1976 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1976 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 4
Site Wildcat Gym
Ogden, UT
Champions Boise State (1st title)
Winning coach Bus Connor (1st title)
MVP Jimmie Watts (Weber State)
Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
«1975  1977»

Template:1975–76 Big Sky men's basketball standings

The 1976 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 5–6 at the Wildcat Gym at Weber State College in Ogden, Utah.[1] This was the first edition of the tournament.

Boise State defeated Weber State in the championship game, 77–70 (in overtime), to win their first Big Sky men's basketball tournament.

The Broncos, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1976 NCAA Tournament, their first tournament appearance.

Format

Despite the Big Sky containing eight members for the 1975–76 season, only the top four teams from the standings took part in the tournament field.

Bracket

Semifinals
Friday, March 5
Championship
Saturday, March 6
      
1 Weber State 63
4 Northern Arizona 58
1 Weber State 70
2 Boise State 77**
3 Idaho State 81
2 Boise State 93

References

  1. "1975-76 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
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