2001 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

None August 2023 March 2026 2001 Big Sky Conference I Men's 200px 6 Matadome Northridge, Los Angeles, CA Cal State Northridge 1st Bobby Braswell 1st Brian Heinle Cal State Northridge The 2001 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10 at the Matadome at California State University, Northridge in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.2000-01 Big Sky Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-sky/2001.html May 8, 2016 March 22, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160322095151/http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-sky/2001.html live Top-seeded hosts Cal State Northridge defeated 2000 men Eastern Washington Eagles Eastern Washington in the championship game, 73–58, to win their first, and only, Big Sky men's basketball tournament title (CSUN departed the Big Sky the following season). The Matadors, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament. No other Big Sky members were invited this year. Format No new teams were added to the Big Sky prior to the 2000–01 season, leaving total membership at nine. No changes were made to the existing tournament format. Only the top six teams from the regular season conference standings were invited to the tournament. The two top teams were given byes into the semifinals while the third- through sixth-seeded teams were placed and paired into the preliminary quarterfinal round. Following the quarterfinals, the two victorious teams were re-seeded for the semifinal round, with the lowest-seeded remaining team paired with the tournament's highest seed and vis-versa for the other. Bracket 0 Quarterfinals Thursday, March 8 Semifinals Friday, March 9 Championship Saturday, March 10 3 2000 men Idaho State Bengals Idaho State 67 6 2000 men Weber State Wildcats Weber State 86 4 2000 men Montana State Bobcats Montana State 62 5 2000 men Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Arizona 65 1 Cal State Northridge 91 6 Weber State 74 2 2000 men Eastern Washington Eagles Eastern Washington 58 5 Northern Arizona 53 1 Cal State Northridge 73 2 Eastern Washington 58 See also Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament References 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 Los Angeles Category:College sports tournaments in California