1995–96 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team

1995–96 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball
1995–96 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball
Big Sky Regular season champions; Big Sky tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	21–9 (11–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Mick Durham (6th season);
Home arena	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

1995–96 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Montana State †	11	–	3	.786	21	–	9	.700
Weber State	10	–	4	.714	20	–	10	.667
Montana	10	–	4	.714	20	–	8	.714
Boise State	10	–	4	.714	15	–	13	.536
Idaho State	7	–	7	.500	11	–	15	.423
Idaho	5	–	9	.357	12	–	16	.429
Northern Arizona	3	–	11	.214	6	–	20	.231
Eastern Washington	0	–	14	.000	3	–	23	.115

† 1996 Big Sky tournament winner

The 1995–96 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Mick Durham, the Bobcats finished in 1st place in the Big Sky regular season standings. The team won the Big Sky tournament and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as No. 13 seed in the West region, Montana State was handled by No. 4 seed and eventual National runner-up Syracuse, 88–55, in the opening round.^[1]

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year
F		Nico Harrison	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr
C		Quadre Lollis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr
F		Adam Leachman	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr
G		Scott Hatler	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Sr
G		Mike Elliot	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr
G		Lance Fay	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr
F		Dan Sullivan	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So
F		Scott Harry	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So
C	55	Nate Holmstadt	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr
G	22	Danny Sprinkle	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr
F		Mike Henry	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr

Head coach

Mick Durham

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 10, 1995*		Simon Frazer University	W 79–65	1–0	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, Montana
November 25, 1995*		Minnesota-Morris	W 99-64	2-0	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, Montana
November 30, 1995*		Alcorn St	W 87-79	3–0	Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, Mississippi
Dec 3, 1995*		Eastern Michigan	L 71-95	3–1	Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, Michigan
Dec 6, 1995*		Gonzaga	W 58–56	4–1	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, Montana
Dec 14, 1995*		at Nevada	L 84–86	4–2	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Dec 16, 1995*		Southern Utah	W 81–51	5–2	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, Montana
Dec 23, 1995*		Alcorn State	W 121–69	6–2	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, Montana
Dec 29, 1995*		Butler Bobcat Holiday Stores Classic	W 84–59	7–2	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, Montana
Dec 30, 1995*		Drexel Bobcat Holiday Stores Classic	L 62–68	7–3	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, Montana
Jan 3, 1996*		at Texas Tech	L 67–86	7–4	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas
Jan 5, 1996*		Sacramento State	W 90–47	8–4	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, Montana
Jan 7, 1996*		at TCU	L 96–98 ^3OT	8–5	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas
Big Sky Regular season
Jan 12, 1996		Weber State	W 90–71	9–5 (1–0)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, Montana
Jan 13, 1996*		Northern Arizona	W 87–58	10–5 (2–0)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, Montana
Jan 20, 1996		Montana	W 72–65	11–5 (3–0)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, Montana
Jan 26, 1996		at Idaho State	W 89–65	12–5 (4–0)	Holt Arena Pocatello, Idaho
Jan 27, 1996		at Boise State	L 61–69	12–6 (4–1)	BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho
Feb 2, 1996		Eastern Washington	W 85–66	13–6 (5–1)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, Montana
Feb 3, 1996		Idaho	W 78–70	14–6 (6–1)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, Montana
Feb 29, 1996		at Idaho	W 81–78	18–8 (10–3)	Cowan Spectrum Moscow, Idaho
Mar 2, 1996		at Eastern Washington	W 92–64	19–8 (11–3)	Reese Court Cheney, Washington
Big Sky tournament
Mar 8, 1996*	(1)	(6) Idaho Semifinals	W 91–66	20–8	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, Montana
Mar 9, 1996*	(1)	(2) Weber State Championship	W 81–70	21–8	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, Montana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1996*	(13 W)	vs. (4 W) No. 15 Syracuse First round	L 55–88	21–9	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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References[edit]

^ "Syracuse 88, Montana St. 55". AP News. March 14, 1996. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
^ "1985–86 Montana State Bobcats Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
^ "1995–96 Men's Basketball Schedule". Montana State University Athletics. Retrieved July 4, 2023.

[1] "Syracuse 88, Montana St. 55". AP News. March 14, 1996. Retrieved July 4, 2023.

[2] "1985–86 Montana State Bobcats Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2023.

[3] "1995–96 Men's Basketball Schedule". Montana State University Athletics. Retrieved July 4, 2023.

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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold