Travis Lamont DeCuire (born November 21, 1970) is the men's basketball head coach for the

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Biography

DeCuire went to

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, where he led the school to two conference titles. He began his collegiate career at Chaminade, where he was a starter his freshman year. DeCuire played college basketball for

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from 1991 to 1994. He set school career and single-season assists records with 435 and 199 assists, respectively, for the Grizzles. DeCuire was named to All-Big Sky teams in his junior and senior seasons. He graduated from Montana in 1994 with a degree in marketing. After graduation, DeCuire founded the Fastbreak Basketball Association to help

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area youth learn life lessons through basketball. He has counseled students at the Echo Glen Children's Center in

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, from 1996 to 1998 and with the Ryther Children's Center in

from 1995 to 1997. DeCuire served as head coach of

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for two seasons from 2001 to 2003. He earned league Coach of the Year honors in 2003. DeCuire left to join

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's staff at

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, where he served until 2008. He helped lead the Monarchs to two NCAA Tournament berths. DeCuire was an assistant coach at the

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for six seasons, from 2008 to 2014. On May 31, 2014, DeCuire was hired as head coach of his alma mater, Montana. He replaced

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, who left to take the job at

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. "I am excited to have Travis return to the University of Montana and lead the Griz men's basketball program," said athletic director Kent Haslam. "I identified Travis as a very strong candidate early in the search process. The more time I spent with him understanding his vision not only for our program, but for the student-athletes he will mentor, the more impressed I became with him as a person and a coach." DeCuire was named Big Sky Coach of the Year in 2018 after leading the team to a 23–7 regular season record and Big Sky Championship title.

Head coaching record

References

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