The 2016–17 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by third-year head coach Travis DeCuire, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Montana as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 11–7 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they lost to Idaho in the quarterfinals.
Previous season The Grizzlies finished the 2015–16 season 21–12, 14–4 in Big Sky play to finish in second place. They defeated Sacramento State and Idaho to advance to the Championship game of the Big Sky tournament where they lost to Weber State. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Nevada.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Riley Bradshaw 2 G 6'2" 180 RS Junior Corvallis, Montana Transferred Martin Breunig 12 F 6'8" 210 RS Senior Leverkusen, Germany Graduated Zachary Camel 22 G 6'0" 166 Freshman Polson, Montana Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons Bryden Boehning 35 C 6'10" 230 RS Freshman Glendive, Montana Transferred to Rocky Mountain College
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Jamar Akoh 12 F 6'7" 240 Junior Rancho Cucamonga, California Transferred from Cal State Fullerton. Under NCAA transfer rules, Akoh will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Donaven Dorsey 42 G 6'5" 210 Junior Lacey, Washington Transferred from Washington. Under NCAA transfer rules, Dorsey will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
2016 recruiting class
2017 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big Sky regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big Sky tournament
See also 2016–17 Montana Lady Griz basketball team
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