2009–10 Montana Grizzlies basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 February 2023 Basketball none 2009–10 Montana Grizzlies Montana Griz logo.svg 150 Big Sky Conference Big Sky 22–10 10–6 Wayne Tinkle 4th Bill Evans Freddie Owens Kurt Paulson Dahlberg Arena Big Sky tournament champions NCAA tournament Round of 64 The 2009–10 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by fourth-year head coach Wayne Tinkle, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 10–6 in Big Sky play to finish tied for third place in the conference regular season standings. Montana won the Big Sky Basketball tournamentJohnson rallies Montana by Weber St. for tourney title, NCAA bid https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=300692692 https://web.archive.org/web/20201127234905/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=300692692 dead November 27, 2020 ESPN March 10, 2020 August 22, 2021 to earn the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to New Mexico.Martinez helps New Mexico shake pesky Montana https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=300770167 https://web.archive.org/web/20210822144641/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=300770167 dead August 22, 2021 ESPN March 19, 2020 August 22, 2021 Roster 2009 Montana Grizzlies y Will Cherry 5 G 6 1 177 Fr West Oakland, California y Anthony Johnson 23 G 6 3 210 Sr Tacoma, Washington Wayne Tinkle https://gogriz.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2009-10 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/montana/2010.html 2009–10 Montana Grizzlies Roster and Stats Sports Reference August 22, 2021 Schedule and results 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2009 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Montana Grizzlies white| Regular season Nov 13, 2009 yes 2009 men North Dakota Fighting Sioux North Dakota Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana 61–37 1–0 3,176 Nov 14, 2009 yes Boise State Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana 95–82 2–0 3,135 Nov 15, 2009 yes 2009 men Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana 64–63 3–0 2,551 Nov 19, 2009 yes yes 2009 men Denver Pioneers Denver Magness Arena Denver, Colorado 49–56 3–1 1,625 Nov 23, 2009 yes yes Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon 68–55 4–1 7,095 Nov 29, 2009 yes yes Washington 14 Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington 59–63 4–2 8,515 Dec 4, 2009 2009 men Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Arizona Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana 71–54 5–2 1–0 3,479 Dec 5, 2009 2009 men Northern Colorado Bears Northern Colorado Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana 48–59 5–3 1–1 3,308 Dec 10, 2009 yes yes Loyola Marymount Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California 82–73 6–3 1,444 Dec 12, 2009 yes yes Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 61–62 6–4 2,498 Dec 16, 2009 yes 2009 none Montana State–Northern Lights Montana State–Northern Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana 57–43 7–4 2,407 Dec 19, 2009 yes 2009 men UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana 67–52 8–4 2,790 Dec 21, 2009 yes Fresno State Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana 59–56 9–4 2,726 Dec 23, 2009 yes 2009 men Great Falls Argonauts Great Falls Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana 100–52 10–4 2,371 Dec 31, 2009 yes 2009 men Idaho State Bengals Idaho State Holt Arena Pocatello, Idaho 65–67 10–5 1–2 1,933 Jan 2, 2010 yes Weber State Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah 56–64 10–6 1–3 4,490 Jan 8, 2010 2009 men Eastern Washington Eagles Eastern Washington Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana 79–66 11–6 2–3 3,243 Jan 9, 2010 2009 men Portland State Vikings Portland State Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana 90–58 12–6 3–3 3,276 Jan 15, 2010 yes 2009 men Sacramento State Hornets Sacramento State Hornets Nest Sacramento, California 57–56 13–6 4–3 709 Jan 23, 2010 yes 2009 men Montana State Bobcats Montana State Worthington Arena Bozeman, Montana 52–61 13–7 4–4 6,427 Jan 28, 2010 yes Northern Colorado Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion Greeley, Colorado 64–62 14–7 5–4 2,892 Jan 30, 2010 yes Northern Arizona Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona 84–64 15–7 6–4 1,437 Feb 5, 2010 Weber State Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana 75–61 16–7 7–4 4,557 Feb 6, 2010 Idaho State Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana 91–68 17–7 8–4 3,761 Feb 12, 2010 yes Portland State Peter W. Stott Center Portland, Oregon 81–76 18–7 9–4 1,408 Feb 14, 2010 yes Eastern Washington Reese Court Cheney, Washington 68–69 18–8 9–5 2,147 Feb 20, 2010 Sacramento State Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana 86–58 19–8 10–5 3,749 Feb 27, 2010 Montana State Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana 67–73 19–9 10–6 6,927 |- !colspan=9 style=Montana Grizzlies white| Big Sky tournament Mar 6, 2010 4 Northern Arizona 5 Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana Big Sky Quarterfinals 81–60 20–9 2,652 Mar 9, 2010 yes yes 4 Northern Colorado 2 Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah Big Sky Semifinals 68–63 21–9 Mar 10, 2010 yes yes 4 Weber State 1 Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah Big Sky Championship Game 66–65 22–9 6,308 |- !colspan=9 style=Montana Grizzlies white| NCAA tournament Mar 18, 2010 yes yes 14 E New Mexico 8 3 E HP Pavilion San Jose, California NCAA First Round 57–62 15,427 22–10 AP Poll Mountain Time E NCAA East Regional Sourcehttps://gogriz.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2009-10 2009-10 Men's Basketball Schedule University of Montana Athletics August 22, 2021 Montana Men's Basketball History & Records https://gogriz.com/documents/2021/8/4/Records_History.pdf University of Montana Athletics August 22, 2021 References Category:Montana Grizzlies basketball seasons Montana Montana Montana Grizzlies basketball Montana Grizzlies basketball