Big Sky Conference Basketball: 2025-26

[Mvemjsunpx]

https://bigskyconf.com/news/2026/3/5/wo ... dness.aspx


Awards

MVP - Taylee Chirrick (MSU)
Newcomer - Kyra Gardner (IDA)
Freshman - Naomi White (NAU)
Defense - Taylee Chirrick (MSU)
Reserve - Debora dos Santos (IDA)
COTY - Arthur Moreira (IDA)


1st. Team All-Conference

F - Addison Harris (MSU)
G - Taylee Chirrick (MSU)
G - Naomi White (NAU)
G - Kyra Gardner (IDA)
G - Hope Hassman (IDA)
G - Tasia Jordan (ISU)
G - Kacey Spink (ISU)


2nd. Team

F - Debora dos Santos (IDA)
F - Kourtney Grossman (EWU)
F - Tatum West (UNC)
G/F - Avery Waddington (UMT)
G - Benthe Versteeg (SAC)
G - Ella Gallatin (EWU)


All-Defensive Team

F - Tatum West (UNC)
G/F - Ana Pinheiro (IDA)
G - Taylee Chirrick (MSU)
G - Benthe Versteeg (SAC)
G - Kacey Spink (ISU)

[Mvemjsunpx]

Duft is out as MBB head coach and will now be President of Basketball Operations and Development, whatever that is. He went 66-64 in 4 seasons as the head coach after 16 years under Randy Rahe as an assistant.

https://weberstatesports.com/news/20a26 ... basketball

[canyoncat]

MSU Women make the WNIT and get a first round bye. They face the winner of San Francisco/Utah Valley. Thought MSU would make the WBIT. O well hope they can make a run in the WNIT.

[Mvemjsunpx]

The final conference records & streaks include the tournament, but the regular-season finishing order is unchanged.

• • Men
    
    1. Portland State________14-6_____20-11____ L1
    2. Montana State _______12-7_____18-14____ L1
    3. Eastern Washington__12-8_____14-19____ L1
    4. Montana _____________12-9_____18-16____ L1
    5. Northern Colorado___10-9_____20-12____ L1
    6. Weber State__________10-9_____16-16____ L2
    7. Idaho ________________13-9_____21-15____ W5/L1
    8. Sacramento State _____6-13____10-21____ L1
    9. Idaho State ___________6-14____13-20____ L1
    10.Northern Arizona _____4-15____10-22____ L5

[Mvemjsunpx]

The final conference records & streaks include the tournament, but the regular-season finishing order is unchanged.

• • Women
    
    1. Idaho ________________20-1_____29-6_____ W18/L1
    2. Montana State _______18-3_____27-8_____ L1/L1
    3. Northern Colorado___13-6_____23-11____ L1/L1
    4. Idaho State __________12-7_____19-11____ L2
    5. Sacramento State _____9-11____15-18____ L1
    6. Eastern Washington___8-12____15-18____ L1
    7. Northern Arizona _____6-13____10-22____ L5
    8. Montana ______________6-14_____9-22____ L1
    9. Weber State___________5-15____11-22____ L1
    10.Portland State_________2-17_____6-25____ L8

[Mvemjsunpx]

Conference records include the tournament.

• • Men + Women
    
    1. Idaho ___________________33-10____50-21
    2. Montana State __________30-10____45-22
    3. Northern Colorado______23-15____43-23
    4. Eastern Washington_____20-20____29-37
    5. Idaho State _____________18-21____32-31
    6. Montana ________________18-23____27-38
    7. Portland State___________16-23____26-36
    8. Weber State_____________15-24____27-38
    9. Sacramento State _______15-24____25-39
    10.Northern Arizona _______10-28____20-44

[JALMOND]

Weber State hiring former NBA assistant and Troy associate head coach Kaleb Canales as men's head basketball coach. Canales was an assistant coach of the Portland Trail Blazers during Damian Lillard's rookie season. Lillard is now the general manager of Weber's basketball program.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... head-coach

[Mvemjsunpx]

Weber State hiring former NBA assistant and Troy associate head coach Kaleb Canales as men's head basketball coach. Canales was an assistant coach of the Portland Trail Blazers during Damian Lillard's rookie season. Lillard is now the general manager of Weber's basketball program.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... head-coach

This is the only coaching change I'm aware of at the moment, men's or women's. Well, incoming Utah Tech just fired their women's coach after 10 seasons, but nothing else from anyone currently in the Big Sky.