2009–10 Montana Grizzlies basketball team

2009–10 Montana Grizzlies basketball
Big Sky tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	22–10 (10–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	Wayne Tinkle (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Bill Evans Freddie Owens Kurt Paulson
Home arena	Dahlberg Arena

2009–10 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Weber State	13	–	3		.813			20	–	11		.645
Northern Colorado	12	–	4		.750			25	–	7		.781
Montana State	10	–	6		.625			15	–	14		.517
Montana †	10	–	6		.625			22	–	9		.710
Northern Arizona	8	–	8		.500			14	–	14		.500
Portland State	7	–	9		.438			12	–	19		.387
Eastern Washington	5	–	11		.313			9	–	21		.300
Idaho State	4	–	12		.250			7	–	22		.241
Sacramento State	3	–	13		.188			9	–	21		.300
† Conference tournament winner

The 2009–10 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by fourth-year head coach Wayne Tinkle, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 10–6 in Big Sky play to finish tied for third place in the conference regular season standings. Montana won the Big Sky Basketball tournament[1] to earn the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to New Mexico.[2]

Roster

2009–10 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 5 Will Cherry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr West Oakland, California G 23 Anthony Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Tacoma, Washington	Head coach Wayne Tinkle Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 13, 2009*		North Dakota	W 61–37	1–0	Dahlberg Arena  Missoula, Montana
Nov 14, 2009*		Boise State	W 95–82	2–0	Dahlberg Arena  Missoula, Montana
Nov 15, 2009*		Loyola Marymount	W 64–63	3–0	Dahlberg Arena  Missoula, Montana
Nov 19, 2009*		at Denver	L 49–56	3–1	Magness Arena  Denver, Colorado
Nov 23, 2009*		at Oregon	W 68–55	4–1	McArthur Court  Eugene, Oregon
Nov 29, 2009*		at No. 14 Washington	L 59–63	4–2	Bank of America Arena  Seattle, Washington
Dec 4, 2009		Northern Arizona	W 71–54	5–2 (1–0)	Dahlberg Arena  Missoula, Montana
Dec 5, 2009		Northern Colorado	L 48–59	5–3 (1–1)	Dahlberg Arena  Missoula, Montana
Dec 10, 2009*		at Loyola Marymount	W 82–73	6–3	Gersten Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
Dec 12, 2009*		at Colorado State	L 61–62	6–4	Moby Arena  Fort Collins, Colorado
Dec 16, 2009*		Montana State–Northern	W 57–43	7–4	Dahlberg Arena  Missoula, Montana
Dec 19, 2009*		UC Riverside	W 67–52	8–4	Dahlberg Arena  Missoula, Montana
Dec 21, 2009*		Fresno State	W 59–56	9–4	Dahlberg Arena  Missoula, Montana
Dec 23, 2009*		Great Falls	W 100–52	10–4	Dahlberg Arena  Missoula, Montana
Dec 31, 2009		at Idaho State	L 65–67	10–5 (1–2)	Holt Arena  Pocatello, Idaho
Jan 2, 2010		at Weber State	L 56–64	10–6 (1–3)	Dee Events Center  Ogden, Utah
Jan 8, 2010		Eastern Washington	W 79–66	11–6 (2–3)	Dahlberg Arena  Missoula, Montana
Jan 9, 2010		Portland State	W 90–58	12–6 (3–3)	Dahlberg Arena  Missoula, Montana
Jan 15, 2010		at Sacramento State	W 57–56	13–6 (4–3)	Hornets Nest  Sacramento, California
Jan 23, 2010		at Montana State	L 52–61	13–7 (4–4)	Worthington Arena  Bozeman, Montana
Jan 28, 2010		at Northern Colorado	W 64–62	14–7 (5–4)	Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion  Greeley, Colorado
Jan 30, 2010		at Northern Arizona	W 84–64	15–7 (6–4)	Walkup Skydome  Flagstaff, Arizona
Feb 5, 2010		Weber State	W 75–61	16–7 (7–4)	Dahlberg Arena  Missoula, Montana
Feb 6, 2010		Idaho State	W 91–68	17–7 (8–4)	Dahlberg Arena  Missoula, Montana
Feb 12, 2010		at Portland State	W 81–76	18–7 (9–4)	Peter W. Stott Center  Portland, Oregon
Feb 14, 2010		at Eastern Washington	L 68–69	18–8 (9–5)	Reese Court  Cheney, Washington
Feb 20, 2010		Sacramento State	W 86–58	19–8 (10–5)	Dahlberg Arena  Missoula, Montana
Feb 27, 2010		Montana State	L 67–73	19–9 (10–6)	Dahlberg Arena  Missoula, Montana
Big Sky tournament
Mar 6, 2010	(4)	(5) Northern Arizona Big Sky Quarterfinals	W 81–60	20–9	Dahlberg Arena  Missoula, Montana
Mar 9, 2010*	(4)	vs. (2) Northern Colorado Big Sky Semifinals	W 68–63	21–9	Dee Events Center  Ogden, Utah
Mar 10, 2010*	(4)	at (1) Weber State Big Sky Championship Game	W 66–65	22–9	Dee Events Center  Ogden, Utah
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2010*	(14 E)	vs. (3 E) No. 8 New Mexico NCAA First Round	L 57–62	22–10	HP Pavilion (15,427) San Jose, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=NCAA East Regional. All times are in Mountain Time. Source[4][5]

References

1. "Johnson rallies Montana by Weber St. for tourney title, NCAA bid". ESPN. March 10, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2021.^[dead link‍]
2. "Martinez helps New Mexico shake pesky Montana". ESPN. March 19, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2021.^[dead link‍]
3. "2009–10 Montana Grizzlies Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
4. "2009-10 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
5. "Montana Men's Basketball History & Records" (PDF). University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2021.