1971–72 Montana Grizzlies basketball team

The 1971–72 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 1971–72 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Charter members of the Big Sky Conference, the Grizzlies were led by first-year head coach Jud Heathcote and played their home games on campus at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Montana. They finished the regular season at 14–11, with a 7–7 conference record.^[1]

1971–72 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	14–11 (7–7 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jud Heathcote (1st season)
Assistant coach	Jim Brandenburg
Home arena	Dahlberg Arena
Seasons ← 1970–71 1972–73 →

1971–72 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Weber State	10	–	4		.714			18	–	11		.621
Gonzaga	8	–	6		.571			14	–	12		.538
Northern Arizona	8	–	6		.571			13	–	10		.565
Idaho State	8	–	6		.571			14	–	12		.538
Montana	7	–	7		.500			14	–	11		.560
Boise State	7	–	7		.500			14	–	12		.538
Montana State	6	–	8		.429			9	–	16		.360
Idaho	2	–	12		.143			5	–	14		.263

The Big Sky conference tournament debuted four years later, in 1976.

Heathcote, an assistant at Washington State under Marv Harshman, was hired in March 1971.^[2][3]

References

1. "Big Sky final standings". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane,Washington). March 2, 1972. p. 23.
2. "Montana hires WSU's Heathcote as new Grizzly basketball coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). April 1, 1971. p. 20.
3. "Team to run - Heathcote". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. April 1, 1971. p. 33.

External links

• Sports Reference – Montana Grizzlies: 1971–72 basketball season