2020–21 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team

2020–21 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball
2020–21 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	13–10 (8–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	Danny Sprinkle (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Haslam; Dan Russell; Ken Moses;
Home arena	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Southern Utah	12	–	2	.857	20	–	4	.833
Weber State	12	–	3	.800	17	–	6	.739
Eastern Washington†	12	–	3	.800	16	–	8	.667
Montana State	8	–	6	.571	13	–	10	.565
Idaho State	8	–	6	.571	13	–	11	.542
Montana	7	–	9	.438	15	–	13	.536
Northern Colorado	6	–	8	.429	11	–	11	.500
Portland State	6	–	8	.429	9	–	13	.409
Sacramento State	5	–	9	.357	8	–	12	.400
Northern Arizona	4	–	10	.286	6	–	16	.273
Idaho	1	–	17	.056	1	–	21	.045

† Conference tournament winner

The 2020–21 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Montana State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by second-year head coach Danny Sprinkle, played their home games at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman, Montana as members of the Big Sky Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they finished the season 13–10, 8–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Idaho State and Southern Utah before losing to Eastern Washington in the championship of the Big Sky tournament.

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2019–20 season 16–15, 10–10 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They received the #5 seed in the Big Sky tournament, and were slated to go up against the #4 seed Portland State in the quarterfinals, but the tournament was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

Roster

2020–21 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	0	Abdul Mohamed	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	North Texas	Ottawa, Ontario
G	1	Xavier Bishop	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	RS Sr	UMKC	Springfield, Illinois
G	2	Nick Gazelas	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Jacksonville College	Humble, Texas
F	3	Finn Fleute	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Uni Baskets Paderborn	Essen, Germany
F	4	Bilal Shabazz	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Trinidad State Junior College	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G	5	Amin Adamu	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Casper College	London, England
G	10	Caleb Bellach	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Manhattan Christian School	Manhattan, Montana
G	11	Tyler Patterson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Mount Si High School	Snoqualmie, Washington
G	12	Mike Hood	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	College of Southern Idaho	Kansas City, Missouri
F	13	Jubrile Belo	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Lamar Community College	London, England
G	15	Carter Ash	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Bozeman High School	Bozeman, Montana
G	20	Jesse Owens	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Fr	Billings West High School	Billings, Montana
F	23	Borja Fernandez	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	FC Barcelona U18	Bilbao, Spain
G	24	Kellen Tynes	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Rothesay Netherwood School	Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
F	31	Devin Kirby	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Basha High School	Chandler, Arizona

Head coach

Danny Sprinkle (Montana State)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Haslam (Wyoming)
Dan Russell (Wyoming)
Ken Moses (CSU Pueblo)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 29, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 7:30 pm		at UNLV	W 91–78	1–0	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
December 2, 2020* 3:00 pm		at Pacific	L 70–74 ^OT	1–1	Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
December 13, 2020* 2:00 pm, Pluto TV		Yellowstone Christian	W 114–74	2–1	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
December 18, 2020* 7:00 pm, P12N		at Washington State	L 54–82	2–2	Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
December 22, 2020* 1:00 pm, NBCSNW		at Portland	L 59–62	2–3	Chiles Center Portland, OR
December 31, 2020 2:30 pm, Pluto TV		Southern Utah	Canceled		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
January 1, 2021* 2:00 pm, Pluto TV		Montana Western	W 96–67	3–3	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
January 2, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV		Southern Utah	Canceled		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
January 7, 2021 6:30 pm, Pluto TV		at Northern Colorado	W 79–67	4–3 (1–0)	Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
January 9, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV		at Northern Colorado	W 76–74	5–3 (2–0)	Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
January 14, 2021 7:00 pm, Pluto TV		Portland State	W 71–64	6–3 (3–0)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
January 16, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV		Portland State	W 69–64	7–3 (4–0)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
January 21, 2021 6:00 pm, Pluto TV		at Northern Arizona	W 62–51	8–3 (5–0)	Rolle Activity Center Flagstaff, AZ
January 23, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV		at Northern Arizona	W 58–53	9–3 (6–0)	Rolle Activity Center Flagstaff, AZ
January 28, 2021 7:00 pm, SWX MT		at Montana	Canceled		Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
January 30, 2021 2:00 pm, SWX MT		Montana	Canceled		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
February 4, 2021 7:00 pm, Pluto TV		at Weber State	L 88–96	9–4 (6–1)	Dee Events Center (810) Ogden, UT
February 6, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV		at Weber State	L 74–82	9–5 (6–2)	Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
February 11, 2021 5:00 pm, SWX MT		Eastern Washington	L 77–93	9–6 (6–3)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
February 13, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV		Eastern Washington	L 69–85	9–7 (6–4)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
February 18, 2021 5:00 pm, SWX MT		Idaho State	Canceled		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
February 20, 2021 2:00 pm, Pluto TV		at Idaho State	Canceled		Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
February 26, 2021 5:00 pm, SWX MT		at Idaho	L 69–74	9–8 (6–5)	Memorial Gymnasium Moscow, ID
February 28, 2021 1:00 pm, Pluto TV		at Idaho	W 71–61	10–8 (7–5)	Memorial Gymnasium Moscow, ID
March 5, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV		Sacramento State	W 77–75	11–8 (8–5)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
March 6, 2021 11:00 am, SWX MT		Sacramento State	L 73–74	11–9 (8–6)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
Big Sky tournament
March 11, 2021 2:00 pm, Pluto TV	(5)	vs. (4) Idaho State Quarterfinals	W 71–63	12–9	Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
March 12, 2021 5:00 pm, Pluto TV	(5)	vs. (1) Southern Utah Semifinals	W 80–77 ^OT	13–9	Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
March 13, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPNU	(5)	vs. (2) Eastern Washington Championship	L 55–65	13–10	Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Source^[2]

References

^ "Big Sky Conference Cancels Remainder of 2020 Basketball Championships". Montana State University Athletics. March 12, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Montana State University Athletics. Retrieved November 29, 2020.

[1] "Big Sky Conference Cancels Remainder of 2020 Basketball Championships". Montana State University Athletics. March 12, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2020.

[2] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Montana State University Athletics. Retrieved November 29, 2020.

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