1999 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

1999 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1998–99
Teams	6
Site	Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
Champions	Weber State (6th title)
Winning coach	Ron Abegglen (2nd title)
MVP	Eddie Gill (Weber State)
Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournaments

1998–99 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Weber State †	13	–	3		.813			25	–	8		.758
Northern Arizona	12	–	4		.750			21	–	8		.724
Portland State	9	–	7		.563			17	–	11		.607
Cal State Northridge	9	–	7		.563			17	–	12		.586
Montana State	9	–	7		.563			16	–	13		.552
Eastern Washington	7	–	9		.438			10	–	17		.370
Montana	6	–	10		.375			13	–	14		.481
Idaho State	4	–	12		.250			6	–	20		.231
Sacramento State	3	–	13		.188			3	–	23		.115
† Conference tournament winner

The 1999 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–6 at the Dee Events Center at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah.^[1]

Top-seeded host Weber State defeated defending champion Northern Arizona in the championship game, 82–75,^[2] to win their sixth Big Sky tournament title.

Format

No new teams were added and membership remained at nine. After completing its transition to Division I, Portland State was eligible for the Big Sky tournament for the first time.

Similar to the previous year, the top six teams in the regular season conference standings participated in the tournament. The top two earned byes into the semifinals while the remaining four played in the quarterfinals. The lowest remaining seed met the top seed in the semifinals.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Thursday, March 4					Semifinals Friday, March 5					Championship Saturday, March 6
						1	Weber State	82
	4	Cal State Northridge	90			5	Montana State	75
	5	Montana State	91								1	Weber State	82
											2	Northern Arizona	75
						2	Northern Arizona	73
	3	Portland State	80			3	Portland State	56
	6	Eastern Washington	74

NCAA tournament

Weber State earned the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament; no other Big Sky members were invited, or to the NIT. Seeded fourteenth in the West regional, the Wildcats upset perennial power North Carolina in the first round in the nightcap in Seattle,^[3][4] which ended after midnight back east. In the second round, Weber State lost in overtime to Florida.^[5][6]

See also

• Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament

References

1. "1998-99 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
2. "Weber St. 82, Northern Arizona 75". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 7, 1999. p. 5G.
3. "Weber St. stuns North Carolina". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 12, 1999. p. 1B.
4. "North Carolina, UCLA are first round upset victims". Ellensburg Daily Record. (Washington). Associated Press. March 12, 1999. p. 9.
5. "Florida needs overtime to eliminate Weber State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 14, 1999. p. 1B.
6. "Weber State journey derailed by Florida". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 14, 1999. p. 5G.