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Montana State Men's Basketball Faces Challenging 2018-19 Slate
8/16/2018 4:42:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Bobcats visit Big 10, Pac 12, SEC and Mountain West foes
BOZEMAN, Montana – Montana State squares off with teams from the SEC, Big 10, Pac 12 and Mountain West in the nine games of the 2018-19 men's basketball season to highlight what head coach Brian Fish calls one of his most challenging schedules.
"Everything we do in the non-conference is geared toward getting us ready for the Big Sky season," said Fish, entering his fifth season as Montana State's head coach. "Our conference made one of the biggest jumps in RPI last year that any league has ever made, so getting through a 20-game Big Sky schedule will be a great challenge. Our 10 non-conference games will prepare us for that."
The Cats open 2018-19 against ancient rival Utah State in Bozeman on November 6. Montana State and the Aggies first met in 1913, faced each other in the old Rocky Mountain Conference until 1937, and have played 119 times previously. MSU heads to Fish's home state to face Indiana on November 9, MSU's first matchup against the Hoosiers since 1986, before hosting Presentation on November 11. That leads into four straight road games, beginning with a contest at Colorado State on November 14. The Cats play at UCSB November 17, Arkansas on November 21, and Omaha on November 24.
North Dakota visits Bozeman as a non-conference foe on November 27. The Cats close the pre-conference schedule against Washington State at Kennewick on December 9 and at Denver on December 18.
The Big Sky schedule presents a different challenge than usual, expanding to a true round robin of 20 games. MSU opens (at Southern Utah and Northern Arizona) and closes the league season on the road (at Sacramento State and Portland State). The annual Cat-Griz doubleheaders are February 2 in Bozeman and February 23 in Missoula. The Big Sky Conference Tournament opens in Boise, Idaho, on March 13.
Season ticket renewals are currently being accepted, and information on new season tickets and single-game tickets will be available soon.
2018-19 Schedule
O30 UM Western (exh), 7 pm
N6 Utah State, 7 pm
N9 at Indiana, TBA
N11 Presentation, 7 pm
N14 at Colorado State, TBA
N17 at UCSB, TBA
N21 at Arkansas, TBA
N24 at Omaha, TBA
N27 North Dakota, 7 pm
D9 Washington State at Kennewick, TBA
D18 at Denver, TBA
D29 *at Southern Utah, TBA
D31 *at Northern Arizona, TBA
J3 *Portland State, 7 pm
J5 *Sacramento State, 2 pm
J10 *at Idaho, TBA
J14 *Northern Colorado, 7 pm
J19 *at Eastern Washington, 2 pm PT
J24 *Weber State, 7 pm
J26 *Idaho State, 2 pm
F2 *Montana, 7 pm
F4 *at Northern Colorado, TBA
F7 *Eastern Washington, 7 pm
F9 *Idaho, 2 pm
F14 *at Idaho State, TBA
F16 *at Weber State, TBA
F23 *at Montana, TBA
M2 *Northern Arizona, 2 pm
M4 *Southern Utah, 7 pm
M7 *at Sacramento State, TBA
M9 *at Portland State, TBA
M13 Big Sky Tourney at Boise
#GoCatsGo
"Everything we do in the non-conference is geared toward getting us ready for the Big Sky season," said Fish, entering his fifth season as Montana State's head coach. "Our conference made one of the biggest jumps in RPI last year that any league has ever made, so getting through a 20-game Big Sky schedule will be a great challenge. Our 10 non-conference games will prepare us for that."
The Cats open 2018-19 against ancient rival Utah State in Bozeman on November 6. Montana State and the Aggies first met in 1913, faced each other in the old Rocky Mountain Conference until 1937, and have played 119 times previously. MSU heads to Fish's home state to face Indiana on November 9, MSU's first matchup against the Hoosiers since 1986, before hosting Presentation on November 11. That leads into four straight road games, beginning with a contest at Colorado State on November 14. The Cats play at UCSB November 17, Arkansas on November 21, and Omaha on November 24.
North Dakota visits Bozeman as a non-conference foe on November 27. The Cats close the pre-conference schedule against Washington State at Kennewick on December 9 and at Denver on December 18.
The Big Sky schedule presents a different challenge than usual, expanding to a true round robin of 20 games. MSU opens (at Southern Utah and Northern Arizona) and closes the league season on the road (at Sacramento State and Portland State). The annual Cat-Griz doubleheaders are February 2 in Bozeman and February 23 in Missoula. The Big Sky Conference Tournament opens in Boise, Idaho, on March 13.
Season ticket renewals are currently being accepted, and information on new season tickets and single-game tickets will be available soon.
2018-19 Schedule
O30 UM Western (exh), 7 pm
N6 Utah State, 7 pm
N9 at Indiana, TBA
N11 Presentation, 7 pm
N14 at Colorado State, TBA
N17 at UCSB, TBA
N21 at Arkansas, TBA
N24 at Omaha, TBA
N27 North Dakota, 7 pm
D9 Washington State at Kennewick, TBA
D18 at Denver, TBA
D29 *at Southern Utah, TBA
D31 *at Northern Arizona, TBA
J3 *Portland State, 7 pm
J5 *Sacramento State, 2 pm
J10 *at Idaho, TBA
J14 *Northern Colorado, 7 pm
J19 *at Eastern Washington, 2 pm PT
J24 *Weber State, 7 pm
J26 *Idaho State, 2 pm
F2 *Montana, 7 pm
F4 *at Northern Colorado, TBA
F7 *Eastern Washington, 7 pm
F9 *Idaho, 2 pm
F14 *at Idaho State, TBA
F16 *at Weber State, TBA
F23 *at Montana, TBA
M2 *Northern Arizona, 2 pm
M4 *Southern Utah, 7 pm
M7 *at Sacramento State, TBA
M9 *at Portland State, TBA
M13 Big Sky Tourney at Boise
#GoCatsGo
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