2017 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
The 2017 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big West Conference. The tournament took place March 9–11, 2017 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The tournament winner, UC Davis, received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament with a 50–47 win over UC Irvine in the final.
| 2017 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2016–17 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Honda Center Anaheim, California |
| Champions | UC Davis Aggies (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Jim Les (1st title) |
| MVP | Chima Moneke (UC-Davis) |
| Television | Prime Ticket ESPN3 ESPNU ESPN2 |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Irvine | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis † | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 19 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawai'i | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 6 | – | 22 | .214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2017 Big West tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
The top eight conference teams were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. Teams will reseed after the quarterfinals. Hawaii was initially banned from the postseason for infractions from the previous coaching staff but in the final week of the regular season, Hawaii won their appeal and were reinstated.
| Seed | School | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UC Irvine | 12–4 |
| 2 | UC Davis | 11–5 |
| 3 | Cal State Fullerton | 10–6 |
| 4 | Long Beach State | 9–7 |
| 5 | Hawaii | 8–8 |
| 6 | Cal State Northridge | 7–9 |
| 7 | Cal Poly | 6–10 |
| 8 | UC Riverside | 5–11 |
Schedule and results
| Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 9 | ||||
| 1 | 12:00 pm | No. 2 UC Davis vs No. 7 Cal Poly | 66–55 | Fox Sports West & Prime Ticket |
| 2 | 2:30 pm | No. 3 Cal State Fullerton vs No. 6 Cal State Northridge | 81–68 | |
| 3 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 UC Irvine vs No. 8 UC Riverside | 76–67 | |
| 4 | 8:30 pm | No. 4 Long Beach State vs No. 5 Hawaii | 73–62 | |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 10 | ||||
| 5 | 6:30 pm | No.1 UC Irvine vs No. 4 Long Beach State | 62–57 | ESPN3 |
| 6 | 9:00 pm | No. 2 UC Davis vs No. 3 Cal State Fullerton | 66–64OT | ESPNU |
| Championship – Saturday, March 11 | ||||
| 7 | 8:30 pm | No.1 UC Irvine vs No. 2 UC Davis | 47–50 | ESPN2 |
| *Game times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games held at Honda Center, Anaheim, CA | ||||
Bracket
| Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9 FS West and FS Prime Ticket | Semifinals Friday, March 10 ESPNU and ESPN3 (re-seeded) | Championship Saturday, March 11 ESPN2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | UC Irvine | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | UC Riverside | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | UC Irvine | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Long Beach State | 57 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Long Beach State | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Hawaii | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | UC Irvine | 47 | ||||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | UC Davis | 50 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | UC Davis | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Cal Poly | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | UC Davis | 66* | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Cal State Fullerton | 64 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Cal State Fullerton | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Cal State Northridge | 68 | ||||||||||||
References
- ^ . Big West. Big West. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2017.