2001–02 Montana Grizzlies basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record16–15 (7–7 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Don Holst
Home arenaDahlberg Arena
2001–02 Big Sky men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Montana State122 .8572010  .667
Eastern Washington104 .7141713  .567
Weber State86 .5711811  .621
Montana77 .5001615  .516
Northern Arizona77 .5001414  .500
Portland State68 .4291216  .429
Idaho State311 .2141017  .370
Sacramento State311 .214919  .321
2002 Big Sky tournament winner

The 2001–02 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by second-year head coach Don Holst, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 7–7 in Big Sky play to finish tied for fourth 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. Playing as No. 15 seed in the Midwest region, the Grizzlies lost to No. 2 seed Oregon, 81–62, in the opening round.[1]

Roster

2001–02 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 20 David Bell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Oakland, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    [2]

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Big Sky Tournament
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 14, 2002*
    (15 W) vs. (2 W) No. 11 Oregon
    First round
    L 62–81  16–15
    ARCO Arena 
    Sacramento, California
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Mountain Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

    [3][4]

    References

    1. "BC outmuscles Montana to advance to regional semis". ESPN. March 18, 2006. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
    2. "2001–02 Montana Grizzlies Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
    3. "2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
    4. "Montana Men's Basketball History & Records" (PDF). University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
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