1972–73 Montana Grizzlies basketball team

1972–73 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball
1972–73 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	13–13 (7–7 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jud Heathcote (2nd season);
Assistant coach	Jim Brandenburg
Home arena	Dahlberg Arena
	Seasons ← 1971–72 1973–74 →

1972–73 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Weber State	13	–	1	.929	20	–	7	.741
Idaho State	10	–	4	.714	18	–	8	.692
Montana State	9	–	5	.643	17	–	10	.630
Montana	7	–	7	.500	13	–	13	.500
Gonzaga	6	–	8	.429	14	–	12	.538
Boise State	5	–	9	.357	11	–	15	.423
Idaho	3	–	11	.214	7	–	19	.269
Northern Arizona	3	–	11	.214	6	–	20	.231

The 1972–73 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 1972–73 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Charter members of the Big Sky Conference, the Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Jud Heathcote and played their home games on campus at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Montana. They finished the regular season at 13–13, with a 7–7 conference record.^[1]

The Big Sky conference tournament debuted three years later, in 1976.

Senior guard Mike Murray was named to the all-conference team and was the conference runner-up in scoring.^[2]^[3]

References[edit]

^ Brown, Bruce (March 5, 1973). "Big Sky coaches seek added help". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 19.
^ "Honors mounting up for Zags' Greg Sten". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 7, 1973. p. 31.
^ "'Sky team named". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. March 7, 1973. p. D4.

External links[edit]

Sports Reference – Montana Grizzlies: 1972–73 basketball season

[bscdrs-1] Brown, Bruce (March 5, 1973). "Big Sky coaches seek added help". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 19.

[zggstn-2] "Honors mounting up for Zags' Greg Sten". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 7, 1973. p. 31.

[dnstn-3] "'Sky team named". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. March 7, 1973. p. D4.

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