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MONTANA OF Players left to right: NOV 3 VS. WHITWORTH [exhibition] 7:00 PM Dec 12 @ Washington [Seattle] TBA Jan 14 @ Northern Colorado* [Greeley] 7:00 PM FEB 13 VS. NORTHERN ARIZONA* 7:00 PM Front row: Zack Camel, Trevor Spoja, Brandon Gfeller, 2015-16 GRIZ BASKETBALL Mario Dunn, Walter Wright, Ahmaad Rorie, Riley VS. BOISE STATE 7:00 PM VS. GREAT FALLS 7:00 PM North Dakota* [Grand Forks] 1:00 PM VS. MONTANA STATE* 7:00 PM NOV 13 DEC 15 Jan 16 @ FEB 20 Bradshaw, Michael Oguine. Back row: Jared Samuelson, Nov 16 San Jose State [San Jose] TBA Dec 19 Kansas [Lawrence] TBA JAN 21 VS. IDAHO* 7:00 PM Feb 25 Idaho State* [Pocatello] TBA Bobby Moorehead, Bryden Boehning, Martin Breunig, @ @ @ Jack Lopez, Fabijan Krslovic, Gavin DeJong, Aaron Ward NOV 21 VS. CARROLL 7:00 PM DEC 22 VS. MONTANA-WESTERN 1:00 PM JAN 23 VS. EASTERN WASHINGTON* 7:00 PM Feb 27 @ Weber State* [Ogden] 7:00 PM Home games listed as ALL CAPS. Nov 25 @ North Dakota State [Fargo] 6:00 PM Dec 31 @ Northern Arizona * [Flagstaff] 12:00 PM Jan 30 @ Montana State* [Bozeman] 7:00 PM MAR 3 VS. NORTH DAKOTA* 7:00 PM *Asterisk denotes Big Sky Conference games. Nov 29 @ Pepperdine [Malibu] TBA Jan 2 @ Southern Utah * [Cedar City] 7:00 PM Feb 4 @ Sacramento State* [Sacramento] 8:00 PM MAR 5 VS. NORTHERN COLORADO* 7:00 PM Check www.gogriz.com for complete and up-to-date schedule information. DEC 4 VS. SAN FRANCISCO 7:00 PM JAN 7 VS. PORTLAND STATE * 7:00 PM Feb 6 @ Portland State* [Portland] 8:00 PM Mar 8-12 Big Sky Conference Tournament Dec 8 @ Gonzaga [Spokane] TBA JAN 9 VS. SACRAMENTO STATE * 7:00 PM FEB 11 VS. SOUTHERN UTAH* 7:00 PM PRIDE gogriz.com Montana Grizzlies @UMGRIZZLIES_BB @UMGRIZZLIES Photography by Mark Bryant, Todd Goodrich and Rick and Susie Graetz • Design and production by UM Printing & Graphic Services 2015-16 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time 11/13 Boise State Missoula 7:00 p.m. 11/16 at San Jose State San Jose, Calif. 8:00 p.m. 11/21 Carroll College Missoula 7:00 p.m. 11/25 at North Dakota State Fargo, N.D. 6:00 p.m. 11/29 at Pepperdine Malibu, Calif. 4:30 p.m. 12/4 San Francisco Missoula 7:00 p.m. 12/8 at Gonzaga Spokane, Wash. 7:00 p.m. 12/12 at Washington Seattle, Wash. 4:00 p.m. 12/15 Great Falls Missoula 7:00 p.m. 12/19 at Kansas Lawrence, Kan. 12:00 p.m. 12/22 Montana-Western Missoula 1:00 p.m. BIG SKY CONFERENCE GAMES 12/31 at Northern Arizona* Flagstaff 12:00 p.m. 1/2 at Southern Utah* Cedar City, Utah 7:00 p.m. 1/7 Portland State* Missoula 7:00 p.m. 1/9 Sacramento State* Missoula 7:00 p.m. 1/14 at Northern Colorado* Greeley, Colo. 7:00 p.m. 1/16 at North Dakota* Grand Forks, N.D. 1:00 p.m. 1/21 Idaho* Missoula 7:00 p.m. 1/23 Eastern Washington* Missoula 7:00 p.m. 1/30 at Montana State* Bozeman 7:00 p.m. 2/4 at Sacramento State* Sacramento, Calif. 8:00 p.m. 2/6 at Portland State* Portland, Ore. 8:00 p.m. 2/11 Southern Utah* Missoula 7:00 p.m. 2/13 Northern Arizona* Missoula 7:00 p.m. 2/20 Montana State* Missoula 7:00 p.m. 2/25 at Idaho State* Pocatello, Idaho 7:00 p.m. 2/27 at Weber State* Ogden, Utah 7:00 p.m. 3/3 North Dakota* Missoula 7:00 p.m. 3/5 Northern Colorado* Missoula 7:00 p.m. *Big Sky Conference game BIG SKY CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT Senior forward Martin Breunig 3/8 First-Round Games Reno, Nev. 3/10 Quarterfinal Games Reno, Nev. 3/11 Semifinal Games Reno, Nev. 3/12 Championship Game Reno, Nev. Junior guard Brandon Gfeller Junior guard Riley Bradshaw 2015-16 Montana Basketball – Table of Contents Media Information ...................................... Page 2 Coaching Records .............................Pages 55-73 Griz Personnel Breakdown ....................... Page 3 All-Opponent History ............................... Page 74 Media Roster ............................................... Page 4 Montana Lettermen ..........................Pages 75-80 2015-16 Griz Outlook ..............................Pages 5-8 Post Season Play ...............................Pages 81-82 Coaching/BB Support Staff ...............Pages 9-12 Athletic Department & Facilities ....Pages 83-86 2015-16 Montana Grizzlies ...............Pages 13-22 2014-15 Season Review ...................Pages 23-36 Big Sky Conference ...........................Pages 37-40 2015-16 Opponents ............................Pages 41-44 Griz Records & Awards .....................Pages 45-53 Basketball Hall of Fame ........................... Page 54 The 2015-16 University of Montana men’s basketball yearbook is designed by the UM Sports Information Department. All photos are by UM photographer Todd Goodrich, sports information archives or otherwise noted. – 1 – 2015-16 Montana Basketball MEDIA INFORMATION PRINT TELEVISION ERIC TABER Missoulian KECI-TV (NBC) Assistant Sports Information Director Missoula, Montana Missoula, Montana Kyle Sample, Basketball Writer Vince Bagby, Sports Director FB, MBB, Men’s Tennis Phone: (406) 523-5247, office Phone: (406) 721-5642 [email protected] (406) 531-2413, cell [email protected] Office: (406) 243-5402 [email protected] www.keci.com Cell: (646) 287-7492 www.missoulian.com KPAX-TV (CBS) Billings Gazette Missoula, Montana Billings, Montana Derek Buerkle, Sports Director Interviews Greg Rachac, Sports Writer Phone: (406) 542-4455 All player and coaching staff interviews must be made through Eric Phone: (406) 657-1291 [email protected] Taber at least one day in advance to assure a time slot. Players and coaches [email protected] www.kpax.com are not available before games. www.billingsgazette.com KTMF (ABC/Fox) Services Daily Interlake Missoula, Montana The UM Sports Information Department provides rosters, releases and Kalispell, Montana Dominic Shelden, Sports Director updated statistics prior to every game at the Dahlberg Arena press row. Dave Lesnick, Sports Editor Phone: (406) 251-1360 Printed box scores will also be available for media during and immediately Phone: (406) 755-7000 dominic.shelden@abcfoxmontana. following the completion of home games. A complete box score will be [email protected] com e-mailed to media outlets and competing schools after the conclusion of www.dailyinterlake.com www.abcfoxmontana.com each match. Parking Great Falls Tribune RADIO Parking passes will be issued to media upon request. Please request park- Great Falls, Montana KBGA-FM ing from Eric Taber. Scott Mansch, Sports Editor The University of Montana Photographers Phone: (406) 791-1470 Phone: (406) 243-6426 Photographers are limited to the marked areas along sidelines and base- [email protected] [email protected] lines in accordance with NCAA guidelines. Photographers will not be al- www.greatfallstribune.com www.kbga.com lowed in team bench areas or behind the official scorer’s table. Independent Record KGVO-AM1290/FM 101.5 Practices Helena, Montana Missoula, Montana Media is allowed at Griz basketball practice when proper notice has been Troy Shockley Sports Director given. Please call Eric Taber to check practice status (open or closed), as Phone: (406) 447-4065 Phone: (406) 523-9809 well as time and location. [email protected] www.newstalkkgvo.com Postgame www.helenair.com Following a 10-minute cooling-off period, head coach Travis DeCuire and Northern Sports Network Grizzly basketball players will be available to the media. Interviews are to Montana Kaimin Billings, Montana take place outside the team locker room or down on the Dahlberg Arena The University of Montana Rocky Erickson, Sports Director floor. A member of the UM Sports Information Department will be avail- Phone: (406) 243-4020 Phone: (406) 252-6661 able to assist in arranging postgame interviews as needed. [email protected] rerickson@northernbroadcasting. Social Media www.kaimin.com com Connect with Grizzly basketball by following the Griz on Facebook, Twit- www. northernbroadcasting.com ter, Youtube and Instagram. Wherever the Grizzlies are you’ll have the la- Montana Standard teset news, photos and videos as well as exciting promotions. Butte, Montana Sports Editor Phone: (406) 496-5535 www.mtstandard.com Ravalli Republic Hamilton, Montana Sports Editor @umgrizzlies-bb facebook.com/umgrizzlies Phone: (406) 363-3300 www.ravallirepublic.com WIRE SERVICE Associated Press Helena, Montana Amy Hanson youtube.com/gogrizdotcom @umgrizzlies Phone: (800) 221-0094 [email protected] – 2 – 2015-16 Montana Basketball GRIZ PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN STARTERS RETURNING (4) Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.** Exp. GP-GS PPG RPG FG% 3-FG% FT% Misc. Martin Breunig F 6-8 210 R-Sr. 2V 32-32 16.7 7.3 .593 .154 .738 6th Sky PPG Brandon Gfeller G 6-4 190 Jr. 2V 33-25 8.9 2.8 .426 .421 .778 1st in 3PT% Mario Dunn G 6-0 172 Jr. 3V 33-33 8.8 3.8 .488 .366 .709 1st in Steals Fabijan Krslovic F 6-8 225 So. 1V 33-26 4.8 4.7 .521 NA .547 2nd in Steals (**Year in ’15-’16 season) STARTERS LOST (1) Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.** Exp. GP-GS PPG RPG FG% 3-FG% FT% Misc. Jordan Gregory G 6-2 194 Sr. 4V 33-33 17.0 3.4 .403 .382 .799 4th Sky PPG ADDITIONAL LETTERMAN LOST (3) Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. GP-GS PPG RPG FG% 3-FG% FT% Misc. Chris Kemp F 6-7 236 Sr. 2V 28-4 3.0 1.7 .574 NA .500 3 Steals Daniel Nwosu G 6-2 175 So. 1V 17-0 0.3 0.2 .286 .200 .000 1 Steal Mike Weisner F 6-7 193 R-Sr. 4V 28-7 6.6 2.3 .378 .356 .784 24 Steals 2015-16 OTHER RETURNING LETTERMAN (2) Name Pos.