1979 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1979 Big Sky Conference I Men's 200px 4 Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah Weber State 2nd Neil McCarthy 2nd Bruce Collins Weber State The 1979 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was the fourth edition of the tournament, held March 2–3 at the Dee Events Center at Weber State College in Ogden, Utah.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1dlSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TIADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5288%2C620938 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Rock Brad Weber vs. NAU for 'Sky crown March 3, 1979 A31978-79 Big Sky Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/weber-state/1979-schedule.html April 10, 2016 Top-seeded Weber State defeated 1978 men Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Arizona in the championship game, 92–70, to clinch their second of three consecutive titles in the tournament.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1tlSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TIADAAAAIBAJ&pg=7048%2C978286 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Rock Brad Weber rules Big Sky, eyes NCAA March 5, 1979 B3https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m3tfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1y8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3444%2C1126672 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Big Sky belongs to Weber March 4, 1979 4B The Wildcats were in the first five finals, dropping the first two and winning the next three. Format First played in 1976, the Big Sky tournament had the same format for its first eight editions. The regular season champion hosted and only the top four teams from the standings took part, with seeding based on regular season conference records. In their last season in the conference, Gonzaga tied for fourth in the standings (7–7) but did not qualify; they lost their final game to Boise State in overtime and were on the short end of the tiebreaker with Montana for the fourth seed.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=H_ZLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9O0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6869%2C5654575 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Overtime! Bad news for WSU, Gonzaga... February 26, 1979 23https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rfpLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FPkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7400%2C2719040 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Brown Butch Big Sky playoffs next; Zags out February 26, 1979 24https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eb1eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DjEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5612%2C9049882 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Big Sky February 25, 1979 4B Bracket SemifinalsFriday, March 2 ChampionshipSaturday, March 3 155 30 1 Weber State 98 4 1978 men Montana Grizzlies Montana 71 3 1978 men Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Arizona 90 2 1978 men Idaho State Bengals Idaho State 76 1 Weber State 92 3 Northern Arizona 70 NCAA tournament Weber State received an automatic bid to the expanded 40-team NCAA tournament, where they were seeded seventh in the Midwest region, the first time the Big Sky representative was not in the West region. The Wildcats defeated New Mexico State in overtime in the first round in Lawrence, Kansas,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oXtfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1y8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=4939%2C3355171 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Weber clips Aggies in overtime March 10, 1979 4Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=29lSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TIADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4232%2C2689750 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Robinson Doug Weber stays alive, awaits Arkansas March 10, 1979 A3https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s4wyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JecFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4948%2C1719612 Lawrence Journal-World Kansas Woodling Chuck Weber wriggles by Ags, gains Razorback rematch March 10, 1979 11 but were stopped by second-seeded Arkansas.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tIwyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JecFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6336%2C2266066 Lawrence Journal-World Kansas Cottrell Chris Hogs still prime porkers March 12, 1979 13https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3NlSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TIADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6474%2C3180423 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Robinson Doug Arkansas knocks off Wildcats March 12, 1979 1D 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