1988 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

1988 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1987–88
Teams8
SiteBrick Breeden Fieldhouse
Bozeman, Montana
ChampionsBoise State (2nd title)
Winning coachBobby Dye (1st title)
MVPChris Childs (Boise State)
← 1987
1989 →
1987–88 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Boise State 13 3   .813 24 6   .800
Idaho 11 5   .688 19 11   .633
Montana State 10 6   .625 18 11   .621
Idaho State 8 8   .500 15 13   .536
Nevada 8 8   .500 15 13   .536
Montana 7 9   .438 18 11   .621
Northern Arizona 6 9   .400 9 18   .333
Weber State 6 9   .400 9 20   .310
Eastern Washington 2 14   .125 6 21   .222
Conference tournament winner


The 1988 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was the thirteenth edition, held March 9–12 at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana.[1]

Regular season champion Boise State defeated defending tournament champion and host Montana State in the championship game, 63–61, [2] to clinch their second Big Sky tournament. BSU had won the first conference tournament twelve years earlier.

  1. ^ "1987-88 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  2. ^ Grummert, Dale (March 13, 1988). "No wacky ending here, Boise State wins Big Sky". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.