RENO, Nev. - Hosting a conference basketball tournament with 24 teams isn’t easy, but the Big Sky Conference wouldn’t have it any other way.
After decades of using a “hot-team host” system, where the regular season champion would host a limited field for the conference tourney, the Big Sky is moving both its men’s and women’s championship events to the Reno Events Center- a move that has paved the way for an exciting, new future for Big Sky basketball.
Under the new format, every team in the conference, and every student-athlete in the conference, will have a postseason experience, with the top four teams on each side receiving first-round byes.