Big Sky Conference: Season 2023-24

Bsky Final: Montana State University - University of Montana 85-70

Montana (Travis DeCuire): Josh Vazquez 20, Brandon Whitney 13, Dischon Thomas 9, Aanen Moody 14, Laolu Oke 14, Jaxon Nap 0, Te'Jon Sawyer 0, Giordan Williams 0
Montana St. (Matt Logie): Eddie Turner III 15, Tyler Patterson 12, Robert Ford III 22, Samuel Lecholat 3, John Olmsted 16, Brandon Walker 14, Brian Goracke 3, Jed Miller 0

Standings 2023-24
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Team
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Stats Leaders 2023-24
PPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
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Weber St.
6'6'' F
Avg: 20.8 ppg

1
20.8
2
19.7
3
16.8
6
15.4
7
14.9
9
14.0
10
13.8
Montana State University -Bsky Champions
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Tournament MVP
Regular Season MVP & Top Scorer
Montana State Claims Third-Consecutive Big Sky Tournament Title-Mar 15, 2024
For the third-consecutive season, the Bobcats of Montana State won the Big Sky Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament on Thursday evening inside Idaho Central Arena, clinching another berth into the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament.
The Bobcats topped the Montana Grizzlies in a ‘Brawl of the Wild’ showdown 85-70.
MSU entered the tournament as the No. 5 seed in the tournament.
Robert Ford III (6'0''-PG) led the ‘Cats with 22 points on 8-of-13 shooting, while he also pulled down nine rebounds and dished out eight assists.
Ford III was also named Tournament MVP.

Courtesy of bigskyconf.com

Big Sky Conf. Tournament Final:
Montana - Montana State

Big Sky Conf. Tournament Semifinals:

Montana - Idaho State 72-58
Montana State - Sacramento State 74-71

Big Sky Conf. Tournament Quarterfinals:

Eastern Washington - Sacramento State 69-74
Northern Colorado - Idaho State 76-83
Weber State - Montana State 82-91
Montana - Portland State 87-81

Big Sky Conf. Tournament First Round:

Northern Arizona - Idaho State 60-68
Idaho - Sacramento State 64-72
All-Big Sky Conf. Awards 2024-Mar 15, 2024
All-Tournament MVP: USA Robert Ford III (6'0''-PG) of Montana St.
Player of the Year: USA Dillon Jones (6'6''-F) of Weber St.
Defensive Player of the Year: USA Robert Ford III (6'0''-PG) of Montana St.
Freshman of the Year: USA LeJuan Watts (6'6''-F-2003) of EWU
Newcomer of the Year: USA Saint Thomas (6'7''-F) of N.Colorado
Sixth Player of the Year: USA Dejour Reaves (6'0''-PG) of N.Colorado
Co-Coach of the Year: Steve Smiley of N.Colorado
Co-Coach of the Year: David Riley of EWU

All-Big Sky Conf. First Team 2024
Jones
Jones
Coward
Coward
Moody
Moody
Thomas
Thomas
Ford III
Ford III
Parker
Parker

First Team

USA Dillon Jones (6'6''-F) of Weber St.
USA Cedric Coward (6'6''-F-2003) of EWU
USA Aanen Moody (6'3''-G) of Montana
USA Saint Thomas (6'7''-F) of N.Colorado
USA Robert Ford III (6'0''-PG) of Montana St.
USA Brayden Parker (6'8''-C) of Idaho St.
USA Trenton McLaughlin (6'6''-G) of NAU

All-Big Sky Conf. Second Team 2024
Allen
Allen
Price
Price
Thomas
Thomas
Jones
Jones
Basham
Basham
Reaves
Reaves

Second Team

USA KJ Allen (6'6''-F) of Portland St.
United Kingdom Ethan Price (6'10''-F-2001) of EWU
USA Dischon Thomas (6'9''-F) of Montana
USA Casey Jones (6'6''-F-2002) of EWU
USA Carson Basham (6'10''-F) of NAU
USA Dejour Reaves (6'0''-PG) of N.Colorado

All-Big Sky Conf. Honorable Mention 2024
Verplancken
Verplancken
Arington
Arington
Whitney
Whitney
Walker
Walker
Rillie
Rillie
Hamoda
Hamoda

Honorable Mention

Dominican Republic Steven Verplancken (6'4''-G-2000) of Weber St.
USA Maleek Arington (6'3''-G) of Idaho St.
USA Brandon Whitney (6'1''-G) of Montana
USA Brandon Walker (6'7''-F-2004) of Montana St.
Australia Jaron Rillie (6'3''-G) of N.Colorado
Bahrain Zee Hamoda (6'7''-G/F-2002) of Sacramento St.

Big Sky Conf. All-Defensive Team 2024
Ford III
Ford III
Arington
Arington
Basham
Basham
Jones
Jones
Mims
Mims
Tew
Tew

All-Defensive Team

USA Robert Ford III (6'0''-PG) of Montana St.
USA Maleek Arington (6'3''-G) of Idaho St.
USA Carson Basham (6'10''-F) of NAU
USA Casey Jones (6'6''-F-2002) of EWU
USA Julius Mims (6'9''-F) of Idaho
United Kingdom Alex Tew (6'1''-C-2001) of Weber St.

Big Sky Conf. All-Tournament Team 2024
Ford III
Ford III
Goracke
Goracke
Moody
Moody
Whitney
Whitney
Tomley
Tomley
Mawein
Mawein

All-Tournament Team

USA Robert Ford III (6'0''-PG) of Montana St.
USA Brian Goracke (6'6''-F) of Montana St.
USA Aanen Moody (6'3''-G) of Montana
USA Brandon Whitney (6'1''-G) of Montana
Canada Miguel Tomley (6'3''-G) of Idaho St.
South Sudan Akol Mawein (6'9''-F) of Sacramento St.