1977–78 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team

The 1977–78 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Montana State University during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

1977–78 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record10-16 (4-10 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home arenaBrick Breeden Fieldhouse
Seasons
1977–78 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana 12 2   .857 20 8   .714
Idaho State 11 3   .786 16 10   .615
Weber State 9 5   .643 19 10   .655
Boise State 8 6   .571 13 14   .481
Gonzaga 7 7   .500 14 15   .483
Northern Arizona 5 9   .357 11 14   .440
Montana State 3 11   .214 9 17   .346
Idaho 1 13   .071 4 22   .154
Big Sky Conference tournament winner

Roster

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1977–78 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Mike Durham 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Three Forks, Montana
G 20 Craig Finberg 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Columbia Falls, Montana
F 40 Lance Freeman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr St. Joseph, Illinois
F 50 Brian Gorski 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
F 54 Doug Hashley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Big Sandy, Montana
G 14 Duey Kautzmann 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Billings, Montana
F 34 Bill Malone 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Sandpoint, Idaho
G 32 Dan Miles 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Jr Columbias, Indiana
C 52 Wayne Peterson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Three River Falls, Minnesota
G 22 Chris Singleton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Santa Maria, Cal
C 42 Mike Stanny 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Hammond, Indiana
G 22 Gary Stokes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Sr Salmon, Idaho
F 24 Randy Trinastich 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Columbia Falls, Montana
Head coach
  • Rich Juarez
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 25*
Stout State W 73–62  1–0
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 
Bozeman, Montana
November 26*
Seattle Pacific W 79–74  2–0
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 
Bozeman, Montana
November 29*
at Puget Sound W 73–68  3–0
 
 
December 8*
at Fresno State L 68–85  3–1
Selland Arena 
Fresno, California
December 10*
at Pacific L 73–99  3–2
Pacific Pavilion 
Stockton, California
December 17*
St. Cloud State W 101–90  4–2
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 
Bozeman, Montana
December 21*
at St. Joseph L 83–93  4–3
 
 
December 23*
at Nebraska L 60–104  4–4
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
December 29*
at Eastern Montana L 77–80  4–5
 
 
December 30*
vs. Kent State W 84–64  5–5
Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark 
Billings, Montana
January 6
at Boise State L 84–86  5–6
(0–1)
Bronco Gym 
Boise, Idaho
January 7
at Idaho State L 80–93  5–7
(0–2)
Holt Arena 
Pocatello, Idaho
January 14
Montana L 58–74  5–8
(0–3)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 
Bozeman, Montana
January 21
at Montana L 57–65  5–9
(0–4)
Harry Adams Field House 
Missoula, Montana
January 23*
Northern Colorado W 76–74  6–9
(0–4)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 
Bozeman, Montana
January 27
at Gonzaga L 76–91  6–10
(0–5)
Charlotte Y. Martin Centre 
Spokane, Washington
January 28
at Idaho L 84–91  6–11
(0–6)
Kibbie Dome 
Moscow, Idaho
February 3
Gonzaga W 80–78  7–11
(1–6)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 
Bozeman, Montana
February 4
Idaho W 66–59  8–11
(2–6)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 
Bozeman, Montana
February 6*
at Utah State L 77–93  8–12
(2–6)
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
February 10
Weber State L 73–83  8–13
(2–7)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 
Bozeman, Montana
February 11
Northern Arizona L 67–73  8–14
(2–8)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 
Bozeman, Montana
February 16
at Weber State L 80–90  8–15
(2–9)
Dee Events Center 
Ogden, Utah
February 18
at Northern Arizona W 84–83  9–15
(3–9)
Walkup Skydome 
Flagstaff, Arizona
February 24
Boise State W 78–76  10–15
(4–9)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 
Bozeman, Montana
February 25
Idaho State L 72–90  10–16
(4–10)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 
Bozeman, Montana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "1977–78 Montana State Bobcats Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Montana State Men's Basketball 2019-20 Record Book" (PDF). MSUBobcats.com. Montana State University. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2022.