Montana

Official Name: 
University of Montana
Nickname: 
Grizzlies
Mailing Address: 

32 Campus Drive
Adams Center
Missoula, MT 59812

Website: 
www.montanagrizzlies.com
Telephone: 
(406) 243-5402
Fax: 
(406) 243-6859
Enrollment: 
13,055
Arena: 

Adams Center/Dahlberg Arena
Capacity: 7,321
Year Opened: 1953

School Colors: 
Copper, Silver and Gold
Conference: 

Big Sky (since 1964)
Former Member of Pacific Coast (1924-29) and Skyline (1952-62)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(8) 1975, 1991, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2006, and 2010
2-9 record (.182)

NIT Appearances: 

(3) 1985, 1986, and 1995
0-3 record (.000)

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(2) 1948 and 1950
0-2 record (.000)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

George Jiggs Dahlberg (16 years from 1938-42 and 1945-55 when school was classified as a small college most of that span, 222-224 record, .498)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Larry Krystkowiak (2,017 points from 1983-86)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Larry Krystkowiak (1,105 from 1983-86)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Anthony Johnson (42 points as senior at Weber State in Big Sky Tournament championship game on 3/11/10)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Anthony Johnson (42 at Weber State in Big Sky Tournament championship game)
March 11, 2010 (senior/19.2 ppg)

1

2

Total

Montana

20

46

66

Weber State

40

25

65

Montana

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

McGillis

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Qvale

2-6

0-0

0-0

4

Staudacher

2-5

2-3

0-0

6

Cherry

0-4

0-0

0-0

0

Johnson

13-22

0-0

14-14

42

Young

1-2

0-0

0-1

2

Taylor

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Stockton

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Selvig

5-7

0-0

0-2

12

Banny

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Ward

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

23-48

6-13

14-17

66

Percentages

.479

.462

.824

Weber State

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Bullinger

1-4

0-0

1-2

3

Hansen

2-5

1-4

3-3

8

Panos

1-6

0-0

3-4

5

Lillard

5-13

2-6

4-4

16

Session

2-7

1-4

5-12

10

Hughey

3-8

0-2

2-2

8

Mahoney

3-4

1-1

1-2

8

Morris

2-4

0-0

3-4

7

Totals

19-51

5-17

22-33

65

Percentages

.373

.294

.667
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Fred W. Schule

2

1906-07

6-4

.600

1906

4-2

Albion G. Findley

2

1908-09

7-3

.700

1909

1-0

N. Whitlock

1

1912

1-5

.167

1912

1-5

W.W.H. Mustaine

2

1913-14

7-12

.368

1913

5-3

Jerry Nissen

4

1915-18

20-27

.426

1916

6-4

Bernard Bierman

3

1920-22

33-24

.579

1922

14-7

John W. Stewart

10

1923-32

77-107

.418

1930

13-9

Adolph J. Lewandowski

5

1933-37

57-62

.479

1934

16-10

George "Jiggs" Dahlberg

16

1938-42, 1945-55

222-224

.498

1950

27-4

Clyde Carpenter/Ed Chinske

1

1943

15-9

.625

1943

15-9

Ed Buzzetti

1

1944

2-10

.167

1944

2-10

Forrest B. "Frosty" Cox

7

1956-62

80-94

.460

1961

14-9

Ron Nord

6

1963-68

51-95

.349

1966

14-10

Bob Cope

1

1969

9-17

.346

1969

9-17

Lou Rocheleau

2

1970-71

16-34

.320

1971

8-16

George "Jud" Heathcote

5

1972-76

80-53

.602

1975

21-8

Jim Brandenburg

2

1977-78

39-16

.709

1978

21-8

Mike Montgomery

8

1979-86

154-77

.652

1984

23-7

Stew Morrill

5

1987-91

97-52

.651

1991

23-8

Blaine Taylor

7

1992-98

141-66

.681

1992

27-4

Don Holst

4

1999-2002

57-56

.504

2000

17-11

Pat Kennedy

2

2003-04

23-35

.397

2003

13-17

Larry Krystkowiak

2

2005-06

42-20

.677

2006

24-7

Wayne Tinkle

5

2007-11

91-64

.587

2010

22-10
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,327-1,156 (.534) from 1906 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Montana did not field a formal team in 1910, 1911 and 1919
  • Montana permanently moved up to major-college status in 1952
  • Brandenburg was forced to forfeit 11 victories in 1976-77 due to the use of an ineligible player. He was awarded one forfeit victory the same season from Minnesota
  • Taylor's record does not reflect one forfeit victory awarded from Montana State in 1993-94.