The 1995 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was the twentieth edition, held March 9–11 at the Dee Events Center at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah.[1]
| 1995 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 1994–95 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Site | Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah |
| Champions | Weber State (5th title) |
| Winning coach | Ron Abegglen (1st title) |
| MVP | Ruben Nembhard (Weber State) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State † | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 18 | – | 10 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 8 | – | 18 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 6 | – | 20 | .231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Conference tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Top-seeded host Weber State easily defeated second seed Montana in the championship game, 84–62, to clinch their fifth Big Sky tournament title.[2]
Format
editConference membership remained with the same eight teams, and no changes were made to the existing tournament format. The top six teams from the regular season participated, and the top two earned byes into the semifinals. The remaining four played in the quarterfinals, and the top seed met the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9 | Semifinals Friday, March 10 | Championship Saturday, March 11 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Weber State | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Idaho State | 65 | 4 | Idaho State | 65 | |||||||||
| 5 | Boise State | 63 | 1 | Weber State | 84 | |||||||||
| 2 | Montana | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Montana | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Montana State | 77 | 3 | Montana State | 63 | |||||||||
| 6 | Idaho | 66 | ||||||||||||
NCAA tournament
editWeber State received the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, and no other Big Sky members were invited. Seeded fourteenth in the Southeast regional, the Wildcats met Michigan State at Tallahassee, Florida. Down by nine at the half, the Wildcats outplayed the Spartans in the second half and won by seven points;[3] it was the first victory for a Big Sky team in the tournament in thirteen years, since Idaho made the Sweet Sixteen in 1982. It was the last game for retiring Spartan head coach Jud Heathcote,[4] who had previously coached in the Big Sky at Montana (1971–76). In the second round on Sunday, Weber State fell by two points at the buzzer to Georgetown and the Wildcats' season ended at 21–9;[5][6] they had last advanced in the NCAA tournament in 1979.
Runner-up Montana was invited to the NIT, but lost by thirty in the first round at Texas–El Paso.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "1994-95 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
- ^ "Weber State tops Griz for title". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. March 13, 1995. p. 4C.
- ^ "Weber St. shocks Jud, Michigan St". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 18, 1995. p. C5.
- ^ "Weber St. gives Jud an early farewell". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 19, 1995. p. 1D.
- ^ "Hoyas tip Weber St. on last-second basket". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 20, 1995. p. C6.
- ^ "NCAA Roundup". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. March 20, 1995. p. 4c.
- ^ "Miners rout Grizzlies for openers". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 18, 1995. p. 6D.