2019–20 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team represents Montana State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by first-year head coach Danny Sprinkle, play their home games at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman, Montana as members of the Big Sky Conference.

2019–20 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2019–20 record16–15 (10–10 Big Sky)
Head coachDanny Sprinkle (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Haslam
  • Shawn Dirden
  • Dan Russell
Home arenaBrick Breeden Fieldhouse
2019–20 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern Washington164 .800  238  .742
Northern Colorado155 .750  229  .710
Montana146 .700  1813  .581
Portland State128 .600  1814  .563
Northern Arizona1010 .500  1614  .533
Montana State1010 .500  1615  .516
Southern Utah911 .450  1715  .531
Sacramento State812 .400  1614  .533
Weber State812 .400  1220  .375
Idaho State416 .200  822  .267
Idaho416 .200  824  .250
As of March 11, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 Big Sky Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2018–19 season finished the season 15–17, 11–9 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They defeated Idaho in the first round of the Big Sky Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Eastern Washington.

On March 17, head coach Brian Fish was fired.[1] He finished at Montana State with a five-year record of 65–92.

Roster

2019–20 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Zeke Quinlan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoLife Christian/Hillcrest Prep Portland, OR
G 1 Xavier Bishop 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)150 lb (68 kg) SrLanphier HS
UMKC
Springfield, IL
F 2 Quentin Guliford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoLiberty HS Peoria, AZ
F 3 Finn Fleute 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrUNI Paderborn Baskets Essen, Germany
G 4 Amin Adamu 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrBarking Abbey School
Casper College
London, England
G 5 Harald Frey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrWang Sports Academy Oslo, Norway
G 10 Caleb Bellach 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrManhattan Christian HS Manhattan, MT
F 11 Ladan Ricketts 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrPark HS
Sheridan College
Livingston, MT
G 12 Gavin Gundlach 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)155 lb (70 kg) JrCuster County HS
Miles CC
Miles City, MT
F 13 Jubrile Belo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoBarking Abbey School
Lamar CC
London, England
G 15 Mychael Paulo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)160 lb (73 kg) JrFather Henry Carr HS
Williston State
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
G 22 Brent Finn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrSweet Grass County HS
Texas A&M International
Big Timber, MT
F 23 Borja Fernandez 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)245 lb (111 kg) FrFC Barcelona U18 Bilbao, Spain
G 24 Zach Hobbs 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrMesa HS Mesa, AZ
F 31 Devin Kirby 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrBasha HS Chandler, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 10, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2019*
7:00 pm
Yellowstone Christian W 94–43 
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,339)
Bozeman, MT
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019*
8:00 pm, RTNW
at No. 17 Utah State L 73–81  0–1
Smith Spectrum (7,331)
Logan, UT
Nov 9, 2019*
4:00 pm
Rocky Mountain W 93–60  1–1
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,697)
Bozeman, MT
Nov 15, 2019*
2:30 pm
vs. Appalachian State
Spartan Invitational
W 59–56  2–1
Fleming Gymnasium (214)
Greensboro, NC
Nov 16, 2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at UNC Greensboro
Spartan Invitational
W 67–66  3–1
Fleming Gymnasium (2,066)
Greensboro, NC
Nov 17, 2019*
10:00 am
vs. Tennessee Tech
Spartan Invitational
W 52–39  4–1
Fleming Gymnasium (65)
Greensboro, NC
Nov 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Grand Canyon L 56–69  4–2
GCU Arena (6,862)
Phoenix, AZ
Nov 26, 2019*
7:00 pm
Colorado Christian W 82–46  5–2
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,574)
Bozeman, MT
Nov 30, 2019*
6:00 pm
Green Bay L 72–98  5–3
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,023)
Bozeman, MT
Dec 5, 2019*
8:00 pm, SWX MT
South Dakota State
Big Sky/Summit Challenge
W 77–70  6–3
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (4,877)
Bozeman, MT
Dec 16, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Dakota State
Big Sky/Summit Challenge
L 65–79  6–4
Scheels Center (2,523)
Fargo, ND
Dec 19, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Bakersfield L 51–66  6–5
Icardo Center (1,877)
Bakersfield, CA
Big Sky regular season
Dec 28, 2019
4:00 pm
Sacramento State W 66–51  7–5
(1–0)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,349)
Bozeman, MT
Dec 30, 2019
7:00 pm, Eleven
Northern Arizona W 63–61  8–5
(2–0)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,196)
Bozeman, MT
Jan 2, 2020
7:00 pm
at Northern Colorado L 59–68  8–6
(2–1)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,288)
Greeley, CO
Jan 4, 2020
2:00 pm
at Southern Utah L 53–59  8–7
(2–2)
America First Event Center (1,806)
Cedar City, UT
Jan 9, 2020
7:30 pm
at Idaho W 71–69  9–7
(3–2)
Cowan Spectrum (879)
Moscow, ID
Jan 11, 2020
6:00 pm, SWX MT
Portland State L 76–77  9–8
(3–3)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,071)
Bozeman, MT
Jan 18, 2020
4:00 pm, SWX MT
Eastern Washington L 58–71  9–9
(3–4)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,713)
Bozeman, MT
Jan 23, 2020
7:00 pm
at Weber State W 62–61  10–9
(4–4)
Dee Events Center (1,456)
Ogden, UT
Jan 25, 2020
7:00 pm
at Idaho State W 75–64  11–9
(5–4)
Reed Gym (1,456)
Pocatello, ID
Feb 1, 2020
7:00 pm, SWX MT
at Montana L 64–78  11–10
(5–5)
Dahlberg Arena (7,040)
Missoula, MT
Feb 6, 2020
7:00 pm
Idaho W 72–50  12–10
(6–5)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,574)
Bozeman, MT
Feb 8, 2020
3:00 pm, SWX MT
at Eastern Washington L 49–74  12–11
(6–6)
Reese Court (1,529)
Cheney, WA
Feb 13, 2020
7:00 pm
Idaho State W 73–69  13–11
(7–6)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,028)
Bozeman, MT
Feb 15, 2020
6:00 pm, SWX MT
Weber State W 77–63  14–11
(8–6)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,223)
Bozeman, MT
Feb 20, 2020
8:00 pm, Eleven
at Portland State L 77–87  14–12
(8–7)
Viking Pavilion (1,242)
Portland, OR
Feb 22, 2020
7:00 pm, SWX MT
Montana L 54–59  14–13
(8–8)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (6,570)
Bozeman, MT
Feb 27, 2020
8:00 pm
at Sacramento State L 52–81  14–14
(8–9)
Hornets Nest (786)
Sacramento, CA
Feb 29, 2020
4:00 pm
at Northern Arizona W 63–57  15–14
(9–9)
Walkup Skydome (1,164)
Flagstaff, AZ
Mar 5, 2020
7:00 pm
Southern Utah W 73–65  16–14
(10–9)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,073)
Bozeman, MT
Mar 7, 2020
4:00 pm, SWX MT
Northern Colorado L 61-75  16-15
(10-10)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 
Bozeman, MT
Big Sky Tournament
Mar 12, 2020
2:30 pm, Pluto TV/Eleven Sports
(5) vs. (4) Portland State
Quarterfinals
Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic CenturyLink Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.
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