2020–21 Big Sky Conference men's basketball season explained

2020–21 Big Sky Conference men's basketball season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
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No Of Teams:11
Season:Regular season
Season Champ Name:Champions
Mvp Link:Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:2021 Big Sky Men's Basketball Tournament
Finals Mvp Link:2021 Big Sky Men's Basketball Tournament
Seasonslist:List of Big Sky men's basketball seasons
Seasonslistnames:Big Sky men's basketball
Prevseason Year:2019–20
Nextseason Year:2021–22

The 2020–21 Big Sky Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play begins in January 2021 and will conclude in March 2021.

Preseason Awards

Preseason awards were announced by the league office on November 11, 2020.[1]

Preseason men's basketball coaches poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

  1. Eastern Washington (9) 99
  2. Montana (1) 86
  3. Weber State 73
  4. Portland State (1) 67
  5. Northern Colorado 65
  6. Montana State 60
  7. Southern Utah 56
  8. Northern Arizona 34
  9. Sacramento State 31
  10. Idaho State 24
  11. Idaho 10

Preseason men's basketball media poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

  1. Eastern Washington (24) 304
  2. Montana (2) 250
  3. Northern Colorado (2) 222
  4. Montana State 200
  5. Weber State 183
  6. Southern Utah 173
  7. Portland State 147
  8. Northern Arizona 143
  9. Sacramento State 93
  10. Idaho State 86
  11. Idaho 50

Honors

Conference matrix

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vs. Eastern Washington0–00−21−10−20−20−11−10−00−21–10–0
vs. Idaho2–02−00−01−12−02−02−02−02–02–0
vs. Idaho State1–10−22–00−00−21−11−11−10–00–0
vs. Montana2–00−00−20−01−11−11−11−12–01–1
vs. Montana State2–01−10−00−00−20−20−21−10–02–0
vs. Northern Arizona1–00−22−01−12−00−10−00−02–02–0
vs. Northern Colorado1–10−21−11−12−01−01−10−00–01–0
vs. Portland State0–00−21−11−12−00−01−10−02–01–1
vs. Sacramento State2–00−21−11−11−10−00−00−02–02–0
vs. Southern Utah1–10−20−00−20−00−20−00−20−21–1
vs. Weber State0–00−20−01−10−20−20−11−10−21–1
Total12–31–178–67–98–64–106–86–85–912–212–3

All-Big Sky awards

Big Sky men's basketball weekly awards

WeekPlayer(s) of the WeekSchoolNewcomer of the WeekSchool
Nov 30
Dec 7
Dec 14
Dec 21
Dec 28
Jan 4
Jan 11
Jan 18
Jan 25
Feb 1
Feb 8
Feb 15
Feb 22
Mar 1

Notes and References

  1. https://www.montanasports.com/big-sky-conference/eastern-washington-tops-big-sky-conference-mens-basketball-preseason-polls-montana-grizzlies-2nd "Eastern Washington tops Big Sky Conference men's basketball preseason polls, Montana Grizzlies 2nd"