2003 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament


The 2003 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–12 at the Dee Events Center at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah.[1]

2003 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2002–03
Teams6
SiteDee Events Center
Ogden, UT
ChampionsWeber State (7th title)
Winning coachJoe Cravens (1st title)
MVPJermaine Boyette (Weber State)
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2002–03 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Weber State 14 0   1.000 26 6   .813
Eastern Washington 9 5   .643 18 13   .581
Idaho State 7 7   .500 15 14   .517
Montana 7 7   .500 13 17   .433
Northern Arizona 6 8   .429 15 13   .536
Sacramento State 5 9   .357 12 17   .414
Montana State 5 9   .357 11 16   .407
Portland State 3 11   .214 5 22   .185
2003 Big Sky tournament winner

Top-seeded Weber State defeated Eastern Washington in the championship game, 60–57, to win their seventh Big Sky men's basketball tournament title. It was EWU's third consecutive Big Sky championship game loss.

The Wildcats, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA tournament. No other Big Sky members were invited this year.

Format

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No new teams were added to the Big Sky prior to the 2002–03 season, leaving total membership at eight. Despite joining the conference in 1996, this was Sacramento State's first appearance in a Big Sky tournament.

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 in the semifinal round, with the lowest-seeded remaining team paired with the tournament's highest seed and vis-versa for the other.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 8
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 11
Championship
Wednesday, March 12
1 Weber State 82
3 Montana 75 6 Sacramento State 60
6 Sacramento State 88 1 Weber State 60
2 Eastern Washington 57
2 Eastern Washington 76
4 Idaho State 85 4 Idaho State 67
5 Northern Arizona 74

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2002-03 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2016.