Big Sky Basketball Thread: 2017-18

[Vidav]

At least when ISU had their big season, they got 2 Ws in the tourney. Granted it was a long time ago, but they were greatest Sky team ever.


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This is when Eagles fans mention NFL Championships like anyone cares.

[AZGrizFan]

Like a three year stretch where UW (Washington), UW (Wisconsin) and Syracuse ALL kicked our asses in the first round....embarrassing, really.

Huh? The Griz haven't played UDub in the NCAAs since 2005.

UM lost to New Mexico in 2010, but that game was close. They didn't make the NCAAs in 2011 thanks to NoCo's cheating.

I meant a stretch of time they were in the tourney (not necessarily consecutive) and seemed to get blown out every time....was going from memory.

[Wildcat Ryan]

I like the look of those standings. 2 game lead with 9 to play for the men.

Honestly curious, does anyone know how 9-0 in conference play falls in Big Sky history?

Weber State went 16-0 in Big Sky play (including BSC tourney) back in 2002-03. To the best of my knowledge it was the only time anyone in the Sky had or has since gone through the conference undefeated.

Though I think this year's Montana team might just be the team to do it.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Honestly curious, does anyone know how 9-0 in conference play falls in Big Sky history?

Weber State went 16-0 in Big Sky play (including BSC tourney) back in 2002-03. To the best of my knowledge it was the only time anyone in the Sky had or has since gone through the conference undefeated.

Though I think this year's Montana team might just be the team to do it.

Weber also went undefeated in 1969.

http://bigskyconf.com/documents/2017/11 ... df?id=5309

[Wildcat Ryan]

Weber State went 16-0 in Big Sky play (including BSC tourney) back in 2002-03. To the best of my knowledge it was the only time anyone in the Sky had or has since gone through the conference undefeated.

Though I think this year's Montana team might just be the team to do it.

Weber also went undefeated in 1969.

http://bigskyconf.com/documents/2017/11 ... df?id=5309

wow, 18 years before I was even born.

[css75]

That guide brought back memories, Some very good players came through the Big Sky.


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[css75]

At least when ISU had their big season, they got 2 Ws in the tourney. Granted it was a long time ago, but they were greatest Sky team ever.

The 1981-82 Idaho squad would have an argument. They went to the Sweet 16 and finished #8 in the AP poll.

They were good, also a couple of Weber teams and the 75-76 Montana teams. But the Bengals ended the UCLA dynasty.


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[Mvemjsunpx]

Men

Bogdan Bliznyuk (EWU) - 27 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 4.5 apg, 67% on FGs (2 games)


Women

Geraldine McCorkell (ID) - 28 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 68% on FGs (2 games)




http://bigskyconf.com/news/2018/1/29/me ... honor.aspx
http://bigskyconf.com/news/2018/1/30/wo ... onors.aspx

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  ID 97-88 PSU; Sanders & Blake combine for 50 as the Vandals shoot 61%
  EWU 74-54 SAC; Bliznyuk drops 40 points while shooting 83%
  WEB 90-80 SUU; Weber shoots 71% from the arc and 93% from the line
  ISU 63-61 NAU; Gary Chivichyan & Brandon Boyd combine for 31 points off the bench
  UMT 88-79 UNC; Fabijan Krslovic & Bobby Moorehead combine for 30 points in the second half
  MSU 74-75 UND; Tyler Hall goes 1/11 and is 12/42 in his last 4 games
  
  
  
  Women
  
  SAC 76-83 EWU; Hodgins & Morrow combine for 48 points and 20 rebounds
  PSU 60-61 ID; Idaho blows a 16-point lead thanks to 26% second-half shooting, but they still pull it out
  NAU 59-76 ISU; The 'Jacks commit 28 turnovers
  SUU 50-65 WEB; Weber takes over first place as the hold Suutah to 3 assists
  UNC 64-58 UMT; The Bears shoot 74% in the second half
  UND 56-72 MSU; NoDak goes 2/18 from the arc

[Wildcat Ryan]

With a 87-55 win tonight Weber has beaten NAU by a combined 72 points this year.

[Mvemjsunpx]

With a 87-55 win tonight Weber has beaten NAU by a combined 72 points this year.

Should I point out that Jack Murphy's contract doesn't expire for 2 years?

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  EWU 81-94 PSU; Holland Woods sets a Viking record by going 10/10 on FGs (he also had 9 assists)
  ID 81-58 SAC; The Vandals are shooting 54% from the field in their last 6 games
  ISU 80-84 SUU; The T-Birds commit just 3 turnovers and win points-off-turnovers 14-0
  WEB 87-55 NAU; Weber outshoots the Bumblejacks 60%-37%
  MSU 63-86 UNC; Andre Spight outscores Tyler Hall 41-27
  UMT 72-67 UND; Travis DeCuire becomes the fastest ever to 50 Big Sky coaching wins
  
  
  
  Women
  
  PSU 57-64 EWU; Eagles win turnovers 31-9
  SAC 66-101 ID; Vandals win the boards 58-31
  SUU 39-66 ISU; The Bengals win turnovers by 8 against the Big Sky leader in TO margin
  NAU 63-77 WEB; Weber hits 12 treys to NAU's 3
  UND 51-53 UMT; Lady Griz eke it out despite a season-low 4 free throws
  UNC 78-63 MSU; NoCo finishes off a sweep of both Montanas thanks to 40 points from the Savannahs

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • Men
    
    1. Montana _____________11-0_____18-5_____ W11
    2. Weber State___________8-2_____15-7_____ W4
    3. Idaho _________________8-3_____16-7_____ W3
    4. Eastern Washington___7-4_____12-12____ L1
    5. Northern Colorado____6-5_____15-9_____ W1
    6. Idaho State ___________5-5_____10-11____ L1
    7. Montana State ________5-6_____12-12____ L2
    8. Portland State_________4-6_____14-9_____ W1
    9. Sacramento State _____3-7______6-17____ L2
    10.North Dakota _________3-8______8-15____ L1
    11.Southern Utah ________3-8______9-13____ W1
    12.Northern Arizona _____1-10_____4-20____ L3

• • Women
    
    1. Weber State___________8-2_____16-5_____ W3
    2. Northern Colorado____8-3_____16-6_____ W3
    3. Idaho _________________8-3_____12-10____ W6
    4. Montana ______________8-3_____12-10____ W1
    5. Eastern Washington___7-4_____12-11____ W2
    6. Montana State ________7-4_____13-9_____ L1
    7. Idaho State ___________6-4_____14-7_____ W2
    8. Portland State_________5-5_____11-10____ L2
    9. North Dakota _________3-8_____10-12____ L3
    10.Southern Utah ________2-9______3-19____ L6
    11.Sacramento State _____1-9______3-18____ L8
    12.Northern Arizona _____1-10_____4-18____ L8

[Mvemjsunpx]

Men

Andre Spight (UNC) - 36.5 ppg, 5 rpg, 3.5 apg (2 games)


Women

Delaney Hodgins (EWU) - 27.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 3 bpg, 4 spg, 54% on FGs (2 games)




http://bigskyconf.com/news/2018/2/5/men ... k-nod.aspx
http://bigskyconf.com/news/2018/2/5/wom ... honor.aspx

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  UNC 85-82 ISU; Bears survive 59% free-throw shooting in a foul-ridden game
  UND 76-84 WEB; Dale Jones went 5/6 from the arc for NoDak, but it wasn't enough
  PSU 60-80 UMT; Vikings shoot 31% and lose turnovers for just the 3rd. time this season
  SAC 76-92 MSU; The Bobcats shoot 51%, their first game above 45% in over a month
  
  
  
  Women
  
  UMT 53-70 PSU; Viks go 7/10 from the arc in the second half
  MSU 77-88 SAC; Scott, Johnson, & Friend combine to shoot 58% and score 75 points for the Hornets
  ISU 52-75 UNC; Bears win the second quarter 36-12
  WEB 67-80 UND; Fighting Hawks win the fourth quarter 21-3 to give Travis Brewster his 100th. win

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  EWU 64-66 ID; The Vandals have now won 7 of 8 after a surprisingly defensive game
  
  
  
  Women
  
  EWU 71-85 ID; Ferenz & McCorkell combine to go 18/24 on FGs, 10/14 on treys, and 9/9 on FTs

[Vidav]

Griz shot like crap today, I think under 40%, but still come away with a victory in OT.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  UND 67-82 ISU; The Bengals get their first league win against NoDak by shooting 65% in the second half
  UNC 66-71 WEB (OT); Weber lost the boards by 17, but the Bears shot 34%
  SUU 63-54 NAU; The Lumberjack starters went 8/34 from the field and 0/7 from the arc
  SAC 69-71 UMT (OT); Griz come back from 9 down in the second half despite shooting 28% after halftime
  PSU 80-77 MSU; Brandon Hollins gets 16 points and 14 boards to help the Viks overcome a 10-point deficit
  
  
  
  Women
  
  MSU 53-62 PSU; Bobcats miss their last 6 shots from the field
  UMT 64-79 SAC; Maranne Johnson breaks Fantasia Hilliard's Hornet record for career steals (310)
  NAU 72-55 SUU; 'Jacks end an 8-game losing streak by holding SUU to 33% shooting
  WEB 69-71 UNC (OT); Savannah Smith hits a winning trey at the buzzer after the Bears came from 15 down
  ISU 68-55 UND; Lexi Klabo scored 22, but none of her teammates had more than 7

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • Men
    
    1. Montana _____________13-0_____20-5_____ W13
    2. Weber State__________10-2_____17-7_____ W6
    3. Idaho _________________9-3_____17-7_____ W4
    4. Eastern Washington___7-5_____12-13____ L2
    5. Northern Colorado____7-6_____16-10____ L1
    6. Idaho State ___________6-6_____11-12____ W1
    7. Montana State ________6-7_____13-13____ L1
    8. Portland State_________5-7_____15-10____ W1
    9. Southern Utah ________4-8_____10-13____ W2
    10.Sacramento State _____3-9______6-19____ L4
    11.North Dakota _________3-10_____8-17____ L1
    12.Northern Arizona _____1-11_____4-21____ L4

• • Women
    
    1. Northern Colorado___10-3_____18-6_____ W5
    2. Idaho _________________9-3_____13-10____ W7
    3. Weber State___________8-4_____16-7_____ L2
    4. Montana ______________8-5_____12-12____ L2
    5. Idaho State ___________7-5_____15-8_____ W1
    6. Eastern Washington___7-5_____12-12____ L1
    7. Portland State_________7-5_____13-10____ W2
    8. Montana State ________7-6_____13-11____ L3
    9. North Dakota _________4-9_____11-13____ L1
    10.Sacramento State _____3-9______5-18____ W2
    11.Northern Arizona _____2-10_____5-18____ W1
    12.Southern Utah ________2-10_____3-20____ L7

[AZGrizFan]

Montana up to #12 in the Mid-Major poll...

[Wildcat Ryan]

Montana up to #12 in the Mid-Major poll...

Montana just looks so impressive this year and to think their top 3 scorers will all be back next season. Montana is in good shape.

Their game against Sac surprised me, but I guess everyone has a bad game here and there.

[AZGrizFan]

Montana up to #12 in the Mid-Major poll...

Montana just looks so impressive this year and to think their top 3 scorers will all be back next season. Montana is in good shape.

Their game against Sac surprised me, but I guess everyone has a bad game here and there.

They really (surprisingly) looked like their heart just wasn't in it...or they were tired....half a step slow and a ton of shots clanking off the front of the rim...but they pulled out a W, which is all you can ask on an off night.

[css75]

Montana just looks so impressive this year and to think their top 3 scorers will all be back next season. Montana is in good shape.

Their game against Sac surprised me, but I guess everyone has a bad game here and there.

They really (surprisingly) looked like their heart just wasn't in it...or they were tired....half a step slow and a ton of shots clanking off the front of the rim...but they pulled out a W, which is all you can ask on an off night.

Good teams still win even on a bad night, would like to see them do damage in NCAA.


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[Mvemjsunpx]

Men

Zach Braxton (WEB) - 23.5 ppg, 10 rpg, 2 bpg, 61% on FGs (2 games)


Women

Hannah Friend (SAC) - 24.5 ppg, 9 rpg, 2.5 bpg, 2.5 spg (2 games)




http://bigskyconf.com/news/2018/2/12/me ... onors.aspx
http://bigskyconf.com/news/2018/2/13/wo ... -week.aspx

[Wildcat Ryan]

After tonights results, things get just a little bit more interesting.