2010 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament explained

Year:2010
Conference:Big Sky Conference
Division:I
Gender:Men's
Teams:6
1Stroundarena:campus sites (2)
1Stroundcity:Bozeman, Montana
Missoula, Montana
Semiarena:Dee Events Center
Semicity:Ogden, Utah
Finalarena:Dee Events Center
Finalcity:Ogden, Utah
Champions:Montana Grizzlies
Titlecount:7th
Coach:Wayne Tinkle
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Anthony Johnson
Mvpteam:Montana

The 2010 Big Sky men's basketball tournament was played March 6–10, with the opening round quarterfinals held at the higher seed's home arena, both in Montana at Bozeman and Missoula. The semifinals and final were held at the Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah, the home of regular season champion Weber State.

The top six teams from regular season play qualified and the top two received a bye to the semifinals. Fourth-seed Montana upset host Weber State by a point in the final to earn the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[1] As regular season champions who failed to win the tournament, Weber State received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT).

Notes and References

  1. News: Johnson rallies Montana by Weber St. for tourney title, NCAA bid. ESPN. March 11, 2005. February 8, 2024.