1999 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament

1999 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1998–99
Teams	8
Site	Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
Champions	New Mexico State (3rd title)
Winning coach	Lou Henson (1st title)
MVP	Billy Keys (New Mexico State)
Big West Conference men's basketball tournaments

1998–99 Big West men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East Division
Boise State	12	–	4		.750			21	–	8		.724
New Mexico State †	12	–	4		.750			23	–	10		.697
Idaho	11	–	5		.688			16	–	11		.593
Utah State	8	–	8		.500			15	–	13		.536
Nevada	4	–	12		.250			8	–	18		.308
North Texas	4	–	12		.250			4	–	22		.154
West Division
UC Santa Barbara	12	–	4		.750			15	–	13		.536
Long Beach State	9	–	7		.563			13	–	15		.464
Pacific	9	–	7		.563			14	–	13		.519
Cal State Fullerton	7	–	9		.438			13	–	14		.481
Cal Poly	6	–	10		.375			11	–	16		.407
UC Irvine	2	–	14		.125			6	–	20		.231
† 1999 Big West tournament winner As of April 10, 1999[1] Rankings from AP poll

The 1999 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–6 at Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada.^[2]

New Mexico State defeated Boise State in the championship game, 79–69, to obtain the third Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament championship in school history.

The Aggies participated in the 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament after earning the conference's automatic bid.

Format

Eight of the 12 teams in the conference participated, with Cal Poly, Nevada, North Texas, and UC Irvine not qualifying. The top eight teams were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

Quarterfinals Friday, March 4

Semifinals Saturday, March 5

Championship Sunday, March 6

W1

UC Santa Barbara

75

E4

Utah State

74

W1

UC Santa Barbara

67

E2

New Mexico State

78

W3

Pacific

78

E2

New Mexico State

89

E2

New Mexico State

79

E1

Boise State

69

E3

Idaho

76

W2

Long Beach State

81

W2

Long Beach State

58

W1

Boise State

71

W4

Cal State Fullerton

60

E1

Boise State

77

References

1. Big West MBB Record Book
2. "1998-99 Big West Conference Season Summary". College Basketball Reference. Retrieved March 12, 2019.