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
ClassificationDivision I
Season1983–84
Teams8
SiteDee Events Center
Ogden, Utah
ChampionsNevada (1st title)
Winning coachSonny Allen (1st title)
MVPCurtis High (Nevada)
1983–84 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Weber State12–2 .857  23–8  .742
Montana9–5 .643  23–7  .767
Montana State7–7 .500  14–15  .483
Nevada †7–7 .500  17–14  .548
Idaho State6–8 .429  12–19  .387
Boise State6–8 .429  15–12  .556
Northern Arizona5–9 .357  13–14  .481
Idaho4–10 .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]

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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.
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