1991 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1991 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10 at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California.

1991 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199091
Teams8
SiteLong Beach Arena
Long Beach, CA
ChampionsUNLV (7th title)
Winning coachJerry Tarkanian (7th title)
MVPLarry Johnson (UNLV)
1990–91 Big West men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 UNLV180 1.000341  .971
No. 15 New Mexico State153 .833236  .793
Pacific99 .5001415  .483
UC Santa Barbara810 .4441415  .483
Utah State810 .4441117  .393
Cal State Fullerton711 .3891414  .500
Fresno State711 .3891416  .467
Long Beach State711 .3891117  .393
UC Irvine612 .3331119  .367
San Jose State513 .278720  .259
1991 Big West tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Defending national and conference champions UNLV defeated seventh-seeded Fresno State in the final, 98–74, capturing their seventh PCAA/Big West championship. This was the Runnin' Rebels' seventh title in their nine seasons in the Big West.

UNLV subsequently received an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament, where they would advance to the Final Four. Fellow Big West member New Mexico State received an at-large bid.

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