Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Conference Basketball Championship
Sport	Basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Number of teams	6
Format	Single-elimination tournament
Current stadium	Dee Events Center
Current location	Ogden, Utah
Played	1976–present
Last contest	2011 Big Sky Men's Basketball Tournament
Current champion	Northern Colorado Bears
Most championships	Weber State Wildcats (8)
Official website	BigSkyConf.com Men's Basketball

The Big Sky Conference's men’s basketball tournament has existed since 1976. The winner of the tournament receives The Big Sky's automatic bid into the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.

From 1964–1975, no tournament was played, the team with the best record at the end of the season advanced to the tournament. All games have always been played on the home court of the higher seed.

History of the Tournament Finals

Year	Champions	Score	Runner-Up	MVP	Venue
1976	Boise State Broncos	77–70*	Weber State Wildcats	Jimmie Watts, Weber State	Wildcat Gym (Ogden, UT)
1977	Idaho State Bengals	61–55	Weber State Wildcats	Ed Thompson, Idaho State	ISU Minidome (Pocatello, ID)
1978	Weber State Wildcats	62–55	Montana Grizzlies	Bruce Collins, Weber State	Dahlberg Arena (Missoula, MT)
1979	Weber State Wildcats	92–70	Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	Bruce Collins, Weber State	Dee Events Center (Ogden, UT)
1980	Weber State Wildcats	50–42	Montana Grizzlies	Bruce Collins, Weber State	Dee Events Center (Ogden, UT)
1981	Idaho Vandals	70–64	Montana Grizzlies	Ken Owens, Idaho	Kibbie Dome (Moscow, ID)
1982	Idaho Vandals	85–80	Nevada Wolf Pack	Ken Owens, Idaho	Kibbie Dome (Moscow, ID)
1983	Weber State Wildcats	87–78	Nevada Wolf Pack	Ken Green, Nevada	Centennial Coliseum (Reno, NV)
1984	Nevada Wolf Pack	71–69	Montana Grizzlies	Curtis High, Nevada	Dee Events Center (Ogden, UT)
1985	Nevada Wolf Pack	79–63	Idaho State Bengals	Dwayne Randall, Nevada	BSU Pavilion (Boise, ID)
1986	Montana State Bobcats	82–77	Montana Grizzlies	Tony Hampton, Montana State	Lawlor Events Center (Reno, NV)
1987	Idaho State Bengals	92–81	Nevada Wolf Pack	Jim Rhode, Idaho State	Walkup Skydome (Flagstaff, AZ)
1988	Boise State Broncos	63–61	Montana State Bobcats	Chris Childs, Boise State	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (Bozeman, MT)
1989	Idaho Vandals	59–52	Boise State Broncos	Riley Smith, Idaho	BSU Pavilion (Boise, ID)
1990	Idaho Vandals	65–62	Eastern Washington Eagles	Riley Smith, Idaho	BSU Pavilion (Boise, ID)
1991	Montana Grizzlies	76–68	Idaho Vandals	Kevin Kearney, Montana	Dahlberg Arena (Missoula, MT)
1992	Montana Grizzlies	73–68	Nevada Wolf Pack	Delvon Anderson, Montana	Dahlberg Arena (Missoula, MT)
1993	Boise State Broncos	80–68	Idaho Vandals	Tanoka Beard, Boise State	Kibbie Dome (Moscow, ID)
1994	Boise State Broncos	85–81	Idaho State Bengals	Shambric Williams, Boise State	BSU Pavilion (Boise, ID)
1995	Weber State Wildcats	84–62	Montana Grizzlies	Ruben Nembhard, Weber State	Dee Events Center (Ogden, UT)
1996	Montana State Bobcats	81–70	Weber State Wildcats	Danny Sprinkle, Montanta State	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (Bozeman, MT)
1997	Montana Grizzlies	82–79	Cal State Northridge Matadors	Trenton Cross, Cal State Northridge	Walkup Skydome (Flagstaff, AZ)
1998	Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	77–50	Montana State Bobcats	Dan McClintock, Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome (Flagstaff, AZ)
1999	Weber State Wildcats	82–75	Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	Eddie Gill, Weber State	Dee Events Center (Ogden, UT)
2000	Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	85–81*	Cal State Northridge Matadors	Ross Land, Northern Arizona	Dahlberg Arena (Missoula, MT)
2001	Cal State Northridge Matadors	73–58	Eastern Washington Eagles	Brian Heinle, Cal State Northridge	Matadome (Northridge, CA)
2002	Montana Grizzlies	70–66	Eastern Washington Eagles	Dan Trammel, Montana	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (Bozeman, MT)
2003	Weber State Wildcats	60–57	Eastern Washington Eagles	Jermaine Boyette, Weber State	Dee Events Center (Ogden, UT)
2004	Eastern Washington Eagles	71–59	Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	Brendon Merritt, Eastern Washington	Reese Court (Cheney, WA)
2005	Montana Grizzlies	63–61	Weber State Wildcats	Kamarr Davis, Montana	Memorial Coliseum (Portland, OR)
2006	Montana Grizzlies	73–60	Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	Virgil Matthews, Montana	Walkup Skydome (Flagstaff, AZ)
2007	Weber State Wildcats	88–80	Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	David Patten, Weber State	Dee Events Center (Ogden, UT)
2008	Portland State Vikings	67–51	Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	Deonte Huff, Portland State	Rose Garden (Portland, OR)
2009	Portland State Vikings	79–77	Montana State Bobcats	Jeremiah Dominguez, Portland State	Dee Events Center (Ogden, UT)
2010	Montana Grizzlies	66–65	Weber State Wildcats	Anthony Johnson, Montana	Dee Events Center (Ogden, UT)
2011	Northern Colorado Bears	65–60	Montana Grizzlies	Devon Beitzel, Northern Colorado Bears	Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion (Greeley, CO)
2012

Performance By School

Member	Winners	Winning Years
Weber State	8	1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007
Montana	7	1991, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2010
Boise State¹	4	1976, 1988, 1993, 1994
Idaho¹	4	1981, 1982, 1989, 1990
Nevada¹	2	1984, 1985
Idaho State	2	1977, 1987
Northern Arizona	2	1998, 2000
Montana State	2	1986, 1996
Portland State	2	2008, 2009
Northern Colorado	1	2011
Eastern Washington	1	2004
CS Northridge¹	1	2001
TOTAL	36

¹no longer a conference member

See also

• Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Tournament