| 2024 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2023–24 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Dollar Loan Center Henderson, Nevada |
| Champions | Long Beach State (6th title) |
| Winning coach | Dan Monson (2nd title) |
| MVP | Lassina Traoré (Long Beach State) |
| Television | ESPN+ ESPNU ESPN2 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Irvine | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC San Diego* | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawai'i | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State † | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Bakersfield | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 0 | – | 20 | .000 | 4 | – | 28 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 Big West tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big West Conference of the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held March 13–16, 2024, at The Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada. The winner, #4 seed Long Beach State, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA tournament.
Seeds
In June 2023, the Big West Conference board of directors voted to reduce the tournament field from 10 teams to 8 teams. In the new format, the top two seeds would receive automatic berths in the semifinals, the next two seeds would be placed in the quarterfinals, and the remaining four seeds would play each other in the first round. Big West commissioner Dan Butterly stated that the decision was made to improve the regular season champion's odds of winning the tournament and thus receiving the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Of the 11 conference teams, 10 were eligible for tournament spots. UC San Diego was ineligible for the tournament, as it was in the final year of the four-year transition required for teams transferring to Division I from Division II. Teams were seeded based on their performance within the conference, and teams with identical conference records were seeded using a tiebreaker system.
As was the case with tournaments since 2020, reseeding of teams did not occur at any point.
| Seed | School | Record | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UC Irvine | 17–3 | |
| 2 | UC Davis | 14–6 | |
| 3 | Hawai'i | 11–9 | |
| 4 | Long Beach State | 10–10 | 2–0 vs. UC Riverside |
| 5 | UC Riverside | 10–10 | 0–2 vs. Long Beach State |
| 6 | UC Santa Barbara | 9–11 | 2–0 vs. Hawai'i |
| 7 | Cal State Northridge | 9–11 | 1–1 vs. Hawai'i |
| 8 | Cal State Bakersfield | 8–12 | |
| DNQ | Cal State Fullerton | 7–13 | |
| DNQ | Cal Poly | 0–20 |
Schedule and results
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Wednesday, March 13 | ||||
| 1 | 6:00pm | No. 5 UC Riverside vs. No. 8 Cal State Bakersfield | 83–78 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 8:30pm | No. 6 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 7 Cal State Northridge | 84–87 | ESPN+ |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14 | ||||
| 3 | 6:00pm | No. 3 Hawai'i vs. No. 7 Cal State Northridge | 75–68 | ESPN+ |
| 4 | 8:30pm | No. 4 Long Beach State vs. No. 5 UC Riverside | 86–67 | ESPN+ |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 15 | ||||
| 5 | 6:00pm | No. 1 UC Irvine vs. No. 4 Long Beach State | 79–83 | ESPN+ (live), ESPNU (delayed) |
| 6 | 8:30pm | No. 2 UC Davis vs. No. 3 Hawai'i | 68–65 | ESPN2/ESPN+ |
| Final – Saturday, March 16 | ||||
| 7 | 6:30pm | No. 4 Long Beach State vs. No. 2 UC Davis | 74-70 | ESPN2/ESPN+ |
| *Game times in PDT. Rankings denote tournament seed. | ||||
Bracket
| First Round Wednesday, March 13 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 14 | Semifinals Friday, March 15 | Championship Saturday, March 16 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | UC Irvine | 79 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Long Beach State | 86 | 4 | Long Beach State | 83 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | UC Riverside | 83 | 5 | UC Riverside | 67 | 4 | Long Beach State | 74 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Cal State Bakersfield | 78 | 2 | UC Davis | 70 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | UC Davis | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Hawai'i | 75 | 3 | Hawai'i | 65 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| 6 | UC Santa Barbara | 84 | 7 | Cal State Northridge | 68 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Cal State Northridge | 87* | ||||||||||||||||
*denotes each overtime period
References
- "Big West Board of Directors Approves New Initiatives at Annual Spring Meeting". Big West Conference. June 9, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- "2024 Hercules Tires Big West Men's Basketball Championship". Big West Conference. September 28, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
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