The Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team represents Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference in NCAA Division I. The Bobcats play their home games on campus at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman, Montana. MSU has appeared in the NCAA tournament six times, most recently with three consecutive bids in 2022, 2023, and 2024.

Montana State began varsity intercollegiate competition in basketball in 1902. The Bobcats were retroactively recognized as the pre-NCAA tournament national champion for the 1928–29 season by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll and the Helms Athletic Foundation. Neither the Helms nor Premo-Porretta designations are recognized by the NCAA as official national championships, despite the NCAA referencing Helms's historical findings. Cat Thompson played for the Bobcats from 1926–30; a four-year All-American, he was the Helms Player of the Year in 1929, and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1962.

Postseason NCAA tournament results The Bobcats have appeared in six NCAA Tournaments, with a combined record of 0–6. 1951 Sweet Sixteen #2 Oklahoma A&M L 46–50 1986 16W Round of 64 (1W)#4 St. John's L 74–83 1996 13W Round of 64 (4W) #15 Syracuse L 55–88 2022 14W Round of 64(3W) #12 Texas Tech L 62–97 2023 14E Round of 64 (3 E)  #15 Kansas State L 65–77 2024 16MW First Four (16 MW) Grambling State L 81–88 OT

NIT results The Bobcats have appeared in two National Invitation Tournaments, with a combined record of 1–2. 1987 Round of 32 Washington L 90–98OT 2002 Opening RoundRound of 32 at Utah Stateat Richmond W 77–69L 48–63

NAIA tournament results The Bobcats appeared in seven NAIA Tournaments, with a combined record of 1–7. 1946 First Round State College of Iowa L 42–58 1947 First Round Houston L 58–60 1950 First Round Portland L 47–48 1952 First RoundSecond Round American InternationalHamline W 82–66L 72–85 1954 First Round Southeastern Oklahoma State L 62–68 1955 First Round Florida State L 84–93 1956 First Round Central State L 66–67

Season results Season OverallRecord ConferenceRecord Head coach 1948–49 14–15 rowspan=15 Brick Breeden 1949–50 20–12 Brick Breeden 1950–51 24–12 Brick Breeden 1951–52 22–14 Brick Breeden 1952–53 11–24 Brick Breeden 1953–54 18–11 Brick Breeden 1954–55 11–16 Wally Lemm 1955–56 15–14 Dobbie Lambert 1956–57 12–13 Dobbie Lambert 1957–58 18–8 Dobbie Lambert 1958–59 12–13 Dobbie Lambert 1959–60 11–14 Dobbie Lambert 1960–61 10–15 Dobbie Lambert 1961–62 10–13 Dobbie Lambert 1962–63 13–13 Roger Craft 1963–64 16–9 8–2 Roger Craft 1964–65 15–10 6–4 Roger Craft 1965–66 7–17 5–5 Roger Craft 1966–67 14–11 7–3 Roger Craft 1967–68 10–15 6–9 Roger Craft 1968–69 17–8 11–4 Roger Craft 1969–70 4–22 4–11 Gary Hulst 1970–71 12–13 8–6 Gary Hulst 1971–72 10–16 6–8 Gary Hulst 1972–73 17–9 9–5 Hank Anderson 1973–74 11–15 5–9 Hank Anderson 1974–75 11–15 5–9 Rich Juarez 1975–76 9–16 6–8 Rich Juarez 1976–77 9–17 6–8 Rich Juarez 1977–78 10–16 4–10 Rich Juarez 1978–79 15–11 6–8 Bruce Haroldson 1979–80 14–12 7–7 Bruce Haroldson 1980–81 16–11 11–3 Bruce Haroldson 1981–82 11–18 5–9 Bruce Haroldson 1982–83 10–17 3–11 Bruce Haroldson 1983–84 14–15 7–7 Stu Starner 1984–85 11–17 7–7 Stu Starner 1985–86 14–17 6–8 Stu Starner 1986–87 21–8 12–2 Stu Starner 1987–88 19–11 10–6 Stu Starner 1988–89 14–15 6–10 Stu Starner 1989–90 17–12 8–8 Stu Starner 1990–91 12–16 6–10 Mick Durham 1991–92 14–14 6–10 Mick Durham 1992–93 9–18 5–9 Mick Durham 1993–94 8–19 0–14 Mick Durham 1994–95 21–8 8–6 Mick Durham 1995–96 21–9 11–3 Mick Durham 1996–97 16–14 10–6 Mick Durham 1997–98 19–11 9–7 Mick Durham 1998–99 16–13 9–7 Mick Durham 1999–00 12–17 4–12 Mick Durham 2000–01 16–14 8–8 Mick Durham 2001–02 20–10 12–2 Mick Durham 2002–03 11–16 5–9 Mick Durham 2003–04 14–13 6–8 Mick Durham 2004–05 14–14 9–5 Mick Durham 2005–06 15–15 7–7 Mick Durham 2006–07 11–19 8–8 Brad Huse 2007–08 15–15 7–9 Brad Huse 2008–09 14–17 6–10 Brad Huse 2009–10 15–14 10–6 Brad Huse 2010–11 12–17 6–7 Brad Huse 2011–12 12–16 7–9 Brad Huse 2012–13 13–17 10–10 Brad Huse 2013–14 14–17 9–11 Brad Huse 2014–15 7–23 4–14 Brian Fish 2015–16 14–17 9–9 Brian Fish 2016–17 16–16 11–7 Brian Fish 2017–18 13–19 6–12 Brian Fish 2018–19 15–17 11–9 Brian Fish 2019–20 16–15 10–10 Danny Sprinkle 2020-21 13–10 8–6 Danny Sprinkle 2021–22 27–8 16–4 Danny Sprinkle 2022–23 25–10 15–3 Danny SprinkleOverall1029–1032420–430

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