When the Big Sky Conference first came to Boise in 2019 they signed a three-year deal to play their conference tournament at Idaho Central Arena, now the Big Sky enters year number one of a five-year deal.
The tournament will feature 20 games in six days beginning with the women todday (Monday) and the men on Friday as these teams which include Idaho and Idaho State play for an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.
It has been an interesting couple of years the Big Sky tournament was in progress when it got shut down two years ago by the pandemic and last year teams were limited to 100 fans per team so this year they are looking forward to returning to full capacity.
KIVI-TV reports, the Big Sky tournament provides an economic boost to downtown Boise, but it also gives basketball fans here in the Treasure Valley a chance to watch some affordable hoops as championship week begins.
