2001–02 Montana Grizzlies basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 2001–02 Montana Grizzlies Montana Griz logo.svg 150 Big Sky Conference Big Sky 16–15 7–7 Don Holst 4th Dahlberg Arena Big Sky tournament champions NCAA tournament first round The 2001–02 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by second-year head coach Don Holst, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 7–7 in Big Sky play to finish tied for fourth 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 No. 15 seed in the Midwest region, the Grizzlies lost to No. 2 seed Oregon, 81–62, in the opening round.BC outmuscles Montana to advance to regional semis https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/264000037 https://web.archive.org/web/20221226175112/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/264000037 dead December 26, 2022 ESPN March 18, 2006 July 22, 2023 Roster 2001 Montana Grizzlies y David Bell 20 G 6 1 175 Jr Oakland, California Wayne Tinkle https://gogriz.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2001-02 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/montana/2002.html 2001–02 Montana Grizzlies Roster and Stats Sports Reference July 22, 2023 Schedule and results 2001-02 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2001 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Montana Grizzlies| Regular season Nov 16, 2001 yes 2001 men Evergreen State Geoducks Evergreen State Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana 80–77 5,703 1–0 Nov 18, 2001 yes yes Gonzaga The Kennel Spokane, Washington 63–83 4,000 1–1 Nov 20, 2001 yes yes 2001 men Northern Iowa Panthers Northern Iowa UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa 67–87 2,548 1–2 Nov 23, 2001 yes 2001 men Concordia Eagles Concordia–Irvine Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana 72–48 2,587 2–2 Nov 28, 2001 yes Washington State Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana 75–71 3,175 3–2 Dec 2, 2001 yes 2001 men Pacific Tigers Pacific Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana 64–77 2,814 3–3 Dec 5, 2001 yes 2001 men Nevada Wolf Pack Nevada Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana 75–68 2,721 4–3 Dec 8, 2001 yes yes Idaho Cowan Spectrum Moscow, Idaho 47–48 1,119 4–4 Dec 10, 2001 yes yes 2001 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado 71–84 3,322 4–5 Dec 20, 2001 yes yes 2001 men Navy Midshipmen Navy George Q. Cannon Activities Center Laie, Hawaii Yahoo! Sports Invitational 78–61 482 5–5 Dec 21, 2001 yes yes Tulsa George Q. Cannon Activities Center Laie, Hawaii Yahoo! Sports Invitational 82–92 244 5–6 Dec 22, 2001 yes yes 2001 men New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State George Q. Cannon Activities Center Laie, Hawaii Yahoo! Sports Invitational 69–79 343 5–7 Dec 30, 2001 yes 2001 men Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana 82–67 2,624 6–7 Jan 5, 2002 yes 2001 men Weber State Wildcats Weber State Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah 80–73 4,721 7–7 1–0 Jan 11, 2002 yes 2001 men Eastern Washington Eagles Eastern Washington Reese Court Cheney, Washington 46–79 2,685 7–8 1–1 Jan 12, 2002 yes 2001 men Portland State Vikings Portland State Peter W. Stott Center Portland, Oregon 99–88 1,041 8–8 2–1 Jan 18, 2002 Weber State Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana 71–90 3,657 8–9 2–2 Jan 19, 2002 2001 men Idaho State Bengals Idaho State Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana 74–65 3,088 9–9 3–2 Jan 25, 2002 yes 2001 men Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Arizona Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona 64–77 1,775 9–10 3–3 Jan 26, 2002 yes 2001 men Sacramento State Hornets Sacramento State Hornets Nest Sacramento, California 88–78 1,445 10–10 4–3 Jan 31, 2002 yes Montana State Worthington Arena Bozeman, Montana 56–76 7,101 10–11 4–4 Feb 8, 2002 Portland State Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana 80–66 3,553 11–11 5–4 Feb 9, 2002 Eastern Washington Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana 78–80 4,150 11–12 5–5 Feb 15, 2002 yes Idaho State Holt Arena Pocatello, Idaho 64–79 2,105 11–13 5–6 Feb 22, 2002 Sacramento State Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana 86–53 3,579 12–13 6–6 Feb 23, 2002 Northern Arizona Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana 70–63 3,832 13–13 7–6 Mar 2, 2002 Montana State Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana 55–75 6,203 13–14 7–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Montana Grizzlies| Big Sky Tournament Mar 7, 2002 yes yes 4 Northern Arizona 5 Worthington Arena Bozeman, Montana Quarterfinals 82–64 2,511 14–14 Mar 8, 2002 yes yes 4 Montana State 1 Worthington Arena Bozeman, Montana Semifinals 70–68 15–14 Mar 9, 2002 yes yes 4 Eastern Washington 2 Worthington Arena Bozeman, Montana Championship Game 70–66 3,122 16–14 |- !colspan=9 style=Montana Grizzlies| NCAA Tournament Mar 14, 2002 yes yes 15 W Oregon 11 2 W ARCO Arena Sacramento, California First round 62–81 15,904 16–15 AP Poll Mountain Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region https://gogriz.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2001-02 2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule University of Montana Athletics July 22, 2023 Montana Men's Basketball History & Records https://gogriz.com/documents/2021/8/4/Records_History.pdf University of Montana Athletics July 22, 2023 References Category:Montana Grizzlies basketball seasons Montana Montana Montana Grizzlies basketball Montana Grizzlies basketball