2009–10 Montana Grizzlies basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record2210 (106 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDahlberg Arena
2009–10 Big Sky men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Weber State133 .8132011  .645
Northern Colorado124 .750257  .781
Montana State106 .6251514  .517
Montana106 .625229  .710
Northern Arizona88 .5001414  .500
Portland State79 .4381219  .387
Eastern Washington511 .313921  .300
Idaho State412 .250722  .241
Sacramento State313 .188921  .300
Conference tournament winner

The 2009–10 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by fourth-year head coach Wayne Tinkle, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 10–6 in Big Sky play to finish tied for third place in the conference regular season standings. Montana won the Big Sky Basketball tournament[1] to earn the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to New Mexico.[2]

Roster

2009–10 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 5 Will Cherry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)177 lb (80 kg) Fr West Oakland, California
G 23 Anthony Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Tacoma, Washington
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    [3]

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 13, 2009*
    North Dakota W 61–37  1–0
    Dahlberg Arena 
    Missoula, Montana
    Nov 14, 2009*
    Boise State W 95–82  2–0
    Dahlberg Arena 
    Missoula, Montana
    Nov 15, 2009*
    Loyola Marymount W 64–63  3–0
    Dahlberg Arena 
    Missoula, Montana
    Nov 19, 2009*
    at Denver L 49–56  3–1
    Magness Arena 
    Denver, Colorado
    Nov 23, 2009*
    at Oregon W 68–55  4–1
    McArthur Court 
    Eugene, Oregon
    Nov 29, 2009*
    at No. 14 Washington L 59–63  4–2
    Bank of America Arena 
    Seattle, Washington
    Dec 4, 2009
    Northern Arizona W 71–54  5–2
    (1–0)
    Dahlberg Arena 
    Missoula, Montana
    Dec 5, 2009
    Northern Colorado L 48–59  5–3
    (1–1)
    Dahlberg Arena 
    Missoula, Montana
    Dec 10, 2009*
    at Loyola Marymount W 82–73  6–3
    Gersten Pavilion 
    Los Angeles, California
    Dec 12, 2009*
    at Colorado State L 61–62  6–4
    Moby Arena 
    Fort Collins, Colorado
    Dec 16, 2009*
    Montana State–Northern W 57–43  7–4
    Dahlberg Arena 
    Missoula, Montana
    Dec 19, 2009*
    UC Riverside W 67–52  8–4
    Dahlberg Arena 
    Missoula, Montana
    Dec 21, 2009*
    Fresno State W 59–56  9–4
    Dahlberg Arena 
    Missoula, Montana
    Dec 23, 2009*
    Great Falls W 100–52  10–4
    Dahlberg Arena 
    Missoula, Montana
    Dec 31, 2009
    at Idaho State L 65–67  10–5
    (1–2)
    Holt Arena 
    Pocatello, Idaho
    Jan 2, 2010
    at Weber State L 56–64  10–6
    (1–3)
    Dee Events Center 
    Ogden, Utah
    Jan 8, 2010
    Eastern Washington W 79–66  11–6
    (2–3)
    Dahlberg Arena 
    Missoula, Montana
    Jan 9, 2010
    Portland State W 90–58  12–6
    (3–3)
    Dahlberg Arena 
    Missoula, Montana
    Jan 15, 2010
    at Sacramento State W 57–56  13–6
    (4–3)
    Hornets Nest 
    Sacramento, California
    Jan 23, 2010
    at Montana State L 52–61  13–7
    (4–4)
    Worthington Arena 
    Bozeman, Montana
    Jan 28, 2010
    at Northern Colorado W 64–62  14–7
    (5–4)
    Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion 
    Greeley, Colorado
    Jan 30, 2010
    at Northern Arizona W 84–64  15–7
    (6–4)
    Walkup Skydome 
    Flagstaff, Arizona
    Feb 5, 2010
    Weber State W 75–61  16–7
    (7–4)
    Dahlberg Arena 
    Missoula, Montana
    Feb 6, 2010
    Idaho State W 91–68  17–7
    (8–4)
    Dahlberg Arena 
    Missoula, Montana
    Feb 12, 2010
    at Portland State W 81–76  18–7
    (9–4)
    Peter W. Stott Center 
    Portland, Oregon
    Feb 14, 2010
    at Eastern Washington L 68–69  18–8
    (9–5)
    Reese Court 
    Cheney, Washington
    Feb 20, 2010
    Sacramento State W 86–58  19–8
    (10–5)
    Dahlberg Arena 
    Missoula, Montana
    Feb 27, 2010
    Montana State L 67–73  19–9
    (10–6)
    Dahlberg Arena 
    Missoula, Montana
    Big Sky tournament
    Mar 6, 2010
    (4) (5) Northern Arizona
    Big Sky Quarterfinals
    W 81–60  20–9
    Dahlberg Arena 
    Missoula, Montana
    Mar 9, 2010*
    (4) vs. (2) Northern Colorado
    Big Sky Semifinals
    W 68–63  21–9
    Dee Events Center 
    Ogden, Utah
    Mar 10, 2010*
    (4) at (1) Weber State
    Big Sky Championship Game
    W 66–65  22–9
    Dee Events Center 
    Ogden, Utah
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 18, 2010*
    (14 E) vs. (3 E) No. 8 New Mexico
    NCAA First Round
    L 57–62  22–10
    HP Pavilion (15,427)
    San Jose, California
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    E=NCAA East Regional.
    All times are in Mountain Time.
    Source[4][5]

    References

    1. "Johnson rallies Montana by Weber St. for tourney title, NCAA bid". ESPN. March 10, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
    2. "Martinez helps New Mexico shake pesky Montana". ESPN. March 19, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
    3. "2009–10 Montana Grizzlies Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
    4. "2009-10 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
    5. "Montana Men's Basketball History & Records" (PDF). University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
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