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Seth Amunrud remembers exactly where he was when he got the call from head coach Matt Logie at Montana State. He had a feeling a lifelong dream was about to come true.<\/p>\n
Just a few years prior, Amunrud was a young kid in the stands at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse watching his role models in action. He was the kid who\u2019d go home and mimic the highlights in his own driveway with his siblings.<\/p>\n
Amunrud comes from a long line of Manhattan Christian alumni on his mom\u2019s side, so entering MCS his freshman year after homeschooling made sense. It didn\u2019t hurt that Manhattan Christian also had a consistent winning boys basketball program.<\/p>\n
The lengthy guard helped the Eagles stay on top, leading the team to back-to-back state championships his junior and senior years under head coach Layne Glaus. He was selected to play in the Montana-Wyoming All-Star Game as a senior \u2014 an opportunity only 10 players in Montana get each year.<\/p>\n
The part where college coaches come calling didn\u2019t happen for Amunrud, though. So, he took his lone offer from Dawson Community College in Glendive, and headed to the eastern side of the state. Seth\u2019s dad, role model, and primary coach in his younger years happened to be from the eastern Montana town of Wibaux.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe coaching staff believed in me,\u201d Amunrud said. \u201cCoach Joe Petersen thought I was under-recruited out of high school. I liked that it was small and that the coaches really cared about the players and helped them grow both personally and athletically. They had a knack for winning, too.\u201d<\/p>\n
He shined in his two years under coach Peterson, earning NJCAA Division I Second-Team All-America honors, Mon-Dak Athletic Conference MVP, NJCAA Region XIII MVP, Region XIII Tournament MVP, and Mon-Dak Tipoff Tournament MVP honors while averaging 21 points per game during his decorated sophomore campaign.<\/p>\n
He had already signed with the University of Denver Summit League School before his sophomore season even started. But due to a change in staff, Amunrud entered the portal near the end of his sophomore year.<\/p>\n
And this time, the phones were ringing off the hook.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat time was a bit crazy,\u201d Amunrud said. \u201cI always knew, though, if MSU came calling, that I\u2019d go.\u201d<\/p>\n
And they did.<\/p>\n
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Montana State senior Seth Amunrud is pictured in a game during a game at the Big Sky Conference Tournament, March 8, 2026, in Boise, Idaho.<\/p>\n
The 6-foot, 3-inch shooting guard was coming home to the place where his dreams started.<\/p>\n
Amunrud had weathered storms and changes with grace up to this point, and he\u2019d be asked to do it again in his first season with the Cats beginning in the fall of 2025.<\/p>\n
The culprit this time was a slow-to-heal sprained ankle that turned into a small fracture. During a period when rotations were being set, MSU\u2019s staff decided it was best if the junior took a medical redshirt for the year.<\/p>\n
And for just one week, that was the plan.<\/p>\n
Because of other injuries on the team, Amunrud was pulled from his redshirt and made his debut against St. Thomas on Dec. 3, 2025, tallying 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting off the bench.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was happy to do whatever the team needed me to,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
With his family and friends in the stands, Amunrud never looked back. He averaged 7.3 points and 2.7 rebounds in 21.5 minutes per game in his first year for the Bobcats. He scored in double figures seven times, including two 20-point games, while adding one double-double.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo play in front of your hometown is really special,\u201d said Amunrud. \u201cThe support from the community in Bozeman is great, and I love how friends and family can come support me. We led the Big Sky Conference in attendance last season, so just an awesome place to play.\u201d<\/p>\n
With his Senior year approaching, Amunrud considers himself lucky to be on a team with such depth and talent. They look to build on their 12-6 conference record from last year with their eyes set on a Big Sky Conference title and the opportunity to go dancing in March.<\/p>\n
From his \u201clittle ballers\u201d team in elementary school to Manhattan Christian, and now the Cats, Amunrud\u2019s motivation has always stemmed from one thing \u2014 his faith.<\/p>\n
\u201cGod has given me some abilities and talents, and I want to use those to glorify him as much as I can. I want to honor him in the way that I work and play,\u201d said Amunrud.<\/p>\n
Amunrud knows the value in giving back, too. He still visits Manhattan Christian School from time to time, helping with camps and speaking at high school practices. And with his math education major, he plans to move back to the Glendive area, along with his fianc\u00e9, in hopes of finding a teaching and coaching job.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love eastern Montana,\u201d Amunrud said with a chuckle. \u201cI want to give back and help other kids like so many have done for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s only fitting that one more twist has been added to Amunrud\u2019s winding journey \u2014 an opportunity for a 5th year of eligibility. Due to a new rule in college basketball, Amunrud may not have to hang up his shoes in March and is considering playing an additional year.<\/p>\n
But with a \u201cone step at a time\u201d attitude, Amunrud is focused on the upcoming season, his wedding, and all the blessings the game of basketball has brought to his life so far.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love what basketball has taught me about hard work and discipline,\u201d he said. \u201cI love competing and getting to know my teammates, and all the connections I\u2019ve made have been great. The relationships will last a lifetime, and I don\u2019t take that for granted.\u201d<\/p>\n
Montana State hosts Denver in an exhibition game Oct. 18 and then travels to Kansas City on Oct. 24 before officially tipping off the 2026-27 season Nov. 2 at Colorado State.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bozemandailychronicle.com offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Seth Amunrud remembers exactly where…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":366797,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[4567,75,84,83,135739,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-366796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manhattan","tag-basketball","tag-manhattan","tag-manhattan-headlines","tag-manhattan-news","tag-montana-state-university","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=366796"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366796\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/366797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=366796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=366796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=366796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}