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.
Head coaches
Coaching Changes Dan Monson was named head coach at Eastern Washington on April 12, 2024.
David Patrick resigned as Sacramento State's head coach on May 22, 2024, to become associate head coach at LSU. Michael Czepil, an assistant with Sacramento State, was then named interim head coach for the 2024–2025 season.
Coaches TeamHead coachPrevious jobSeasonOverallrecordBig Sky recordNCAATournaments Eastern WashingtonDan MonsonMarquette (asst.)1st 0 IdahoAlex PribbleSeattle (asst.)2nd0 Idaho StateRyan LooneyPoint Loma 6th0 MontanaTravis DeCuireCalifornia (asst.)11th3 Montana StateMatt LogiePoint Loma2nd 1 Northern ArizonaShane BurcarNorthern Arizona (asst.)6th0 Northern ColoradoSteve SmileyNorthern Colorado (asst.) 5th0 Portland StateJase CoburnPortland State (asst.)4th0 Sacramento StateMichael Czepil (interim)Sacramento State (asst.)1st0 Weber StateEric DuftWeber State (asst.)3rd0 Notes:
Season/record numbers and NCAA Tournament appearances include the 2024–25 season.
Preseason Preseason coaches poll 2024–25 Big Sky Preseason Coaches Poll 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 Idaho26 8 Idaho State 21 9 Eastern Washington 19 10 Sacramento State 19
Preseason All-Conference Team First team 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 Player of the Week awards
Week Player of the Week1Andrew Cook, Eastern Washington2Money Williams, Montana3Langston Reynolds, Northern Colorado4Joe Pridgen, Montana5Carson Towt, Northern Arizona6Langston Reynolds, (2) Northern Colorado Miguel Tomley, Weber State7Kolten Mitchell, Idaho Carson Towt (2), Northern Arizona8Jacob Holt, Sacramento State9Langston Reynolds, (3) Northern Colorado Money Williams, (2) Montana10Dyson Koehler, Weber State11Collen Hollenbeck, Idaho State12Isaiah Hawthorne, Northern Colorado13Dylan Darling, Idaho State14Dylan Darling, (2) Idaho State15Jaylin Henderson, Portland State16Dylan Darling, (3) Idaho State17Jaron Rillie, Northern Colorado
School Eastern Washington1 Idaho1 Idaho State4Montana3Montana State0 2Northern Colorado51Sacramento State1Weber State2
Postseason Big Sky tournament
The 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 As 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 Championship14EastMontana L 66-85 vs. (3) Wisconsin―――――
Conference awards 2025 Big Sky Men's Basketball Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Player of the YearDylan Darling, Idaho StateCoach of the YearTravis DeCuire, MontanaDefensive Player of the YearTre-Vaughn Minott, Portland StateTop ReserveMoney Williams, MontanaFreshman of the YearEvan Otten, Idaho StateNewcomer of the YearDylan Darling, Idaho StateReference:
2025 Big Sky Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams First Team Second Team Honorable Mention Defensive TeamDylan Darling, Idaho StateLangston Reynolds, Northern ColoradoTrent McLaughlin, Northern ArizonaBlaise Threatt, Weber StateJoe Pridgen, MontanaIsaiah Hawthorne, Northern ColoradoJaron Rillie, Northern ColoradoMalik Moore, MontanaCarson Towt, Northern ArizonaTerri Miller Jr., Portland StateJacob Holt, Sacramento StateMoney Williams, MontanaBrandon Whitney, MontanaJaylin Henderson, Portland StateQiant Myers, Portland StateJake O'Neil, Idaho StateBrandon Walker, Montana StateJack Payne, IdahoTre-Vaughn Minott, Portland StateCarson Towt, Northern ArizonaBrandon Whitney, MontanaJake O'Neil, Idaho StateZach Bloch, Northern Colorado
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