The Montana Grizzlies basketball team represents the University of Montana in men's college basketball. They compete at the NCAA Division I level and are members of the Big Sky Conference. Home games are played at Dahlberg Arena located inside the University of Montana's Adams Center. The Grizzlies have appeared in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 13 times, most recently in 2025. Montana's best finish in the NCAA tournament was in 1975 when they appeared in the Sweet 16.

Postseason results NCAA tournament results The Grizzlies have appeared in 13 NCAA tournaments, with a combined record of 2–14. 1975 Round of 32Sweet SixteenRegional 3rd Place Utah State#2 UCLA#16 UNLV W 69–63L 64–67L 67–75 1991 16 W Round of 64 (1) #1 UNLV L 65–99 1992 14 W Round of 64 (3) #20 Florida State L 68–78 1997 16 W Round of 64 (1) #5 Kentucky L 54–92 2002 15 M Round of 64 (2) #11 Oregon L 62–81 2005 16 W Round of 64 (1) #8 Washington L 77–88 2006 12 M Round of 64Round of 32 (5) #20 Nevada(4} #7 Boston College W 87–79L 56–69 2010 14 E Round of 64 (3) #8 New Mexico L 57–62 2012 13 E Round of 64 (4) #14 Wisconsin L 49–73 2013 13 E Round of 64 (4) #16 Syracuse L 34–81 2018 14 W Round of 64 (3) #7 Michigan L 47–61 2019 15 W Round of 64 (2) #8 Michigan L 55–74 2025 14 E Round of 64 (3) #13 Wisconsin L 66–85

NIT results The Grizzlies have appeared in four National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–4.

1985 First Round UCLA L 47–78 1986 First Round TCU L 69–76 1995 First Round UTEP L 60–90 2015 First Round Texas A&M L 64–81

CBI results The Grizzlies have appeared in three College Basketball Invitationals (CBI). Their combined record is 1–3.

2011 First Round Duquesne L 76–87 2016 First Round Nevada L 75–79 2024 First Round Presbyterian W 82–79 2024 Second Round Arkansas State L 74–61

Career leaders

Points Krystkowiak, Larry2,017 Richardson, Micheal Ray 1,827 Cope, Bob1,810 Pridgett, Sayeed1,679 Jamar, Kareem1,673 Criswell, Kevin1,663 Rorie, Ahmad1,654 Oguine, Michael1,647 Strait, Andrew1,617 Tinkle, Wayne1,500 Cherry, Will1,484 Hasquet, Jordan1,396 McKenzie, Ken1,321 Samuelson, Shawn1,293 Pope, Derrick1,289 Rocheleau, Lou1,235 Engellant, Daren1,224 Davis, Charles1,214 Kempfert, Matt1,131 Spoja, Chris1,111 Argenbright, Ed1,100 Zanon, Craig1,071 Zanon, Scott1,070 Fasting, Roger1,047 Warhank, Mike1,046 Lake, Jeremy1,036 Balko, Dan1,025 Martin, Matt1,021 Selvig, Doug1,000

Rebounds Krystkowiak, Larry1105 Engellant, Daren874 McKenzie, Ken859 Tinkle, Wayne836 Samuelson, Shawn791 Sheriff, Russell788 Lowry, Steve763 Hasquet, Jordan718 Strait, Andrew711 Pope, Derrick675 Richardson, Micheal Ray 670 Jamar, Kareem664

Assists DeCuire, Travis435 Christensen, Shane431 Zanon, Scott411 Jamar, Kareem407 Richardson, Micheal Ray 372 Glass, Marc369 Camel, J.365 Fastings, Roger363 Selvig, Doug361 Reed, Tony339 Martin, Matt317

Steals J. Camel215

Blocks Brian Qvale

Season-by-season records

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