2004–05 Montana Grizzlies basketball team
American college basketball season
2004–05 Montana Grizzlies basketball | |
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Big Sky tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First round | |
Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 18–13 (9–5 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Dahlberg Arena |
Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 19 | – | 9 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana † | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2005 Big Sky tournament winner |
The 2005–06 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by first-year head coach Larry Krystkowiak, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 18–13, 9–5 in Big Sky play to finish tied for second place in the conference regular season standings. Montana won the Big Sky Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 16 seed in the West region, the Grizzlies lost to No. 1 seed Washington.[1]
Roster
2004–05 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 21, 2004* | at No. 25 Gonzaga | L 62–78 | 0–1 | McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, Washington | |||||||
Dec 23, 2004* | at Stanford | L 66–84 | 4–7 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California | |||||||
2006 Big Sky Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 5, 2005* | Eastern Washington Quarterfinals | W 58–48 | 16–12 | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana | |||||||
Mar 8, 2005* | vs. Montana State Semifinals | W 79–67 | 17–12 | Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon | |||||||
Mar 9, 2005* | vs. Weber State Championship game | W 63–61 | 18–12 | Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon | |||||||
2006 NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 17, 2005* | (16 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 8 Washington First round | L 77–88 | 18–13 | Taco Bell Arena (11,871) Boise, Idaho | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. |
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References
- ^ "Huskies Win First Round In NCAA Play, 88-77". University of Washington Athletics. March 17, 2005. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ "2004–05 Montana Grizzlies Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ "2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ "Montana Men's Basketball History & Records" (PDF). University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2023.