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2001 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2001 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10 at the Matadome at California State University, Northridge in the Northridge, Los Angeles, Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Top-seeded hosts 2000–01 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team, Cal State Northridge defeated in the championship game, 73–58, to win their first, and only, Big Sky men's basketball tournament title (CSUN departed the Big Sky the following season). The Matadors, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, 2001 NCAA tournament. No other Big Sky members were invited this year. Format No new teams were added to the Big Sky prior to the 2000–01 season, leaving total membership at nine. No changes were made to the existing tournament format. Only the top six teams from the regular season conference standings were invited to the tournament. The two top teams were given byes into the semifinals whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matadome
Premier America Credit Union Arena, formerly Matador Gymnasium, and formerly known by its nickname the Matadome, is a 2,500 seat, indoor multi-purpose stadium on the campus of California State University, Northridge in Northridge, California. The Matadome was renovated in 2014. With the renovation, the arena now has a capacity of 2,500. History and renovations The Matadome, unlike many other traditional stadia, is located within Redwood Hall, which hosts many kinesiology classes for Cal State Northridge. Contrary to the name, Redwood Hall, and by default the Matadome, is not a dome at all – the roof is flat. The Matadome was completed in 1962 and was officially opened on 30 November of the same year. It got its name in the early 1980s, when Lisa Nehus Saxon, a reporter for the Los Angeles Daily News, playfully used the term in a game story. The capacity of the Matadome has changed throughout the years. Before the 1994 Northridge earthquake, the Matadome had a capacity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |