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2011 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2010–11 |
Teams | 6 |
First round site | campus sites (2) Ogden, Utah Flagstaff, Arizona |
Semifinals site | Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion Greeley, Colorado |
Finals site | Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion Greeley, Colorado |
Champions | Northern Colorado Bears (1st title) |
Winning coach | B. J. Hill (1st title) |
Television | ESPN2 (final) |
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado † | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner |
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.
Bracket
First Round Saturday, March 5 | Re-Seeded Semifinals Tuesday, March 8 | Championship Wednesday, March 9 | ||||||||||||
2 | Montana | 57 | ||||||||||||
3 | Weber State | 40 | ||||||||||||
3 | Weber State | 79 | ||||||||||||
6 | Eastern Washington | 70 | ||||||||||||
2 | Montana | 60 | ||||||||||||
1 | Northern Colorado | 65 | ||||||||||||
4 | Northern Arizona | 65 | ||||||||||||
5 | Montana State | 62 | ||||||||||||
4 | Northern Arizona | 70 | ||||||||||||
1 | Northern Colorado | 73 |
References
- Henderson, John (March 9, 2011). "Northern Colorado beats Montana, earns first-ever trip to NCAA Tournament". The Denver Post. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
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