2001 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament

2001 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2000–01
Teams8
SiteAnaheim Convention Center
Anaheim, CA
ChampionsUtah State (4th title)
Winning coachStew Morrill (2nd title)
MVPBernard Rock (Utah State)
← 2000
2002 →
2000–01 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Irvine 15 – 1   .938 25 – 5   .833
Utah State † 13 – 3   .813 28 – 6   .824
Long Beach State 10 – 6   .625 18 – 13   .581
UC Santa Barbara 10 – 6   .625 18 – 13   .581
Pacific 8 – 8   .500 18 – 12   .600
Boise State 8 – 8   .500 17 – 14   .548
Cal Poly 3 – 13   .188 9 – 19   .321
Idaho 3 – 13   .188 6 – 21   .222
Cal State Fullerton 3 – 13   .188 5 – 23   .179
† 2001 Big West tournament[1] winner


The 2001 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10 at Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.[2]

Utah State defeated New Mexico State in the championship game, 71–66, to obtain the fourth Big West Conference men's basketball tournament championship in school history.

The Aggies participated in the 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament after earning the conference's automatic bid.

Format

Eight of the nine teams in the conference participated, with Idaho not qualifying. The top eight teams were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 8 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 9 		Championship
Sunday, March 10
         
1 UC Irvine 71
8 Cal Poly 66
1 UC Irvine 58
5 Pacific 74
4 UC Santa Barbara 69
5 Pacific 71*
5 Pacific 38
2 Utah State 50
6 Boise State 95
3 Long Beach State 70
6 Boise State 48
2 Utah State 67
7 Cal State Fullerton 43
2 Utah State 74

References

  1. ^ Big West MBB Record Book
  2. ^ "2000-01 Big West Conference Season Summary". College Basketball Reference. Retrieved March 12, 2019.