1993 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

1993 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1992–93
Teams6
SiteKibbie Dome
Moscow, Idaho
ChampionsBoise State (3rd title)
Winning coachBobby Dye (2nd title)
MVPTanoka Beard (Boise State)
← 1992
1994 →
1992–93 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Idaho 11 – 3   .786 24 – 8   .750
Boise State † 10 – 4   .714 21 – 8   .724
Weber State 10 – 4   .714 20 – 8   .714
Montana 8 – 6   .571 17 – 11   .607
Idaho State 5 – 9   .357 10 – 18   .357
Montana State 5 – 9   .357 9 – 18   .333
Northern Arizona 4 – 10   .286 10 – 16   .385
Eastern Washington 3 – 11   .214 6 – 20   .231
† Conference tournament winner

The 1993 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was the eighteenth edition, held March 11–13 at the Kibbie Dome at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho.[1]

Boise State defeated regular season champion and host Idaho in the final, 80–68,[2] to clinch their third Big Sky tournament title (1976, 1988, 1993). The game was televised on ESPN, with a tipoff after 9 pm PST (midnight EST).[3]

Fourth-seed Montana was attempting to win a third straight title, but was upset in the quarterfinals.[4] It was the first Big Sky tournament in Moscow in eleven years.[5]

Format

Conference membership returned to eight this season; after thirteen years in the Big Sky, Nevada departed for the Big West the previous summer.

The tournament format was unchanged; the top six teams from the regular season were included and the regular season champion earned the right to host.[5] The top two earned byes into the semifinals while the remaining four played in the quarterfinals; the top seed (host) met the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.[6]

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 11 		Semifinals
Friday, March 12 		Championship
Saturday, March 13
1 Idaho 91
4 Montana 50 5 Idaho State 87
5 Idaho State 61 1 Idaho 68
2 Boise State 80
2 Boise State 69
3 Weber State 91 3 Weber State 63
6 Montana State 72

Source:[2][3][4]

NCAA tournament

The Broncos (21–7) received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament; no other Big Sky members were invited to the tournament or the NIT.[7] Boise State was seeded 14th in the West regional and lost by 20 points in the first round to Vanderbilt in Salt Lake City.[8] This was the eleventh consecutive year in which the Big Sky representative lost in the first round.

See also

References

  1. ^ "1992-93 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Grummert, Dale (March 14, 1993). "Bronco busted". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  3. ^ a b Grummert, Dale (March 13, 1993). "Showdown III". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  4. ^ a b Browitt, Jim (March 12, 1993). "Cat's and Bengals: Idaho St. shocks Grizzlies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  5. ^ a b Browitt, Jim (March 11, 1993). "Tournament poised for change". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  6. ^ "Ticket prices set for Big Sky tournament". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 11, 1993. p. 5B.
  7. ^ Grummert, Dale (March 15, 1993). "Vandals, Cougars get snubbed by NIT". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  8. ^ "Vanderbilt B S(eeing) U". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 19, 1993. p. 3B.