1984 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament explained

Year:1984
Conference:Big Sky Conference
Division:I
Gender:Men's
Teams:8
Arena:Dee Events Center
City:Ogden, Utah
Champions:Nevada
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Sonny Allen
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Curtis High
Mvpteam:Nevada

The 1984 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 9–10 at the Dee Events Center at Weber State College in Ogden, Utah.[1]

Fourth-seeded Nevada defeated in the championship game, to clinch their first Big Sky tournament title. In the semifinals, the Wolf Pack shocked regular season champion, defending tournament champion, and host Weber State by seventeen points.[2]

Format

For the first time, all eight Big Sky members participated in the conference tournament.[3] Teams were again seeded based on regular season conference records, and all were entered into the quarterfinal round, which was held on the home courts of the top four seeds on Tuesday.[3] The semifinals (Friday) and finals (Saturday) were hosted by the highest remaining seed;[4] [5] the top four seeds all advanced.[6] [7]

NCAA tournament

Nevada (17–13) received an automatic bid to the 53-team NCAA tournament,[8] their first Division I tournament appearance. Seeded eleventh in the West regional,[9] the Wolf Pack lost by ten points to sixth seed Washington in the first round in Pullman, Washington.[10] Weber State played in the 32-team NIT, winning the opener at home over Fordham by twelve,[11] then fell by two in double overtime at Southwestern Louisiana.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1983-84 Big Sky Conference Season Summary. sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. April 12, 2016.
  2. News: Loss biggest ever at home for Wildcats . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah) . Benson . Lee . March 10, 1984 . A3.
  3. News: Big Sky expands basketball tourney . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . December 1, 1983 . 19.
  4. News: Tonight's game: Weber State vs. Idaho . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah) . March 6, 1984 . 4D.
  5. News: Tonight's game: Idaho at Weber State . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . March 6, 1984 . C2.
  6. News: Idaho comes close, but fails again . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . March 7, 1984 . 17.
  7. News: Grizzlies roll past NAU . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . March 7, 1984 . 19.
  8. News: Nevada-Reno an unlikely winner . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Blanchette . John . March 13, 1984 . C1.
  9. News: It's showtime for all the Huskies . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Devlin . Vince . March 16, 1984 . 25.
  10. News: Huskies take what they can get . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Devlin . Vince . March 17, 1984 . 15.
  11. News: Weber State trips Fordham . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . March 17, 1984 . 16.
  12. News: NIT: SW Louisiana 74, Weber St. 72 (2OT) . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . March 20, 1984 . 16.