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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 3 MONTANA STATE (1-1) vs. YELLOWSTONE CHRISTIAN (0-4) Non-Conference Schedule NEXT MSU: Home (0-0), Road (1-1), Neutral (0-0), Conf (0-0) Date: Sunday, December 13, 2020 YCC: Home (0-0), Road (0-4), Neutral (0-0), Conf (0-0) Time: 2 p.m. MT Series: 0-0 Last Meeting: October 30, 2019 (exhibition) Location: Bozeman, Mont. UP MSU, 94-43 (Bozeman, Mont.) Venue: Worthington Arena STORYLINES Media Information • Montana State makes its 2020-21 season home debut Sunday when the Bobcats TV: Pluto TV (channel 1057) host Yellowstone Christian College in Worthington Arena. MSU’s matchup against Talent: Zach Mackey, Brian Priebe Yellowstone Christian is set to be its lone home non-conference game, with the ‘Cats Stream: Pluto.TV & WatchBigSky.com set to travel to Washington State and Portland ahead of Big Sky Conference play. Radio: Bobcat Radio Network | KMMS 1450 AM • MSU’s matchup against Yellowstone Christian will serve as its latest home opener Talent: Zach Mackey (pxp), Brian Priebe (C) since the 1965-66 season. The Bobcats’ latest home game in its Big Sky era came in Online: msubobcats.com/watch & TuneIn app 1963-64 when MSU hosted Minnesota-Duluth on Dec. 20 in its fifth game that year. Live Stats: MSUBobcats.com (StatBroadcast) Twitter: @MSUBobcatsMBB • The Bobcats fell to 1-1 overall after a 74-70 defeat in overtime to Pacific on Dec. 2 in Instagram: @msubobcatsmbb Stockton, California. It was the first time MSU played in an overtime since the 2017- 18 season. The Bobcats rallied to force the OT period after being down six points with / 70 seconds left in regulation behind four made free throws by Xavier Bishop and a SCHEDULE RESULTS Tyler Patterson 3-pointer. November Wed. 25 at UNLV ................................... W, 91-78 • Montana State opened the season on Nov. 25 with a 91-78 victory over UNLV at the Thomas & Mack Center. The’ Cats jumped out to a double-digit lead over UNLV midway December through the first half of their season opener and never wavered. MSU went into Wed. 2 at Pacific ...........................L, 74-70 (OT) halftime up 49-31 thanks to shooting over 60% from the field and 3-point range. MSU Sun. 13 Yellowstone Christian ..................2 p.m. went up by as many as 22 in the second half led by Xavier Bishop’s 16 points in the Fri. 18 at Washington State .......................TBD final 20 minutes. Tue. 22 at Portland ...................................1 p.m. • The win was the Bobcats’ first true road victory to begin a campaign since MSU Thu. 31 Southern Utah* ............................2 p.m. defeated Washington in Seattle to start the 2002-03 season. The Bobcats’ 91 points January were the most by an MSU squad in a season opener since the 1997-98 team topped Sat. 2 Southern Utah* ......................... 12 p.m. Simon Fraser 107-59 in its debut. Thu. 7 at Northern Colorado* .......... 6:30 p.m. • The offensive numbers stood out in the Montana State win at UNLV. The Bobcats’ Sat. 9 at Northern Colorado* ............. 12 p.m. 55.6% clip from the field against the Runnin’ Rebels would have been their third Thu. 14 Portland State* ...........................7 p.m. best overall shooting mark a season ago. MSU’s same percentage from the 3-point Sat. 16 Portland State* ........................ 12 p.m. line last week was its best since the 2017-18 season when the ‘Cats went 15 of 26 Thu. 21 at Northern Arizona* ..................6 p.m. Sat. 23 at Northern Arizona* ............... 12 p.m. (57.7%) from deep in a 109-81 victory against Montana Western on Nov. 15. Thu. 28 at Montana* ....................................TBD • Xavier Bishop scored a team-high 22 points in MSU’s season-opening victory and was Sat. 30 Montana* .........................................TBD rewarded as the Big Sky Men’s Basketball Player of the Week on Monday. Bishop, who sat out as a redshirt a season ago, went 6 of 9 shooting and was 8-for-8 from the February charity stripe. His appearance at Pacific was his 100th career game he played in at Thu. 4 at Weber State* ..........................7 p.m. the college level. He also surpassed 300 career assists in the contest and his 1,092 Sat. 6 at Weber State* ..............................TBD points rank him 95th among all Division I active players. Thu. 11 Eastern Washington* ..................7 p.m. Sat. 13 Eastern Washington* ............... 12 p.m. • The Bobcats and Centurions met in an exhibition contest a season ago with MSU Thu. 18 Idaho State* .................................7 p.m. earning a 94-43 win on October 30. Yellowstone Christian is led by a trio of double Sat. 20 at Idaho State* ...........................7 p.m. digit scorers in Christian Beeke, Devin Jones and Derrian Reed. The Centurions play Thu. 25 at Idaho* .....................................7 p.m. at Montana Saturday prior to Saturday’s contest in Bozeman. Sat. 27 at Idaho* .....................................1 p.m. March PROJECTED LINEUP Thu. 4 Sacramento State* .....................7 p.m. Probable Starters Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG G-GS MPG Sat. 6 Sacramento State* .................. 12 p.m. 1 Xavier Bishop G 5-8 R-Sr. Springfield, Ill. 18.5 5.5 3.5 2-2 32.5 10-13 Big Sky Tournament $ ............................ 11 Tyler Patterson G 6-8 Fr. Snoqualmie, Wash. 9.0 1.5 0.0 2-2 23.1 4 Amin Adamu G 6-5 Sr. London, England 15.5 1.5 4.5 2-2 32.1 Home games in bold 23 Borja Fernandez F 6-7 So. Bilbao, Spain 8.5 5.5 1.0 2-2 26.7 *Big Sky Conference game 13 Jubrile Belo F 6-9 Jr. London, England 11.0 8.0 0.5 2-2 31.0 $ Big Sky Tournament quarterfinals played at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, Idaho Off The Bench Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG G-GS MPG 0 Abdul Mohamed F/G 6-7 Sr. Ottawa, Ontario 4.0 0.5 0.5 2-0 13.0 Times listed are in Mountain Time (MDT) 2 Nick Gazelas G 6-4 So. Humble, Texas 8.5 0.5 0.5 2-0 23.2 3 Finn Fleute F 6-10 So. Essen, Germany 1.0 2.0 1.0 2-0 7.0 All games are subject to change. 4 Bilal Shabazz F 6-8 Jr. Milwaukee, Wis. 0.0 0.0 0.0 1-0 4.6 10 Caleb Bellach G 6-6 So. Manhattan, Mont. - - - - - 12 Mike Hood G 6-2 Jr. Kansas City, Mo. 1.0 0.5 0.5 2-0 6.8 15 Carter Ash G 6-0 Fr. Bozeman, Mont. - - - - - 20 Jesse Owens G 5-9 R-Fr. Billings, Mont. - - - - - 24 Kellen Tynes G 6-3 Fr. Dartmouth, Nova Scotia 2.5 2.0 2.0 2-0 10.9 31 Devin Kirby F 6-11 Sr. Chandler, Ariz. 3.0 2.0 0.0 1-0 13.9 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: 1,579-1,347 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) Bilal Shabazz: bi-lal sha-baws Record at MSU: 17-16 (Second season) Assistant Coach: Chris Haslam (Eighth season) INSIDE THE MATCHUP Assistant Coach: Dan Russell (Second season) Montana State Yellowstone Christian Assistant Coach: Ken Moses (First season) Strength Coach: John Sauer (Second season) Overall Record 1-1 0-4 Athletic Trainer: Brett Ritter (11th season) Conference Record 0-0 0-0 Basketball Contact: Andrew Pedersen (Second season) Scoring Average 80.5 59.5 Cell: 701-730-6618 Scoring Defense 76.0 74.5 Office: 406-994-5349 Scoring Margin 3.5 -15.0 Email: [email protected] Field Goal Percentage .491 .360 Team Overview FG Percentage Defense .392 .439 Overall Record (2019-20): 16-15 3-Point FG % .442 .205 Big Sky Record (2019-20): 10-10 (Tied 5th) 3-Point FG % Defense .357 .308 Big Sky Tournament: Quarterfinals Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/5 Free Throw Percentage .737 .717 Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Rebounding Average 29.0 29.3 Newcomers: 8 Rebounding Margin -5.5 -11.5 Assists Average 13.5 7.5 BIG SKY STANDINGS Turnover Average 13.0 14.3 School Overall Conf.