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)
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1998–99 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Weber State 13 3   .813 25 8   .758
Northern Arizona 12 4   .750 21 8   .724
Portland State 9 7   .563 17 11   .607
Cal State Northridge 9 7   .563 17 12   .586
Montana State 9 7   .563 16 13   .552
Eastern Washington 7 9   .438 10 17   .370
Montana 6 10   .375 13 14   .481
Idaho State 4 12   .250 6 20   .231
Sacramento State 3 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

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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

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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

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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]

See also

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References

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  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.