Classification Division I Site BSU Pavilion
Boise, ID MVP Riley Smith (Idaho) | Teams 6 Champions Idaho (4th title) | |
Winning coach Kermit Davis (2nd title) | ||
The 1990 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 8–10 at the BSU Pavilion at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho.
Defending champions Idaho defeated conference newcomers Eastern Washington in the championship game, 65–62, to take home their second consecutive, and fourth overall, Big Sky men's basketball tournament.
The Vandals, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Tournament. No other Big Sky members were invited.
Format
No new teams were added to the Big Sky prior to the 1989–90 season, leaving total membership at nine.
No changes were made to the tournament format. With teams ranked based on regular season conference records, just the top six teams were invited to the tournament. The two top seeds were given byes into the semifinals while the third- through sixth-seeded teams were placed and paired into the preliminary quarterfinal round.