1999 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1999 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 4–6 at the Dee Events Center at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah.[1]

1999 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1998–99
Teams6
SiteDee Events Center
Ogden, UT
ChampionsWeber State (6th title)
Winning coachRon Abegglen (2nd title)
MVPEddie Gill (Weber State)
1998–99 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Weber State †13–3 .813  25–8  .758
Northern Arizona12–4 .750  21–8  .724
Portland State9–7 .563  17–11  .607
Cal State Northridge9–7 .563  17–12  .586
Montana State9–7 .563  16–13  .552
Eastern Washington7–9 .438  10–17  .370
Montana6–10 .375  13–14  .481
Idaho State4–12 .250  6–20  .231
Sacramento State3–13 .188  3–23  .115
† Conference tournament winner

Top-seeded host Weber State defeated defending champion Northern Arizona in the championship game, 82–75,[2] to win their sixth Big Sky tournament title.

Format

No new teams were added and membership remained at nine. After completing its transition to Division I, Portland State was eligible for the Big Sky tournament for the first time.

Similar to the previous year, the top six teams in the regular season conference standings participated in the tournament. The top two earned byes into the semifinals while the remaining four played in the quarterfinals. The lowest remaining seed met the top seed in the semifinals.

Bracket
  Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 4		     Semifinals
Friday, March 5		     Championship
Saturday, March 6
                           
        1 Weber State 82  
  4 Cal State Northridge 90     5 Montana State 75    
  5 Montana State 91         1 Weber State 82
      2 Northern Arizona 75
        2 Northern Arizona 73    
  3 Portland State 80     3 Portland State 56  
  6 Eastern Washington 74  

NCAA tournament

Weber State earned the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament; no other Big Sky members were invited, or to the NIT. Seeded fourteenth in the West regional, the Wildcats upset perennial power North Carolina in the first round in the nightcap in Seattle,[3][4] which ended after midnight back east. In the second round, Weber State lost in overtime to Florida.[5][6]

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See also

References
  1. "1998-99 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  2. "Weber St. 82, Northern Arizona 75". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 7, 1999. p. 5G.}
  3. "Weber St. stuns North Carolina". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 12, 1999. p. 1B.
  4. "North Carolina, UCLA are first round upset victims". Ellensburg Daily Record. (Washington). Associated Press. March 12, 1999. p. 9.
  5. "Florida needs overtime to eliminate Weber State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 14, 1999. p. 1B.
  6. "Weber State journey derailed by Florida". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 14, 1999. p. 5G.
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