SportsTuesday, November 10
Rocky Mountain College men open 2026-27 ranked No. 4 and tuning out the noise
The Good Day Billings team
If you follow the Battlin' Bears, the bar is high. Rocky Mountain College men's basketball set program records last season with 31 victories and a run of 21 straight. Sunday's Gazette also ran a headline saying the Battlin' Bears men score a repeat and noting the Carroll women defended their title.
31wins for Rocky Mountain College men in 2025-26, a program record
The Bears also ran off 21 straight victories.
Source: MontanaSports.com
“We're really a collective team this year. It's not going to be like last year where some guys are scoring in the 20s every time. We're going to win by committee and we're really going to guard.”
- First official game: Nov. 21 against Carroll College
- Before then: a game at MSU Billings
- Roster: a lot of pieces are back from last year
Forward Jacob Bilodeau called the group "great basketball players and good attitudes." Robinson says the Bears have a target on their backs and have to prove everything over again.
No. 4Rocky's preseason national ranking, the highest in program history
The ranking comes from the preseason polls.
Source: MontanaSports.com
Sources: MontanaSports.com, Billings Gazette