2017-2018 Montana State Fighting Bobcats

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2017-2018 Montana State Fighting Bobcats Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
2 Keljin Blevins Jr G 6-4 200 Nov 24, 1995 Hot Springs (AR) United States Bishop O'Connell High School
13 Isaac Bonton Fr PG 6-3 185 Jul 15, 1998 Portland (OR) United States Parkrose High School
5 Harald Frey So PG 6-1 180 May 27, 1997 Oslo Norway WANG Sports Academy
22 Konner Frey Sr F 6-6 200 Feb 5, 1993 Bountiful (UT) United States Viewmont High School
0 Zach Green Sr G 6-4 195 Sep 19, 1995 Gilbert (AZ) United States Mesquite High School
3 Tyler Hall Jr SG 6-4 209 Mar 25, 1997 Rock Island (IL) United States Rock Island High School
31 Devin Kirby RS-So PF 6-11 210 Jul 14, 1998 Chandler (AZ) United States Basha High School
10 Devonte Klines Jr SG 6-0 185 Jun 14, 1995 Rancho Santa Margarita (CA) United States Santa Margarita Catholic High School
1 Joe Mvuezolo Sr GF 6-6 180 Jan 6, 1996 London England Barking Abbey
4 Sam Neumann Jr SF 6-7 220 Sep 18, 1996 Saint Paul (MN) United States Cretin Derham Hall High School
33 Lassi Nikkarinen Fr PG 6-2 180 Mar 11, 1997 Helsinki Finland Makelanrinne High School
21 Benson Osayande Sr PF 6-9 200 Mar 1, 1996 Elk Grove (CA) United States Franklin High School
44 Luke Schultz Fr C 6-11 265 - Fredericksburg (TX) United States Our Lady of the Hills High School

Recent Montana State Fighting Bobcats History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 17-18 (9-9) 5th (Big Sky) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2022-2023 25-10 (15-3) 2nd (Big Sky) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2021-2022 27-8 (16-4) 1st (Big Sky) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2020-2021 13-10 (8-6) 4th (Big Sky) Runner Up N/A
2019-2020 16-15 (10-10) 5th (Big Sky) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 15-17 (11-9) 4th (Big Sky) 2nd Rnd N/A
2017-2018 13-19 (6-12) 8th (Big Sky) 1st Rnd N/A
2016-2017 16-16 (11-7) 5th (Big Sky) 1st Rnd N/A
2015-2016 14-17 (9-9) 7th (Big Sky) 1st Rnd N/A
2014-2015 7-23 (4-14) 10th (Big Sky) N/A N/A
2013-2014 14-17 (9-11) 9th (Big Sky) N/A N/A
2012-2013 13-17 (10-10) 4th (Big Sky) 1st Rnd N/A
2011-2012 12-17 (7-9) 5th (Big Sky) 1st Rnd N/A
2010-2011 12-17 (7-9) 5th (Big Sky) 1st Rnd N/A
2009-2010 15-14 (10-6) 3rd (Big Sky) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 15-17 (6-10) 6th (Big Sky) Runner Up N/A
2007-2008 15-15 (7-9) 6th (Big Sky) 1st Rnd N/A
2006-2007 11-19 (8-8) 5th (Big Sky) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 15-15 (7-7) 4th (Big Sky) 1st Rnd N/A
2004-2005 14-14 (9-5) 2nd (Big Sky) 2nd Rnd N/A
2003-2004 14-13 (6-8) 6th (Big Sky) N/A N/A
2002-2003 11-16 (5-9) 6th (Big Sky) N/A N/A

2017-2018 Montana State Fighting Bobcats Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Tyler Hall All-Big Sky Second Team
Harald Frey All-Big Sky Honorable Mention
Tyler Hall Big Sky Player of the Week (Dec 5, 2017)
Tyler Hall Cancun Challenge Mayan Division MVP
Harald Frey Cancun Challenge Mayan Division All-Tournament Team
Tyler Hall Cancun Challenge Mayan Division All-Tournament Team

2017-2018 Montana State Fighting Bobcats Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters H. Frey D. Klines T. Hall K. Blevins S. Neumann
Rotation I. Bonton Z. Green J. Mvuezolo    
Rotation     K. Frey    
Lim PT L. Nikkarinen     B. Osayande L. Schultz

2017-2018 Montana State Fighting Bobcats Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Tyler Hall 31 32.1 17.5 3.7 2.8 0.8 0.4 1.8
Harald Frey 32 32.3 13.1 3.1 3.2 0.8 0.0 1.7
Keljin Blevins 32 24.5 9.7 5.8 0.9 0.6 0.4 2.1
Isaac Bonton 11 18.6 7.8 2.8 1.4 0.8 0.2 2.3
Joe Mvuezolo 32 20.9 7.8 3.4 0.8 0.6 0.6 1.2
Devonte Klines 32 23.3 7.3 1.8 1.4 0.6 0.2 1.7
Konner Frey 32 16.8 7.2 5.0 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.7
Zach Green 32 16.5 4.8 4.1 1.0 0.5 0.2 1.1
Sam Neumann 32 19.7 4.1 4.5 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.7
Benson Osayande 21 6.0 2.1 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4
Luke Schultz 10 4.9 1.7 1.6 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.5
Lassi Nikkarinen 23 7.3 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.3

2017-2018 Montana State Fighting Bobcats Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Brian Fish Head Coach 2014-2015 Assistant Coach (Oregon, 2010 to 2014)
Chris Haslam Assistant Coach 2014-2015 N/A
Eric Jackson Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (Portland, 2006 to 2016)
Leon Costello Athletic Director 2016-2017 N/A
Tom Schulz Director of Sports Information 1988-1989 N/A
Luke Fennelly Director of Basketball Operations 2019-2020 Assistant Coach (Montana State, 2018 to 2019)
Bill Lamberty Associate Athletic Director of Communications 2012-2013 N/A
Andrew Pedersen Assistant Director of Sports Information 2017-2018 Communications Assistant (Missouri State, 2014 to 2016)
Rob Higgs Head Athletic Trainer 2014-2015 N/A
Alex Willcox Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 2013-2014 N/A