The 2018–19 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Montana State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fifth-year head coach Brian Fish, played their home games at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman, Montana as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 11–9 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They defeated Idaho in the first round of the Big Sky tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Eastern Washington.

On March 17, head coach Brian Fish was fired. He finished at Montana State with a five-year record of 65–92.

Previous season The Bobcats finished the 2017–18 season finished the season 13–19, 6–12 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to North Dakota.

Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Zach Green 0 G 6'4" 195 Senior Gilbert, AZ Graduated Joe Mvuezolo Jr. 1 F 6'6" 180 Senior London, England Graduated Devonte Klines 10 G 6'2" 185 Junior Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Declare for 2018 NBA draft Isaac Bonton 13 G 6'2" 175 Freshman Portland, OR Transferred to Casper College Benson Osayande 21 F 6'9" 200 Senior Elk Grove, CA Graduated Konner Frey 22 G 6'6" 200 RS Senior Bountiful, UT Graduated Luke Schultz 44 C 6'11" 230 Freshman Fredericksburg, TX Transferred to Christendom College

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Ladan Ricketts 11 F 6'5" 180 Junior Livingston, MT Junior college transferred from Sheridan College Russell Daniels 20 G 5'11" 160 Junior Baton Rouge, LA Junior college transferred from Florida SouthWestern State College Usman Haruna F/C 6'11" 215 Senior Kaduna, Nigeria Transferred from East Carolina. Under NCAA transfer rules, Haruna will have to sit out from the 2018–19 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.

2018 incoming recruits

2019 incoming recruits

Roster

Schedule and results

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!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=9 style=| Big Sky regular season

!colspan=9 style=| Big Sky tournament

References