2023–24 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team

2023–24 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Four
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record17–18 (9–9 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBrick Breeden Fieldhouse
Seasons
2023–24 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Washington 15 – 3   .833 21 – 11   .656
Northern Colorado 12 – 6   .667 19 – 14   .576
Montana 12 – 6   .667 24 – 12   .667
Weber State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
Montana State † 9 – 9   .500 17 – 18   .486
Portland State 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Northern Arizona 7 – 11   .389 14 – 19   .424
Idaho State 7 – 11   .389 14 – 20   .412
Idaho 5 – 13   .278 11 – 21   .344
Sacramento State 4 – 14   .222 10 – 24   .294
† 2024 Big Sky tournament winner

The 2023–24 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Matt Logie, the Bobcats played their home games on campus at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman, Montana. They finished the season 17–18, 9–9 in Big Sky play, to finish in fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they defeated Weber State, Sacramento State and Montana to win the Big Sky tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the third consecutive season. As a No. 16 seed in the Midwest region, they lost to Grambling State in the First Four.

Previous season

Montana State finished the 2022–23 regular season at 25–10, 15–3 in Big Sky play, to finish in second place. In the Big Sky tournament, MSU defeated Northern Colorado, Weber State and Northern Arizona to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 14 seed in the East region. They lost in the first round to Kansas State.

On April 7, 2023, Bobcats head coach Danny Sprinkle resigned to take the head coaching job at Utah State.[1] Matt Logie, head coach at D-II Point Loma Nazarene, was hired by the Bobcats on April 17.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Caleb Fuller 0 G 6'5" 200 Senior Ipswich, England Graduated
Nick Gazelas 2 G 6'4" 180 Junior Humble, TX Transferred to Prairie View A&M
Great Osobor 3 F 6'8" 245 Sophomore Bradford, England Transferred to Utah State
Alex Germer 4 F 6'8" 190 RS Freshman Missoula, MT Transferred to College of Idaho
Darius Brown II 10 G 6'2" 195 RS Junior Pasadena, CA Transferred to Utah State
Jubrile Belo 13 F 6'9" 240 Senior London, England Graduated
RaeQuan Battle 21 G 6'5" 190 Junior Tulalip, WA Transferred to West Virginia
Luca Colceag 22 F 6'8" 215 Freshman Bilbao, Spain Transferred to Eastern Florida State College

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Aiden Gair 0 G 6'6" 198 Junior Williamsport, PA Missouri State–West Plains
Jaden Geron 5 G 6'8" 175 Junior Fresno, CA Rice
Brian Goracke 21 G 6'5" 210 Junior Monroe, OR Point Loma Nazarene
Chika Nduka 23 G/F 6'6" 225 Junior Seattle, WA Portland
John Olmsted 15 F/C 6'10" 235 GS Senior Morenci, AZ Arizona State
Eddie Turner III 3 G 6'2" 160 Freshman Seattle, WA Columbia
Brandon Walker 2 F 6'7" 260 Sophomore Oak Cliff, TX UT Arlington

2023 incoming recruits

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaqari Miles
#23 CG 		Stevenson Ranch, CA West Ranch High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 19, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 10, 2017.

Roster

2023–24 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Aiden Gair 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr Williamsport Area HS
Missouri State-West Plains JC 		Williamsport, PA
G 1 Patrick McMahon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Colony HS Palmer, AK
F 2 Brandon Walker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy
UT Arlington 		Oak Cliff, TX
G 3 Eddie III Turner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) GS Garfield HS
Columbia 		Seattle, WA
G 4 Jaqari Miles 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr West Ranch HS Los Angeles, CA
F 5 Jaden Geron 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr San Joaquin Memorial HS
Rice 		Fresno, CA
G 11 Tyler Patterson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Mount Si HS
Cal State Northridge 		Snoqualmie, WA
G 14 Carter Ash (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Bozeman HS Bozeman, MT
F 15 John Olmsted 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) GS Morenci HS
Arizona State 		Morenci, AZ
G 20 Robert III Ford 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Jefferson HS
Idaho State 		Portland, OR
F 21 Brian Goracke 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Churchill HS
Point Loma 		Monroe, OR
F 22 Calum Rutherfurd 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Analy HS Sebastopol, CA
F 23 Chika Nduka 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Eastside Catholic
Portland 		Seattle, WA
G 24 Jed Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Southern California Academy Agoura Hills, CA
F 25 Sam Lecholat 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Sheridan HS Sheridan, WY
F 50 Royce Robinson (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Fergus HS Lewistown, MT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 21, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northwest Indian W 103–63  1–0
  15 – Ford III   9 – Lecholat   6 – Turner III  Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,274)
Bozeman, MT
November 11, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Seattle L 68–71  1–1
  18 – Goracke   6 – tied   3 – Lecholat  Redhawk Center (999)
Seattle, WA
November 16, 2023*
9:00 p.m., P12N 		at California W 63–60  2–1
  26 – Walker   9 – Ford III   4 – Walker  Haas Pavilion (2,638)
Berkeley, CA
November 20, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+/SWX 		Green Bay
Montana State Multi-Team Event 		L 53–54 OT 2–2
  26 – Ford III   13 – Ford III   3 – Lecholat  Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,251)
Bozeman, MT
November 22, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UC Riverside
Montana State Multi-Team Event 		W 69–68  3–2
  20 – Patterson   9 – Ford III   5 – Ford III  Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,484)
Bozeman, MT
November 26, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Long Beach State L 69–75  3–3
  20 – Patterson   8 – Ford III   6 – Ford III  Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,501)
Bozeman, MT
November 30, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Rocky Mountain L 62–70  3–4
  14 – Goracke   9 – Ford III   6 – Turner III  Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,571)
Bozeman, MT
December 5, 2023*
8:00 p.m., P12N 		at Washington L 61–85  3–5
  13 – Ford III   6 – Olmsted   3 – Lecholat  Alaska Airlines Arena (6,042)
Seattle, WA
December 16, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		SAGU American Indian W 106–81  4–5
  29 – Goracke   9 – Ford III   9 – Turner III  Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,586)
Bozeman, MT
December 19, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southern Utah W 89–88 OT 5–5
  23 – Goracke   10 – Ford III   4 – Nduka  Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,229)
Bozeman, MT
December 22, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cal State Northridge L 70–82  5–6
  23 – Ford III   9 – Ford III   2 – tied  Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (418)
Bozeman, MT
December 28, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Idaho State W 74–66  6–6
(1–0) 		 29 – Goracke   8 – Goracke   3 – Ford III  Reed Gym (1,211)
Pocatello, ID
December 30, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Weber State L 64–86  6–7
(1–1) 		 18 – Turner III   5 – Goracke   4 – tied  Dee Events Center (4,886)
Ogden, UT
January 3, 2024*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Oral Roberts
Big Sky–Summit League Challenge 		L 76–82  6–8
  20 – Walker   10 – Ford III   6 – Turner III  Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,316)
Bozeman, MT
January 6, 2024*
3:15 p.m., 
Summit League Network 		at South Dakota State
Big Sky–Summit League Challenge 		L 61–89  6–9
  13 – Goracke   4 – tied   3 – Turner III  Frost Arena (2,167)
Vermillion, SD
January 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northern Arizona W 79–50  7–9
(2–1) 		 17 – Walker   12 – Ford III   4 – tied  Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,608)
Bozeman, MT
January 13, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northern Colorado W 90–81  8–9
(3–1) 		 25 – Goracke   12 – Ford III   5 – Walker  Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,093)
Bozeman, MT
January 20, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Montana L 77–87  8–10
(3–2) 		 30 – Ford III   7 – Ford III   3 – tied  Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (6,648)
Bozeman, MT
January 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Idaho State W 77–70  9–10
(4–2) 		 19 – Walker   13 – Ford III   4 – Lecholat  Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,449)
Bozeman, MT
January 25, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Sacramento State W 70–62  10–10
(5–2) 		 20 – Goracke   7 – Goracke   5 – Ford III  Hornets Nest (1,253)
Sacramento, CA
January 27, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Portland State L 91–94  10–11
(5–3) 		 26 – Ford III   8 – Ford III   7 – Turner III  Viking Pavilion (1,197)
Portland, OR
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Eastern Washington W 70–60  11–11
(6–3) 		 21 – Ford III   10 – Lecholat   5 – Ford III  Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,012)
Bozeman, MT
February 3, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Idaho L 75–81  11–12
(6–4) 		 15 – Ford III   7 – Ford III   5 – tied  Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,761)
Bozeman, MT
February 8, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northern Colorado L 70–73  11–13
(6–5) 		 24 – Ford III   6 – tied   4 – Turner III  Bank of Colorado Arena (1,055)
Greeley, CO
February 10, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northern Arizona L 71–76  11–14
(6–6) 		 22 – Walker   11 – tied   4 – Turner III  Walkup Skydome (709)
Flagstaff, AZ
February 17, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Montana L 69–88  11–15
(6–7) 		 18 – Turner III   8 – Ford III   3 – Turner III  Dahlberg Arena (5,704)
Missoula, MT
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Portland State W 72–67  12–15
(7–7) 		 27 – Turner III   9 – Walker   5 – Ford III  Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,571)
Bozeman, MT
February 24, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Sacramento State L 63–66  12–16
(7–8) 		 19 – Walker   6 – tied   4 – Turner III  Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (4,002)
Bozeman, MT
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Idaho W 62–48  13–16
(8–8) 		 14 – Ford III   7 – Walker   2 – Ford III  ICCU Arena (1,537)
Moscow, ID
March 2, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Eastern Washington L 104–108 OT 13–17
(8–9) 		 24 – Turner III   8 – tied   9 – Turner III  Reese Court (2,451)
Cheney, WA
March 4, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Weber State W 76–64  14–17
(9–9) 		 15 – Olmsted   9 – Ford III   6 – Turner III  Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,137)
Bozeman, MT
Big Sky tournament
March 11, 2024
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (4) Weber State
Quarterfinals 		W 91–82  15–17
  27 – Ford III   6 – tied   4 – tied  Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
March 12, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPNU/ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (10) Sacramento State
Semifinals 		W 74–71  16–17
  19 – Ford III   11 – Lecholat   4 – Turner III  Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
March 13, 2024
9:30 p.m., ESPN2/ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (3) Montana
Championship 		W 85–70  17–17
  22 – Ford III   9 – Ford III   4 – Ford III  Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2024
4:40 p.m., TruTV 		(16 MW) vs. (16 MW) Grambling State
First Four 		L 81–88 OT 17–18
  26 – Ford III   6 – tied   5 – Turner III  UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest region.
All times are in Mountain.

Source:[3]

References

  1. ^ Lamberty, Bill (April 7, 2023). "Danny Sprinkle Departs Montana State After an Amazing Four-Year Tenure". Montana State University Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Borzello, Jeff (April 17, 2023). "Montana St. hires Point Loma's Logie as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Montana State University Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2024.

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