1999 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1999 Big Sky Conference I Men's 6 Dee Events Center Ogden, UT Weber State 6th Ron Abegglen 2nd Eddie Gill Weber State The 1999 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–6 at the Dee Events Center at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah.1998-99 Big Sky Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-sky/1999.html May 6, 2016 Top-seeded host Weber State defeated defending champion 1998 men Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Arizona in the championship game, 82–75,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oVRWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nusDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2546%2C1856711 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Weber St. 82, Northern Arizona 75 March 7, 1999 5G to win their sixth Big Sky tournament title. Format No new teams were added and membership remained at nine. After completing its transition to Division I, Portland State was eligible for the Big Sky tournament for the first time. Similar to the previous year, the top six teams in the regular season conference standings participated in the tournament. The top two earned byes into the semifinals while the remaining four played in the quarterfinals. The lowest remaining seed met the top seed in the semifinals. Bracket Quarterfinals Thursday, March 4 Semifinals Friday, March 5 Championship Saturday, March 6 4 1998 men Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge 90 5 1998 men Montana State Bobcats Montana State 91 3 1998 men Portland State Vikings Portland State 80 6 1998 men Eastern Washington Eagles Eastern Washington 74 1 Weber State 82 5 Montana State 75 2 1998 men Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Arizona 73 3 Portland State 56 1 Weber State 82 2 Northern Arizona 75 NCAA tournament Weber State earned the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament; no other Big Sky members were invited, or to the NIT. Seeded fourteenth in the West regional, the Wildcats upset perennial power North Carolina in the first round in the nightcap in Seattle,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hqteAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oy4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=2485%2C3192688m Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Weber St. stuns North Carolina March 12, 1999 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LSQfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bscEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5688%2C1229114 Ellensburg Daily Record Washington Associated Press North Carolina, UCLA are first round upset victims March 12, 1999 9 which ended after midnight back east. In the second round, Weber State lost in overtime to Florida.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iKteAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oy4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=4717%2C3742402 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Florida needs overtime to eliminate Weber State March 14, 1999 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qFRWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nusDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3500%2C4010208 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Weber State journey derailed by Florida March 14, 1999 5G 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