Big Sky Conference 2007-08 Preview
by Nick Dettmann

For the first time in a long time, most of the Big Sky will look like the way it did at the end of last season.
Only Eastern Washington and Northern Colorado have new coaches this season. Therefore this year should be quite competitive now that everyone knows each [...]

Big Sky Conference Tournament Preview
by Nick Dettmann

Last year, the top seed for the Big Sky Conference tournament failed to make the NCAA tournament.
This season has a very good chance of repeating history.
Last season, Northern Arizona was clearly the most dominant team in the Big Sky – thus landing the hosting rights for the conference [...]

Big Sky Conference Notebook
by Nick Dettmann

Player of the Week: David Patten, Weber State
Conference standings
1. y-Weber State (18-10 overall, 11-4 conference)
2. x-Northern Arizona (14-11, 8-5)
3. Montana (14-13, 8-5)
4. Idaho State (12-13, 7-5)
5. Montana State (10-16, 7-6)
6. Portland State (16-12, 7-7)
7. Eastern Washington (13-14, 6-8)
8. Sacramento State (9-17, 4-9)
9. z-Northern Colorado (4-21, 2-11)
x-clinched a spot in [...]

Big Sky Conference Notebook
by Nick Dettmann

ISU coach suspended
First-year Idaho State men’s basketball coach Joe O’Brien was suspended for one game by the Big Sky Conference, following comments he made about the officiating during the Bengals’ 67-65 loss to Portland State on Saturday.
“I don’t think you call a foul with 25 seconds left in the [...]

Big Sky Conference Notebook
by Nick Dettmann

Players of the week: Carlos Taylor, Montana State and Dupree Lucas, Portland State
Eastern Washington Eagles (10-10 overall, 4-4 conference)
Last week’s results
At Cheney, Wash., Jan. 18: Northern Arizona 90, Eastern Washington 81
At Cheney, Wash., Jan. 20: Eastern Washington 91, Northern Colorado 79
This week’s games
Jan. 25 at Sacramento State
Jan. 27 at [...]

Big Sky Conference Notebook
by Nick Dettmann

Memorial set for former Montana State player
Former Montana State center Al Beye was killed in an auto accident on Dec. 15 while visiting his brother in Dillon, Mont.
A memorial has been set to honor Beye, who was named the Big Sky Co-Defensive Player of the Year last season, and [...]

Big Sky Conference Notebook
by Nick Dettmann

Player of the week: Rodney Stuckey, Eastern Washington
Eastern Washington Eagles (3-3 overall)
Last week’s results
At Cheney, Wash., Nov. 21: Eastern Washington 106, Evergreen State 65
At Seattle, Nov. 24: Washington 90, Eastern Washington 83
At Cheney, Wash., Nov. 27: Eastern Washington 110, Cal State Fullerton 100
This week’s games
Nov. 29 vs. Eastern Oregon
Dev. [...]

Big Sky Conference Notebook
by Nick Dettmann

Player of the week: Paul Butorac, Eastern Washington
Eastern Washington Eagles (1-2 overall)
Last week’s results
At Las Vegas, Nov. 14: UNLV 82, Eastern Washington 79
At Cheney, Wash., Nov. 18: Eastern Washington 85, Lewis-Clark State 70
This week’s games
Nov. 21 vs. Evergreen State
Nov. 24 at Washington
Nov. 27 vs. Cal State Fullerton
Against UNLV, Rodney [...]

Big Sky Conference 2006-07 Preview
by Nick Dettmann

Two things happened in the Big Sky Conference last season that made the 2005-06 season one to remember.
One was that Eastern Washington’s Rodney Stuckey became the first freshman to ever win the conference player of the year award. Stuckey averaged 24.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists per [...]

Big Sky Conference 2005-06 Season Recap
by Nick Dettmann

For much of the season, especially once the conference season got started, it looked as if the Big Sky Conference was going to get its fourth different representative in four years for the NCAA Tournament.
Northern Arizona ran a 10-game winning streak early in the conference season and [...]