1995 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1995 Big Sky Conference I Men's 200px 6 Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah Weber State 5th Ron Abegglen 1st Ruben Nembhard Weber State The 1995 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was the twentieth edition, held March 9–11 at the Dee Events Center at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah.1994-95 Big Sky Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-sky/1995.html May 4, 2016 Top-seeded host Weber State easily defeated second seed 1994 men Montana Grizzlies Montana in the championship game, 84–62, to clinch their fifth Big Sky tournament title.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rb4jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z9AFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6602%2C1179380 Moscow-Pullman Daily News Idaho-Washington Associated Press Weber State tops Griz for title March 13, 1995 4C Format Conference membership remained with the same eight teams, and no changes were made to the existing tournament format. The top six teams from the regular season participated, and the top two earned byes into the semifinals. The remaining four played in the quarterfinals, and the top seed met the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals. Bracket Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9 Semifinals Friday, March 10 Championship Saturday, March 11 4 1994 men Idaho State Bengals Idaho State 65 5 Boise State 63 3 1994 men Montana State Bobcats Montana State 77 6 Idaho 66 1 Weber State 71 4 Idaho State 65 2 1994 men Montana Grizzlies Montana 73 3 Montana State 63 1 Weber State 84 2 Montana 62 NCAA tournament Weber State received the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, and no other Big Sky members were invited. Seeded fourteenth in the Southeast regional, the Wildcats met Michigan State at Tallahassee, Florida. Down by nine at the half, the Wildcats outplayed the Spartans in the second half and won by seven points;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nWJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vvEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5788%2C6031901 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Weber St. shocks Jud, Michigan St. March 18, 1995 C5 it was the first victory for a Big Sky team in the tournament in thirteen years, since Idaho made the Sweet Sixteen in 1982. It was the last game for retiring Spartan head coach Jud Heathcote,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GklWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I-sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4780%2C4279646 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Weber St. gives Jud an early farewell March 19, 1995 1D who had previously coached in the Big Sky at Montana (1971–76). In the second round on Sunday, Weber State fell by two points at the buzzer to Georgetown and the Wildcats' season ended at 21–9;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n2JWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vvEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2947%2C8628149 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Hoyas tip Weber St. on last-second basket March 20, 1995 C6https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sr4jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z9AFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5724%2C1838257 Moscow-Pullman Daily News Idaho-Washington Associated Press NCAA Roundup March 20, 1995 4c they had last advanced in the NCAA tournament in 1979. Runner-up Montana was invited to the NIT, but lost by thirty in the first round at Texas–El Paso.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GklWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I-sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6802%2C4301355 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Miners rout Grizzlies for openers March 18, 1995 6D See also Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament References 2 Category:Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Ogden, Utah Category:College basketball tournaments in Utah