2020–21 Big Sky Conference men's basketball season

2020–21 Big Sky Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams11
Regular season
Tournament
Big Sky men's basketball seasons
2020–21 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern Utah 12 – 2   .857 20 – 4   .833
Weber State 12 – 3   .800 17 – 6   .739
Eastern Washington† 12 – 3   .800 16 – 8   .667
Montana State 8 – 6   .571 13 – 10   .565
Idaho State 8 – 6   .571 13 – 11   .542
Montana 7 – 9   .438 15 – 13   .536
Northern Colorado 6 – 8   .429 11 – 11   .500
Portland State 6 – 8   .429 9 – 13   .409
Sacramento State 5 – 9   .357 8 – 12   .400
Northern Arizona 4 – 10   .286 6 – 16   .273
Idaho 1 – 17   .056 1 – 21   .045
† Conference tournament winner


The 2020–21 Big Sky Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play begins in January 2021 and will conclude in March 2021.

Preseason Awards

Preseason awards were announced by the league office on November 11, 2020.[1]

Preseason men's basketball coaches poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

  1. Eastern Washington (9) 99
  2. Montana (1) 86
  3. Weber State 73
  4. Portland State (1) 67
  5. Northern Colorado 65
  6. Montana State 60
  7. Southern Utah 56
  8. Northern Arizona 34
  9. Sacramento State 31
  10. Idaho State 24
  11. Idaho 10

Preseason men's basketball media poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

  1. Eastern Washington (24) 304
  2. Montana (2) 250
  3. Northern Colorado (2) 222
  4. Montana State 200
  5. Weber State 183
  6. Southern Utah 173
  7. Portland State 147
  8. Northern Arizona 143
  9. Sacramento State 93
  10. Idaho State 86
  11. Idaho 50

Honors

  • Preseason Player of the Year: Jacob Davison, Eastern Washington

Conference matrix

  Eastern Washington Idaho Idaho State Montana Montana State Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Portland State Sacramento State Southern Utah Weber State
vs. Eastern Washington 0–0 0−2 1−1 0−2 0−2 0−1 1−1 0−0 0−2 1–1 0–0
vs. Idaho 2–0 – 2−0 0−0 1−1 2−0 2−0 2−0 2−0 2–0 2–0
vs. Idaho State 1–1 0−2 – 2–0 0−0 0−2 1−1 1−1 1−1 0–0 0–0
vs. Montana 2–0 0−0 0−2 – 0−0 1−1 1−1 1−1 1−1 2–0 1–1
vs. Montana State 2–0 1−1 0−0 0−0 – 0−2 0−2 0−2 1−1 0–0 2–0
vs. Northern Arizona 1–0 0−2 2−0 1−1 2−0 – 0−1 0−0 0−0 2–0 2–0
vs. Northern Colorado 1–1 0−2 1−1 1−1 2−0 1−0 – 1−1 0−0 0–0 1–0
vs. Portland State 0–0 0−2 1−1 1−1 2−0 0−0 1−1 – 0−0 2–0 1–1
vs. Sacramento State 2–0 0−2 1−1 1−1 1−1 0−0 0−0 0−0 – 2–0 2–0
vs. Southern Utah 1–1 0−2 0−0 0−2 0−0 0−2 0−0 0−2 0−2 – 1–1
vs. Weber State 0–0 0−2 0−0 1−1 0−2 0−2 0−1 1−1 0−2 1–1 −
Total 12–3 1–17 8–6 7–9 8–6 4–10 6–8 6–8 5–9 12–2 12–3

All-Big Sky awards

Big Sky men's basketball weekly awards

Week Player(s) of the Week School Newcomer of the Week School
Nov 30
Dec 7
Dec 14
Dec 21
Dec 28
Jan 4
Jan 11
Jan 18
Jan 25
Feb 1
Feb 8
Feb 15
Feb 22
Mar 1

References

  1. ^ "Eastern Washington tops Big Sky Conference men's basketball preseason polls, Montana Grizzlies 2nd" montanasports.com. Retrieved 2020-01-17.