# 2023–24 Montana Grizzlies basketball team

The 2023–24 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by tenth-year head coach Travis DeCuire, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Montana as members of the Big Sky Conference.

## Previous season

The Grizzlies finished the 2022–23 season 17–14, 10–7 in Big Sky play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Idaho State in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament, before being upset by #9 seed Northern Arizona in the semifinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 21, 2023* 7:00 pm | | Western Washington Wyatt Grove Fundraiser Game | W 99–68 | – | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northwest Indian | W 107–59 | 1–0 | Dahlberg Arena (2,539) Missoula, MT |
| November 10, 2023* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon | L 61–75 | 1–1 | Matthew Knight Arena (7,141) Eugene, OR |
| November 12, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UC Davis Basketball Travelers Mike Montgomery Classic | W 78–65 | 2–1 | Dahlberg Arena (2,507) Missoula, MT |
| November 16, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Dakota State Basketball Travelers Mike Montgomery Classic | L 69–78 | 2–2 | Dahlberg Arena (2,653) Missoula, MT |
| November 24, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 6 Houston | L 44–79 | 2–3 | Fertitta Center (7,451) Houston, TX |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 pm | | at Nevada | L 66–77 | 2–4 | Lawlor Events Center (6,918) Reno, NV |
| December 2, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | San Jose State | W 75–58 | 3–4 | Dahlberg Arena (2,524) Missoula, MT |
| December 5, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | MSU–Northern | W 91–67 | 4–4 | Dahlberg Arena (2,335) Missoula, MT |
| December 8, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Montana Tech | W 88–67 | 5–4 | Dahlberg Arena (3,044) Missoula, MT |
| December 17, 2023* 8:00 pm | | at San Jose State | W 86–75 | 6–4 | Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,701) San Jose, CA |
| December 19, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UC Davis | W 73–61 | 7–4 | University Credit Union Center (941) Davis, CA |
| December 28, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Weber State | L 63–93 | 7–5 (0–1) | Dee Events Center (5,095) Ogden, UT |
| December 30, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Idaho State | W 76–68 | 8–5 (1–1) | Reed Gym Pocatello, ID |
| January 3, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Dakota State Big Sky-Summit Challenge | W 96–86 | 9–5 | Scheels Center (1,592) Fargo, ND |
| January 6, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | South Dakota Big Sky-Summit Challenge | W 82–63 | 10–5 | Dahlberg Arena (2,864) Missoula, MT |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Colorado | L 92–98 $^{OT}$ | 10–6 (1–2) | Dahlberg Arena (2,362) Missoula, MT |
| January 13, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Arizona | W 90–47 | 11–6 (2–2) | Dahlberg Arena (2,968) Missoula, MT |
| January 20, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Montana State | W 87–77 | 12–6 (3–2) | Worthington Arena (6,648) Bozeman, MT |
| January 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Weber State | W 77–62 | 13–6 (4–2) | Dahlberg Arena (3,163) Missoula, MT |
| January 25, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Portland State | L 46–72 | 13–7 (4–3) | Viking Pavilion (1,083) Portland, OR |
| January 27, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Sacramento State | W 70–67 | 14–7 (5–3) | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Idaho | W 73–70 | 15–7 (6–3) | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT |
| February 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Washington | L 65–78 | 15–8 (6–4) | Dahlberg Arena (3,842) Missoula, MT |
| February 8, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Arizona | W 94–66 | 16–8 (7–4) | Findlay Toyota Court (308) Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Colorado | L 71–87 | 16–9 (7–5) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,119) Greeley, CO |
| February 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Montana State | W 88–69 | 17–9 (8–5) | Dahlberg Arena (5,704) Missoula, MT |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Sacramento State | W 68–61 | 18–9 (9–5) | Dahlberg Arena (2,695) Missoula, MT |
| February 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Portland State | W 82–73 | 19–9 (10–5) | Dahlberg Arena (3,899) Missoula, MT |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Washington | L 79–89 | 19–10 (10–6) | Reese Court (2,179) Cheney, WA |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Idaho | W 80–57 | 20–10 (11–6) | ICCU Arena (2,470) Moscow, ID |
| March 4, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Idaho State | W 79–65 | 21–10 (12–6) | Dahlberg Arena (3,085) Missoula, MT |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (6) Portland State Quarterfinals | W 87–81 | 22–10 | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID |
| March 12, 2024 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (8) Idaho State Semifinals | W 72–58 | 23–10 | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID |
| March 13, 2024 9:30 pm, ESPN2/ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (5) Montana State Championship Game | L 70–85 | 23–11 | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID |
| CBI ||||||
| March 24, 2024 11:00 am, FloHoops | (5) | vs. (12) Presbyterian First round | W 82–79 $^{OT}$ | 24–11 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| March 25, 2024 12:00 pm, FloHoops | (5) | vs. (4) Arkansas State Quarterfinals | L 61–74 | 24–12 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. ||||||
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