Wyoming-Montana All-Star Basketball Preview 2024 [VIDEO]

The annual Wyoming versus Montana all-star basketball series returns to the court on Friday and Saturday. The first games will be at the Pronghorn Center at Gillette College. The series shifts to Lockwood High School in Billings, MT, on Saturday. The girls’ game starts at 5 p.m. followed by the boys’ game at 7 p.m., both days.

WYOMING VERSUS MONTANA ALL-STAR BASKETBALL SERIES PREVIEW 2024

This year is the 48th for the boys’ series and the 27th for the annual girls’ series. They did not play in 2020. Montana swept the four games of the series in 2023. The Treasure State girls won 73-44 and 82-62. They have won 13 straight and lead the series 39-13. The Montana boys won 92-44 and 101-66 last year. They've won 22 in a row and lead the boys' series 67-27. Wyoming is looking to break the current 11-year losing streak.

For the second straight year, the two Wyoming head coaches are the two at Gillette College. That is Liz Lewis for the women and Shawn Neary for the men. WyoPreps spoke to both coaches this week to preview the games. We discussed some lessons they learned from last year, any adjustments in practice and approach to the games, identifying their strengths, what they expect from Montana, and more.

Wyoming’s rosters are the same as the ones released on April 30, 2024. Here are the two Wyoming rosters. The Montana rosters are listed below.

Wyoming Girls Roster:

Cami Curtis – Campbell County

Bradie Schlabs – Cheyenne East

Molly Hays – Cody

Jill Fertig – Douglas

Addison Forry – Laramie

Addy Thorington – Powell

Adeline Burgess – Sheridan

Alli Ligocki – Sheridan

Addie Pendergast – Sheridan

Kenlee Engelhardt – Star Valley

Kambel Cox – Thunder Basin

Wyoming Boys Roster:

Eli Patterson – Buffalo

Joe Sawyer – Cheyenne Central

Sammy Shumway – Cheyenne Central

Chase Talich – Cheyenne Central

Levi Curtis – Douglas

Trey Rinn – Douglas

Theran Archibald – Green River

Andrew Hanna – Jackson

Garrett Spielman – Sheridan

Bodie Williams – Thunder Basin

Montana Girls Roster:

Taylee Chirrick – Roberts

Teagan Erickson – Saco

Kourtney Grossman – Billings West

Halle Haber – Billings West

Isabelle Heggem – Winifred

Emily McElmurry – Missoula Sentinel

Chloe Larsen – Missoula Hellgate

Hallie Neibauer – Chinook

Sadie Smith – Frenchtown

Paige Wasson – Whitewater

Head coach: Wes Keller (women’s coach at Rocky Mountain College)

Montana Boys Roster:

Kellen Harrison – Bozeman

Zad Rodarte – Bozeman Gallatin

Cooper Tyson – Billings West

Eli Quinn – Frenchtown

Maurice Redhorn – Browning

Hayden Steffenson – Columbus

River Hurley – Anaconda

Mason Venema – Manhattan Christian

Reese Paulson – Belt

Ben Old Person-Harlow – Arlee

Head coach: Steve Keller (men’s asst. coach at Rocky Mountain College)

Neither Montana coach has lost in the series. Below are photos from last year's games in Gillette.