1983 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
| 1983 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 4 | ||||
| Site |
Centennial Coliseum Reno, NV | ||||
| Champions | Weber State (4th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Neil McCarthy (4th title) | ||||
| MVP | Ken Green (Nevada) | ||||
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Template:1982–83 Big Sky men's basketball standings
The 1983 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 10–11 at the Centennial Coliseum in Reno, Nevada.[1]
Weber State defeated Nevada in the championship game, 87–78, to clinch their fourth Big Sky men's basketball tournament. The Wildcats and Wolf Pack were the conference's two regular season co-champions.
The Wildcats, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Tournament, where they lost to Washington State in the First Round.
Format
Even though the Big Sky's membership was fixed at eight, only the top four teams from the standings took part in the tournament field with teams again being seeded based on regular-season records. Additionally, the tournament was again held at the home court of the conference's regular season champion.
No teams made their inaugural tournament appearances this season. This year, however, was the final tournament before the field expanded from four to eight teams in 1984.
Bracket
| Semifinals Thursday, March 10 | Championship Friday, March 11 | ||||||||
| 1 | Weber State | 54 | |||||||
| 4 | Montana | 53 | |||||||
| 1 | Weber State | 87 | |||||||
| 2 | Nevada | 78 | |||||||
| 3 | Idaho | 72 | |||||||
| 2 | Nevada | 78 | |||||||
References
- ↑ "1982-83 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.