2005–06 Montana Grizzlies basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 2005–06 Montana Grizzlies Montana Griz logo.svg 150 Big Sky Conference Big Sky 24–7 10–4 Larry Krystkowiak 2nd Dahlberg Arena Big Sky tournament champions NCAA tournament Round of 32 The 2005–06 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by second-year head coach Larry Krystkowiak, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 24–7, 10–4 in Big Sky play to finish tied for second 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. After upsetting No. 5 seed Nevada in the opening round,Montana overcomes Fazekas, Nevada in first-round upset https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000035 https://web.archive.org/web/20220801000050/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=264000035 dead August 1, 2022 ESPN March 16, 2006 December 26, 2022 the Grizzlies lost to No. 4 seed Boston College.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 December 26, 2022 Roster 2005 Montana Grizzlies y Kevin Criswell 12 G 6 2 200 Sr Colstrip, Montana Andrew Strait 34 F 6 8 245 So Yakima, Washington Wayne Tinkle https://gogriz.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2005-06 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/montana/2006.html 2005–06 Montana Grizzlies Roster and Stats Sports Reference December 26, 2022 Schedule and results https://gogriz.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2005-06 2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule University of Montana Athletics December 26, 2022 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2005 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Montana Grizzlies| Regular season Nov 18, 2005 yes yes 2005 men Boise State Broncos Boise State Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho 69–90 6,293 0–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Montana Grizzlies| 2006 Big Sky Tournament Mar 7, 2006 yes yes 2 2005 men Eastern Washington Eagles Eastern Washington 3 Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona Semifinals 73–71 OT 22–6 Mar 8, 2006 yes yes 2 2005 men Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Arizona 1 Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona Championship game 73–60 3,163 23–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Montana Grizzlies| 2006 NCAA Tournament Mar 16, 2006 yes yes 12 MW Nevada 20 5 MW Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah First Round 87–79 15,122 24–6 Mar 18, 2006 3:40 p.m. yes yes 12 MW Boston College 7 4 MW Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah Second Round 56–69 15,122 24–7 AP Poll Mountain Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region Montana Men's Basketball History & Records https://gogriz.com/documents/2021/8/4/Records_History.pdf University of Montana Athletics December 26, 2022 References Category:Montana Grizzlies basketball seasons Montana Montana Montana Grizzlies basketball Montana Grizzlies basketball