The 2024–25 Big Sky Conference men's basketball season began with practices in September 2024 and will end with the 2025 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament in March 2025.
| 2024–25 Big Sky men's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Men's basketball |
| Teams | 10 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Montana, Northern Colorado |
| Season MVP | Dylan Darling, Idaho State |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | Montana |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 22 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 Big Sky tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coaches
editCoaching Changes
editDan Monson was named head coach at Eastern Washington on April 12, 2024.[1]
David Patrick resigned as Sacramento State's head coach on May 22, 2024, to become associate head coach at LSU.[2] Michael Czepil, an assistant with Sacramento State, was then named interim head coach for the 2024–2025 season.[3]
Coaches
edit| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Season | Overall record |
Big Sky record |
NCAA Tournaments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Washington | Dan Monson | Marquette (asst.) | 1st | 10–21 (.323) | 6–12 (.333) | 0 |
| Idaho | Alex Pribble | Seattle (asst.) | 2nd | 24–39 (.381) | 13–23 (.361) | 0 |
| Idaho State | Ryan Looney | Point Loma | 6th | 68–111 (.380) | 42–66 (.389) | 0 |
| Montana | Travis DeCuire | California (asst.) | 11th | 233–133 (.637) | 140–61 (.697) | 3 |
| Montana State | Matt Logie | Point Loma | 2nd | 31–35 (.470) | 18–18 (.500) | 1 |
| Northern Arizona | Shane Burcar | Northern Arizona (asst.) | 6th | 74–109 (.404) | 39–70 (.358) | 0 |
| Northern Colorado | Steve Smiley | Northern Colorado (asst.) | 5th | 87–69 (.558) | 51–36 (.586) | 0 |
| Portland State | Jase Coburn | Portland State (asst.) | 4th | 62–63 (.496) | 34–38 (.472) | 0 |
| Sacramento State | Michael Czepil (interim) | Sacramento State (asst.) | 1st | 7–24 (.226) | 3–15 (.167) | 0 |
| Weber State | Eric Duft | Weber State (asst.) | 3rd | 49–48 (.505) | 28–26 (.519) | 0 |
Notes:
- Season/record numbers and NCAA Tournament appearances include the 2024–25 season.
Preseason
editPreseason coaches poll
edit| 2024–25 Big Sky Preseason Coaches Poll[4] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team (First place votes) | Points |
| 1 | Montana (7) | 78 |
| 2 | Montana State (2) | 72 |
| 3 | Northern Colorado | 62 |
| 4 | Weber State (1) | 61 |
| 5 | Northern Arizona | 51 |
| 6 | Portland State | 38 |
| 7 | Idaho | 26 |
| 8 | Idaho State | 21 |
| 9 | Eastern Washington | 19 |
| 10 | Sacramento State | 19 |
Preseason All-Conference Team
edit| First team[5] |
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| Trent McLaughlin, Northern Arizona |
| Brian Goracke, Montana State |
| Brandon Whitney, Montana |
| Miguel Tomley, Weber State |
| Brandon Walker, Montana State |
| Julius Mims, Idaho |
| Preseason MVP: Trent McLaughlin, Northern Arizona |
Regular season
editPlayer of the Week awards
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Postseason
editBig Sky tournament
editThe conference tournament will be played from March 8 to March 12, 2025, at the Idaho Central Arena in Boise, Idaho. The top six teams receive a first round bye.
NCAA Tournament
editAs the conference champion, Montana received an automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
| Seed | Region | School | First Four | First round | Second round | Sweet Sixteen | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | East | Montana | N/a | L 66-85 vs. (3) Wisconsin | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
Conference awards
edit| 2025 Big Sky Men's Basketball Individual Awards | ||||||
| Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Dylan Darling, Idaho State | |||||
| Coach of the Year | Travis DeCuire, Montana | |||||
| Defensive Player of the Year | Tre-Vaughn Minott, Portland State | |||||
| Top Reserve | Money Williams, Montana | |||||
| Freshman of the Year | Evan Otten, Idaho State | |||||
| Newcomer of the Year | Dylan Darling, Idaho State | |||||
| Reference:[6] | ||||||
| 2025 Big Sky Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams | ||||||
| First Team | Second Team | Honorable Mention | Defensive Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Darling, Idaho State Langston Reynolds, Northern Colorado Trent McLaughlin, Northern Arizona Blaise Threatt, Weber State Joe Pridgen, Montana Isaiah Hawthorne, Northern Colorado Jaron Rillie, Northern Colorado |
Malik Moore, Montana Carson Towt, Northern Arizona Terri Miller Jr., Portland State Jacob Holt, Sacramento State Money Williams, Montana Brandon Whitney, Montana |
Jaylin Henderson, Portland State Qiant Myers, Portland State Jake O'Neil, Idaho State Brandon Walker, Montana State Jack Payne, Idaho |
Tre-Vaughn Minott, Portland State Carson Towt, Northern Arizona Brandon Whitney, Montana Jake O'Neil, Idaho State Zach Bloch, Northern Colorado | |||
References
edit- ↑ "Dan Monson named Men's Basketball head coach". Eastern Washington University Athletics. February 8, 2025. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
- ↑ "LSU adds Sacramento State head coach to staff". ESPN.com. May 22, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
- ↑ DirtKing, The (May 23, 2024). "OFFICIAL: Patrick resigns at Sacramento State; Czepil named Interim Head Coach". HoopDirt. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
- ↑ "Montana, Montana State Named Preseason Men's Basketball Favorites; NAU's McLaughlin Voted Preseason Most Valuable Player". bigskyconf.com. October 23, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
- ↑ "Montana, Montana State Named Preseason Men's Basketball Favorites; NAU's McLaughlin Voted Preseason Most Valuable Player". bigskyconf.com. October 23, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
- ↑ "Men's Basketball All-Conference Team & Individual Honors Announced; Idaho State's Darling Named Most Valuable Player". bigskyconf.com. March 7, 2025. Retrieved March 10, 2025.