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.