1996 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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]

1996 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1995–96
Teams6
SiteBrick Breeden Fieldhouse
Bozeman, MT
ChampionsMontana State (2nd title)
Winning coachMick Durham (1st title)
MVPDanny Sprinkle (Montana State)
1995–96 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Montana State †11–3 .786  21–9  .700
Weber State10–4 .714  20–10  .667
Montana10–4 .714  20–8  .714
Boise State10–4 .714  15–13  .536
Idaho State7–7 .500  11–15  .423
Idaho5–9 .357  12–16  .429
Northern Arizona3–11 .214  6–20  .231
Eastern Washington0–14 .000  3–23  .115
† Conference tournament winner

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.

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See also

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