Classification Division I | Teams 6 | |
Site Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
Bozeman, MT Champions Montana State (2nd title) Winning coach Mick Durham (1st title) MVP Danny Sprinkle (Montana State) | ||
The 1996 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 7–9 at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana.
Top-seeded hosts Montana State defeated defending champions Weber State in the championship game, 81–70, to clinch their second Big Sky men's basketball tournament title.
The Bobcats, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Tournament. No other Big Sky members were invited.
Format
No new teams were added to the Big Sky prior to the 1995–96 season, leaving total membership at eight.
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.