Montana State Bobcats women's basketball

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Montana State Bobcats
2025–26 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team
UniversityMontana State University
Head coachTricia Binford (20th season)
LocationBozeman, Montana
ArenaWorthington Arena at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
(capacity: 7,250)
ConferenceBig Sky
NicknameBobcats
ColorsBlue and gold[1]
   
NCAA Division I tournament appearances
1993, 2017, 2022, 2025
Conference tournament champions
1993, 2017, 2022, 2025
Conference regular-season champions
2016, 2017, 2020, 2023, 2025
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Alternate

The Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team represents Montana State University, located in Bozeman, Montana. The school's team currently competes in the Big Sky Conference. They play their home games at Worthington Arena. The Bobcats are currently coached by Tricia Binford, who has served as the team's head coach since 2005 and is the winningest coach in team history.

Montana State launched its women's basketball program in 1976 under coach Susan Miller, with the team losing its inaugural game to Flathead Community College. The Bobcats joined the Northwest Basketball League in 1978 before transferring to the Mountain West Athletic Conference in 1982. In 1988, Montana State made its first postseason appearance, being selected for the Women's National Invitation Tournament and finishing last in the eight-team bracket. Ahead of the 1988–89 season, the team transferred to the Big Sky Conference.

In 1993, the Bobcats earned their first berth to the NCAA Tournament under head coach Judy Spoelstra, with the season also marking the team's first Big Sky Tournament Championship. In 1999, former Bobcats stand-out Cass Bauer-Bilodeau became the first Montana State player to join the WNBA, signing with the Charlotte Sting.[2]

In 2005, the team hired Tricia Binford, a former WNBA player and then-assistant at Utah State. After a 3−23 record in her first season, Binford has led the Bobcats to two more NCAA appearances and has not posted a losing record since 2007.[3]

Postseason appearances

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