	6 – Tied	5 – Tied	Dahlberg Arena (2,580) Missoula, MT
December 6, 2025* 6:00 p.m., SLN		at North Dakota Big Sky-Summit League Challenge	W 79–75	5–5	30 – Williams	7 – Isaak	3 – Tied	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,649) Grand Forks, ND
December 10, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Salish Kootenai	W 102–46	6–5	16 – Isaak	9 – Hicks	11 – Williams	Dahlberg Arena (2,369) Missoula, MT
December 17, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Montana Tech	L 75–82	6–6	23 – Sawyer	12 – Sawyer	5 – Isaak	Dahlberg Arena (2,602) Missoula, MT
December 20, 2025* 10:00 a.m., ACCN		at No. 11 Louisville	L 54–94	6–7	15 – Kepley	5 – Williams	3 – Tied	KFC Yum! Center (14,076) Louisville, KY
Big Sky regular season
January 1, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Arizona	W 78–64	7–7 (1–0)	15 – Hicks	6 – Tied	6 – Kepley	Dahlberg Arena (2,777) Missoula, MT
January 3, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Colorado	W 88–79	8–7 (2–0)	31 – Williams	9 – Thompson	5 – Williams	Dahlberg Arena (3,430) Missoula, MT
January 8, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Idaho	W 79–73	9–7 (3–0)	35 – Williams	5 – Thompson	5 – Williams	ICCU Arena (1,785) Moscow, ID
January 10, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Washington	L 65–66	9–8 (3–1)	18 – Williams	7 – Tied	4 – Williams	Reese Court (2,343) Cheney, WA
January 17, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Montana State Rivalry	L 67–76	9–9 (3–2)	17 – Williams	5 – Tied	4 – Isaak	Worthington Arena (6,007) Bozeman, MT
January 19, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Arizona	W 98–72	10–9 (4–2)	27 – Sawyer	6 – Sawyer	6 – Williams	Findlay Toyota Court (653) Flagstaff, AZ
January 22, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Weber State	W 81–65	11–9 (5–2)	21 – Thompson	5 – Tied	6 – Williams	Dahlberg Arena (2,947) Missoula, MT
January 24, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Idaho State	W 69–60	12–9 (6–2)	17 – Williams	6 – Williams	5 – Tied	Dahlberg Arena (4,103) Missoula, MT
January 29, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Portland State	W 64–60	13–9 (7–2)	24 – Williams	5 – Tied	2 – Tied	Viking Pavilion (1,462) Portland, OR
January 31, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Sacramento State	L 79–86	13–10 (7–3)	31 – Sawyer	7 – Tied	8 – Williams	Hornet Pavilion (3,116) Sacramento, CA
February 5, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Washington	L 74–82	13–11 (7–4)	25 – Williams	5 – Tied	4 – Tied	Dahlberg Arena (2,699) Missoula, MT
February 7, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Idaho	W 73–68	14–11 (8–4)	14 – Williams	8 – Sawyer	5 – Kepley	Dahlberg Arena (3,018) Missoula, MT
February 14, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Montana State Rivalry	L 71–82	14–12 (8–5)	25 – Williams	8 – Hicks	7 – Kepley	Dahlberg Arena (5,017) Missoula, MT
February 19, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Idaho State	L 69–73	14–13 (8–6)	19 – Williams	6 – Tied	4 – Williams	Reed Gym (1,217) Pocatello, ID
February 21, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Weber State	L 72–92	14–14 (8–7)	15 – Tied	5 – Williams	6 – Williams	Dee Events Center (3,975) Ogden, UT
February 26, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sacramento State	W 81–73	15–14 (9–7)	20 – Williams	12 – Sawyer	5 – Kepley	Dahlberg Arena (3,174) Missoula, MT
February 28, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Portland State	W 74–68	16–14 (10–7)	27 – Williams	9 – Sawyer	7 – Williams	Dahlberg Arena (3,078) Missoula, MT
March 2, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Colorado	L 57–85	16–15 (10–8)	17 – Williams	6 – Tied	2 – Tied	Bank of Colorado Arena (2,016) Greeley, CO
Big Sky tournament
March 9, 2026 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	(4)	vs. (5) Northern Colorado Quarterfinal	W 95–89	17–15	40 – Williams	8 – Aguino	3 – Williams	Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
March 10, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	(4)	vs. (1) Portland State Semifinal	W 75–72	18–15	32 – Williams	9 – Sawyer	4 – Kepley	Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
March 11, 2026 9:40 p.m., ESPN2	(4)	vs. (7) Idaho Championship	L 66–77	18–16	19 – Tied	5 – Tied	2 – Tied	Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source^[5]

References

^ Associated Press (March 13, 2025). "Montana wins Big Sky title, 1st NCAA bid since '19". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
^ Gogola, Frank (March 12, 2025). "Montana Grizzlies starch Northern Colorado to win Big Sky tournament championship". 406 MT SPORTS. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
^ Stewart, Mark. "Wisconsin basketball blasts Montana in March Madness, advances to NCAA tournament second round". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
^ Gogola, Frank (March 20, 2025). "Montana Grizzlies can't keep pace with Wisconsin Badgers in NCAA Tournament loss". 406 MT SPORTS. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". msubobcats.com. Retrieved November 6, 2025.

[1] Associated Press (March 13, 2025). "Montana wins Big Sky title, 1st NCAA bid since '19". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 16, 2025.

[2] Gogola, Frank (March 12, 2025). "Montana Grizzlies starch Northern Colorado to win Big Sky tournament championship". 406 MT SPORTS. Retrieved November 16, 2025.

[3] Stewart, Mark. "Wisconsin basketball blasts Montana in March Madness, advances to NCAA tournament second round". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved November 16, 2025.

[4] Gogola, Frank (March 20, 2025). "Montana Grizzlies can't keep pace with Wisconsin Badgers in NCAA Tournament loss". 406 MT SPORTS. Retrieved November 16, 2025.

[5] "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". msubobcats.com. Retrieved November 6, 2025.

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