2016–17 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team

The Bobcats finished the 2015–16 season 14–17, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to Sacramento State.

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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Devin Kirby

| position = #72 PF

| hometown = Chandler, AZ

| highschool = Basha High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 9

| weight = 195

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| commitdate = 09/22/2015

| scout stars = 0

| rivals stars = 2

| espn grade = 69

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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Harald Frey

| position = #72 PF

| hometown = Oslo, Norway

| highschool = WANG Toppidrett

| feet = 6

| inches = 2

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| commitdate = 09/15/2015

| scout stars = 0

| rivals stars = 0

| espn grade = 0

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{{College Athlete Recruit End

| 40 =

| year = 2016

| rivals ref title = Montana State 2016 Basketball Commitments

| scout ref title = 2016 Montana State Basketball Commits

| espn ref title = ESPN Recruiting Nation Basketball

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| accessdate = 2016-08-23

| bball = yes

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Miami Dade CC}}

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Southern Miss|cur_rs=yes|note=I}}

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Sam|last=Neumann|num=4|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=200|class=SO|rs=|home=Saint Paul, MN|high_school=Cretin-Durham Hall}}

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Devonte|last=Klines|num=10|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=185|class=SO|rs=|home=Rancho Santa Margarita, CA|high_school=Santa Margarita
Saddleback College}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Sarp|last=Gobeloglu|num=13|pos=F|ft=6|in=10|lbs=205|class=SR|rs=|home=Ankara, Turkey|high_school=FMV Igile
Gillette College}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mandrell|last=Worthy|num=15|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=180|class=FR|rs=y|home=Federal Way, WA|high_school=Eastside Catholic}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Benson|last=Osayande|num=21|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=200|class=JR|rs=|home=Elk Grove, CA|high_school=Franklin
Casper College}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Konner|last=Frey|num=22|pos=G|ft=6|in=6|lbs=200|class=SR|rs=|home=Bountiful, UT|high_school=Viewmont
Utah Valley|cur_rs=yes|note=I}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Dallas|last=Lussier|num=23|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=190|class=JR|rs=|home=Livingston, MT|high_school=Park
Little Big Horn CC}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Quinton|last=Everett|num=24|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=195|class=SR|rs=|home=Lakeland, FL|high_school=Lakeland
Gillette College}}

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{{CBB roster/Footer

|head_coach=

• Brian Fish ({{College|Marshall}})

|asst_coach=

• Chris Haslam ({{college|Wyoming}})
• Brandon Lincoln ({{college|Oregon}})
• Eric Jackson ({{college|UW-Green Bay}})

|roster_url=http://www.msubobcats.com/roster.aspx?roster=149&path=mbball

|accessdate=

}}

{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=|ranklink=2016-17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|rankyear=2016|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}

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!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Montana State Bobcats}}| Exhibition

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/04/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Montana Western

| site_stadium = Brick Breeden Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Bozeman, MT

| attend =

| score = 86–72

| record =

}}

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!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Montana State Bobcats}}| Non-conference regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/11/2016

| time = 5:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Washington State

| site_stadium = Beasley Coliseum

| site_cityst = Pullman, WA

| attend =

| tv = P12N

| score = 65–69

| record = 0–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/14/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Louisiana–Lafayette

| site_stadium = Brick Breeden Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Bozeman, MT

| gamename = Hardwood Showcase

| attend = 2,395

| score = 84–83

| record = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/16/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Rocky Mountain (MT)

| site_stadium = Brick Breeden Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Bozeman, MT

| attend = 2,262

| score = 93–76

| record = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/18/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = James Madison

| site_stadium = Brick Breeden Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Bozeman, MT

| gamename = Hardwood Showcase

| attend = 2,539

| score = 80–73

| record = 3–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/21/2016

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Rice

| site_stadium = Tudor Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| gamename = Hardwood Showcase

| attend = 1,408

| score = 78–83

| record = 3–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/26/2016

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Delaware State

| site_stadium = Brick Breeden Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Bozeman, MT

| gamename = Hardwood Showcase

| attend = 2,307

| score = 91–66

| record = 4–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/28/2016

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Arizona Christian

| site_stadium = Brick Breeden Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Bozeman, MT

| attend = 2,341

| score = 93–73

| record = 5–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/01/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Utah

| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center

| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT

| attend = 10,548

| tv = P12N

| score = 84–92

| record = 5–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/05/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Milwaukee

| site_stadium = Brick Breeden Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Bozeman, MT

| attend = 2,212

| score = 78–83

| record = 5–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/07/2016

| time = 7:15 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = South Dakota

| site_stadium = Sanford Coyote Sports Center

| site_cityst = Vermillion, SD

| attend = 1,800

| score = 57–74

| record = 5–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/10/2016

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Nebraska–Omaha

| site_stadium = Baxter Arena

| site_cityst = Omaha, NE

| attend = 1,511

| score = 91–97

| record = 5–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/18/2016

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = South Dakota

| site_stadium = Brick Breeden Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Bozeman, MT

| attend = 2,128

| score = 68–80

| record = 5–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/21/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Central Michigan

| site_stadium = Brick Breeden Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Bozeman, MT

| attend = 2,066

| score = 103–106

| record = 5–8

}}

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!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Montana State Bobcats}}| Big Sky regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/29/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Weber State

| site_stadium = Brick Breeden Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Bozeman, MT

| attend = 2,586

| score = 75–87

| record = 5–9

| conference = 0–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/31/2016

| time = 2:00 pm

| opponent = Idaho State

| site_stadium = Brick Breeden Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Bozeman, MT

| attend = 2,138

| score = 80–63

| record = 6–9

| conference = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/05/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Eastern Washington

| site_stadium = Reese Court

| site_cityst = Cheney, WA

| attend = 1,380

| score = 64–82

| record = 6–10

| conference = 1–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/07/2017

| time = 8:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Idaho

| site_stadium = Cowan Spectrum

| site_cityst = Moscow, ID

| attend = 1,114

| score = 81–83

| overtime = OT

| record = 6–11

| conference = 1–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/12/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = North Dakota

| site_stadium = Brick Breeden Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Bozeman, MT

| attend = 2,629

| tv = SWX MT

| score = 81–83

| overtime = OT

| record = 6–12

| conference = 1–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/14/2017

| time = 2:00 pm

| opponent = Northern Colorado

| site_stadium = Brick Breeden Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Bozeman, MT

| attend = 2,313

| score = 68–53

| record = 7–12

| conference = 2–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/19/2017

| time = 8:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Sacramento State

| site_stadium = Hornets Nest

| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA

| attend = 751

| score = 74–65

| record = 8–12

| conference = 3–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/21/2017

| time = 8:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Portland State

| site_stadium = Peter Stott Center

| site_cityst = Portland, OR

| attend = 705

| score = 71–65

| record = 9–12

| conference = 4–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/26/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Idaho

| site_stadium = Brick Breeden Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Bozeman, MT

| attend = 2,620

| score = 94–91

| record = 10–12

| conference = 5–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/28/2017

| time = 2:00 pm

| opponent = Eastern Washington

| site_stadium = Brick Breeden Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Bozeman, MT

| attend = 2,951

| score = 91–90

| record = 11–12

| conference = 6–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/04/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Montana

| site_stadium = Dahlberg Arena

| site_cityst = Missoula, MT

| attend = 5,546

| tv = Cowles MT

| score = 84–90

| record = 11–13

| conference = 6–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/09/2017

| time = 6:30 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Northern Arizona

| site_stadium = Walkup Skydome

| site_cityst = Flagstaff, AZ

| attend =  

| score = 63–69

| record = 11–14

| conference = 6–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/11/2017

| time = 2:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Southern Utah

| site_stadium = Centrum Arena

| site_cityst = Cedar City, UT

| attend = 1,761

| score = 83–78

| record = 12–14

| conference = 7–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/16/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Portland State

| site_stadium = Brick Breeden Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Bozeman, MT

| attend = 2,471

| score = 92–90

| overtime = OT

| record = 13–14

| conference = 8–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/18/2017

| time = 2:00 pm

| opponent = Sacramento State

| site_stadium = Brick Breeden Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Bozeman, MT

| attend = 2,916

| score = 62–59

| record = 14–14

| conference = 9–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/25/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Montana

| site_stadium = Brick Breeden Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Bozeman, MT

| attend = 6,772

| tv = Cowles MT

| score = 78–58

| record = 15–14

| conference = 10–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/02/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Idaho State

| site_stadium = Holt Arena

| site_cityst = Pocatello, ID

| attend =

| score = 79–68

| record = 16–14

| conference = 11–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/04/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Weber State

| site_stadium = Dee Events Center

| site_cityst = Ogden, UT

| attend = 8,575

| score = 67–76

| record = 16–15

| conference = 11–7

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Montana State Bobcats}}| 2017 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/072017

| time = 8:05 pm

| neutral = yes

| seed = 6

| opponent = Southern Utah

| oppseed = 11

| site_stadium = Reno Events Center

| site_cityst = Reno, NV

| gamename = First Round

| attend = 1,507

| score = 105–109

| overtime = 3OT

| record = 16–16

}}

{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Mountain Time}}

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