2011 Great West Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 2011 Great West Conference Men's 2010 Great West Conference basketball tournament logo.gif 150px Tournament logo 7 UCCU Center Orem, Utah North Dakota 1st Brian Jones 1st Patrick Mitchell North Dakota The 2011 Great West Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 10–12, 2011 in Orem, Utah.http://www.greatwestconference.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/111209aab.html Great West Conference 2011-01-23 2011-07-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20110726131756/http://www.greatwestconference.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/111209aab.html dead According to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) regulations, as a new Division I conference the Great West champion does not receive an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament until 2020. However, 2011 champion North Dakota received an automatic bid to the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament.http://www.greatwestconference.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/092909aab.html Great West Conference 2011-01-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20110726131548/http://www.greatwestconference.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/092909aab.html 2011-07-26 dead In the 2010 tournament the South Dakota Coyotes defeated the Houston Baptist Huskies to claim their first basketball tournament championship. The third seeded Fighting Sioux of North Dakota defeated 2010 Great West tournament champion South Dakota 77–76 in a double-overtime thriller. The Coyotes had upset number 1 seed Utah Valley in the semi-finals. The game was won on a three-pointer from Sioux guard Josh Schuler with four seconds remaining. The championship result was a fitting end to a tournament that saw all six games decided by a total of eleven points. North Dakota's Patrick Mitchell was named tournament MVP.North Dakota Outlasts South Dakota in Double-Overtime in Great West tournament finals, accessed March 13, 2011 Format All seven conference members participated in the tournament with seeding based on results from the regular season; the number one seed received a bye to the semifinal round. Bracket Quarterfinalround Thursday, March 10 Semifinalround Friday, March 11 Championshipround Saturday, March 12 4 South Dakota 73 5 Chicago State 70 2 NJIT 70 7 Houston Baptist 72 3 North Dakota 71 6 Texas–Pan American 70 1 Utah Valley 70 4 South Dakota 72 7 Houston Baptist 63 3 North Dakota 65 4 South Dakota 76 2OT 3 North Dakota 77 References Category:Great West Conference men's basketball tournament