2011 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 February 2024 2011 Big Sky Conference I Men's 6 campus sites (2) Ogden, UtahFlagstaff, Arizona Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion Greeley, Colorado Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion Greeley, Colorado Northern Colorado Bears 1st B. J. Hill 1st ESPN2 (final) The 2011 Big Sky men's basketball tournament was played March 5–9, with the first round quarterfinal games held at the higher seed's home arena. The semifinals and final were at the Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion in Greeley, Colorado, the home court of regular season champion Northern Colorado. The top six teams from regular season play qualified for the tournament, and the top two received a bye to the semifinals. Host Northern Colorado won the title to advance to the NCAA tournament, their first appearance as a Division I program.https://www.denverpost.com/2011/03/09/northern-colorado-beats-montana-earns-first-ever-trip-to-ncaa-tournament/ Northern Colorado beats Montana, earns first-ever trip to NCAA Tournament John Henderson The Denver Post March 9, 2011 February 6, 2024 In 2017, the NCAA issued a six-year show cause penalty to B. J. Hill, coach of Northern Colorado at the time of the 2011 Big Sky tournament, and forced Northern Colorado to vacate their 2011 conference championship win due to academic fraud and the use of ineligible players.https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/ncaa-forces-northern-colorado-to-vacate-2011-big-sky-title-hits-ex-coach-hard/ Bracket First Round Saturday, March 5 Re-Seeded Semifinals Tuesday, March 8 Championship Wednesday, March 9 high 3 Weber State 79 6 2010 Eastern Washington Eagles Eastern Washington 70 4 Northern Arizona 65 5 2010 Montana State Bobcats Montana State 62 2 Montana 57 3 Weber State 40 4 Northern Arizona 70 1 Northern Colorado 73 2 Montana 60 1 Northern Colorado 65 References 2010-11 Big Sky Conference men's basketball season 2011 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Category:Greeley, Colorado Category:College basketball tournaments in Colorado