Montana State

Official Name: 
Montana State University
Nickname: 
Bobcats
Mailing Address: 

Post Office Box 173380
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
1 Bobcat Circle
Bozeman, MT 59717

Website: 
www.msubobcats.com
Telephone: 
(406) 994-5133
Fax: 
(406) 994-4102
Enrollment: 
12,500
Arena: 

Worthington Arena
Capacity: 7,250
Year Opened: 1956

School Colors: 
Blue and Gold
Conference: 

Big Sky (since 1964)
Former Member of Rocky Mountain (1925-57 except for 1948) and Skyline (1952-62)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(3) 1951, 1986, and 1996
0-3 record (.000)

NIT Appearances: 

(2) 1987 and 2002
1-2 record (.333)

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(6) 1946, 1947, 1952, 1954, 1955, and 1956
1-6 record (.143)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

John Brick Breeden (17 years from 1936-47 and 1949-54 when school was classified as a small college most of that span, 283-198 record, .588)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Larry Chanay (2,034 points from 1957-60)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Jack Gillespie (1,011 from 1967-69)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Tom Storm (44 points as senior vs. Portland State on 3/4/67)

All-American Selections: 

(3) F John Cat Thompson (1929 and 1930), C Frank Ward (1930)

NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans: 

(3) John Cat Thompson (1929 and 1930), Frank Ward (1930)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Tom Storm (44 vs. Portland State)
March 4, 1967 (senior/18.6 ppg)

1

2

Total

Montana State

104

104

Portland State

85

85

Montana State

Name

FG

FT

PTS

J. Gillespie

11-24

1-4

23

Daniels

1-2

1-1

3

B. Gillespie

8-11

2-2

18

Moffitt

3-12

2-3

8

Storm

17-36

10-12

44

Harris

1-4

0-0

2

Furam

2-4

0-0

4

Walter

1-1

0-0

2

Kernaghan

0-1

0-0

0

Majors

0-3

0-0

0

Totals

44-98

16-22

104

Percentages

.449

.727

Portland State

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Dahling

7-19

3-3

17

Ness

4-17

1-1

9

Wilkerson

10-25

4-5

24

Gorman

3-6

1-2

7

Suhoff

3-11

5-9

11

O'Gara

4-14

3-7

11

Stanley

1-2

0-0

2

Whelan

2-4

0-0

4

Bethke

0-1

0-0

0

Heath

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

34-99

17-27

85

Percentages

.343

.630
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Walter Knox

1

1908

8-1

.889

1908

8-1

John H. McIntosh

3

1909-11

19-5

.792

1909

8-1

Ernest A. Dockstader

2

1912-13

13-7

.650

1912

6-2

Joe Markham

1

1914

10-5

.667

1914

10-5

Fred Bennion

5

1915-19

36-16

.692

1916

10-1

Walter D. Powell

1

1920

13-0

1.000

1920

13-0

Dorsett V. "Tubby" Graves

2

1921-22

19-13

.594

1921

8-5

G. Ott Romney

6

1923-28

145-30

.829

1928

36-2

Schubert R. Dyche

7

1929-35

110-92

.545

1929

36-2

John "Brick" Breeden

17

1936-47, 1949-54

283-198

.588

1938

22-5

Max Worthington

1

1948

18-9

.667

1948

18-9

Wally H. Lemm

1

1955

11-16

.407

1955

11-16

Keith "Dobbie" Lambert

7

1956-62

88-90

.494

1958

18-8

Roger Craft

7

1963-69

92-83

.526

1969

17-8

Gary Hulst

3

1970-72

27-51

.346

1971

13-13

Thor H. "Hank" Anderson

2

1973-74

28-24

.538

1973

17-9

Rich Juarez

4

1975-78

41-62

.398

1975, 1977

11-15

Bruce Haroldson

5

1979-83

66-69

.489

1981

16-11

Stu Starner

7

1984-90

110-95

.537

1987

21-8

Mick Durham

16

1991-2006

246-213

.536

1995

21-8

Brad Huse

5

2007-11

68-83

.450

2010

15-14
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,469-1,180 (.555) from 1902 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Montana State's first formal team did not have an established head coach in 1902 (1-4 record)
  • Captains coached five Montana State teams from 1903-07 while compiling a 22-9 record
  • Montana State did not field a formal team in 1944
  • Montana State permanently moved up to major-college status in 1958
  • Durham's record does not reflect 15 victories that were forfeited because of the use of an ineligible player in 1993-94.