1990 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

1990 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1989–90
Teams	6
Site	BSU Pavilion Boise, ID
Champions	Idaho (4th title)
Winning coach	Kermit Davis (2nd title)
MVP	Riley Smith (Idaho)
Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournaments

The 1990 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 8–10 at the BSU Pavilion at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho.

Defending champions Idaho defeated conference newcomers Eastern Washington in the championship game, 65–62, to take home their second consecutive, and fourth overall, Big Sky men's basketball tournament.

The Vandals, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Tournament. No other Big Sky members were invited.

Format

No new teams were added to the Big Sky prior to the 1989–90 season, leaving total membership at nine.

No changes were made to the tournament format. With teams ranked based on regular season conference records, just the top six teams were invited to the tournament. The two top seeds were given byes into the semifinals while the third- through sixth-seeded teams were placed and paired into the preliminary quarterfinal round.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Thursday, March 8					Semifinals Friday, March 9					Championship Saturday, March 10
						1	Idaho	80
						5	Montana State	71
	5	Montana State	69
	4	Montana	57
											1	Idaho	65
											2	Eastern Washington	62
	3	Nevada	66
	6	Weber State	75
						6	Weber State	67
						2	Eastern Washington	83

See also

• Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Tournament