Montana Lady Griz basketball

Montana Lady Griz
2024–25 Montana Lady Griz basketball team
University	University of Montana
First season	1974–75
All-time record	897–334
Head coach	Brian Holsinger (4th season)
Conference	Big Sky
Location	Missoula, Montana
Arena	Dahlberg Arena (capacity: 7,500)
Nickname	Lady Griz
Student section	The Zoo
Colors	Maroon and silver[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA tournament second round
1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995
NCAA tournament appearances
1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015
AIAW tournament appearances
1982
Conference tournament champions
1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015
Conference regular season champions
1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015

The University of Montana Grizzlies women's basketball team, known as the Lady Griz is an NCAA Division I college women's basketball team competing in the Big Sky Conference. Home games are played at Dahlberg Arena located inside the University of Montana's Adams Center.

Current roster

2024–25 Montana Lady Griz women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Macy Donarski 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Aquinas High School La Crosse, Wisconsin G 2 Mack Konig 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr King's Christian Collegiate Milton, Ontario G 3 Draya Wacker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Melstone High School Melstone, Montana G 5 Tyler McCliment-Call 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Stephen F. Austin Spokane, Washington G 10 Avery Waddington 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Lake City High School Coeur d'Alene, Idaho G 11 Aby Shubert 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Xavier Kasson, Minnesota G 12 Chloe Larsen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Hellgate High School Missoula, Montana F 13 Izabella Zingaro 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Iowa State Bolton, Ontario G 14 Lauren Dick 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Hellgate High School Missoula, Montana C 15 Imogen Greenslade 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Sr Arizona State Sydney, Australia G 23 MJ Bruno 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Portland Spokane, Washington G 33 Adria Lincoln 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Monroe High School Monroe, Washington F 34 Alex Pirog 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Highlands Ranch High School Highlands Ranch, Colorado F 40 Dani Bartsch 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Capital High School Helena, Montana	Head coach Brian Holsinger (Western Washington) Assistant coach(es) Nate Harris (Montana Tech) Lindsay Woolley (Montana) Emma List (Florida Gulf Coast) Kayla Anderson (Utah Valley) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 15, 2025

Postseason results

NCAA Division I

The Lady Griz have appeared in 20 NCAA tournaments with all of them occurring under coach Robin Selvig. In 25 games, they have a 6–19 record.

AIAW Division I

The Lady Griz made one appearance in the AIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a combined record of 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1982	First Round	Wayland Baptist	L 52–57

Season by season records

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Statistics overview

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Diane Westbrok (Northwest Basketball League) (1974–1975)
1974–1975	Diane Westbrok	11–8
Barbara Eisenbarth (Northwest Basketball League) (1975–1976)
1975–1976	Barbara Eisenbarth	9–13
Eddye McClure (Northwest Basketball League) (1976–1978)
1976–1977	Eddye McClure	4–14	1–9
1977–1978	Eddye McClure	7–13	3–10
Eddye McClure:		11–27	4–19
Robin Selvig (Mountain West Athletic Conference (1982–88) / Big Sky Conference (1988–2016)) (1978–2016)
1978–1979	Robin Selvig	13–13	5–6	5th
1979–1980	Robin Selvig	19–10	7–6	4th
1980–1981	Robin Selvig	22–8	9–3
1981–1982	Robin Selvig	22–5	12–0	1st	AIAW first round
1982–1983	Robin Selvig	26–4	13–1	1st	NCAA 1st Round
1983–1984	Robin Selvig	26–4	14–0	1st	NCAA 2nd Round
1984–1985	Robin Selvig	22–10	11–3	2nd	Mountain West tournament Championship
1985–1986	Robin Selvig	27–4	13–1	1st	NCAA 2nd Round
1986–1987	Robin Selvig	26–5	12–0	1st	Mountain West tournament Championship
1987–1988	Robin Selvig	28–2	15–1	1st	NCAA 2nd Round
1988–1989	Robin Selvig	27–4	16–0	1st	NCAA 2nd Round
1989–1990	Robin Selvig	27–3	16–0	1st	NCAA 1st Round
1990–1991	Robin Selvig	26–4	16–0	1st	NCAA 1st Round
1991–1992	Robin Selvig	23–7	13–3	2nd	NCAA 2nd Round
1992–1993	Robin Selvig	23–5	13–1	2nd	Big Sky tournament championship
1993–1994	Robin Selvig	25–5	12–2	1st	NCAA 2nd Round
1994–1995	Robin Selvig	26–7	12–2	1st	NCAA 2nd Round
1995–1996	Robin Selvig	24–5	13–1	1st	NCAA 1st Round
1996–1997	Robin Selvig	25–4	16–0	1st	NCAA 1st Round
1997–1998	Robin Selvig	24–6	15–1	1st	NCAA 1st Round
1998–1999	Robin Selvig	12–16	7–9	5th	Big Sky tournament Semifinal
1999–2000	Robin Selvig	22–8	13–3	1st	NCAA 1st Round
2000–2001	Robin Selvig	21–9	11–5	2nd	Big Sky tournament championship
2001–2002	Robin Selvig	19–10	10–4	3rd	Big Sky tournament Semifinal
2002–2003	Robin Selvig	20–10	10–4	3rd	Big Sky tournament Semifinal
2003–2004	Robin Selvig	27–5	14–0	1st	NCAA 1st Round
2004–2005	Robin Selvig	22–8	13–1	1st	NCAA 1st Round
2005–2006	Robin Selvig	21–7	10–4	2nd	Big Sky tournament Semifinal
2006–2007	Robin Selvig	27–4	15–1	1st	Big Sky tournament Semifinal
2007–2008	Robin Selvig	25–7	13–3	1st	NCAA 1st Round
2008–2009	Robin Selvig	28–5	15–1	1st	NCAA 1st Round
2009–2010	Robin Selvig	15–14	10–6	2nd	Big Sky tournament Semifinal
2010–2011	Robin Selvig	18–15	10–6	4th	NCAA 1st Round
2011–2012	Robin Selvig	16–14	9–7	5th	Big Sky tournament Quarterfinal
2012–2013	Robin Selvig	24–8	16–4	1st	NCAA
2013–2014	Robin Selvig	23–11	14–6	3rd	Big Sky tournament
2014–2015	Robin Selvig	24–9	14–4	5th	NCAA 1st Round
2015–2016	Robin Selvig	20–11	12–6	5th	Big Sky tournament 2nd round
Robin Selvig:		865–286	455–109
Shannon Schweyen (Big Sky Conference) (2016–2020)
2016–2017	Shannon Schweyen	7–23	4–14	11th
2017–2018	Shannon Schweyen	14–17	9–9	T-7th
2018–2019	Shannon Schweyen	14–16	9-11	6th
2019–2020	Shannon Schweyen	17–13	12–8	5th
Shannon Schweyen:		52–69	34–42
Mike Petrino (Big Sky Conference) (2020–2021)
2020–2021	Mike Petrino	12–11	9–8	6th
Mike Petrino:		12–11	9–8
Total:		961–414	498–168
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

NCAA tournament results

The Lady Griz have appeared in 21 NCAA tournaments, with a record of 6−21.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1983	#9	First Round	#8 Louisiana-Monroe	L 53−72
1984	#4	First Round Sweet Sixteen	#5 Oregon State #1 USC	W 56−47 L 51−76
1986	#8	First Round Second Round	#9 Utah #1 USC	W 58−46 L 50−81
1988	#4	First Round	#5 Stanford	L 72−74 (OT)
1989	#10	First Round Second Round	#7 Cal State Fullerton #2 Texas	W 82−67 L 54−83
1990	#8	First Round	#9 Hawaii	L 78−83
1991	#11	First Round	#6 Iowa	L 53−64
1992	#11	First Round Second Round	#6 Wisconsin #3 USC	W 85−74 L 59−71
1994	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 UNLV #2 Stanford	W 77−67 L 62−66
1995	#12	First Round Second Round	#5 San Diego State #4 Purdue	W 57−46 L 51−62
1996	#12	First Round	#5 NC State	L 68−77
1997	#9	First Round	#8 Texas Tech	L 45−47
1998	#14	First Round	#3 Florida	L 64−85
2000	#16	First Round	#1 Georgia	L 46−74
2004	#12	First Round	#5 Louisiana Tech	L 77−81
2005	#12	First Round	#5 Vanderbilt	L 44−67
2008	#13	First Round	#4 Vanderbilt	L 62−75
2009	#13	First Round	#4 Pittsburgh	L 35−64
2011	#14	First Round	#3 UCLA	L 47−55
2013	#13	First Round	#4 Georgia	L 50−70
2015	#16	First Round	#1 Notre Dame	L 43−77

References

1. "Montana Grizzlies FAQs". March 3, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
2. "University of Montana Women's Basketball — 2012–13 Basketball Yearbook" (PDF).
3. "Big Sky Media Guide – 2011–2012" (PDF).

External links

• Official website