1977 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1977 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–5 at the ISU Minidome at Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho.

1977 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season197677
Teams4
SiteISU Minidome
Pocatello, Idaho
ChampionsIdaho State (1st title)
Winning coachJim Killingsworth (1st title)
MVPEd Thompson (Idaho State)
1976–77 Big Sky men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Idaho State131 .929255  .833
Weber State113 .786208  .714
Gonzaga77 .5001116  .407
Montana State68 .4291214  .462
Northern Arizona59 .3571215  .444
Boise State59 .3571016  .385
Montana59 .357719  .269
Idaho311 .214521  .192
Conference tournament winner

Top-seeded Idaho State defeated Weber State in the championship game, 61–55, to clinch their first Big Sky men's basketball tournament.

The Bengals received an automatic bid to the 32-team NCAA tournament, hosted Long Beach State, and won. In Provo, Utah, they upset UCLA by a point, but lost to UNLV in the Elite Eight.

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