2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Pridgett, Sayeed
Jersey Number 4
Sayeed Pridgett
- Class:
- Junior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 200
- Hometown:
- Oakland, Calif.
- High School:
- El Cerrito H.S.
Bio
Two-time All-Big Sky Conference first-team selection, one of 16 Montana players to ever earn the distinction… Finished career ranked fourth in school history for scoring, becoming the first player in nearly 40 years to eclipse 1,670 career points… Finished career ranked fourth for career scoring, sixth for steals and in the top 15 for rebounds and assists… Helped Montana to 86 wins over four-year career, including back-to-back regular-season and tournament championships and NCAA tournament berths in 2018 and 2019… Was named team’s most-improved player after freshman, sophomore and junior seasons.
2019-20 (Senior): First-team All-Big Sky Conference… NABC District 6 first-team honoree... Two-time Big Sky Conference Player of the Week… Was one of the league’s top players, being the only one to rank in the top 10 in Big Sky play for scoring (20.0 ppg, third), shooting (.511, fourth), assists (4.3 apg, fourth) and rebounding (6.9 rpg, seventh)… Also ranked fifth for defensive rebounds (5.3 per game), seventh for minutes played (35.6 per game), 10th for assist-to-turnover ratio (1.3), 13th for free-throw percentage (.673) and 13th for steals (1.1 per game)… His 613 points scored were the seventh-most in school history, despite having his senior season cut short due to COVID-19… Was on pace to jump to third… His 19.8 points-per-game average ranked fifth in Griz single-season history, best since Larry Krystkowiak in 1985-86... Was one of 14 Division-I players to rank in the top 40 for both scoring (32nd) and minutes played (26th) in 2019-20… Also ranked 76th for shooting percentage… Started all 31 games, scoring in double figures in all but one contest… Scored 20 or more points 13 times, including 30 or more in three games… Recorded six double-doubles, also flirting with a triple-double on several occasions… Led UM for rebounding 20 times, assists on 19 occasions, scoring in 18 games, steals 13 times and blocked shots in nine contests… Finished career with three straight games with 20-plus points, averaging 25.7 ppg (Feb. 29-March 7)… Nearly recorded third triple-double in school history vs. Idaho State (Feb. 15), coming up one assist shy (24 points, 11 rebounds, nine assists)... Led UM with 24 points in win over Montana State (Feb. 1), scoring eight of team’s final 12 points down the stretch... Scored career-high 33 points on 14-of-29 shooting at Weber State (Jan. 25), playing all 45 minutes... Nearly had a triple-double vs. Portland State (Jan. 13), totaling 17 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds... Has three times scored 30 or more points, including 32 at Omaha (Dec. 21) and 30 vs. MSU Northern (Nov. 10)... Led UM for every statistical category in season opener at Stanford (Nov. 6), including 17 points, 10 rebounds and six assists.
2018-19 (Junior): First-team All-Big Sky Conference… NABC Distirct 6 first-team honoree... C.R. Dragstedt Award winner (team MVP)… Recipient of the Ryan Dick Award (team’s most improved player)… Naseby Rhinehart Award winner (team’s most inspirational player)… Three-time Big Sky Conference Player of the Week… Transitioned from Montana’s sixth man to one of the top players in the league… Ranked in the top 15 in the Big Sky for scoring (sixth), field-goal percentage (second), steals (11th), assists (13th) and rebounds (15th)… Averaged 15.1 points per game on .605 shooting (19th in NCAA)… Led UM for scoring 12 times… Over the final 14 games of the season, after forward Jamar Akoh had a season-ending injury, Pridgett stepped up and led the Griz for scoring nine times, averaging 19.4 points per game on .671 shooting during that span… Ranked 19th in NCAA Division I for shooting percentage (.605), with all but two players being taller than Pridgett… Had a team-most 44 steals, leading the Grizzlies a team-high 11 times, including a career-high five swipes at Creighton (Nov. 28)… After averaging 1.4 assists per game during non-conference play, averaged 3.0 over the final 11 games of the season, tallying at least three dimes in eight of them… Shot .463 from beyond the arc (19-of-41) after entering the season just 4-of-26 (.154)… Earned back-to-back Big Sky Conference player of the Week awards in February... During the four-game stretch (Feb. 7-16), averaged 22.8 points on .731 shooting, in addition to 9.0 rebound and 3.5 assists… Scored his 1,000th career point in a win at Sacramento State (March 9), becoming the 34th Grizzly in school history to reach the milestone… Scored a team-high 28 points at Portland State (March 7), including 12 UM points in a row at one point and 23 in the second half… Recorded career highs for points (29) and rebounds (16) in a road win at Weber State (Feb. 14), including the final bucket that ended up being the game-winner… In wins over Idaho (Feb. 7) and Eastern Washington (Feb. 9), averaged 20.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game while shooting .842 from the floor… Named Big Sky Conference Player of the Week (Jan. 15) after scoring 26 points on 11-of-12 shooting at Northern Colorado (Jan. 12)… He scored Montana’s first 11 points, and his .909 field-goal percentage was the second-best by any Big Sky athlete in 2019… Scored 23 points at Creighton (Nov. 28), with 21 coming in the first half, including four made three-pointers.
2017-18 (Sophomore): Ryan Dick Award winner (team's most improved player)... As the first player off the bench, averaged 8.4 points per game... Ranked in the top five on the team for rebounding (4.3), assists (44), blocked shots (14) and steals (41)... Ranked 11th in the Big Sky Conference with 1.2 steals per conference game... Averaged 10.4 points per game over UM's final 11 contests... Scored in double figures 12 times, including four times in his final seven contests... Recorded multiple assists in 11 contests, including a stretch of four games in a row from Dec. 30 through Jan. 11... Tallied his first career double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds (career high) vs. CSUN (Dec. 3)... Scored 14 points (7-of-9 shooting) in the second half vs. Montana State (Feb. 24)... Recorded his second double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds in a quarterfinal win over North Dakota (March 3)... In three Big Sky Championship games, averaged 11.3 points in 26.7 minutes of action, but most notably took two charges late against Northern Colorado (March 9), helping the Griz advance to the championship game.
2016-17 (Freshman): Recipient of the Ryan Dick Award (team's most improved player)… Played in 31 of 32 contests, earning 11 starts, as a true freshman… Totaled 99 made field goals at a .524 clip (99-of-189; ninth in the Big Sky Conference)… Ranked third on the team with 121 rebounds (3.9 average)… Totaled 44 assists (fourth), 16 blocked shots (second) and 11 steals (sixth)… Tallied 251 points on the season, an average of 8.1 per game (fourth)… Was effective from the charity stripe, making 52-of-66 free-throw attempts (.788)… Led UM in scoring five times, including three of the Grizzlies’ first five contests (Nov. 11-27)… Had a career-most 28 points at Sacramento State (Jan. 21), shooting 12-of-17 from the field and also adding three assists… Recorded 20 points in his collegiate debut vs. Wyoming (Nov. 14)… Had three blocks in games against Wyoming (Nov. 14) and at UC Riverside (Dec. 17)… In the game vs. the Cowboys, Pridgett led the Grizzlies with 20 points and three assists to go along with his three blocked shots and a career-high two steals… Led UM in steals seven times and blocked shots a team-high eight times… Tallied 10 double-digit scoring games, including two with eight rebounds, nearing double-doubles… Brought down a career-most nine rebounds in UM’s regular-season finale at Idaho State (March 4), a big win that gave the Griz a bye in the first round of the Big Sky tournament.
High School: Is a 2016 graduate of El Cirrito High School in California… Averaged 17 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game during his junior season, helping the Gauchos to a 10-0 record in league play and 29-4 overall… Was listed as the fifth-best 2016 prospect in northern California by NorCalPreps.com and one of the five best in the Bay Area by SFGate.com… Rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals and Scout… Committed to Montana over reported offers from Oregon State, Creighton, Saint Mary’s, San Francisco and Weber State.
Personal: Name is pronounced: sigh-EED prid-jit... Born in Oakland, Calif. ... Parents are Terry Pridgett, Sr. and Perona Thomas... Has two brothers, Terry Jr. and Jalen Allen... Graduated in May 2020 with a degree in communication studies.
2019-20 (Senior): First-team All-Big Sky Conference… NABC District 6 first-team honoree... Two-time Big Sky Conference Player of the Week… Was one of the league’s top players, being the only one to rank in the top 10 in Big Sky play for scoring (20.0 ppg, third), shooting (.511, fourth), assists (4.3 apg, fourth) and rebounding (6.9 rpg, seventh)… Also ranked fifth for defensive rebounds (5.3 per game), seventh for minutes played (35.6 per game), 10th for assist-to-turnover ratio (1.3), 13th for free-throw percentage (.673) and 13th for steals (1.1 per game)… His 613 points scored were the seventh-most in school history, despite having his senior season cut short due to COVID-19… Was on pace to jump to third… His 19.8 points-per-game average ranked fifth in Griz single-season history, best since Larry Krystkowiak in 1985-86... Was one of 14 Division-I players to rank in the top 40 for both scoring (32nd) and minutes played (26th) in 2019-20… Also ranked 76th for shooting percentage… Started all 31 games, scoring in double figures in all but one contest… Scored 20 or more points 13 times, including 30 or more in three games… Recorded six double-doubles, also flirting with a triple-double on several occasions… Led UM for rebounding 20 times, assists on 19 occasions, scoring in 18 games, steals 13 times and blocked shots in nine contests… Finished career with three straight games with 20-plus points, averaging 25.7 ppg (Feb. 29-March 7)… Nearly recorded third triple-double in school history vs. Idaho State (Feb. 15), coming up one assist shy (24 points, 11 rebounds, nine assists)... Led UM with 24 points in win over Montana State (Feb. 1), scoring eight of team’s final 12 points down the stretch... Scored career-high 33 points on 14-of-29 shooting at Weber State (Jan. 25), playing all 45 minutes... Nearly had a triple-double vs. Portland State (Jan. 13), totaling 17 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds... Has three times scored 30 or more points, including 32 at Omaha (Dec. 21) and 30 vs. MSU Northern (Nov. 10)... Led UM for every statistical category in season opener at Stanford (Nov. 6), including 17 points, 10 rebounds and six assists.
2018-19 (Junior): First-team All-Big Sky Conference… NABC Distirct 6 first-team honoree... C.R. Dragstedt Award winner (team MVP)… Recipient of the Ryan Dick Award (team’s most improved player)… Naseby Rhinehart Award winner (team’s most inspirational player)… Three-time Big Sky Conference Player of the Week… Transitioned from Montana’s sixth man to one of the top players in the league… Ranked in the top 15 in the Big Sky for scoring (sixth), field-goal percentage (second), steals (11th), assists (13th) and rebounds (15th)… Averaged 15.1 points per game on .605 shooting (19th in NCAA)… Led UM for scoring 12 times… Over the final 14 games of the season, after forward Jamar Akoh had a season-ending injury, Pridgett stepped up and led the Griz for scoring nine times, averaging 19.4 points per game on .671 shooting during that span… Ranked 19th in NCAA Division I for shooting percentage (.605), with all but two players being taller than Pridgett… Had a team-most 44 steals, leading the Grizzlies a team-high 11 times, including a career-high five swipes at Creighton (Nov. 28)… After averaging 1.4 assists per game during non-conference play, averaged 3.0 over the final 11 games of the season, tallying at least three dimes in eight of them… Shot .463 from beyond the arc (19-of-41) after entering the season just 4-of-26 (.154)… Earned back-to-back Big Sky Conference player of the Week awards in February... During the four-game stretch (Feb. 7-16), averaged 22.8 points on .731 shooting, in addition to 9.0 rebound and 3.5 assists… Scored his 1,000th career point in a win at Sacramento State (March 9), becoming the 34th Grizzly in school history to reach the milestone… Scored a team-high 28 points at Portland State (March 7), including 12 UM points in a row at one point and 23 in the second half… Recorded career highs for points (29) and rebounds (16) in a road win at Weber State (Feb. 14), including the final bucket that ended up being the game-winner… In wins over Idaho (Feb. 7) and Eastern Washington (Feb. 9), averaged 20.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game while shooting .842 from the floor… Named Big Sky Conference Player of the Week (Jan. 15) after scoring 26 points on 11-of-12 shooting at Northern Colorado (Jan. 12)… He scored Montana’s first 11 points, and his .909 field-goal percentage was the second-best by any Big Sky athlete in 2019… Scored 23 points at Creighton (Nov. 28), with 21 coming in the first half, including four made three-pointers.
2017-18 (Sophomore): Ryan Dick Award winner (team's most improved player)... As the first player off the bench, averaged 8.4 points per game... Ranked in the top five on the team for rebounding (4.3), assists (44), blocked shots (14) and steals (41)... Ranked 11th in the Big Sky Conference with 1.2 steals per conference game... Averaged 10.4 points per game over UM's final 11 contests... Scored in double figures 12 times, including four times in his final seven contests... Recorded multiple assists in 11 contests, including a stretch of four games in a row from Dec. 30 through Jan. 11... Tallied his first career double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds (career high) vs. CSUN (Dec. 3)... Scored 14 points (7-of-9 shooting) in the second half vs. Montana State (Feb. 24)... Recorded his second double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds in a quarterfinal win over North Dakota (March 3)... In three Big Sky Championship games, averaged 11.3 points in 26.7 minutes of action, but most notably took two charges late against Northern Colorado (March 9), helping the Griz advance to the championship game.
2016-17 (Freshman): Recipient of the Ryan Dick Award (team's most improved player)… Played in 31 of 32 contests, earning 11 starts, as a true freshman… Totaled 99 made field goals at a .524 clip (99-of-189; ninth in the Big Sky Conference)… Ranked third on the team with 121 rebounds (3.9 average)… Totaled 44 assists (fourth), 16 blocked shots (second) and 11 steals (sixth)… Tallied 251 points on the season, an average of 8.1 per game (fourth)… Was effective from the charity stripe, making 52-of-66 free-throw attempts (.788)… Led UM in scoring five times, including three of the Grizzlies’ first five contests (Nov. 11-27)… Had a career-most 28 points at Sacramento State (Jan. 21), shooting 12-of-17 from the field and also adding three assists… Recorded 20 points in his collegiate debut vs. Wyoming (Nov. 14)… Had three blocks in games against Wyoming (Nov. 14) and at UC Riverside (Dec. 17)… In the game vs. the Cowboys, Pridgett led the Grizzlies with 20 points and three assists to go along with his three blocked shots and a career-high two steals… Led UM in steals seven times and blocked shots a team-high eight times… Tallied 10 double-digit scoring games, including two with eight rebounds, nearing double-doubles… Brought down a career-most nine rebounds in UM’s regular-season finale at Idaho State (March 4), a big win that gave the Griz a bye in the first round of the Big Sky tournament.
High School: Is a 2016 graduate of El Cirrito High School in California… Averaged 17 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game during his junior season, helping the Gauchos to a 10-0 record in league play and 29-4 overall… Was listed as the fifth-best 2016 prospect in northern California by NorCalPreps.com and one of the five best in the Bay Area by SFGate.com… Rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals and Scout… Committed to Montana over reported offers from Oregon State, Creighton, Saint Mary’s, San Francisco and Weber State.
Personal: Name is pronounced: sigh-EED prid-jit... Born in Oakland, Calif. ... Parents are Terry Pridgett, Sr. and Perona Thomas... Has two brothers, Terry Jr. and Jalen Allen... Graduated in May 2020 with a degree in communication studies.
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