MONTANA BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS

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GENERAL Name of School:... University of Montana Abbreviation:... UM City/Zip:... Missoula, MT 59812 Founded:... Feb. 17, 1893 Enrollment:... 12,500 Nickname:... Grizzlies, Griz School Colors:.

.. Sheila Stearns Athletics Director:... Kent Haslam Online Tickets:... www.griztix.com Ticket Office Phone:... 1-888-MONTANA COACHING STAFF Head Coach:... Travis DeCuire Alma Mater, Year:.

.. Chris Cobb Alma Mater (Year):... Menlo College, 2009 Seasons at UM:... 4th Season Assistant Coach:... Rachi Wortham Alma Mater (Year):... Eastern Washington, 2006 Seasons at UM:.

.. Jesse Bartels HISTORY First Year of Basketball:... 1901-02 All-Time Record:... 1,437-1,231-1 (.539) All-Time Big Sky Record:... 470-314 (.599) All-Time Home Record:... 966-406 (.

.. 10 NCAA Tournament Record:... 2-11 Last NCAA Tournament Berth:... 2013 (1st Round vs. Syracuse) Last NCAA Tournament Win:... 2006 (87-79 vs. #5 Nevada) NIT Berths:... 4 Last NIT Berth:.

1 GENERAL Name of School:... University of Montana Abbreviation:... UM City/Zip:... Missoula, MT Founded:... Feb. 17, 1893 Enrollment:... 12,500 Nickname:... Grizzlies, Griz School Colors:... Maroon (PMS 209) & Silver (PMS 8 C) Arena Name:... Dahlberg Arena (7,322) Affiliation:... NCAA Division I Conference:... Big Sky Conference (Inaugural, 1963) President:... Sheila Stearns Athletics Director:... Kent Haslam Online Tickets:... Ticket Office Phone: MONTANA COACHING STAFF Head Coach:... Travis DeCuire Alma Mater, Year:... Montana, 1994 Record at UM: , 4th Season Career Record... Same Big Sky Conference Record: Office Phone:... (406) Associate Head Coach:... Chris Cobb Alma Mater (Year):... Menlo College, 2009 Seasons at UM:... 4th Season Assistant Coach:... Rachi Wortham Alma Mater (Year):... Eastern Washington, 2006 Seasons at UM:... 2nd Season Assistant Coach:... Jay Flores Alma Mater (Year):... Chico State, 2012 Seasons at UM:... Second Season Program Coordinator:... Julie Tonkin Student Manager:... Jesse Bartels HISTORY First Year of Basketball: All-Time Record:... 1,437-1,231-1 (.539) All-Time Big Sky Record: (.599) All-Time Home Record: (.704) Record at Dahlberg Arena (Since 1953): (.737) Big Sky Tournament Titles:... 9 (Last: 2013) Big Sky Regular-Season Titles:... 9 Big Sky Runners-Up: NCAA Tournament Berths: NCAA Tournament Record: Last NCAA Tournament Berth: (1st Round vs. Syracuse) Last NCAA Tournament Win: (87-79 vs. #5 Nevada) NIT Berths:... 4 Last NIT Berth: (1st Round vs. Texas A&M) TEAM INFORMATION Overall Record: (.500) Big Sky Record: (.611) Home Record: (.615) Away Record: (.467) Neutral-Site Record: (.250) Regular Season Finish:... 5th Big Sky Tournament Result: (T-5th) Postseason:... N/A Starters Returning/Lost:... 3/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:... 5/ Starts Returning: % Points Per Game Returning: % Rebounds Per Game Returning: % Assists Per Game Returning: % Steals Per Game Returning: % Blocks Per Game Returning: % ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Asst. Sports Information Director (MBB Contact):... Nic Hallisey Cell Phone:... (970) Address:... nic.hallisey@umontana.edu Press Row Phone:... (406) Mailing Address: Campus Dr. (HAC)... Missoula, MT Website: Instagram YouTube Griz TV #GrizHoops #FightUniteWin #GoGriz QUICK FACTS

2 ROSTER & PERSONNEL MONTANA GRIZZLIES ROSTER No. Name Year Pos. Ht. Wt. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 0 Michael Oguine Jr. G L Chatsworth, Calif. (Chaminade Prep H.S.) 1 Timmy Falls Fr. G HS Dublin, Calif. (Dublin H.S.) 2 Donaven Dorsey R-Jr. G RS Lacey, Wash. (Washington/Timberline H.S.) 3 Niko Bevens So. G TR Beaverton, Ore. (North Idaho College/Beaverton H.S.) 4 Sayeed Pridgett So. G L Oakland, Calif. (El Cerrito H.S.) 5 Karl Nicholas Fr. F HS Pearland, Texas (Glenda Dawson H.S.) 10 Lars Espe Fr. G HS Bergen Norway (Gimle BBK/Metis Videregaaende) 13 Trever Spoja R-So. G VR Billings, Mont. (Billings West H.S.) 14 Ahmaad Rorie R-Jr. G L Tacoma, wash. (Oregon/Lincoln H.S.) 15 Jamar Akoh R-Jr. F RS Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Cal State Fullerton/Los Osos H.S.) 20 Fabijan Krslovic Sr. F L Sydney, Australia (St. Aloysius College) 24 Bobby Moorehead Jr. G L Tacoma, Wash. (Stadium H.S.) 32 Peter Jones Fr. F HS Seattle, Wash. (O Dea H.S.) 33 Kelby Kramer Fr. C HS Rock Springs, Wyo. (Rock Springs H.S.) 40 Admir Besovic Fr. C HS Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Virginia Episcopal School) STARTERS RETURNING (3) 0 Michael Oguine 26/ All-BSC 3rd team 14 Ahmaad Rorie 31/ All-BSC 2nd team; team MVP 20 Fabijan Krslovic 32/ Coaches award OTHER PLAYERS RETURNING (3) 4 Sayeed Pridgett 31/ Most improved player 13 Trever Spoja 8/ Played 19 minutes 24 Bobby Moorehead 32/ x leader for blocks, steals NEWCOMERS (9) No. Name Year Pos. Notes 1 Timmy Falls Fr. G East Bay Athletic League MVP; averaged 15.3 points, 3.5 assists and 2.7 steals 2 Donaven Dorsey R-Jr. G Redshirted in after playing in 55 games over two seasons for Washington 3 Niko Bevens So. G Made 50 percent of his three-point attempts as a freshman at North Idaho College 5 Karl Nicholas Fr. F Texas District 22-6A MVP; rated as the 17th-best prospect in the state of Texas 10 Lars Espe Fr. G Young Player of the Year in the BLNO, Norway s premier professional league 15 Jamar Akoh R-Jr. F Redshirted in ; Averaged 6.3 rebounds over 26 starts in for Cal State Fullerton 32 Peter Jones Fr. F Played in 26 games as a senior at O Dea High School, averaging 4.8 points per game. 33 Kelby Kramer Fr. C One of five players named to USA Today s All-USA Wyoming Boys Basketball first team 40 Admir Besovic Fr. C Averaged 11.2 points and 6.8 rebounds per game in at Virginia Episcopal School STARTERS LOST (1) 31 Jack Lopez 32/ Team-best 3-point pct. OTHER PLAYERS LOST (6) 1 Mario Dunn 25/ Most inspirational player 5 Walter Wright 31/ nd-leading scorer 10 Alphonso Anderson 0/ Redshirted 32 Aaron Misipeka-Ward 10/ Played 22 minutes 33 Jared Samuelson 32/ Team-high field-goal pct. 34 Brandon Gfeller 32/ Good Works Team nominee

3 SCHEDULE DATE DAY OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Nov. 6 Monday Saskatchewan # Missoula, Mont. TBD Nov. 10 Friday Whitworth Missoula, Mont. TBD Nov. 13 Monday at Pitt $ Pittsburgh, Penn TBD Nov. 15 Wednesday at Penn State $ University Park, Penn. TBD Nov. 20 Monday vs. Oral Roberts $ Malibu, Calif. TBD Nov. 21 Tuesday vs. UC Santa Barbara/at Pepperdine $ Malibu, Calif. TBD Nov. 26 Sunday Carroll College Missoula, Mont TBD Nov. 29 Wednesday at Stanford Stanford, Calif. TBD Dec. 3 Sunday Cal State Northridge Missoula, Mont. TBD Dec. 6 Wednesday at UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. TBD Dec. 9 Saturday at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. TBD Dec. 17 Sunday UC Riverside Missoula, Mont. TBD Dec. 19 Tuesday UC Irvine Missoula, Mont. TBD Dec. 22 Friday at Washington Seattle, Wash. TBD Dec. 28 Thursday at Northern Arizona* Flagstaff, Ariz. TBD Dec. 30 Saturday at Southern Utah* Cedar City, Utah TBD Jan. 4 Thursday North Dakota* Missoula, Mont. TBD Jan. 6 Saturday Northern Colorado* Missoula, Mont. TBD Jan. 11 Thursday at Sacramento State* Sacramento, Calif. TBD Jan. 13 Saturday at Portland State* Portland, Ore. TBD Jan. 20 Saturday at Montana State* Bozeman, Mont. TBD Jan. 25 Thursday Southern Utah* Missoula, Mont. TBD Jan. 27 Saturday Northern Arizona* Missoula, Mont. TBD Feb. 1 Thursday at Northern Colorado* Greeley, Colo. TBD Feb. 3 Saturday at North Dakota* Grand Forks, N.D. TBD Feb. 8 Thursday Portland State* Missoula, Mont. TBD Feb. 10 Saturday Sacramento State* Missoula, Mont. TBD Feb. 15 Thursday at Eastern Washington* Cheney, Wash. TBD Feb. 17 Saturday at Idaho* Moscow, Idaho TBD Feb. 24 Saturday Montana State* Missoula, Mont. TBD March 1 Thursday Weber State* Missoula, Mont. TBD March 3 Saturday Idaho State* Missoula, Mont. TBD March 6 Tuesday Big Sky Tournament [First Round] Reno, Nev. TBD March 8 Thursday Big Sky Tournament [Quarterfinals] Reno, Nev. TBD March 9 Friday Big Sky Tournament [Semifinals] Reno, Nev. TBD March 10 Saturday Big Sky Tournament [Finals] Reno, Nev. 6 p.m. All start times listed as Mountain Time # Exhibition contest $ Legends Classic * Big Sky Conference game

4 STATISTICS (ALL GAMES) RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 14 Ahmaad Rorie Michael Oguine Walter Wright Sayeed Pridgett Fabijan Krslovic Jack Lopez Jared Samuelson Bobby Moorehead Brandon Gfeller Mario Dunn Trever Spoja Gavin DeJong Aaron Misipeka-Ward Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS UM OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals Montana Opponents Date Opponent Score Att. 11/11/16 at USC L /14/16 WYOMING L /18/16 vs NC State L /19/16 vs Washington State L /21/16 vs Oral Roberts W /24/16 at Ole Miss L /27/16 at South Dakota L /3/16 MILWAUKEE W /7/16 SAN JOSE STATE W /10/16 at Wyoming L at Oregon L /17/16 at UCR W /22/16 PEPPERDINE W * 12/29/16 IDAHO STATE W * 12/31/16 WEBER STATE Lot * 1/5/17 at Idaho W * 1/7/17 at Eastern Washington W * 1/12/17 NORTHERN COLORADO W * 1/14/17 NORTH DAKOTA W * 01/19/17 at Portland State L * 1/21/17 at Sacramento State L * 1/26/17 EASTERN WASHINGTON L * 1/28/17 IDAHO Lot * 2/4/17 MONTANA STATE W ** 2/9/17 at Southern Utah W * 02/11/17 at Northern Arizona W * 2/16/17 SACRAMENTO STATE L * 2/18/17 PORTLAND STATE W * 2/25/17 at Montana State L * 03/02/17 at Weber State W * 3/4/2017 at Idaho State W /9/17 vs Idaho L * = Conference game

5 STATISTICS (BSC GAMES) RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 14 RORIE,Ahmaad OGUINE,Michael WRIGHT,Walter KRSLOVIC,Fabijan PRIDGETT,Sayeed LOPEZ,Jack SAMUELSON,Jared MOOREHEAD,Bobby GFELLER,Brandon SPOJA,Trever DUNN,Mario MISIPEKA-WARD,Aar Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS UM OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. * 12/29/16 IDAHO STATE W * 12/31/16 WEBER STATE Lot * 1/5/17 at Idaho W * 1/7/17 at Eastern Washington W * 1/12/17 NORTHERN COLORADO W * 1/14/17 NORTH DAKOTA W * 01/19/17 at Portland State L * 1/21/17 at Sacramento State L * 1/26/17 EASTERN WASHINGTON L * 1/28/17 IDAHO Lot * 2/4/17 MONTANA STATE W ** 2/9/17 at Southern Utah W * 02/11/17 at Northern Arizona W * 2/16/17 SACRAMENTO STATE L * 2/18/17 PORTLAND STATE W * 2/25/17 at Montana State L * 03/02/17 at Weber State W * 3/4/2017 at Idaho State W * = Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals Montana Opponents

Donaven Dorsey. R-Jr. G 6-7 Lacey, Wash. 2 Washington/Timberline H.S. Trever Spoja. Billings West H.S. Peter Jones

Donaven Dorsey. R-Jr. G 6-7 Lacey, Wash. 2 Washington/Timberline H.S. Trever Spoja. Billings West H.S. Peter Jones TV ROSTER 2 Michael Oguine Jr. G 6-2 Los Angeles, Calif. 0 Chaminade Prep H.S. Timmy Falls Fr. G 6-2 Dublin, Calif. 1 Dublin H.S. Donaven Dorsey R-Jr. G 6-7 Lacey, Wash. 2 Washington/Timberline H.S. Niko