The 2025–26 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies were led by twelfth-year head coach Travis DeCuire and played their home games at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Montana as a member of the Big Sky Conference.
Previous season The Grizzlies finished the 2025-26 season 25–10, 15–3 in Big Sky play to finish tied for first place in the conference. As the 2-seed in the Big Sky Tournament they defeated 7-seed Northern Arizona and 6-seed Idaho to advance to the Championship round, where they bested top-seeded Northern Colorado 91–83 to secure the conference's auto-bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Grizzlies were placed as the 14-seed in the East region of the NCAA Tournament where they were defeated by 3-seed Wisconsin 66–85 to end their season.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Kai Johnson 1 G 6'4" 190 Senior Olympia, WA Out of eligibility Malik Moore 3 G 6'5" 190 Junior Ventura, CA Transferred to Xavier Joe Pridgen 11 G 6'5" 210 Graduate Winchendon, MA Out of eligibility Brandon Whitney 12 G 6'1" 183 Graduate Mission Hills, CA Out of eligibility Zack Davidson 14 F 6'8" 224 Freshman Santa Ana, CA Transferred to Northern Arizona Jalen Foy 15 F 6'7" 215 Junior Las Vegas, NV Transferred to Cal State East Bay Austin Patterson 20 G 6'3" 185 Senior Sonora, CA Out of eligibility Adam Shoff 22 G 6'1" 167 Graduate Redding, CA Out of eligibility Jeremiah Dargan 24 G 6'4" 190 Junior Concord, CA Transferred to Chico State Jensen Bradtke 50 F 6'10" 220 Freshman Sandringham, Australia Departed program
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college Trae Taylor 1 F 6'9" 207 Senior San Diego, CA Chico State Brooklyn Hicks 3 G 6'3" 186 Junior Seattle, WA UNLV Kadyn Betts 7 F 6'8" 219 Junior Pueblo, CO Minnesota Tyler Isaak 8 G 6'4" 190 Junior Danville, CA Citrus College Grant Kepley 11 F 6'4" 180 Sophomore Bellingham, WA Western Washington Courtney Anderson Jr. 13 G 6'5" 200 Sophomore Vallejo, CA Colorado
2025 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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