1996 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1996 Big West Conference I Men's 200px 6 Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV San José State 2nd Stan Morrison 1st Tariq Abdul-Wahad San José State The 1996 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10 at Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada.1996 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-west/1996.html College Basketball Reference 10 April 2018 San José State defeated Utah State in the championship game in overtime, 76–75, to obtain the second Big West Conference men's basketball tournament championship in school history. As a result, the Spartans were invited and participated in the 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, making it the third time SJSU has appeared in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. San José State was the only school in the Big West to appear in the NCAA Tournament. Format For this season, no teams have disbanded nor joined the Big West Conference. However, the conference decided that six teams with the best conference records would play. As a result, Cal State Fullerton, New Mexico State, UC Santa Barbara, and UNLV did not participate. Since six teams participated, the top two seeds, Long Beach State as No. 1 and UC Irvine as No. 2, were given Quarterfinals byes. The four other teams, Nevada, Pacific, San Jose State, and Utah State, competed in the quarterfinals. Bracket QuarterfinalsFriday, March 8 SemifinalsSaturday, March 9 ChampionshipSunday, March 10 6 San José State 77 3 1995 men Pacific Tigers Pacific 57 4 1995 men Utah State Aggies Utah State 70 5 1995 men Nevada Wolf Pack Nevada 65 6 San José State 71 2 UC Irvine 67 4 Utah State 86 1 1995 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State 73 6 San José State 76 4 Utah State 75 References Category:Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in Nevada Category:Basketball competitions in Reno, Nevada