Montana State Bobcats

1-2 overall, 0-0 Big Sky, margin -4.0
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+3.1
net rating per 100 · #131 in D-I · model
110.0
adjusted offense · #107
106.9
adjusted defense · #189
69.7
pace, possessions / 40 · #228
+7.0
strength of schedule so far · #31

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Rotation

#PlayerPosClHtGP/GSMINPTSREBASTeFG%TS%Rating
24 Jed Miller GSR6' 2" 2/2 30.0 10.0 3.0 2.0 55.9 57.3 +1.9
31 Christian King FSR6' 8" 3/3 28.0 12.3 4.7 2.3 53.1 54.8 -0.5
5 Jeremiah Davis GSR6' 4" 3/3 28.0 16.0 5.7 1.7 79.2 80.8 +5.0
4 Cavin Holden GSR6' 2" 3/3 25.3 6.0 1.0 3.7 42.9 42.9 -2.2
2 Howie Keene GSO6' 7" 3/0 25.3 9.0 4.0 1.0 61.9 61.7 +2.2
44 Jaden Steppe FJR6' 8" 3/3 22.7 7.0 4.7 0.7 31.8 38.5 -0.8
0 Darnez Slater GJR6' 3" 3/1 16.3 8.3 2.3 0.3 47.7 49.0 -2.4
21 London Praytor FSO7' 0" 2/0 16.0 10.5 3.0 0.5 69.2 69.1 +0.0
1 Isaiah Crane GSR6' 1" 2/0 13.0 3.5 1.0 1.0 87.5 87.5 +0.5
12 Seth Amunrud GSR6' 3" 3/0 11.7 0.7 1.3 0.3 20.0 20.0 +0.9
7 Hale Hansen FR FFR6' 5" 3/0 3.3 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.0 53.2 -0.3
3 CJ Purdie GSO6' 4" 1/0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 – – –
22 Calum Rutherfurd FSR6' 11" 0/0 – – – – – – –
11 DJ Johnson FR GFR6' 1" 1/0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 – – –
14 James Steward FSO6' 8" 0/0 – – – – – – –
35 Waka Mbatch FSR6' 10" 0/0 – – – – – – –
Box scores from ESPN. eFG% weights threes; TS% includes free throws.

Schedule

DateOpponentWatchResultLineRestMiles
Mon 11/2 at Colorado State Rams – L 74-84 +10.5 cover – 462
Sat 11/7 vs Long Beach State Beach ESPN+ W 83-70 -10.5 cover 4 462
Thu 11/12 at BYU Cougars ESPN+ L 71-86 +17.5 cover 4 378
Sun 11/15 vs Cal Poly Mustangs ESPN+ 6 PM ET -6.5model -8.8 · 77% winFavoriteMTST -6.52.3Under 1650.7 2 378 odds
Tue 11/17 at Gonzaga Bulldogs CBSSN 11 PM ET –model +19.0 · 6% win 1 332 -1h
Thu 11/19 at High Point Panthers ESPN+ 7 PM ET –model +10.8 · 18% win 1 2,075 +2h
Wed 11/25 vs Northwest Indian RedHawks ESPN+ 9 PM ET – 5 1,742
Mon 11/30 at South Dakota Coyotes – 8 PM ET – 4 726 +1h
Sat 12/5 at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Big Sky ESPN+ 8 PM ET – 4 1,451
Mon 12/7 vs West Coast Baptist Eagles ESPN+ 9 PM ET – 1 725
Fri 12/11 at San Diego State Aztecs – 10 PM ET – 3 953 -1h
Sun 12/20 vs North Dakota Fighting Hawks ESPN+ 6 PM ET – 8 953
Tue 12/22 vs Northwest University Eagles ESPN+ 3 PM ET – 1 –
Thu 12/31 vs Portland State Vikings Big Sky ESPN+ 4 PM ET – 8 –
Sat 1/2 vs Northern Colorado Bears Big Sky – 8 PM ET – 1 –
Thu 1/7 at Idaho State Bengals Big Sky – 9 PM ET – 4 206
Sat 1/9 at Weber State Wildcats Big Sky – 6 PM ET – 1 116
Thu 1/14 vs Eastern Washington Eagles Big Sky – 9 PM ET – 4 311
Sat 1/16 vs Idaho Vandals Big Sky – 4 PM ET – 1 –
Mon 1/18 at Southern Utah Thunderbirds Big Sky – 8:30 PM ET – 1 563
Sat 1/23 vs Montana Grizzlies Big Sky – 9 PM ET – 4 563
Mon 1/25 vs Utah Tech Trailblazers Big Sky – 8 PM ET – 1 –
Thu 1/28 vs Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Big Sky – 9 PM ET – 2 –
Thu 2/4 at Northern Colorado Bears Big Sky – 8 PM ET – 6 483
Sat 2/6 at Portland State Vikings Big Sky – 5 PM ET – 1 1,046 -1h
Thu 2/11 at Idaho Vandals Big Sky – 9 PM ET – 4 856 -1h
Sat 2/13 at Eastern Washington Eagles Big Sky – 5 PM ET – 1 59 -1h
Thu 2/18 vs Weber State Wildcats Big Sky – 9 PM ET – 4 334
Sat 2/20 vs Idaho State Bengals Big Sky – 8 PM ET – 1 –
Mon 2/22 vs Southern Utah Thunderbirds Big Sky – 9 PM ET – 1 –
Sat 2/27 at Montana Grizzlies Big Sky – 9 PM ET – 4 163
Mon 3/1 at Utah Tech Trailblazers Big Sky – 9 PM ET – 1 –
Line is this team's spread (DraftKings via ESPN for finished games, our snapshots for upcoming). "cover" / "miss" is against that number. Click a result for the box score. Rest is full days off; miles are estimated travel into the game, with any time-zone change. Season total: 15,500 miles. See the route on the travel map · TV schedule.

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Players

Jed Miller #24 · G

Player rating+1.9#14 of 148 in the Big Sky
Offense+3.3#3
Defense-1.4#80
99 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 19%
10.0 pts3.0 reb2.0 ast30.0 min 7-17 FG5-13 3PT1-1 FT 57.3 TS%13.0 shots+TO/40
Bio: Senior · 6' 2" · 185 lbs · Agoura Hills, CA · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at CSUL 74-84 DNP
11-07vs LBSUW 83-70 31145-104-80-011100
11-13at BYUL 71-86 2962-71-51-153110

Christian King #31 · F

Player rating-0.5#56 of 148 in the Big Sky
Offense-1.2#112
Defense+0.7#25
139 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 26%
12.3 pts4.7 reb2.3 ast28.0 min 14-32 FG6-18 3PT3-4 FT 54.8 TS%18.5 shots+TO/40
Bio: Senior · 6' 8" · 210 lbs · Kirkland, WA · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at CSUL 74-84 27134-132-93-471100
11-07vs LBSUW 83-70 29125-82-40-032300
11-13at BYUL 71-86 28125-112-50-044110

Jeremiah Davis #5 · G

Player rating+5.0#2 of 148 in the Big Sky
Offense+4.8#1
Defense+0.2#34
139 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 23%
16.0 pts5.7 reb1.7 ast28.0 min 16-24 FG6-11 3PT10-13 FT 80.8 TS%16.1 shots+TO/40
Bio: Senior · 6' 4" · 185 lbs · Compton, CA · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at CSUL 74-84 31176-93-62-250140
11-07vs LBSUW 83-70 24175-81-26-9103110
11-13at BYUL 71-86 29145-72-32-222210

Cavin Holden #4 · G

Player rating-2.2#93 of 148 in the Big Sky
Offense+1.0#36
Defense-3.1#132
127 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 16%
6.0 pts1.0 reb3.7 ast25.3 min 8-21 FG2-12 3PT0-0 FT 42.9 TS%11.1 shots+TO/40
Bio: Senior · 6' 2" · 175 lbs · Longview, WA · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at CSUL 74-84 3173-81-40-024010
11-07vs LBSUW 83-70 1594-61-30-001000
11-13at BYUL 71-86 3021-70-50-016010

Howie Keene #2 · G

Player rating+2.2#10 of 148 in the Big Sky
Offense-0.4#81
Defense+2.6#7
125 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 21%
9.0 pts4.0 reb1.0 ast25.3 min 9-21 FG8-17 3PT1-2 FT 61.7 TS%14.7 shots+TO/40
Bio: Sophomore · 6' 7" · 195 lbs · The Woodlands, TX · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at CSUL 74-84 27155-94-61-241220
11-07vs LBSUW 83-70 2962-52-40-062220
11-13at BYUL 71-86 2062-72-70-020221

Jaden Steppe #44 · F

Player rating-0.8#59 of 148 in the Big Sky
Offense-2.0#129
Defense+1.2#16
112 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 28%
7.0 pts4.7 reb0.7 ast22.7 min 7-22 FG0-8 3PT7-12 FT 38.5 TS%19.6 shots+TO/40
Bio: Junior · 6' 8" · 220 lbs · Tualatin, OR · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at CSUL 74-84 2392-80-35-731310
11-07vs LBSUW 83-70 2762-70-32-391211
11-13at BYUL 71-86 1863-70-20-220110

Darnez Slater #0 · G

Player rating-2.4#100 of 148 in the Big Sky
Offense-0.8#94
Defense-1.7#92
82 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 33%
8.3 pts2.3 reb0.3 ast16.3 min 9-22 FG3-9 3PT4-8 FT 49.0 TS%23.3 shots+TO/40
Bio: Junior · 6' 3" · 185 lbs · Eastvale, CA · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at CSUL 74-84 2062-81-41-200100
11-07vs LBSUW 83-70 11103-61-33-321100
11-13at BYUL 71-86 1894-81-20-350100

London Praytor #21 · F

Player rating+0.0#46 of 148 in the Big Sky
Offense+1.0#35
Defense-1.0#69
53 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 33%
10.5 pts3.0 reb0.5 ast16.0 min 8-13 FG2-5 3PT3-5 FT 69.1 TS%22.8 shots+TO/40
Bio: Sophomore · 7' 0" · 220 lbs · Colorado Springs, CO · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at CSUL 74-84 DNP
11-07vs LBSUW 83-70 1373-60-11-241100
11-13at BYUL 71-86 19145-72-42-320201

Isaiah Crane #1 · G

Player rating+0.5#36 of 148 in the Big Sky
Offense+0.3#48
Defense+0.1#35
42 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 15%
3.5 pts1.0 reb1.0 ast13.0 min 3-4 FG1-1 3PT0-0 FT 87.5 TS%10.8 shots+TO/40
Bio: Senior · 6' 1" · 180 lbs · Portland, OR · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at CSUL 74-84 1973-31-10-012231
11-07vs LBSUW 83-70 700-10-00-010100
11-13at BYUL 71-86 DNP

Seth Amunrud #12 · G

Player rating+0.9#23 of 148 in the Big Sky
Offense+2.2#13
Defense-1.3#79
57 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 8%
0.7 pts1.3 reb0.3 ast11.7 min 1-5 FG0-2 3PT0-0 FT 20.0 TS%5.7 shots+TO/40
Bio: Senior · 6' 3" · 175 lbs · Bozeman, MT · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at CSUL 74-84 1500-30-10-030010
11-07vs LBSUW 83-70 1421-10-00-000010
11-13at BYUL 71-86 600-10-10-011000

Hale Hansen #7 · F

Player rating-0.3#52 of 148 in the Big Sky
Offense-0.1#60
Defense-0.2#43
17 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 22%
0.7 pts0.7 reb0.3 ast3.3 min 0-1 FG0-0 3PT2-2 FT 53.2 TS%15.5 shots+TO/40
Bio: Freshman · 6' 5" · 195 lbs · Phoenix, AZ · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at CSUL 74-84 700-10-00-021100
11-07vs LBSUW 83-70 000-00-00-000000
11-13at BYUL 71-86 320-00-02-200100

CJ Purdie #3 · G

0.0 pts0.0 reb0.0 ast0.0 min 0-0 FG0-0 3PT0-0 FT – TS%– shots+TO/40
Bio: Sophomore · 6' 4" · 185 lbs · Davidson, NC · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at CSUL 74-84 DNP
11-07vs LBSUW 83-70 000-00-00-000000
11-13at BYUL 71-86 DNP

Calum Rutherfurd #22 · F

Has not appeared yet.
Bio: Senior · 6' 11" · 225 lbs · Sebastopol, CA · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at CSUL 74-84 DNP
11-07vs LBSUW 83-70 DNP
11-13at BYUL 71-86 DNP

DJ Johnson #11 · G

0.0 pts0.0 reb0.0 ast0.0 min 0-0 FG0-0 3PT0-0 FT – TS%– shots+TO/40
Bio: Freshman · 6' 1" · 170 lbs · Auburn, WA · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at CSUL 74-84 DNP
11-07vs LBSUW 83-70 000-00-00-000000
11-13at BYUL 71-86 DNP

James Steward #14 · F

Has not appeared yet.
Bio: Sophomore · 6' 8" · 210 lbs · Chandler, AZ · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at CSUL 74-84 DNP
11-07vs LBSUW 83-70 DNP
11-13at BYUL 71-86 DNP

Waka Mbatch #35 · F

Has not appeared yet.
Bio: Senior · 6' 10" · 225 lbs · Serekunda, Gambia · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at CSUL 74-84 DNP
11-07vs LBSUW 83-70 DNP
11-13at BYUL 71-86 DNP