1996 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

1996 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1995–96
Teams	6
Site	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
Champions	Montana State (2nd title)
Winning coach	Mick Durham (1st title)
MVP	Danny Sprinkle (Montana State)
Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournaments

1995–96 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Montana State †	11	–	3		.786			21	–	9		.700
Weber State	10	–	4		.714			20	–	10		.667
Montana	10	–	4		.714			20	–	8		.714
Boise State	10	–	4		.714			15	–	13		.536
Idaho State	7	–	7		.500			11	–	15		.423
Idaho	5	–	9		.357			12	–	16		.429
Northern Arizona	3	–	11		.214			6	–	20		.231
Eastern Washington	0	–	14		.000			3	–	23		.115
† 1996 Big Sky tournament winner

The 1996 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 7–9 at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana.[1]

Top-seeded host Montana State defeated defending champion Weber State in the championship game, 81–70, for their second Big Sky men's basketball tournament title.

Format

Conference 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

	Quarterfinals Thursday, March 7					Semifinals Friday, March 8					Championship Saturday, March 9
						1	Montana State	91
						6	Idaho	66
	3	Montana	67
	6	Idaho	72
											1	Montana State	81
											2	Weber State	70
	5	Idaho State	54
	4	Boise State	66
						4	Boise State	70
						2	Weber State	77

NCAA tournament

Montana State received the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament; no other Big Sky members were invited, or to the NIT. Seeded thirteenth in the West regional, the Bobcats fell 88–55 to Syracuse in the first round in Albuquerque.

See also

• Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament

References

1. "1995-96 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2016.