Big West Conference men's basketball tournament explained

Big West men's basketball tournament
Optional Subheader:Conference basketball championship
Sport:College basketball
Conference:Big West Conference (1989–present)
Pacific Coast Athletic Association (1976–1988)
Number Of Teams:8
Format:Single-elimination tournament
Current Stadium:Dollar Loan Center
Current Location:Henderson, NV
Years:1976–present
Most Recent:2024
Current Champion:Long Beach State
Most Championships:UNLV (7)

The Big West men's basketball tournament (formerly the Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament) is the conference championship tournament in basketball for the Big West Conference.

It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. Only the top eight teams in the conference qualify for the tournament. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. Prior to 1985, it was known as the PCAA (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) Tournament for the conference's former name.[1]

Results

Pacific Coast Athletic Association

YearWinnerScoreOpponentMVPVenue
1976San Diego State76–64PacificNone SelectedStockton Civic Auditorium (Stockton, California)
1977Long Beach State76–63San Jose StateNone SelectedAnaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California)
1978Cal State Fullerton64–53Long Beach StateGreg Bunch, Cal State Fullerton
1979Pacific82–73Utah StateRon Cornelius, Pacific
1980San Jose State57–55Long Beach StateWally Rank, San Jose State
1981Fresno State52–48San Jose State
1982Fresno State69–57Donald Mason, Fresno State
1983UNLV66–63 (OT)Sidney Green, UNLVInglewood Forum (Inglewood, California)
1984Fresno State51–49Richie Adams, UNLV
1985UNLV79–61Richie Adams, UNLV
1986UNLV75–55Anthony Jones, UNLV
1987UNLV94–69
1988Utah State86–79Wayne Engelstad, UC Irvine

Big West Conference

YearWinnerScoreOpponentMVPVenue
1989UNLV68–62Stacey Augmon, UNLVLong Beach Arena (Long Beach, California)
1990UNLV92–74Larry Johnson, UNLV
1991UNLV98–74Larry Johnson, UNLV
1992New Mexico State74–73PacificSam Crawford, New Mexico State
1993Long Beach State70–62New Mexico StateLucious Harris, Long Beach State
1994New Mexico State70–64UC IrvineChris Brown, UC Irvine & James Dockery, New Mexico StateThomas & Mack Center (Paradise, Nevada)
1995Long Beach State76–69 (OT)Brian Green, Nevada
1996San Jose State76–75 (OT)Olivier Saint-Jean, San Jose StateLawlor Events Center (Reno, Nevada)
1997Pacific63–55NevadaCorey Anders, Pacific & Faron Hand, Nevada
1998Utah State78–63Marcus Saxon, Utah State
1999New Mexico State79–69Boise StateBilly Keys, New Mexico State
2000Utah State71–66New Mexico StateShawn Daniels & Troy Rolle, Utah State
2001Utah State50–38PacificBernard Rock, Utah StateAnaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California)
2002UC Santa Barbara60–56Utah StateNick Jones, UC Santa Barbara
2003Utah State57–54Cal PolyDesmond Penigar, Utah State
2004Pacific75–73Cal State NorthridgeIan Boylan, Cal State Northridge
2005Utah State65–52PacificJaycee Carroll, Utah State
2006Pacific78–70Long Beach StateJohnny Gray, Pacific
2007Long Beach State94–83Cal PolyAaron Nixon, Long Beach State
2008Cal State Fullerton81–66UC IrvineJosh Akognon, Cal State Fullerton
2009Cal State Northridge71–66 (OT)PacificRodrigue Mels, Cal State Northridge
2010UC Santa Barbara69–64Long Beach StateOrlando Johnson, UC Santa Barbara
2011UC Santa Barbara64–56Long Beach StateOrlando Johnson, UC Santa BarbaraHonda Center (Anaheim, California)
2012Long Beach State77–64UC Santa BarbaraCasper Ware, Long Beach State
2013Pacific64–55UC IrvineTony Gill, Pacific
2014Cal Poly61–59Cal State NorthridgeChris Eversley, Cal Poly
2015UC Irvine67–58HawaiiWill Davis II, UC Irvine
2016Hawaii64–60Long Beach StateAaron Valdes, Hawaii
2017UC Davis50–47UC IrvineChima Moneke, UC Davis
2018Cal State Fullerton71–55UC IrvineKyle Allman, Cal State Fullerton
2019UC Irvine92–64Cal State FullertonMax Hazzard, UC Irvine
2020Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021UC Santa Barbara79–63UC IrvineJaQuori McLaughlin, UC Santa BarbaraMichelob Ultra Arena (Las Vegas, Nevada)
2022Cal State Fullerton72–71Long Beach StateE. J. Anosike, Cal State FullertonDollar Loan Center (Henderson, Nevada)
2023UC Santa Barbara72–62Cal State FullertonAjay Mitchell, UC Santa Barbara
2024Long Beach State74–70UC DavisAboubacar Traore, Long Beach State

Performance by school

SchoolChampionshipsYears
UNLV1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991
Long Beach State1977, 1993, 1995, 2007, 2012, 2024
Utah State1988, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005
Pacific1979, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2013
UC Santa Barbara2002, 2010, 2011, 2021, 2023
Cal State Fullerton1978, 2008, 2018, 2022
Fresno State1981, 1982, 1984
New Mexico State1992, 1994, 1999
San Jose State1980, 1996
UC Irvine2015, 2019
Cal Poly2014
Cal State Northridge2009
Hawai'i2016
San Diego State1976
UC Davis2017

Broadcasters

Television

YearNetworkPlay-by-playAnalyst
2024ESPN2Roxy BernsteinCorey Williams
2023
2022
2021Dave Feldman
2020Roxy BernsteinAdrian Branch
2019Corey Williams
2018Dave PaschCaron Butler
2017Sam FarberMark Plansky
2016Dave PaschPaul Biancardi
2015Mark JonesJon Crispin
2014Miles Simon
2013
2012[2]
2011[3] Todd Harris
2010[4] Dave FlemmingBob Valvano
2009[5] Eric CollinsMiles Simon
2008[6] Dave Kaplan
2007[7] Dave PaschBob Valvano
1989ESPN Jim KellyMike Rice
1983CBSFrank HerzogJames Brown

Radio

YearNetworkPlay-by-playAnalyst
2013Dial Global SportsGary CohenKyle Macy
2012[8] John SadakMichael Cage

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011-12 Big West men's basketball media guide. Big West Conference. 2011. December 31, 2011. March 17, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120317000030/http://www.bigwest.org/sports/mbball/1112record.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Championship Week: Coverage of a Record 137 Men's Games Begins March 1 | ESPN MediaZone . 2012-02-29 . dead . https://archive.today/20120301005847/http://www.espnmediazone3.com/us/2012/02/27/championship-week-coverage-of-a-record-137-men%E2%80%99s-games-begins-march-1/ . 2012-03-01 .
  3. http://www.espnmediazone3.com/us/2011/02/28/championship-week-presented-by-dick%e2%80%99s-sporting-goods-schedule/?s-sporting-goods-schedule/
  4. Web site: Championship Week Begins Thursday, March 4 | ESPN MediaZone . 2011-03-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100412122753/http://www.espnmediazone3.com/us/2010/03/championship-week-begins-thursday-march-4/ . 2010-04-12 .
  5. Web site: 20090226_ChampionshipWeekBeginsMarch5 . March 1, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090307005937/http://www.espnmediazone.com/press_releases/2009_02_feb/20090226_ChampionshipWeekBeginsMarch5.htm . March 7, 2009 .
  6. Web site: ESPN Press Room. ESPN Press Room U.S..
  7. Web site: What to Watch: College basketball lovers rejoice . March 1, 2009 . dead . https://archive.today/20090207080430/http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/MYSA03022007_whattowatch_11f571e4_html9032.html . February 7, 2009 .
  8. Web site: Big West Championship Highlights: Long Beach St. 77 – UCSB 64 | Westwood One SportsWestwood One Sports . 2019-08-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064055/http://dialglobalsports.com/2012/03/big-west-championship-highlights-long-beach-st-77-ucsb-64/ . 2016-03-04 . dead .

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