2001 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2001 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 8–10 at Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.[2]

2001 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200001
Teams8
SiteAnaheim Convention Center
Anaheim, CA
ChampionsUtah State (4th title)
Winning coachStew Morrill (2nd title)
MVPBernard Rock (Utah State)
2000–01 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UC Irvine151 .938  255  .833
Utah State133 .813  286  .824
Long Beach State106 .625  1813  .581
UC Santa Barbara106 .625  1813  .581
Pacific88 .500  1812  .600
Boise State88 .500  1714  .548
Cal Poly313 .188  919  .321
Idaho313 .188  621  .222
Cal State Fullerton313 .188  523  .179
2001 Big West Tournament[1] winner

Utah State defeated New Mexico State in the championship game, 71–66, to obtain the fourth Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament championship in school history.

The Aggies participated in the 2001 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament after earning the conference's automatic bid.

Format

Eight of the nine teams in the conference participated, with Idaho not qualifying. The top eight teams were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 8
Semifinals
Saturday, March 9
Championship
Sunday, March 10
         
1 UC Irvine 71
8 Cal Poly 66
1 UC Irvine 58
5 Pacific 74
4 UC Santa Barbara 69
5 Pacific 71*
5 Pacific 38
2 Utah State 50
6 Long Beach State 95
3 Long Beach State 70
6 Boise State 48
2 Utah State 67
7 Cal State Fullerton 43
2 Utah State 74

References

  1. Big West MBB Record Book
  2. "2000-01 Big West Conference Season Summary". College Basketball Reference. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
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