The Top 10 Winningest Head Coaches In Griz Men’s Basketball History

As I am writing this, current Montana Grizzlies Men's Basketball Head Coach Travis DeCuire is tied for first place all-time on the coaches wins list. DeCuire tied the great George "Jiggs" Dahlberg in Bozeman last Saturday.

Now, he has a chance to move into the top spot all alone.

With a win tonight at Sacramento State, over any win over the team's final 3 games,  Coach DeCuire will secure his 223rd win as head coach at his alma mater.

[UPDATE: THE GRIZ WON AND IS ALL ALONE ON TOP]

That's an impressive accomplishment considering some of the coaches who have had stints in Missoula. We curated the top 10 all-time winningest head coaches in University of Montana Men's Basketball history below.

Of the all-time greats at UM, we've had coaches who had arenas named after them, a coach that led his team to an Elite 8 back in 2021 and other Power 5 head coaches later in their career.

Side note: We put the same list together for football coaches last season as well. You can find that at the bottom of the article. 

 Top 10 Head Coaches In Grizzly History

1. Travis DeCuire - 222 Wins (and counting) (2014-Present)

2. George "Jiggs" Dahlberg - 221 Wins (1937-1942, 1944-1955)

3. Wayne Tinkle - 158 Wins (2006-2014)

4. Mike Montgomery - 155 Wins (1978-1986)

5. Blaine Taylor - 141 Wins (1991-1998)

READ MORE: Blaine Taylor Shares The Slightly Embarrassing Story of How He First Discovered The Basketball Player Travis DeCuire

6. Stew Morrill - 98 Wins (1986-1991)

T7. Jud Heathcote - 80 Wins (1971-1976)

T7. Forrest "Frosty" Cox -80 Wins

9. J.W. Stewart - 77 Wins

T10. A.J. Lewandowski - 57 Wins

T10. Don Holst - 57 Wins