2017 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

2017 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2016–17
Teams 11
Site Reno Events Center
Reno, Nevada
Champions North Dakota Fighting Hawks (1st title)
Winning coach Brian Jones (1st title)
MVP Quinton Hooker (North Dakota)
Television ESPNU (final)
2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Dakota † 14 – 4   .778     22 – 10   .688
Eastern Washington 13 – 5   .722     22 – 12   .647
Idaho 12 – 6   .667     19 – 14   .576
Weber State 12 – 6   .667     20 – 14   .588
Montana 11 – 7   .611     16 – 16   .500
Montana State 11 – 7   .611     16 – 16   .500
Sacramento State 9 – 9   .500     13 – 18   .419
Portland State 7 – 11   .389     15 – 16   .484
Northern Colorado* 7 – 11   .389     11 – 18   .379
Northern Arizona 6 – 12   .333     9 – 23   .281
Southern Utah 3 – 15   .167     6 – 27   .182
Idaho State 3 – 15   .167     5 – 26   .161
† 2017 Big Sky Tournament winner

The 2017 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament is the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Sky Conference. the tournament will be held from March 7–11, 2017 at the Reno Events Center in Reno, Nevada. The winner, North Dakota, received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament in a 93-89 in OT win over Weber State in the Final.

On October 8, 2016, Northern Colorado self-imposed a post-season ban amid an ongoing NCAA investigation into program violations which included the Big Sky Tournament.[1]

Seeds

Only 11 of the 12 teams in the conference participated in the tournament due to Northern Colorado's self-imposed ban. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top five teams received a first round bye.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2
1 North Dakota 14–4
2 Eastern Washington 13–5
3 Weber State 12–6 0–2 vs UND 1–1 vs EWU
4 Idaho 12–6 0–1 vs UND 0–2 vs EWU
5 Montana 11–7 1–0 vs UND
6 Montana State 11–7 0–1 vs UND
7 Sacramento State 9–9
8 Portland State 7–11
9 Northern Arizona 6–12
10 Idaho State 3–15 1–0 vs SUU
11 Southern Utah 3-15 0–1 vs ISU

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup Score Television Attendance
First Round – Tuesday, March 7
1
1
2:35 PM
No. 8 Portland State vs. No. 9 Northern Arizona
80–67
Watch Big Sky
1,507
2
5:35 PM
No. 7 Sacramento State vs. No. 10 Idaho State
91–76
3
8:05 PM
No. 6 Montana State vs. No. 11 Southern Utah
109–1053OT
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 9
2
4
12:05 PM
No. 1 North Dakota vs. No. 8 Portland State
95–72
Watch Big Sky
1,762
5
2:35 PM
No. 4 Idaho vs. No. 5 Montana
81–77
3
6
5:35 PM
No. 2 Eastern Washington vs. No. 7 Sacramento State
89–70
1,903
7
8:05 PM
No. 3 Weber State vs. No. 11 Southern Utah
90–70
Semifinals – Friday, March 10
4
8
5:35 PM
No. 1 North Dakota vs. No. 4 Idaho
69-64
Watch Big Sky
2,003
9
8:05 PM
No. 2 Eastern Washington vs. No. 3 Weber State
80-72
Championship Game – Saturday, March 11
5
10
5:30 PM
No. 1 North Dakota vs. No. 3 Weber State
93-89 OT
ESPNU
2,025
*Game Times in PT. Rankings denote tournament seeding

Bracket

[2]

  First round
March 7, 2017		 Quarterfinals
March 9, 2017		 Semifinals
March 10, 2017		 Championship game
March 11, 2017
                                     
       
  1 North Dakota 95  
    8 Portland State 72  
8 Portland State 80
9 Northern Arizona 67  
  1 North Dakota 69  
  4 Idaho 64  
       
       
  4 Idaho 81
    5 Montana 77  
     
       
  1 North Dakota 93*
  3 Weber State 89
       
       
  2 Eastern Washington 89
    7 Sacramento State 70  
7 Sacramento State 91
10 Idaho State 76  
  2 Eastern Washington 72
  3 Weber State 80  
       
       
  3 Weber State 90
    11 Southern Utah 70  
6 Montana State 105
11 Southern Utah 109***  

* denotes overtime period

References

  1. ↑ Press, The Associated. "University of Northern Colorado imposed penalties on itself over NCAA violations". Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  2. ↑ "The 2017 Big Sky Basketball Championships Schedule". SIDEARM Sports. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
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