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Andrew Pedersen MONTANA STATE Athletics Communications MBB Contact Office: 406-994-5349 MEN’S BASKETBALL Cell: 701-730-6618 2020-21 GAME NOTES [email protected] GAME 22 MONTANA STATE (12-9, 8-6) vs. SOUTHERN TUAH (20-3, 12-2) Big Sky Conference Schedule NEXT MSU: Home (5-3), Road (6-6), Neutral (1-0), Conf (8-6) Date: Friday, March 12, 2021 SUU: Home (14-0), Road (5-3), Neutral (1-0), Conf (12-2) Time: 5:00 p.m. MT Series: MSU, 21-6 Last Meeting: March 5, 2020 Location: Boise, Idaho UP MSU, 73-65 (Bozeman, Mont.) Venue: Idaho Central Arena STORYLINES Media Information • Montana State continues its quest for a conference title on Friday, March 12, when TV: Pluto TV the Bobcats face the Southern Utah Thunderbirds in the semifinals of the Big Sky Talent: Jon Oglesby (PxP), Joe Cravens (C) Conference Tournament. The fifth-seeded Bobcats take on the regular season champion Stream: WatchBigSky.com/Pluto TV (Channel 1050) T-Birds at 5 p.m. in Idaho Central Arena. Radio: Bobcat Radio Network | KMMS 1450 AM • MSU advanced to its first Big Sky Tournament semifinal since 2009, and just its second Talent: Zach Mackey (pxp) appearance in 15 years, by defeating Idaho State 71-63 in the quarterfinals. The Online: msubobcats.com/watch & TuneIn app Bobcats put together their best defensive effort of the season holding the Bengals Live Stats: MSUBobcats.com (Statbroadcast) to 31% from the field. MSU also hit 32 of 40 free throws, its most free throws made Twitter: @MSUBobcatsMBB against a Big Sky foe this season. MSU improved to 8-0 when it keeps an opponent to Instagram: @msubobcatsmbb 68 points or less on the year and 9-1 when it out-rebounds the opposition. • Xavier Bishop led the way for the Bobcats by scoring 22 points. Bishop surpassed SCHEDULE /RESULTS the 1,350-point mark of his college career in the contest while MSU improved to 5-0 November when he scores over 20 points. His 11-for-11 mark tied the program record for free Wed. 25 at UNLV ................................... W, 91-78 throw percentage in a single game. • Jubrile Belo (19) and Amin Adamu (10) joined Bishop in double digits. Both Belo (693) December and Adamu (629) are nearing career milestone scoring marks in less than two full Wed. 2 at Pacific ...........................L, 74-70 (OT) seasons as Bobcats. Sun. 13 Yellowstone Christian ...........W, 114-74 • Montana State is set to face another first-time opponent on the year when the ‘Cats Fri. 18 at Washington State ............... L, 82-54 face the T-Birds. The Bobcats had three total Big Sky series canceled. MSU missed Tue. 22 at Portland ............................... L, 62-59 out on its series with Southern Utah due to a positive COVID-19 case within the Thu. 31 Southern Utah* ...................... Canceled T-Birds program when they were scheduled to play from Dec. 31-Jan. 2 in Bozeman. • The Bobcats and T-Birds have met 27 times with MSU holding a 21-6 all-time series January lead. The squads split home victories in their matchups a season ago. Fri. 1 Montana Western ...................W, 96-67 • The only time the two teams have met in the postseason was in the opening round Sat. 2 Southern Utah* ...................... Canceled of the 2017 Big Sky Tournament in Reno. The contest went to triple overtime with Thu. 7 at Northern Colorado* ...........W, 79-67 Southern Utah coming away with a 109-105 win over MSU. It remains the most Sat. 9 at Northern Colorado* ..... W, 76-74 (OT) points the Bobcats have scored or given up in a postseason game. Tyler Hall set a Thu. 14 Portland State* ......................W, 71-64 postseason program record scoring 33 points in the matchup, but the T-Birds’ Randy Sat. 16 Portland State* ......................W, 69-64 Onwuasor topped him with 43 of his own. Thu. 21 at Northern Arizona* ............. W, 62-51 • Southern Utah enters Friday’s contest at 20-3 overall and are the top seed in the Big Sat. 23 at Northern Arizona* .............W, 58-53 Sky with its 12-2 league clip. The T-Birds rank among the best in the nation offensively. Thu. 28 at Montana* ...........................Canceled They’re fifth in the nation in scoring (84.5), 31st in field goal percentage (47.7%) and Sat. 30 Montana* ............................... Canceled are 22nd in total rebounding (39.7). Tevian Jones (1st), John Knight III (2nd), Maizen Fausett (2nd) and Dre Marin (HM) were all recognized as All-Big Sky members, while February Todd Simon was named the league’s Coach of the Year. Thu. 4 at Weber State* ...................... L, 96-88 • Amin Adamu, Xavier BIshop and Jubrile Belo were honored by the Big Sky Conference Sat. 6 at Weber State* .......................L, 82-74 Monday. Bishop, in his first season as a Bobcat, was named to the All-Big Sky Second Thu. 11 Eastern Washington* .............. L, 93-77 Team. Adamu and Belo, both in their second seasons, were selected to the Third Sat. 13 Eastern Washington* ..............L, 85-69 Team. Belo, a repeat choice to the Third Team, was last year’s Newcomer of the Year. Thu. 18 Idaho State* ........................... Canceled Adamu earned his first league honors by leading MSU in scoring (14.7). Sat. 20 at Idaho State* ......................Canceled Fri. 26 at Idaho* ..................................L, 74-69 PROJECTED LINEUP Sun. 28 at Idaho* .................................W, 71-61 Probable Starters Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG G-GS MPG March 1 Xavier Bishop G 5-8 R-Sr. Springfield, Ill. 14.8 3.2 4.0 20-20 32.8 4 Amin Adamu G 6-5 Sr. London, England 14.5 5.0 1.6 20-20 30.6 Fri. 5 Sacramento State* ................W, 77-75 0 Abdul Mohamed F/G 6-7 Sr. Ottawa, Ontario 6.6 5.8 1.1 21-16 21.0 Sat. 6 Sacramento State* ................. L, 74-73 31 Devin Kirby F 6-11 Sr. Chandler, Ariz. 1.7 2.6 0.4 18-4 13.7 Thu. 11 vs. #4 Idaho State $ .............. W, 71-63 13 Jubrile Belo F 6-9 Jr. London, England 13.7 5.6 1.1 21-21 24.2 Fri. 12 vs. #1 Southern Utah $ ..............5 p.m. Sat. 13 TBD (Championship) $ ................6 p.m. Off The Bench Pos. Ht. Yr. Homtetown PPG RPG APG G-GS MPG 2 Nick Gazelas G 6-4 So. Humble, Texas 5.0 1.2 0.4 21-1 17.9 Home games in bold 3 Finn Fleute F 6-10 So. Essen, Germany 1.5 0.8 0.1 15-0 5.3 *Big Sky Conference game 4 Bilal Shabazz F 6-8 Jr. Milwaukee, Wis. 2.3 0.5 0.5 4-0 6.6 $ Big Sky Tournament 10 Caleb Bellach G 6-6 So. Manhattan, Mont. 3.3 1.0 0.7 3-0 9.4 played at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, Idaho 11 Tyler Patterson G 6-8 Fr. Snoqualmie, Wash. 4.0 1.0 0.5 21-17 20.2 12 Mike Hood G 6-2 Jr. Kansas City, Mo. 6.4 1.6 1.1 20-0 13.8 Times listed are in Mountain Time (MST) 15 Carter Ash G 6-0 Fr. Bozeman, Mont. - - - - - 20 Jesse Owens G 5-9 R-Fr. Billings, Mont. 0.0 0.0 1.0 1-0 3.2 All games are subject to change. 23 Borja Fernandez F 6-7 So. Bilbao, Spain 4.8 3.5 0.7 21-5 18.0 24 Kellen Tynes G 6-3 Fr. Dartmouth, Nova Scotia 3.6 1.3 0.9 19-1 10.2 FOLLOW THE BOBCATS @MSUBobcatsMBB @msubobcatsmbb @MSUCoachSprink /MSUBobcatsMBB QUICK FACTS 2020-21 MONTANA STATE ROSTER General Information No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous Program) Name: Montana State University 0 Abdul Mohamed F/G 6-7 200 Sr. Ottawa, Ontario (North Texas) Founded: 1893 1 Xavier Bishop G 5-8 155 R-Sr. Springfield, Ill. (UMKC) Enrollment: 16,249 (Fall 2020) 2 Nick Gazelas G 6-4 190 So. Humble, Texas (Jacksonville College) Colors: Blue (PMS 281) and Gold (PMS 465) 3 Finn Fleute F 6-10 235 So. Essen, Germany (Uni Baskets Paderborn) Nickname: Bobcats Home Facility: Worthington Arena (6,772) 4 Bilal Shabazz F 6-8 210 Jr. Milwaukee, Wis. (Trinidad State) Opened: 1957 5 Amin Adamu G 6-5 190 Sr. London, England (Barking Abbey) Conference: Big Sky Conference (Since 1963-64) 10 Caleb Bellach G 6-6 195 So. Manhattan, Mont. (Manhattan Christian) Affiliation: NCAA Division I 11 Tyler Patterson G 6-6 180 Fr. Snoqualmie, Wash. (Mount Si HS) President: Dr. Waded Cruzado 12 Mike Hood G 6-2 185 Jr. Kansas City, Mo. (Southern Idaho) Director of Athletics: Leon Costello 13 Jubrile Belo F 6-9 240 Jr. London, England (Barking Abbey) Athletic Department Phone: 406-994-4221 15 Carter Ash G 6-0 165 Fr. Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman HS) 20 Jesse Owens G 5-9 170 R-Fr. Billings, Mont. (Billings West HS) History 23 Borja Fernandez F 6-7 230 So. Bilbao, Spain (FC Barcelona) First Year of Basketball: 1901-02 (119th season) Record All-Time: 1,590-1,355 24 Kellen Tynes G 6-3 165 Fr. Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (Rothesay Netherwood) Regular Season Conference Championships: 14 31 Devin Kirby F 6-11 225 Sr. Chandler, Ariz. (Basha HS) Last: 2001-02 Season Big Sky Conference Tournament Championships: 2 Pronunciation Guide Last: 1995-96 Season Amin Adamu: awe-min ah-da-mu NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 3 Caleb Bellach: bell-etch Last: 1995-96 Season Jubrile Belo: juh-brill bell-oh Borja Fernandez: bore-ha Team Information Finn Fleute: floy-tay Head Coach: Danny Sprinkle (Montana State, 2000) Nick Gazelas: ga-zay-les Record at MSU: 28-24 (Second season) Bilal Shabazz: bi-lal sha-baws Assistant Coach: Chris Haslam (Eighth season) Assistant Coach: Dan Russell (Second season) INSIDE THE MATCHUP Assistant Coach: Ken Moses (First season) Montana State Southern Utah Strength Coach: John Sauer (Second season) Overall Record 12-9 20-3 Athletic Trainer: Brett Ritter (11th season) Basketball Contact: Andrew Pedersen (Second season) Conference Record 8-6 12-2 Cell: 701-730-6618 Scoring Average 74.7 84.5 Office: 406-994-5349 Scoring Defense 72.0 69.1 Email: [email protected] Scoring Margin 2.7 15.4 Team Overview Field Goal Percentage .458 .477 Overall Record (2019-20): 16-15 FG Percentage Defense .431 .425 Big Sky Record (2019-20): 10-10 (Tied 5th) 3-Point FG % .337 .337 Big Sky Tournament: Quarterfinals 3-Point FG % Defense .344 .326 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/5 Free Throw Percentage .754 .747 Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Newcomers: 8 Rebounding Average 33.4 39.5 Rebounding Margin 0.9 8.5 BIG SKY STANDINGS Assists Average 11.5 14.1 School Overall Conf.