2020–21 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team

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.

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

2020–21 Big Sky men's basketball standings

	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

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.

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.

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