The 1997 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 7–9 at Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada. Pacific defeated in the championship game, 63–55, to obtain the first Big West Conference men's basketball tournament championship in school history. The Tigers participated in the

1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament The 1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1997, and ended with the champion ...

after earning the conference's automatic bid.

Format

Eight of the 12 teams in the conference participated, with , Idaho, , and UC Irvine not qualifying. The top eight teams were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

References

{{1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Big West Conference men's basketball tournament