FARMINGTON, Utah (Nov. 10, 2026) – The first week of Big Sky Conference men’s basketball is in the books for the 2026-27 season, with a challenging slate ahead highlighted by four matchups with teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25.
Big Sky Men’s Basketball Weekly Notebook (Week Two)
Below are the latest news and notes from around the Big Sky.
Montana State’s Jeremiah Davis Named Player of the Week
After leading the Bobcats to a victory over Long Beach State with a double-double performance, Montana State’s Jeremiah Davis has been named Big Sky Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week.
Davis had 17 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and one steal in MSU’s victory over The Beach at home in Bozeman. For the week, he averaged 17.0 points per game, as he also had that many against Colorado State on the road.
For Davis, this marks his first weekly honor from the Big Sky Conference. The Fifth-Year guard from Compton, California is in his third season with the Bobcats and was a Big Aky All-Defensive Team selection a year ago. He transferred to MSU by way of Fullerton College.
Others Nominated: Kase Wynott (UI), MaCarhy Morris (ISU), Jordan Clark (UM), Chris Komin (NAU), Yaroslav Nikonov (PSU), Anthony Breland (SUU), Christian Gibson (UT), ArDarius Grayson (WSU)
DeCuire Chasing History
Montana head coach Travis DeCuire is just one victory away from tying for second all-time in Big Sky history for career wins. DeCuire currently has 244 career wins, and is chasing Montana State legend Mick Durham, who had 246 wins during his career. Long-time Weber State head coach Randy Rahe holds the Big Sky record for total coaching victories with 316 in 16 seasons.
Top 25 Matchups
In the next week, the Big Sky (specifically Montana State and Northern Arizona) will have four contests against teams ranked in the AP Top 25.
That run begins tonight in Tucson, as Northern Arizona will square off against No. 12 Arizona.
On Thursday, November 12 the Montana State Bobcats will travel to Provo, where they’ll face off against No. 23 Brigham Young University.
The Lumberjacks will be back in the national spotlight on Friday evening, as they’ll travel to Lexington to square off against No. 24 Kentucky.
A week from today, the Bobcats will travel to Spokane to play No. 14 Gonzaga.
Montana State @ Idaho Promoted to ESPNU
When the Montana State Bobcats travel to Moscow this season to play the Idaho Vandals in a pivotal Big Sky Conference men’s basketball contest, it will now be on a national stage.
The game between the two schools on Thursday, February 11, 2027, at ICCU Arena will air on ESPNU, tipping off at 9 p.m. MT / 8 p.m. PT. This will mark the sixth-consecutive season that a regular season Big Sky Conference men’s basketball game has aired on the ESPN Family of Networks.
Earlier this month, the Montana State Bobcats were voted league favorites in both the Big Sky Coaches’ and Media Polls.
The Bobcats are set to return 11 players from last year’s squad, which finished second in the Big Sky regular season standings with an 18-14 overall record. They are projected to be led by 2025-26 First Team All-Big Sky performer Jed Miller, who averaged 14.9 points per game, 5.7 assists per game, 2.9 assists per game and 1.6 steals per game last season.
Idaho, the defending Big Sky Tournament champions, were voted sixth by both coaches and media.
Kristian Gonzalez, who started 29 of 32 games in 2024-25, is projected to be a major player in the Big Sky after leading the Vandals with 11.4 points per game on 44.7 percent shooting from the field. Gonzalez appeared in only one game during the 2025-26 season, posting a team-high 18 points in 18 minutes off the bench in the Vandals' season-opening win over Washington State, before missing the remainder of the season due to injury.
The game will be played inside ICCU Arena, which opened in October of 2021.
When these two teams last met, No.7-seeded Idaho upset No. 2-seeded Montana State in Starch Madness, which helped propel the Vandals to their first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 1990.
Tournament Information
The 2027 Big Sky Basketball Championships in Boise, Idaho will take place from March 5-10 inside Idaho Central Arena. Visit
StarchMadness.com for more details.
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Upcoming Schedule (All Game Times MT)
Tuesday, November 10
Northern New Mexico College at Northern Colorado // 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Weber State at Utah // 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Northern Arizona at No. 12 Arizona // 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Utah Tech at Utah State // 7:00 p.m. (YouTube)
Montana at San Francisco // 8:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Wednesday, November 11
Portland State at Colorado State // 7:00 p.m. (YouTube)
Thursday, November 12
Southern Utah at High Point // 5:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Montana State at No. 23 BYU // 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Friday, November 13
Northern Arizona at No. 24 Kentucky // 5:00 p.m. (SECN+)
Corban at Eastern Washington // 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Cal Poly at Idaho // 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday, November 14
Montana at North Dakota // 11:00 a.m. (SL Network)
Northern Colorado vs South Dakota State // 2:00 p.m. (SL Network)
Southern Utah at Wake Forest // 2:00 p.m. (ACCNX)
Utah Tech at Cal // 3:00 p.m. (ACCNX)
Lincoln at Weber State // 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Portland State at San Francisco // 5:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Idaho State at SeattleU // 8:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Sunday, November 15
Cal Poly at Montana State // 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Monday, November 16
Montana at Kansas State // 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Portland State at Saint Mary’s // 8:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Tuesday, November 17
Eastern Washington at Utah // 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Embry-Riddle at Northern Arizona // 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Montana State at No. 14 Gonzaga // 9:00 p.m. (CBSSN)