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The 2005–06 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by first-year head coach Larry Krystkowiak, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 18–13, 9–5 in Big Sky play to finish tied for second place in the conference regular season standings. Montana won the Big Sky Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 16 seed in the West region, the Grizzlies lost to No. 1 seed Washington.[1]

Record18–13 (9–5 Big Sky)
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2004–05 Montana Grizzlies basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record18–13 (9–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home arenaDahlberg Arena
Seasons
 2003–04
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2004–05 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Portland State113 .786199  .679
Montana State95 .6431414  .500
Montana95 .6431813  .581
Sacramento State86 .5711216  .429
Weber State77 .5001416  .467
Eastern Washington59 .357820  .286
Northern Arizona410 .2861117  .393
Idaho State311 .214918  .333
Conference tournament winner
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Roster

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2004–05 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 12 Kevin Criswell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Colstrip, Montana
F 34 Andrew Strait 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) Fr Yakima, Washington
F 50 Kamarr Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)255 lb (116 kg) Sr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

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    Schedule and results

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    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 21, 2004*
    at No. 25 Gonzaga L 62–78  0–1
    McCarthey Athletic Center (5,917)
    Spokane, Washington
    Dec 23, 2004*
    at Stanford L 66–84  4–7
    Maples Pavilion (4,332)
    Stanford, California
    2006 Big Sky Tournament
    Mar 5, 2005*
    Eastern Washington
    Quarterfinals
    W 58–48  16–12
    Dahlberg Arena (3,111)
    Missoula, Montana
    Mar 8, 2005*
    vs. Montana State
    Semifinals
    W 79–67  17–12
    Memorial Coliseum 
    Portland, Oregon
    Mar 9, 2005*
    vs. Weber State
    Championship game
    W 63–61  18–12
    Memorial Coliseum (1,825)
    Portland, Oregon
    2006 NCAA Tournament
    Mar 17, 2005*
    (16 W) vs. (1 W) No. 8 Washington
    First round
    L 77–88  18–13
    Taco Bell Arena (11,871)
    Boise, Idaho
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Mountain Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.
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