2004 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament explained

Year:2004
Conference:Big West Conference
Division:I
Gender:Men's
Teams:8
Arena:Anaheim Convention Center
City:Anaheim, CA
Champions:Pacific
Titlecount:3rd
Coach:Bob Thomason
Coachcount:2nd
Mvp:Ian Boylan

The 2004 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 10–13 at Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.[1]

Pacific defeated in the championship game, 75–73, to obtain the third Big West Conference men's basketball tournament championship in school history.

The Tigers earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA tournament as the #12 seed in the St. Louis region.

Format

Eight of the ten teams in the conference participated, with UC Irvine and not qualifying. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference records. The top four seeds received byes, with the top two seeds receiving a second bye into the semifinal round.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2003-04 Big West Conference Season Summary. College Basketball Reference. March 15, 2020.