Montana

Big Sky · Missoula, Missoula, Montana

1572-1291

All-time

0.549

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

Montana’s top NCAA tournament games of all time by Game Score.

#	Date	Season	Round	Match	Game Score
1	Mar 16, 2006	2006	First Round	Montana 87-79 #20 Nevada Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah	1.61
2	Mar 20, 1975	1975	Regional Semifinals	Montana 64-67 #1 UCLA Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon Sweet 16	1.34
3	Mar 18, 2010	2010	First Round	Montana 57-62 #8 New Mexico SAP Center at San Jose, San Francisco-San Jose, California	1.10
4	Mar 19, 1992	1992	First Round	Montana 68-78 #20 Florida State ExtraMile Arena, Boise, Idaho	1.07
5	Mar 15, 1975	1975	First Round	Montana 69-63 Utah State WSU Performing Arts Coliseum, Pullman-Moscow, Washington	1.04
6	Mar 18, 2006	2006	Second Round	Montana 56-69 #7 Boston College Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah	0.90
7	Mar 15, 2018	2018	First Round	Montana 47-61 #7 Michigan Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, Kansas	0.90
8	Mar 22, 1975	1975	Regional Third Place	Montana 67-75 #20 UNLV Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon	0.84
9	Mar 15, 1991	1991	First Round	Montana 65-99 #1 UNLV McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona	0.83
10	Mar 21, 2019	2019	First Round	Montana 55-74 #8 Michigan Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa	0.75

Season by season

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2026	Montana	18-16	Big Sky	10-8	#187
2025	Montana	25-10	Big Sky ★ ◆	15-3	#166	14	NCAA tournament
2024	Montana	24-12	Big Sky	12-6	#177
2023	Montana	17-14	Big Sky	10-7	#176
2022	Montana	18-14	Big Sky	11-9	#249
2021	Montana	15-13	Big Sky	7-9	#188
2020	Montana	18-13	Big Sky	14-6	#157
2019	Montana	26-9	Big Sky ★ ◆	16-4	#139	15	NCAA tournament
2018	Montana	26-8	Big Sky ★ ◆	16-2	#95	14	NCAA tournament
2017	Montana	16-16	Big Sky	11-7	#187
2016	Montana	21-12	Big Sky	14-4	#168
2015	Montana	20-13	Big Sky ★	14-4	#173		NIT
2014	Montana	17-13	Big Sky	12-8	#216
2013	Montana	25-7	Big Sky ★ ◆	19-1	#171	13	NCAA tournament
2012	Montana	25-7	Big Sky ★ ◆	15-1	#103	13	NCAA tournament
2011	Montana	21-11	Big Sky	12-4	#126
2010	Montana	22-10	Big Sky ◆	10-6	#107	14	NCAA tournament
2009	Montana	17-12	Big Sky	11-5	#182
2008	Montana	14-16	Big Sky	8-8	#190
2007	Montana	17-15	Big Sky	10-6	#201
2006	Montana	24-7	Big Sky ◆	10-4	#104	12	NCAA tournament
2005	Montana	18-13	Big Sky ◆	9-5	#195	16	NCAA tournament
2004	Montana	10-18	Big Sky	6-8	#228
2003	Montana	13-17	Big Sky	7-7	#190
2002	Montana	16-15	Big Sky ◆	7-7	#204	15	NCAA tournament
2001	Montana	11-16	Big Sky	6-10	#195
2000	Montana	17-11	Big Sky ★	12-4	#127
1999	Montana	13-14	Big Sky	6-10	#174
1998	Montana	16-14	Big Sky	9-7	#181
1997	Montana	21-11	Big Sky ◆	11-5	#137	16	NCAA tournament
1996	Montana	20-8	Big Sky	10-4	#114
1995	Montana	21-9	Big Sky ★	11-3	#85		NIT
1994	Montana	19-9	Big Sky	6-8	#102
1993	Montana	17-11	Big Sky	8-6	#179
1992	Montana	27-4	Big Sky ★ ◆	14-2	#77	14	NCAA tournament
1991	Montana	23-8	Big Sky ★ ◆	13-3	#144	16	NCAA tournament
1990	Montana	18-11	Big Sky	10-6	#136
1989	Montana	20-11	Big Sky	11-5	#118
1988	Montana	18-11	Big Sky	7-9	#143
1987	Montana	18-11	Big Sky	8-6	#128
1986	Montana	21-11	Big Sky ★	9-5	#86		NIT
1985	Montana	22-8	Big Sky	10-4	#105		NIT
1984	Montana	23-7	Big Sky	9-5	#71
1983	Montana	21-8	Big Sky	9-5	#67
1982	Montana	17-10	Big Sky	10-4	#84
1981	Montana	19-9	Big Sky	11-3	#128
1980	Montana	17-11	Big Sky	8-6	#146
1979	Montana	14-13	Big Sky	7-7	#133
1978	Montana	20-8	Big Sky ★	12-2	#108
1977	Montana	18-8	Big Sky	9-5	#125
1976	Montana	13-12	Big Sky	7-7	#117
1975	Montana	21-8	Big Sky ★	13-1	#54		Sweet 16
1974	Montana	19-8	Big Sky ★	11-3	#81
1973	Montana	13-13	Big Sky	7-7	#137
1972	Montana	14-12	Big Sky	7-7	#184
1971	Montana	8-16	Big Sky	6-8	#165
1970	Montana	8-18	Big Sky	5-10	#179
1969	Montana	9-17	Big Sky	4-11	#169
1968	Montana	8-17	Big Sky	5-10	#167
1967	Montana	6-18	Big Sky	1-9	#177
1966	Montana	14-10	Big Sky	6-4	#131
1965	Montana	11-15	Big Sky	2-8	#165
1964	Montana	6-17	Big Sky	1-9	#165
1963	Montana	6-18	Independent		#147
1962	Montana	10-14	Mountain States	5-9	#113
1961	Montana	14-9	Mountain States	7-7	#83
1960	Montana	7-17	Mountain States	3-11	#129
1959	Montana	10-14	Mountain States	7-7	#109
1958	Montana	12-10	Mountain States	8-6	#87
1957	Montana	13-9	Mountain States	9-5	#109
1956	Montana	14-12	Mountain States	4-10	#121
1955	Montana	12-14	Mountain States	4-10	#146
1954	Montana	7-20	Mountain States	3-11	#130
1953	Montana	14-11	Mountain States	6-8	#102
1952	Montana	12-14	Mountain States	7-7	#106
1948	Montana	21-11	Independent
1947	Montana	12-16	Independent
1946	Montana	13-16	Independent
1945	Montana	7-22	Independent
1944	Montana	2-10	Independent
1943	Montana	15-9	Independent
1942	Montana	14-10	Independent
1941	Montana	14-14	Independent
1940	Montana	17-8	Independent
1939	Montana	17-13	Independent
1938	Montana	10-19	Pacific Coast	3-17
1937	Montana	14-12	Independent
1936	Montana	13-11	Independent
1935	Montana	6-18	Independent
1934	Montana	16-10	Independent
1933	Montana	8-11	Independent
1932	Montana	6-14	Independent
1931	Montana	10-12	Independent
1930	Montana	13-9	Independent
1929	Montana	9-11	Pacific Coast	2-8
1928	Montana	6-8	Pacific Coast	4-6
1927	Montana	5-11	Pacific Coast	1-9
1926	Montana	5-10	Pacific Coast	2-8
1925	Montana	9-10	Pacific Coast	2-6
1924	Montana	7-8	Pacific Coast	1-4
1923	Montana	7-14	Independent
1922	Montana	14-7	Independent
1921	Montana	12-8	Independent
1920	Montana	7-9	Independent
1918	Montana	6-6	Independent
1917	Montana	4-11	Independent
1916	Montana	6-4	Independent
1915	Montana	4-6	Independent
1914	Montana	2-9	Independent
1913	Montana	5-3	Independent
1912	Montana	1-5	Independent

NBA first-round picks

5 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Draft	Player	Last college yr
1978	Micheal Ray Richardson	1978
1978	Micheal Ray Richardson	1977
1979	Lee Johnson	1977
1978	Micheal Ray Richardson	1976
1978	Micheal Ray Richardson	1975