| 1976 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 1975–76 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Site | Wildcat Gym Ogden, Utah |
| Champions | Boise State (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Bus Connor (1st title) |
| MVP | Jimmie Watts (Weber State) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State † | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 12 | .520 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 9 | – | 16 | .360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 7 | – | 19 | .269 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Big Sky Conference tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1976 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 5–6 at the Wildcat Gym at Weber State College in Ogden, Utah.[1][2][3] This was the first edition of the tournament.
The top three teams had the same 9–5 conference record and the fourth was a game back; the top two seeds won their semifinals.[4] Boise State defeated Weber State in the championship game, 77–70 in overtime.[5] and received an automatic bid to the 32-team NCAA tournament, their first appearance, but fell to UNLV in Eugene, Oregon.[6]
- ^ Ferguson, George (March 5, 1976). "Beehive hoop blitz tonight". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 5D. Archived from the original on August 28, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ Blodgett, Gary R. (March 6, 1976). "Big Sky feud: Weber-Boise State". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 6A. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ "1975-76 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ "Weber, Boise advance in Big Sky". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 6, 1976. p. 2B. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ "Boise rules Big Sky after overtime win". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 7, 1976. p. 1B. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ Withers, Bud (March 14, 1976). "Rebels running to Los Angeles". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 5B. Archived from the original on August 28, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2018.