1980 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1980 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 197980
Teams 4
Site Dee Events Center
Ogden, UT
Champions Weber State (3rd title)
Winning coach Neil McCarthy (3rd title)
MVP Bruce Collins (Weber State)
1979–80 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Weber State131 .929  263  .897
Idaho95 .643  1710  .630
Montana86 .571  1711  .607
Montana State77 .500  1412  .538
Nevada59 .357  1019  .345
Idaho State59 .357  917  .346
Northern Arizona59 .357  1412  .538
Boise State410 .286  1016  .385
Conference tournament winner

The 1980 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held February 29–March 1 at the Dee Events Center at Weber State College in Ogden, Utah.[1]

Top-seeded Weber State defeated Montana in the championship game, 50–42, to clinch their third consecutive (and third overall) Big Sky men's basketball tournament.

The Wildcats, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA Tournament, where they lost in the First Round to Lamar.

Format

Even with the departure of Gonzaga and the addition of Nevada–Reno prior to the season, the Big Sky's membership remained fixed at eight.

As such, 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.

Idaho made its inaugural appearance in the Big Sky tournament, not having qualified as a top-four team in any of the previous four seasons.

Bracket

Semifinals
Friday, February 29
Championship
Saturday, March 1
      
1 Weber State 93
4 Montana State 70
1 Weber State 50
3 Montana 42
3 Montana 63
2 Idaho 53

References

  1. "1979-80 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
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