| Year: | 1990 |
| Conference: | Big Sky Conference |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Arena: | BSU Pavilion |
| City: | Boise, Idaho |
| Champions: | Idaho |
| Titlecount: | 4th |
| Coach: | Kermit Davis |
| Coachcount: | 2nd |
| Mvp: | Riley Smith[1] |
| Mvpteam: | Idaho |
The 1990 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was the fifteenth edition, held March 8–10 at the BSU Pavilion at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho.[2]
Defending champion Idaho defeated in the championship game, It was the Vandals' second consecutive Big Sky tournament title, and fourth overall (1981, 1982, 1989, 1990).
Similar to the previous year, the tournament included the top six teams in the league standings. The top two earned byes into the semifinals while the remaining four played in the quarterfinals. The top seed met the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.[3] [4]
The Vandals gained the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, and no other Big Sky members were invited to the tournament or Seeded thirteenth in the West Regional, Idaho lost to Louisville in Salt Lake City in the first round.[8] [9]