1979 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1979 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 197879
Teams 4
Site Dee Events Center
Ogden, UT
Champions Weber State (2nd title)
Winning coach Neil McCarthy (2nd title)
MVP Bruce Collins (Weber State)
1978–79 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Weber State104 .714  259  .735
Northern Arizona86 .571  1414  .500
Idaho State86 .571  1413  .519
Montana77 .500  1413  .519
Gonzaga77 .500  1610  .615
Montana State68 .429  1511  .577
Boise State68 .429  1115  .423
Idaho410 .286  1115  .423
Conference tournament winner

The 1979 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 2–3 at the Dee Events Center at Weber State College in Ogden, Utah.[1]

Top-seeded Weber State defeated Northern Arizona in the championship game, 92–70, to repeat as champions and clinch their second overall Big Sky men's basketball tournament.

The Wildcats, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1979 NCAA Tournament, where they advanced to the Second Round.

Format

No changes were made to the tournament format: only the top four teams from the standings took part in the tournament field and teams were again seeded based on regular-season records. Additionally, the tournament was again held at the home court of the conference's regular season champion.

Bracket

Semifinals
Friday, March 2
Championship
Saturday, March 3
      
1 Weber State 98
4 Montana 71
1 Weber State 92
3 Northern Arizona 70
3 Northern Arizona 90
2 Idaho State 76

References

  1. "1978-79 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
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