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• Rupp named assistant coach for Griz hoops Play Video

  May 7, 2012 7:23 PM

  MISSOULA- Kerry Rupp has been selected to serve as an assistant basketball coach at The University of Montana, announced seventh year Grizzly mentor Wayne Tinkle today. He replaces Bill Evans who left UM to become the head coach at Idaho State. Rupp comes to UM from the University of Hawaii... more »

• Players picked for Montana-Wyoming All-Star games

  April 5, 2012 10:03 PM

  Six State Champion basketball players highlight the rosters for the Montana team in preparation for the annual Montana-Wyoming Basketball Game. Missoula Sentinel star DJ Reinhardt will be joined by Billings Central's Kayla Lucas and Fairfield's Molly Klinker on the girls squad. Boys Gatorade Player of the Year Danny Robison... more »

• Glacier H.S. wins $2K from annual shoot out competition

  March 21, 2012 5:51 PM

  KALISPELL- Glacier High School (GHS) is now $2,000 richer, thanks to the school's talented basketball players who won the 11th annual Les Schwab shoot out competition Wednesday afternoon at Stillwater Christian School in Kalispell. GHS competed against basketball players from Whitefish, Columbia Falls, Bigfork, and Flathead high schools, as... more »

• Badgers wear down Griz at NCAA's

  March 15, 2012 5:34 PM

  Montana's basketball men stayed close for a while, but 4th-seeded Wisconsin eventually wore down the Griz and outshot them from beyond the arc. Wisconsin beat Montana 73-49 in Thursday's NCAA Tournament opener for both teams, cashing in on 10 three-pointers to Montana's three. Defensively, Wisconsin held the Griz to... more »

• Thats a wrap: Lady Griz final news and notes

  March 14, 2012 8:51 PM

  MISSOULA- The Montana women's basketball team ended its season last Thursday with a 68-59 loss to Montana State in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Conference tournament. The Lady Griz ended their season 16-14 and finished fifth in the Big Sky at 9-7. If you thought this year... more »

• Sports Xtra Blog: The Greatest Saturday Night I've Ever Seen

  March 13, 2012 5:21 PM

  I have seen a lot of basketball games in my 26 years. I grew up watching Loree Payne, Matt Seidensticker and Randy Robinson (you'll find the three in the MHSA record books). In high school I played against the likes of Jeff Graham and Mike Chavez. During my time... more »

• All-Tournament state hoops teams tapped Play Video

  March 12, 2012 6:25 PM

  DJ Reinhardt and Danny Robison were named unanimous MVPs after leading their teams, Missoula Sentinel and Billings West, to the State AA Basketball Championships over the weekend. Meanwhile, Billings Central teammates Katie Cummins and Kayla Lucas earned co-MVP honors after leading the Lady Rams to the State A Title... more »

• VIDEO: State Basketball Tournament Scores Play Video

  March 8, 2012 10:05 PM

  Here are the updated scores and schedules for the final prep State Basketball Tournaments. Click the arrows on the images above to watch sports reports from the newscasts and extended video highlights. Scores, schedules, and videos will be posted/updated as they become available. STATE AA BOYS TOURNAMENT... more »

• Griz regular season ends, now the real work begins Play Video

  March 5, 2012 10:44 PM

  MISSOULA- Fresh off clinching their first Big Sky regular season championship since 2000, the Griz are getting ready to host the Big Sky post-season tournament. With that in mind, Wayne Tinkle and his team are on the court right now for practice which is closed to the media. The... more »

• Friday's H.S. Tournament Scores Play Video

  February 24, 2012 9:27 PM

  Here are the results of the prep basketball tournaments taking place across Montana. Results for Divisional games will be updated below as they continue to become available. HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS DIVISIONAL BASKETBALL CENTRAL A TOURNAMENT Thursday FERGUS 58 Park 45 Friday BELGRADE 55 Browning 40 (semifinal)... more »

• UM's Jamar named Big Sky "Player of the Week"

  February 20, 2012 6:07 PM

  MISSOULA- The University of Montana's Kareem Jamar has been selected as the Big Sky Conference men's basketball Player of the Week, the league announced Monday. Jamar recorded the first triple-double in the Big Sky in 12 seasons in the Grizzlies' 94-79 win over visiting Hawai'i in a Sears BracketBusters... more »

• Lady Griz, proud in pink Play Video

  February 11, 2012 6:38 PM

  MISSOULA- The Lady Grizzlies game went pink for the Lady Griz Annual Breast Cancer Awareness game on at Dahlberg Arena on Saturday afternoon. Supporters of the Lady Griz decked themselves out in pink to support Team Up Montana and treats were also available for fans who wanted to give... more »

• 14 Billings hoops players suspended over hazing incident Play Video

  February 9, 2012 11:30 PM

  BILLINGS- Fourteen varsity basketball players at Billings Senior High School have been suspended for an alleged hazing incident that occurred Wednesday night. Superintendent Jack Copps said the players allegedly put a shock dog collar on one of the boys at a team dinner. Copps said he was notified... more »

• Montana gets Hawaii in BracketBusters game

  January 30, 2012 7:58 PM

  MISSOULA- Montana men's basketball coach Wayne Tinkle might finally get that opportunity to take his team on a destination road trip. Talks with Hawaii, which appeared to have concluded Monday afternoon, have been reopened to see if the Grizzlies will host Hawaii in Missoula as part of the 10th annual... more »

• Griz basketball takes on Sac. State Hornets

  January 21, 2012 7:28 PM

  MISSOULA- The Grizzly men will battle the Sacramento State Hornets Saturday night in what looks like a mismatch. Montana is rolling right now, winners in 7 of their last 8 games. Sac State is stuck in last place in the conference, with an 0-6 record. The Griz turned in... more »

• KPAX/KAJ's first high school basketball poll

  January 18, 2012 8:09 PM

  High school hoopsters are shooting for a state title. But sometimes that still doesn't settle who's the best. We're going to try to help here at MTN Sports. Every week starting now, we'll give you our rankings for the top 10 boys and girls teams. Only schools in our viewing... more »

• Sidney basketball teams postpone weekend games

  January 13, 2012 11:31 PM

  SIDNEY - After the confirmed death of missing Sidney school teacher Sherry Arnold on Friday, the Sidney Eagles have postponed three of this weekend's scheduled basketball games. Friday's games between Laurel and Sidney are now set to be played at a later date. The boys have been confirmed to... more »

• Griz survive upset bid, beat Great Falls 60-59 Play Video

  November 14, 2011 11:49 PM

  MISSOULA- Montana survived a strong second half by the University of Great Falls of the Frontier Conference and hung on to beat the Argos 60-59. The Griz did not have senior Derek Selvig for the second game in a row because of a sprained ankle. The Griz shot 36... more »

• Glacier HS opens doors to Special Olympics players

  October 7, 2011 9:07 PM

  KALISPELL- The Glacier High School gym hosted a basketball tournament for Special Olympics athletes to prepare for going to the state tournament next month. This is the second year the tournament took place in the area where athletes came from Polson to Eureka. The tournament had 14 teams competing... more »

• Special Olympics MT bringing hoops tourney to Great Falls Play Video

  September 26, 2011 7:24 PM

  GREAT FALLS- Special Olympics Montana has taken the statewide basketball tournament back and forth between Butte and Helena over the last decade, but starting on November 3rd, the state's 75 teams will descend on Great Falls. The announcement came from Special Olympics athletes and officials on Monday morning. The... more »

• Polson hoops tourney boosts local economy Play Video

  July 24, 2011 10:02 PM

  POLSON- The participants of the 3 on 3 tournament in Polson this weekend weren't the only ones scoring. Local businesses were seeing their sales go out the roof. "It's probably about five times our average day. It's insane. It's great," said Quinn's Wrap Shack owner Shelley Quinn. The... more »

• UM announces new men's basketball signee

  May 19, 2011 10:50 PM

  MISSOULA- The University of Montana basketball program signed a prep school standout from the East to a National Letter of Intent, announced fifth-year Grizzly head coach Wayne Tinkle. Keron DeShields, a 6-2, 177-pound combo guard from Baltimore, Maryland, is the latest addition to the Grizzly basketball program. DeShields made... more »

• Lady Griz sign new player

  May 17, 2011 5:26 PM

  MISSOULA, MT - In the spring of 2004, Hannah Doran made the trip from her home in Corvallis, Ore., to Missoula to attend Montana's NCAA tournament game against Louisiana Tech at Dahlberg Arena. As one of 7,413 in attendance that Saturday night, she was transfixed. The electricity of the... more »

• Kobe Bryant fined $100,000 over anti-gay slur

  April 13, 2011 9:04 PM

  (CNN) -- The National Basketball Association fined Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers $100,000 on Wednesday for "offensive and inexcusable" comments he made during Tuesday night's game, the league said in a statement. Bryant used an expletive and an anti-gay slur directed at a referee after receiving a... more »

• Wayne Tinkle calls Griz season a success Play Video

  March 17, 2011 7:17 PM

  MISSOULA- The Griz played for the last time Wednesday night. Montana fell behind big in the first half, and couldn't make a comeback against Duquesne in a CBI tournament first round matchup. But even after the loss, head coach Wayne Tinkle spoke highly of the year and of the future.... more »

• Hellgate wins State AA Consolation final

  March 12, 2011 7:32 PM

  BUTTE- The Skyview Falcons season has officially ended with a 4th place finish. Skyview lost to Missoula Hellgate, 43-33, in the State AA consolation final, shooting just 21% from the field. The Falcons made just 9-42 field goals and never led in the game. Hellgate was a much... more »

• Sentinel stuns Lady Hawks at buzzer in State AA semis

  March 11, 2011 11:43 PM

  BUTTE- The Sentinel Lady Spartans have stunned the #1-ranked Bozemn Lady Hawks in the State AA semifinals, 38-37. Sentinel led throughout most of the game, until Bozeman's Jenna Banks hit a go-ahead three with 12 seconds left to give the Lady Hawks a 37-36 lead. But Sentinel's Kate... more »

• Billings West grinds out win over Sentinel

  March 11, 2011 9:34 AM

  BUTTE - It wasn't pretty, but the West Bears proved they belonged in the final four of the State AA Boys tournament. West grinded out a 54-44 win in their opening round game against Missoula Sentinel, as they shot only 41%, but managed to make 7 three-pointers. Sentinel only... more »

• Big Sky girls fall to Lady Bears

  March 11, 2011 9:25 AM

  BUTTE - The Big Sky Lady Eagles led their opening round State AA game against West Lady Bears, 2-0. That was the last time they were in contention. West looked every bit like a state title contender in a 61-44 win that wasn't as close as the score line... more »

• Falcons overcome 14-point deficit to stun Hellgate

  March 10, 2011 12:51 PM

  BUTTE - The Skyview Falcons overcame a 14-point 3rd quarter deficit to stun the Hellgate Knights, 47-43, in the opening game of the State AA tournament. The Falcons fell behind 27-16 at halftime, and 34-20 midway through the 3rd quarter, before going on a 27-9 run to end the... more »

• Lady Griz getting ready for playoffs Play Video

  March 6, 2011 9:54 PM

  MISSOULA- The Lady Griz also getting ready for the Big Sky tournament and are heading over to Portland to take on Idaho State later this week. The Lady Griz swept Idaho State during their two contests this season with both a win at home and on the road. But,... more »

• Lady Griz guard Torry Hill out for the season

  March 1, 2011 7:33 PM

  MISSOULA - It's a bad time of the year to wind up shorthanded, but that's just what happened to the Lady Griz this week. On the first day of the month known for college basketball Madness, Montana finds out they will be without Torry Hill for the rest of the... more »

• Griz can't host Big Sky men's tourney after UNC Win

  March 1, 2011 12:41 AM

  The Grizzly men last hosted a Big Sky basketball tournament in 2000 and they won't get a chance to break that drought this year. Northern Colorado won at Idaho State Monday by three points, 77-74 on Monday and that means Montana can't finish higher than second in the conference.They... more »

• EWU hands Lady Griz historic loss at Dahlberg Play Video

  February 26, 2011 8:37 PM

  MISSOULA - Eastern Washington shot 52.2 percent in the second half to pull away from Montana Saturday afternoon in a 71-63 victory at Dahlberg Arena. The win was the first for the Eagles in Missoula since the 1986-87 season and was likely a fatal blow to the Lady Griz' hopes... more »

• Lady Griz winning streak snapped Play Video

  February 25, 2011 12:46 AM

  MISSOULA - The hottest team in the Big Sky conference is wearing Maroon and Silver and right now. The Lady Griz have rattled off six straight wins and find themselves in the driver's seat in the Big Sky. Win out, and they get to host the conference tournament. But... more »

• Lady Griz creeping closer to the top

  February 14, 2011 9:18 AM

  MISSOULA - It was a great weekend for the Montana Lady Grizzlies with tow road wins and Saturday's was a very big one. A 53-51 win over the league leading Northern Colorado women. Montana's fifth straight win forced MSU now into first, but more important to the Lady Griz... more »

• Griz basketball team winning on, off the court

  February 3, 2011 10:23 PM

  MISSOULA, MT - Proving it's still possible to balance the two sides of "student-athlete" in NCAA Division I men's basketball - a sport rife, at least at the highest levels, with low graduation rates and a heavy emphasis on the athlete side of the increasingly unbalanced scale - the University... more »

• Griz have best shooting performance of year at MSU Play Video

  January 31, 2011 12:49 AM

  MISSOULA - The Grizzlies' and Bobcats' first meeting last weekend swung on a dominant first half for the Griz. But, Saturday night's rematch was decided in a second half Montana runaway when the Griz opened up an 18-6 run and the Cats never cut the deficit to single digits... more »

• Red hot Griz jump on Cats Play Video

  January 24, 2011 1:30 PM

  MISSOULA - A crowd of over 7,300 people packed Dahlberg Arena on Saturday night to see the Bobcats and Grizzlies do battle once more. What every one of those fans saw was a Griz team came out on fire and never opened the door for a Bobcat comeback. ... more »