Conference tournament season is truly a special time in college basketball.
It’s a chance for teams who may not have not played up to par a chance to play in the NCAA tournament, and it’s also the time where teams sitting on the bubble can relieve their stress by punching their ticket with an automatic bid.
That kind of excitement has kept San Diego State fans Terry Shippen and Peter Trojnacki coming to the Mountain West Tournament in Las Vegas for the last six years.
The two got a glimpse of the kind of magic the conference tournament holds in 2011 when the Aztecs beat BYU, 72-54, to win the championship.