2017 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2016–17 |
Teams | 11 |
Site | Reno Events Center Reno, Nevada |
Champions | North Dakota Fighting Hawks (1st title) |
Winning coach | Brian Jones (1st title) |
MVP | Quinton Hooker (North Dakota) |
Television | ESPNU (final) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado* | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 6 | – | 27 | .182 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 5 | – | 26 | .161 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner |
The 2017 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was the 42nd edition of the postseason tournament for the Big Sky Conference, held March 7–11 at the Reno Events Center in Reno, Nevada.
In the final, regular season champion North Dakota defeated third-seed Weber State 93–89 in overtime to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. It was North Dakota's first NCAA tournament as a Division I team, after multiple appearances in the Division II tourney.
On October 8, 2016, Northern Colorado self-imposed a post-season ban amid an ongoing NCAA investigation into program violations, and did not participate.[1]
Seeds
Only 11 of the 12 teams in the conference participated in the tournament due to Northern Colorado's self-imposed ban. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top five teams received a first round bye.
Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
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1 | North Dakota | 14–4 | ||
2 | Eastern Washington | 13–5 | ||
3 | Weber State | 12–6 | 0–2 vs UND | 1–1 vs EWU |
4 | Idaho | 12–6 | 0–1 vs UND | 0–2 vs EWU |
5 | Montana | 11–7 | 1–0 vs UND | |
6 | Montana State | 11–7 | 0–1 vs UND | |
7 | Sacramento State | 9–9 | ||
8 | Portland State | 7–11 | ||
9 | Northern Arizona | 6–12 | ||
10 | Idaho State | 3–15 | 1–0 vs SUU | |
11 | Southern Utah | 3-15 | 0–1 vs ISU |
Schedule
Session | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
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First Round – Tuesday, March 7 | ||||||
1 | 1 | 2:35 PM | No. 8 Portland State vs. No. 9 Northern Arizona | 80–67 | Watch Big Sky |
1,507 |
2 | 5:35 PM | No. 7 Sacramento State vs. No. 10 Idaho State | 91–76 | |||
3 | 8:05 PM | No. 6 Montana State vs. No. 11 Southern Utah | 109–1053OT | |||
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 9 | ||||||
2 | 4 | 12:05 PM | No. 1 North Dakota vs. No. 8 Portland State | 95–72 | Watch Big Sky |
1,762 |
5 | 2:35 PM | No. 4 Idaho vs. No. 5 Montana | 81–77 | |||
3 | 6 | 5:35 PM | No. 2 Eastern Washington vs. No. 7 Sacramento State | 89–70 | 1,903 | |
7 | 8:05 PM | No. 3 Weber State vs. No. 11 Southern Utah | 90–70 | |||
Semifinals – Friday, March 10 | ||||||
4 | 8 | 5:35 PM | No. 1 North Dakota vs. No. 4 Idaho | 69–64 | Watch Big Sky |
2,003 |
9 | 8:05 PM | No. 2 Eastern Washington vs. No. 3 Weber State | 80–72 | |||
Championship Game – Saturday, March 11 | ||||||
5 | 10 | 5:30 PM | No. 1 North Dakota vs. No. 3 Weber State | 93–89OT | ESPNU | 2,025 |
*Game times in PST. Rankings denote tournament seeding |
Bracket
First round Tuesday, March 7 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9 | Semifinals Friday, March 10 | Championship game Saturday, March 11 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | North Dakota | 95 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Portland State | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Portland State | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Northern Arizona | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | North Dakota | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Idaho | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Idaho | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Montana | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | North Dakota | 93* | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Weber State | 89 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Eastern Washington | 89 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Sacramento State | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Sacramento State | 91 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Idaho State | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Eastern Washington | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Weber State | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Weber State | 90 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Southern Utah | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Montana State | 105 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Southern Utah | 109*** |
* denotes overtime period
Source:[2]
NCAA tournament
The Fighting Hawks received the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament; no other Big Sky members were invited to the tournament or the NIT. North Dakota was seeded fifteenth in the West regional and lost 100–82 to Arizona in the first round in Salt Lake City. It was the eleventh consecutive year that the Big Sky representative lost in the first round.
References
- ^ "University of Northern Colorado imposed penalties on itself over NCAA violations". Associated Press. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "The 2017 Big Sky Basketball Championships Schedule". SIDEARM Sports. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
External links
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