Last weekend, the Montana Grizzlies had a chance to secure first place with a win over Northern Colorado at home. Unfortunately, it was UNC getting the last laugh and taking over the top spot in the Big Sky.

The good news is there's still a lot of ballgame left for the Grizzlies to recapture the top spot in the league. I thought it would be a fun activity on a Monday morning to recap the last 11 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Regular Season Champions.

We'll go back to the 2009-2010 season at the turn of the decade.

2009-2010: Weber State Wildcats: (22-11, 13-3)

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You may have heard of Weber State's star player that year - Damian Lillard (not pictured).

2010-2011 Northern Colorado Bears (22-11, 13-3)

Northern Colorado v Arizona
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The first Big Sky crown for the Bears since joining the Division 1 ranks.

2011-2012 Montana Grizzlies (26-7, 15-1)

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The first of two back-to-back regular season and postseason championships. The Grizzles took on the 4-seeded Wisconsin Badgers in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

2012-2013 Montana Grizzlies (26-7, 15-1)

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The following year Montana entered the NCAA Tourney as a 13-seed and got Syracuse in the first round. The Orange won 81-34 (woof).

 

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2013-2014 Weber State Wildcats (19-12, 14-6)

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2014-2015 Montana Grizzlies (20-13, 14-4)

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This year the Grizzlies didn't capture the Tournament Championship so failed to make the NCAAs.

2015-2016 Weber State Wildcats (26-9, 15-3)

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Back and forth go the Grizzlies and Wildcats.

2016-2017 North Dakota Fighting Hawks (22-10, 14-4)

North Dakota v Marquette
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UND captured their lone Big Sky crown before leaving for the Summit League.

2017-2018 Montana Grizzlies (26-8, 16-2)

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Welcome back to titletown, Montana. The Grizzlies played Michigan in the NCAA First Round.

2018-2019 Montana Grizzlies (26-9, 16-4)

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Again, Michigan was the reward in the first round.

2019-2020 Eastern Washington Eagles (23-8, 16-4)

Eastern Washington v Kansas
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Eastern never got the chance at a national tournament because... COVID.

2020-2021 Southern Utah Thunderbirds (20-4, 12-2)

Southern Utah v Kansas
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Remember Southern Utah?

2021-2022 Montana State Bobcats (27-8, 16-4)

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Credits: Jacob Kupferfin (Getty Images)
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This year started the Cats' 3 straight years making the NCAA Tournament.

2022-2023 Eastern Washington Eagles (23-11, 16-2)

Eastern Washington v Kansas
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2023-2024 Eastern Washington Eagles (21-11, 15-3)

Eastern Washington v Kansas
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Montana Grizzlies Men's Basketball Schedule

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