1977–78 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team

1977–78 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	10-16 (4-10 Big Sky)
Head coach	Rich Juarez (4th season)
Home arena	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse

1977–78 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Montana	12	–	2		.857			20	–	8		.714
Idaho State	11	–	3		.786			16	–	10		.615
Weber State †	9	–	5		.643			19	–	10		.655
Boise State	8	–	6		.571			13	–	14		.481
Gonzaga	7	–	7		.500			14	–	15		.483
Northern Arizona	5	–	9		.357			11	–	14		.440
Montana State	3	–	11		.214			9	–	17		.346
Idaho	1	–	13		.071			4	–	22		.154
† Big Sky Conference tournament winner

The 1977–78 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Montana State University during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Roster

1977–78 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 10 Mike Durham 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Three Forks, Montana G 20 Craig Finberg 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Columbia Falls, Montana F 40 Lance Freeman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr St. Joseph, Illinois F 50 Brian Gorski 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Chicago, Illinois F 54 Doug Hashley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Big Sandy, Montana G 14 Duey Kautzmann 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Billings, Montana F 34 Bill Malone 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Sandpoint, Idaho G 32 Dan Miles 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Jr Columbias, Indiana C 52 Wayne Peterson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Three River Falls, Minnesota G 22 Chris Singleton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Santa Maria, Cal C 42 Mike Stanny 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Hammond, Indiana G 22 Gary Stokes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Sr Salmon, Idaho F 24 Randy Trinastich 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Columbia Falls, Montana	Head coach Rich Juarez Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 25*		Stout State	W 73–62	1–0	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse  Bozeman, Montana
November 26*		Seattle Pacific	W 79–74	2–0	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse  Bozeman, Montana
November 29*		at Puget Sound	W 73–68	3–0
December 8*		at Fresno State	L 68–85	3–1	Selland Arena  Fresno, California
December 10*		at Pacific	L 73–99	3–2	Pacific Pavilion  Stockton, California
December 17*		St. Cloud State	W 101–90	4–2	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse  Bozeman, Montana
December 21*		at St. Joseph	L 83–93	4–3
December 23*		at Nebraska	L 60–104	4–4	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
December 29*		at Eastern Montana	L 77–80	4–5
December 30*		vs. Kent State	W 84–64	5–5	Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark  Billings, Montana
January 6		at Boise State	L 84–86	5–6 (0–1)	Bronco Gym  Boise, Idaho
January 7		at Idaho State	L 80–93	5–7 (0–2)	Holt Arena  Pocatello, Idaho
January 14		Montana	L 58–74	5–8 (0–3)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse  Bozeman, Montana
January 21		at Montana	L 57–65	5–9 (0–4)	Harry Adams Field House  Missoula, Montana
January 23*		Northern Colorado	W 76–74	6–9 (0–4)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse  Bozeman, Montana
January 27		at Gonzaga	L 76–91	6–10 (0–5)	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre  Spokane, Washington
January 28		at Idaho	L 84–91	6–11 (0–6)	Kibbie Dome  Moscow, Idaho
February 3		Gonzaga	W 80–78	7–11 (1–6)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse  Bozeman, Montana
February 4		Idaho	W 66–59	8–11 (2–6)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse  Bozeman, Montana
February 6*		at Utah State	L 77–93	8–12 (2–6)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
February 10		Weber State	L 73–83	8–13 (2–7)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse  Bozeman, Montana
February 11		Northern Arizona	L 67–73	8–14 (2–8)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse  Bozeman, Montana
February 16		at Weber State	L 80–90	8–15 (2–9)	Dee Events Center  Ogden, Utah
February 18		at Northern Arizona	W 84–83	9–15 (3–9)	Walkup Skydome  Flagstaff, Arizona
February 24		Boise State	W 78–76	10–15 (4–9)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse  Bozeman, Montana
February 25		Idaho State	L 72–90	10–16 (4–10)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse  Bozeman, Montana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

1. "1977–78 Montana State Bobcats Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
2. "Montana State Men's Basketball 2019-20 Record Book" (PDF). MSUBobcats.com. Montana State University. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2022.