1984 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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)
Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments

1983–84 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
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
† Conference 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

For 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

	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

Nevada (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

1. "1983-84 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
2. Benson, Lee (March 10, 1984). "Loss biggest ever at home for Wildcats". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. A3.
3. "Big Sky expands basketball tourney". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 1, 1983. p. 19.
4. "Tonight's game: Weber State vs. Idaho". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). March 6, 1984. p. 4D.
5. "Tonight's game: Idaho at Weber State". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 6, 1984. p. C2.
6. "Idaho comes close, but fails again". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 7, 1984. p. 17.
7. "Grizzlies roll past NAU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 7, 1984. p. 19.
8. Blanchette, John (March 13, 1984). "Nevada-Reno an unlikely winner". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
9. Devlin, Vince (March 16, 1984). "It's showtime for all the Huskies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 25.
10. Devlin, Vince (March 17, 1984). "Huskies take what they can get". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 15.
11. "Weber State trips Fordham". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 17, 1984. p. 16.
12. "NIT: SW Louisiana 74, Weber St. 72 (2OT)". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 20, 1984. p. 16.