Montana 2014-15 men's basketball prospectus
9/26/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Name .............................................. The University of Montana
Founded ....................................................... Feb. 17, 1893
President ............................................. Dr. Royce C. Engstrom
Athletic Director ............................................... Kent Haslam
Athletic Dept. Phone ........................................... 406-243-5331
Enrollment ......................................................... 13,952
Nickname ................................................... Grizzlies, Griz
Colors ................................................... Maroon and Silver
Arena ............................................... Dahlberg Arena (7,500)
Affiliation ............................................. NCAA Division I
Conference .....................................................Big Sky
2014-15 Returning Starters............................................2
2014-15 Returning Lettermen...........................................7
2014-15 Prep Newcomers................................................3
2014-15 JC Signees....................................................2
2014-15 Returning Redshirts...........................................1
2013-14 Starters Lost.................................................3
2013-14 Lettermen Lost................................................6
SPORTS INFORMATION
Director (MBB Contact).......................... Dave Guffey (406-243-5402)
E-mail ...............................................guffeydb@mso.umt.edu
Admin. Assistant .............................. Renee Valley (406-243-6899)
E-mail ...........................................renee.valley@mso.umt.edu
BB Press row phone .......................................... 406-243-4281
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach .....................................Travis DeCuire (Montana (1994)
Record at UM ..............................................0-0 (First season)
DeCuire's Overall coaching record ...............................Same
Associate Head Coach .......................Ken Bone (Seattle Pacific, 1983)
Assistant Coach .....................Jono Metzger-Jones (U of Pacific, 2002)
Assistant Coach ............................Chris Cobb (Menlo College, 2008)
Administrative Assistant ..................................Julie Tonkin
Griz BB Office Phone .......................................406-243-5334
2013-14 RESULTS
Overall Record ................................................ 17-13
Home ......................................................... 11-3
Away ......................................................... 6-9
Neutral ....................................................... 0-1
Big Sky record ...............................................12-8 (Tie, 2nd)
Home ............................................................. 8-2
Away ............................................................. 4-6
2013-14 Season Team Statistics UM/Points Per Game---Opp.
Points ......................................2,123/70.8 ppg----2,070/69.0 ppg
Rebounds ........................................813/27.1 rpg----971/32.4 rpg
Assists ..........................................340/11.3 apg---311/10.4 apg
Turnovers......................................299/10.0 to pg--356/11.0 to pg
Steals ........................................152/5.1 stl pg--137/4.6 stl pg
Blocks ......................................... 76/2.5 blk pg---84/2.8 blk pg
2013-14 Individual Season Leaders
Points/Avg...................................... Kareem Jamar, G-F, 18.8 ppg
Rebounds ...................................... Kareem Jamar, G-F, 5.6 rpg
Assists ........................................Kareem Jamar, G-F, 4.0 apg
Steals ..................... ...................Keron DeShields, G, 1.2 stl. pg
Blocks .........................................Andy Martin, C, .60 blk pg
GRIZ BASKETBALL HISTORY
First Year ....................................................... 1901-02
All-Time Record ................................................1,374 - 1,190
NCAA Berths (Last) ...........10 (2012-13, Lost 81-34 to Syracuse in 2nd Round); (1975, 1991, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013)
Regular-season Big Sky titles: 8 (1975, 1978, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2012, 2013)
Post-season Big Sky Tourney titles ................. 9 (Ties Big Sky record)
Big Sky Tournament appearances .................... 35
No.-PLAYER-------------POS.---HT.---WT.---YR.---EXP.---HOMETOWN (PREV. SCHOOL)
1-Mario Dunn----------G----6-0------171---So.---1V-----Oakland, Calif. (Salesian HS)
2-Riley Bradshaw------G----6-2-----180----So.---1V----Corvallis, Mont. (Corvallis HS)
10-Jordan Gregory-----G----6-2-----194----Sr.---3V----Pueblo, Colo. (Pueblo East HS)
12-Martin Breunig-----F----6-8-----217----Jr.--RS/TR-Leverkusen, Germany (U of Wash.)
14-Jermaine EdmondsJr-G-F--6-4--205--So.---JC--Richmond, Calif. (Diablo Valley Col.)
20-Fabijan Krslovic---F--6-8-240--Fr.--HS--Abbotsbury, NSW, Australia (St. Aloysius)
22-Daniel Nwosu-------G----6-1--180----So.--JC-Ottawa, Ontario (Casper, College-Wyo.)
24-Chris Kemp---------C----6-7---236---Sr.--1V-----Baltimore, Md. (West Texas Col.)
31-Jack Lopez---------F----6-5---200---So.--1V-----Woronora, Australia (Jannali HS)
30-Gavin DeJong-------F----6-6---218---Fr.--HS-----Manhattan, Mont.. (Manhattan HS)
33-Mike Weisner------F-----6-7---193---Sr.--3V---Walla Walla, Wash. (Walla Walla HS)
34-Brandon Gfeller---G----6-4----190---So.--1V-----Colfax, Wash. (Colfax HS)
35-Bryden Boehning---C----6-10---240---Fr.---HS----Glendive, Mont. (Dawson County HS)
