2003 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament explained

Year:2003
Conference:Big West Conference
Division:I
Gender:Men's
Teams:8
Arena:Anaheim Convention Center
City:Anaheim, CA
Champions:Utah State
Titlecount:5th
Coach:Stew Morrill
Coachcount:3rd
Mvp:Desmond Penigar
Mvpteam:Utah State

The 2003 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 13–15 at Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.[1]

Utah State defeated in the championship game, 57–54, to obtain the fifth Big West Conference men's basketball tournament championship in school history.

The Aggies participated in the 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament after earning the conference's automatic bid.

Format

Eight of the ten teams in the conference participated, with and not qualifying. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2002-03 Big West Conference Season Summary. College Basketball Reference. March 15, 2020.