2025–26 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team

2025–26 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball
2025–26 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	18–14 (12–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	Matt Logie (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Zach Payne (3rd season); Sam Scholl (3rd season); Xavier Bishop (2nd season);
Home arena	Worthington Arena ; (Capacity: 8,455)

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 State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Montana State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats were led by third-year head coach Matt Logie and played their home games at Worthington Arena in Bozeman, Montana as a member of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Montana State finished the 2025-26 season 15–18, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish fifth in the conference. As the 5-seed in the Big Sky Tournament they bested 4-seed Idaho State 83-70 in the Quarterfinals before falling to 1-seed Northern Colorado in the Seminals 45–72 to end their season.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Brandon Walker	2	F	6'7"	250	Junior	Oak Cliff, TX	Transferred to Mississippi State
Jabe Mullins	3	G	6'6"	200	Graduate	Snoqualmie, WA	Out of eligibility
Bryce Zephir	5	G	6'4"	195	Junior	Carson, CA	Transferred to Syracuse
Max Agbonkpolo	7	F	6'9"	194	Graduate	Laguna Niguel, CA	Out of eligibility
BJ Kolly	8	F	6'10"	225	Junior	Everett, WA	Transferred to UC Riverside
Trap Johnson	10	G	6'6"	195	Freshman	Belton, TX	Transferred to UC San Diego
Tyler Patterson	11	G	6'8"	190	Graduate	Snoqualmie, WA	Out of eligibility
Myles Moskowitz	14	G	5'11"	145	Freshman	Boulder, CO	Transferred to Laramie County CC
Brian Goracke	21	G	6'6"	210	Senior	Monroe, OR	Out of eligibility
Chika Nduka	23	F	6'5"	225	Senior	Seattle, WA	Out of eligibility
Sam Lecholat	25	F	6'7"	215	Senior	Sheridan, WY	Out of eligibility

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous college
Davian Brown	0	G	6'3"	180	Graduate	Pasadena, CA	Biola
Cavin Holden	4	G	6'2"	175	Junior	Longview, WA	Central Washington
Christian King	7	F	6'8"	210	Sophomore	Kirkland, WA	Washington
Seth Amunrud	12	G	6'3"	175	Junior	Bozeman, MT	Dawson CC
Chris Hodges	21	F	6'9"	240	Graduate	Schaumburg, IL	Wisconsin
Waka Mbatch	35	F	6'10"	225	Sophomore	Serekunda, The Gambia	Florida State
Jaden Steppe	44	F	6'8"	220	Sophomore	Tualatin, OR	Colorado State

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Howie Keene SF	The Woodlands, TX	The Woodlands Christian	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 14, 2024
Howie Keene SF	Recruit ratings: 247Sports:
CJ Purdie CG	Charlotte, NC	Combine Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Oct 25, 2024
CJ Purdie CG	Recruit ratings: 247Sports:
James Steward PF	Tempe, AZ	Marcos de Niza HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	May 20, 2025
James Steward PF	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 State Basketball Recruiting Commits". Scout. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

2025–26 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Davian Brown	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	Biola	Pasadena, California
G	1	Patrick McMahon	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	Colony HS	Palmer, Alaska
G	2	Howie Keene	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	The Woodlands Christian Academy	The Woodlands, Texas
G	3	CJ Purdie	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Combine Academy	Davidson, North Carolina
G	4	Cavin Holden	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Central Washington	Longview, Washington
G	5	Jeremiah Davis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Fullerton College	Compton, California
F	7	Christian King	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	Washington	Kirkland, Washington
G	12	Seth Amunrud	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Dawson CC	Bozeman, Montana
F	14	James Steward	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Marcos de Niza HS	Chandler, Arizona
G	15	Grayson Gaddis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Fr	Highland HS	Salt Lake City, Utah
F	21	Chris Hodges	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	GS	Wisconsin	Schaumburg, Illinois
F	22	Calum Rutherfurd	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS So	Analy HS	Sebastopol, California
G	24	Jed Miller	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Agoura HS	Agoura Hills, California
F	35	Waka Mbatch	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS So	Florida State	Serekunda, The Gambia
F	44	Jaden Steppe	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Colorado State	Tualatin, Oregon

Head coach

Matt Logie (Lehigh)

Assistant coach(es)

Zach Payne (Whitworth)
Sam Scholl (San Diego)
Xavier Bishop (Montana State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2025-11-06

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+		at Colorado	L 78–84	0–1	24 – McMahon	5 – Hodges	3 – Holden	CU Events Center (5,771) Boulder, CO
November 5, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northwest Indian College	W 114–44	1–1	26 – Brown	8 – Mbatch	5 – Miller	Worthington Arena (2,262) Bozeman, MT
November 9, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Denver	L 73–75	1–2	16 – Tied	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Worthington Arena (2,591) Bozeman, MT
November 12, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Stanford	L 68–77	1–3	14 – King	9 – Miller	2 – Tied	Maples Pavilion (2,334) Stanford, CA
November 15, 2025* 2:00 p.m., MW Network		at Boise State	L 58–62	1–4	16 – Brown	6 – McMahon	1 – Tied	ExtraMile Arena (9,780) Boise, ID
November 20, 2025* 4:00 p.m.		vs. Nobel Battle at the Beach	W 92–55	2–4	14 – King	6 – King	4 – Miller	Walter Pyramid Los Angeles, CA
November 21, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Long Beach State Battle at the Beach	W 78–72	3–4	15 – Davis	8 – McMahon	3 – Tied	Walter Pyramid (1,808) Long Beach, CA
November 29, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Utah State	L 81–84 ^OT	3–5	26 – McMahon	8 – McMahon	3 – McMahon	Smith Spectrum (8,189) Logan, UT
December 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		St. Thomas Big Sky-Summit League Challenge	W 82–74	4–5	24 – McMahon	7 – McMahon	5 – McMahon	Worthington Arena (2,543) Bozeman, MT
December 6, 2025* 6:00 p.m., GEBN		at Oral Roberts Big Sky-Summit League Challenge	L 68–72	4–6	21 – Brown	9 – Hodges	3 – Tied	Mabee Center (3,568) Tulsa, OK
December 13, 2025* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Oregon State	L 57–67	4–7	17 – McMahon	7 – McMahon	2 – Tied	Gill Coliseum (2,292) Corvallis, OR
December 16, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal Poly	W 83–80	5–7	26 – McMahon	8 – King	5 – McMahon	Mott Athletics Center (1,234) San Luis Obispo, CA
December 22, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northwest	W 93–54	6–7	12 – Tied	11 – Davis	4 – Brown	Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT
Big Sky regular season
January 1, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Colorado	W 89–75	7–7 (1–0)	24 – Miller	6 – Miller	3 – King	Worthington Arena (2,829) Bozeman, MT
January 3, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Arizona	W 77–68	8–7 (2–0)	22 – Miller	9 – King	3 – Tied	Worthington Arena (3,016) Bozeman, MT
January 8, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Washington	W 68–64	9–7 (3–0)	20 – McMahon	11 – Hodges	4 – Miller	Reese Court (1,534) Cheney, WA
January 10, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Idaho	L 89–92	9–8 (3–1)	20 – Miller	6 – Tied	4 – Miller	ICCU Arena (1,878) Moscow, ID
January 17, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Montana Rivalry	W 76–67	10–8 (4–1)	24 – Brown	11 – Miller	4 – Miller	Worthington Arena (6,007) Bozeman, MT
January 19, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Colorado	W 73–68	11–8 (5–1)	16 – Brown	7 – King	2 – Tied	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,362) Greeley, CO
January 22, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Idaho State	W 74–62	12–8 (6–1)	20 – Miller	9 – McMahon	4 – Miller	Worthington Arena (2,885) Bozeman, MT
January 24, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Weber State	W 91–88	18–8 (7–1)	27 – Miller	11 – Hodges	3 – Miller	Worthington Arena (3,782) Bozeman, MT
January 29, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Sacramento State	L 80–83	18–9 (7–2)	25 – Miller	11 – Miller	5 – Miller	Hornet Pavilion (2,826) Sacramento, CA
January 31, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Portland State	L 54–63	18–10 (7–3)	16 – Tied	7 – Tied	2 – Tied	Viking Pavilion (1,795) Portland, OR
February 5, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Idaho	W 73–66	19–10 (8–3)	15 – Miller	7 – Hodges	2 – Miller	Worthington Arena (2,655) Bozeman, MT
February 7, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Washington	L 71–72	19–11 (8–4)	14 – Tied	6 – Hodges	6 – McMahon	Worthington Arena (3,272) Bozeman, MT
February 14, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Montana Rivalry	W 82–71	20–11 (9–4)	19 – Miller	10 – King	5 – Miller	Dahlberg Arena (5,017) Missoula, MT
February 19, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Weber State	L 79–82 ^OT	20–12 (9–5)	17 – Davis	8 – Miller	5 – Miller	Dee Events Center (4,011) Ogden, UT
February 21, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Idaho State	L 76–91	20–13 (9–6)	35 – McMahon	5 – King	3 – Tied	Reed Gym (1,686) Pocatello, ID
February 26, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Portland State	W 84–69	21–13 (10–6)	25 – Miller	9 – Miller	6 – Miller	Worthington Arena (3,346) Bozeman, MT
February 28, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Sacramento State	W 82–61	22–13 (11–6)	21 – Amunrud	11 – Keene	6 – Miller	Worthington Arena (3,503) Bozeman, MT
March 2, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Arizona	W 76–65	18–13 (12–6)	18 – King	8 – Miller	3 – Miller	Findlay Toyota Court (711) Flagstaff, AZ
Big Sky tournament
March 8, 2026 8:00 pm, ESPN+	(2)	vs. (7) Idaho Quarterfinals	L 74–78	18–14	22 – Davis	6 – Davis	4 – Steppe	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

^ Bagby, Vince (March 10, 2025). "Cats can't miss in 80-60 dismantling of Idaho State". Nonstop Local SWX Sports. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
^ "Montana State 80-60 Idaho State (Mar 10, 2025) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
^ Rachac, Greg (March 12, 2025). "Montana State men go cold in Big Sky semifinal loss to Northern Colorado". MontanaSports.com (MTSPX). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
^ Marshall, Jack (March 11, 2025). "Montana State men end season with loss to Northern Colorado in Big Sky semifinals". Nonstop Local SWX Sports. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". msubobcats.com. Retrieved November 6, 2025.

[1] Bagby, Vince (March 10, 2025). "Cats can't miss in 80-60 dismantling of Idaho State". Nonstop Local SWX Sports. Retrieved November 7, 2025.

[2] "Montana State 80-60 Idaho State (Mar 10, 2025) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved November 7, 2025.

[3] Rachac, Greg (March 12, 2025). "Montana State men go cold in Big Sky semifinal loss to Northern Colorado". MontanaSports.com (MTSPX). Retrieved November 7, 2025.

[4] Marshall, Jack (March 11, 2025). "Montana State men end season with loss to Northern Colorado in Big Sky semifinals". Nonstop Local SWX Sports. Retrieved November 7, 2025.

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

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