The 1984 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 9–10 at the Dee Events Center at Weber State College in Ogden, Utah.[1]
| 1984 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 1983–84 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah |
| Champions | Nevada (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Sonny Allen (1st title) |
| MVP | Curtis High (Nevada) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada † | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1984 Big Sky tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fourth-seeded Nevada defeated Montana in the championship game, 71–69, to clinch their first Big Sky tournament title. In the semifinals, the Wolf Pack shocked regular season champion, defending tournament champion, and host Weber State by seventeen points.[2]
Format
editFor the first time, all eight Big Sky members participated in the conference tournament.[3] Teams were again seeded based on regular season conference records, and all were entered into the quarterfinal round, which was held on the home courts of the top four seeds on Tuesday.[3] The semifinals (Friday) and finals (Saturday) were hosted by the highest remaining seed;[4][5] the top four seeds all advanced.[6][7]
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals Tuesday, March 6 (four sites) | Semifinals Friday, March 9 | Championship Saturday, March 10 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Weber State | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Idaho | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Weber State | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Nevada | 85 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Idaho State | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Nevada | 64 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Nevada | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Montana | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Montana State | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Boise State | 64 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Montana State | 64 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Montana | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Northern Arizona | 54 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Montana | 69 | ||||||||||||
NCAA tournament
editNevada (17–13) received an automatic bid to the 53-team NCAA tournament,[8] their first Division I tournament appearance. Seeded eleventh in the West regional,[9] the Wolf Pack lost by ten points to sixth seed Washington in the first round in Pullman, Washington.[10] Weber State played in the 32-team NIT, winning the opener at home over Fordham by twelve,[11] then fell by two in double overtime at Southwestern Louisiana.[12]
References
edit- ^ "1983-84 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ^ Benson, Lee (March 10, 1984). "Loss biggest ever at home for Wildcats". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. A3.
- ^ a b "Big Sky expands basketball tourney". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 1, 1983. p. 19.
- ^ "Tonight's game: Weber State vs. Idaho". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). March 6, 1984. p. 4D.
- ^ "Tonight's game: Idaho at Weber State". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 6, 1984. p. C2.
- ^ "Idaho comes close, but fails again". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 7, 1984. p. 17.
- ^ "Grizzlies roll past NAU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 7, 1984. p. 19.
- ^ Blanchette, John (March 13, 1984). "Nevada-Reno an unlikely winner". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
- ^ Devlin, Vince (March 16, 1984). "It's showtime for all the Huskies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 25.
- ^ Devlin, Vince (March 17, 1984). "Huskies take what they can get". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 15.
- ^ "Weber State trips Fordham". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 17, 1984. p. 16.
- ^ "NIT: SW Louisiana 74, Weber St. 72 (2OT)". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 20, 1984. p. 16.