2000 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1999 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 9–11 at Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada.[2]

2000 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199900
Teams8
SiteLawlor Events Center
Reno, NV
ChampionsUtah State (3rd title)
Winning coachStew Morrill (1st title)
MVPShawn Daniels and Troy Rolle (Utah State)
1999–2000 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East Division
Utah State160 1.000  286  .824
New Mexico State115 .688  2210  .688
Nevada610 .375  920  .310
Idaho610 .375  1217  .414
Boise State610 .375  1215  .444
North Texas511 .313  720  .259
West Division
Long Beach State151 .938  246  .800
UC Santa Barbara106 .625  1414  .500
UC Irvine79 .438  1414  .500
Pacific610 .375  1118  .379
Cal Poly511 .313  1018  .357
Cal State Fullerton313 .188  819  .296
2000 Big West Tournament winner
As of April 10, 2000[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Utah State defeated New Mexico State in the championship game, 71–66, to obtain the second Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament championship in school history.

The Aggies participated in the 2000 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament after earning the conference's automatic bid.

Format

Eight of the 12 teams in the conference participated, with Boise State, Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, and North Texas not qualifying. The top eight teams were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 9
Semifinals
Saturday, March 10
Championship
Sunday, March 11
         
E1 Utah State 64
W4 Pacific 41
E1 Utah State 69
E3 Nevada 64
E3 Nevada 85
W2 UC Santa Barbara 78
E1 Utah State 71
E2 New Mexico State 66
W3 UC Irvine 76
E2 New Mexico State 70
E2 New Mexico State 89*
W1 Long Beach State 84
E4 Idaho 86
W1 Long Beach State 97

References

  1. Big West MBB Record Book
  2. "1999-00 Big West Conference Season Summary". College Basketball Reference. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
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