The 2024-25 Big Sky Basketball Season

[JALMOND]

Portland State's women have clinched last place for the third time in the last four years.

Hopefully the Viks have seen the last of the wife/husband coaching tandem, and they both will go happily back to Great Falls. No Barnum staying power here.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Portland State's women have clinched last place for the third time in the last four years.

Hopefully the Viks have seen the last of the wife/husband coaching tandem, and they both will go happily back to Great Falls. No Barnum staying power here.

Gregg didn't ever get an extension, right? I couldn't find any news stories about her contract at all.

[JALMOND]

Hopefully the Viks have seen the last of the wife/husband coaching tandem, and they both will go happily back to Great Falls. No Barnum staying power here.

Gregg didn't ever get an extension, right? I couldn't find any news stories about her contract at all.

Me neither. I don't really know. The university seems to like keeping the status of all their coaches pretty hush-hush, and as there is not much of a draw here as, say the two Montana schools, they pretty much can do just that. I didn't think the program could sink lower than when Kennedy left for McNeese, but it has. For the most part, the women's team wasn't even competitive in the conference this year. That alone should be enough to send red flags for any other administration to make changes. But the question is, is it enough for the Viks? Portland is getting a WNBA franchise and the area has always been a hotbed for girls basketball. It would be nice if the flagship city school would at least be competitive.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Gregg didn't ever get an extension, right? I couldn't find any news stories about her contract at all.

Me neither. I don't really know. The university seems to like keeping the status of all their coaches pretty hush-hush, and as there is not much of a draw here as, say the two Montana schools, they pretty much can do just that. I didn't think the program could sink lower than when Kennedy left for McNeese, but it has. For the most part, the women's team wasn't even competitive in the conference this year. That alone should be enough to send red flags for any other administration to make changes. But the question is, is it enough for the Viks? Portland is getting a WNBA franchise and the area has always been a hotbed for girls basketball. It would be nice if the flagship city school would at least be competitive.

Well… if Gregg's contract is up this year, I can't imagine she gets renewed. As for Kennedy, his tenure at McNeese hasn't exactly gone well (41-77).

[Mvemjsunpx]

Men

Dylan Darling (ISU) - 18 ppg, 6 rpg, 9.5 apg, 2 spg, 8/8 on FTs (2 games)


Women

Esmeralda Morales (MSU) - 28 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, 53% on FGs, 8/8 on FTs (1 game)
Sophie Glancey (NAU) - 19 ppg, 11 rpg, 3 apg, 3.5 bpg, 54% on FGs, 2 double-doubles (2 games)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2025/2/24/m ... 24-26.aspx

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  WEB 66-64 EWU; Weber won it on an inbound tip-in from Alex Tew after they got the ball out-of-bounds with 0.4 seconds left
  MSU 52-69 PSU; Tre-Vaughn Minott puts up 12 points and 17 rebounds (PSU won the boards by 18)
  UMT 60-54 SAC; The Hornets got 18 more shot attempts than Montana and still lost
  ISU 69-65 IDA; Bengals win points-in-the-paint 40-18
  
  
  
  Women
  
  IDA 69-75 ISU; Bengals win fast-break points 23-8
  EWU 65-67 WEB; Kendra Parra had 19 points, 10 assists, and only 2 turnovers
  SAC 63-71 UMT; Sac loses despite Benthe Versteeg getting the program's first-ever triple-double (14 points, 12 boards, 10 assists)
  PSU 49-78 MSU; The Bobcats spot PSU an early 8-point lead and still easily clinch the #1-seed

[Mvemjsunpx]

WEB 66-64 EWU; Weber won it on an inbound tip-in from Alex Tew after they got the ball out-of-bounds with 0.4 seconds left

[Mvemjsunpx]

Men - Idaho State & Portland State have now clinched first-round byes (Idaho & MSU still have to play each other).
Women - MSU has clinched the #1-seed, and NAU is now locked into the #2-seed.
Women - Weber has now clinched a first-round bye, as has Idaho (if they hadn't already).

• • Men
    
    1. Montana _____________14-2_____21-8_____ W10
    2. Northern Colorado___13-3_____21-8_____ W2
    3. Idaho State ___________9-7_____14-13____ W3
    4. Portland State_________9-7_____17-12____ W1
    5. Idaho _________________7-9_____12-17____ L2
    6. Northern Arizona _____7-9_____16-13____ W1
    7. Montana State ________7-9_____12-17____ L2
    8. Eastern Washington___6-10____10-19____ L3
    9. Weber State___________5-11____11-19____ W2
    10.Sacramento State _____3-13_____7-22____ L2

• • Women
    
    1. Montana State _______16-0_____26-2_____ W16/W19
    2. Northern Arizona ____14-2_____23-6_____ W5
    3. Idaho _________________9-7_____17-10____ L1
    4. Weber State___________9-7_____12-14____ W2
    5. Idaho State ___________7-9_____12-15____ W3
    6. Montana ______________7-9_____11-16____ W1
    7. Northern Colorado____6-10____13-14____ L1
    8. Eastern Washington___6-10____10-18____ L3
    9. Sacramento State _____5-11____11-16____ L2
    10.Portland State_________1-15_____4-21____ L12

[Mvemjsunpx]

Well… the Bobcat women will NOT be the first Big Sky team to go 18-0 in the regular season.

[SuperHornet]

Praise God it was my Hornets who beat the Kitties!

(It would have been even worse had it been Portland State....)

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  ISU 78-54 EWU; Bengals win second-chance points 25-2
  UMT 76-79 PSU (OT); The Griz took a 63-53 lead with 4:45 to go in regulation and didn't score again until they'd fallen behind in overtime
  MSU 87-60 SAC; Tyler Patterson goes 8/12 from three
  WEB 79-81 IDA (OT); Blaise Threatt's 32 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, and 0 turnovers apparently weren't enough
  UNC 83-73 NAU; The Bears, who lead the nation in field-goal percentage, shoot over 60% for the 3rd. straight game
  
  
  
  Women
  
  EWU 60-75 ISU; The Bengals shoot 59% inside the arc
  IDA 73-58 WEB; Hope Hassmann had 21 points, 7 assists, and 0 turnovers
  PSU 61-74 UMT; The Vikings lose their 20th. straight road conference game
  SAC 73-69 MSU; Benthe Versteeg would've had another triple-double today if turnovers counted
  NAU 80-70 UNC; The 'Jacks win their 9th. straight over NoCo

[Mvemjsunpx]

Men - NoCo would win a tiebreaker over Montana because ISU is guaranteed to finish ahead of Idaho.
Men - Idaho & MSU have clinched first-round byes, and the winner of Monday's game will be the #5-seed.
Men - NAU has clinched the #7-seed (they swept EWU, and they can't win a tiebreaker with Idaho or MSU).
Men - Sac has clinched last place.
Women - Idaho has clinched the #3-seed (they swept Weber).
Women - Weber has clinched the #4-seed (they swept ISU, and they would beat Montana on common games against ISU).
Women - Montana & ISU have clinched first-round byes, and ISU would win a potential tiebreaker for the #5-seed.

• • Men
    
    1. Northern Colorado___14-3_____22-8_____ W3
    2. Montana _____________14-3_____21-9_____ L1
    3. Portland State________10-7_____18-12____ W2
    4. Idaho State __________10-7_____15-13____ W4
    5. Idaho _________________8-9_____13-17____ W1
    6. Montana State ________8-9_____13-17____ W1
    7. Northern Arizona _____7-10____16-14____ L1
    8. Eastern Washington___6-11____10-20____ L4
    9. Weber State___________5-12____11-20____ L1
    10.Sacramento State _____3-14_____7-23____ L3

• • Women
    
    1. Montana State _______16-1_____26-3_____ L1
    2. Northern Arizona ____15-2_____24-6_____ W5
    3. Idaho ________________10-7_____18-10____ W1
    4. Weber State___________9-8_____12-15____ L1
    5. Idaho State ___________8-9_____13-15____ W4
    6. Montana ______________8-9_____12-16____ W2
    7. Northern Colorado____6-11____13-15____ L2
    8. Eastern Washington___6-11____10-19____ L4
    9. Sacramento State _____6-11____12-16____ W1
    10.Portland State_________1-16_____4-22____ L13

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  SAC 56-59 PSU; The Vikings finish Big Sky play 9-0 at home after a comically ugly second half (Sac shot 20%, PSU had 12 turnovers)
  NAU 82-79 ISU; Carson Towt puts up 24 points and 12 rebounds and goes a perfect 11/11 from the field
  UNC 68-63 WEB; The Bears clinch the #1-seed despite having their 2nd. worst shooting performance of the season (36.2%)
  EWU 72-83 UMT; The Griz pull it out and share the title despite being outshot 100%-10% over the first 8 minutes
  IDA 60-75 MSU; Idaho played 15 players and 8 of them failed to score
  
  
  
  Women
  
  UMT 77-80 EWU; Eastern shot 48.5%, which is surprisingly their best performance in a Big Sky game since a blowout win in Missoula 2 years ago
  PSU 57-69 SAC; Benthe Versteeg gets 16 points, 12 assists, 5 boards, and 4 steals in the final game at Hornet Gym
  MSU 67-54 IDA; The Vandals shot 31% after the first quarter
  ISU 71-83 NAU; NAU becomes the first Big Sky WBB team to win 25 games before the conference tournament and not win the conference
  WEB 68-67 UNC (OT); Weber pulls it out despite shooting 15% in the second half

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • Men
    
    1. Northern Colorado___15-3_____23-8_____ W4
    2. Montana _____________15-3_____22-9_____ W1
    3. Portland State________11-7_____19-12____ W3
    4. Idaho State __________10-8_____15-14____ L1
    5. Montana State ________9-9_____14-17____ W2
    6. Idaho _________________8-10____13-18____ L1
    7. Northern Arizona _____8-10____17-14____ W1
    8. Eastern Washington___6-12____10-21____ L5
    9. Weber State___________5-13____11-21____ L2
    10.Sacramento State _____3-15_____7-24____ L4

• • Women
    
    1. Montana State _______17-1_____27-3_____ W1
    2. Northern Arizona ____16-2_____25-6_____ W6
    3. Idaho ________________10-8_____18-11____ L1
    4. Weber State__________10-8_____13-15____ W1
    5. Idaho State ___________8-10____13-16____ L1
    6. Montana ______________8-10____12-17____ L1
    7. Eastern Washington___7-11____11-19____ W1
    8. Sacramento State _____7-11____13-16____ W2
    9. Northern Colorado____6-12____13-16____ L3
    10.Portland State_________1-17_____4-23____ L14

[JALMOND]

Viks almost fell victim to a Griz hangover in basketball.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Men

Jaron Rillie (UNC) - 22 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 58% on FGs, 8/11 from three (2 games)


Women

Benthe Versteeg (SAC) - 15.7 ppg, 8 rpg, 11 apg, 2.3 spg, 59% on FGs, 2 double-doubles, 1 triple double (3 games)
Mack Konig (UMT) - 16.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 8.7 apg, 2.89 A:TO ratio, 65% on FGs, 5/6 from three (3 games)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2025/3/3/me ... h-3-5.aspx

[Mvemjsunpx]

Me neither. I don't really know. The university seems to like keeping the status of all their coaches pretty hush-hush, and as there is not much of a draw here as, say the two Montana schools, they pretty much can do just that. I didn't think the program could sink lower than when Kennedy left for McNeese, but it has. For the most part, the women's team wasn't even competitive in the conference this year. That alone should be enough to send red flags for any other administration to make changes. But the question is, is it enough for the Viks? Portland is getting a WNBA franchise and the area has always been a hotbed for girls basketball. It would be nice if the flagship city school would at least be competitive.

Well… if Gregg's contract is up this year, I can't imagine she gets renewed. As for Kennedy, his tenure at McNeese hasn't exactly gone well (41-77).

And now he's gone.

https://mcneesesports.com/news/2025/3/6 ... nnedy.aspx

[Mvemjsunpx]

This is Idaho State's first men's MVP award since 1979.
Also, how the hell was Carson Towt not 1st. Team? He averages a double-double and leads the nation in rebounds.

https://bigskyconf.com/news/2025/3/6/me ... layer.aspx



Awards

MVP - Dylan Darling (ISU)
Newcomer - Dylan Darling (ISU)
Freshman - Evan Otten (ISU)
Defense - Tre-Vaughn Minott (PSU)
Reserve - Money Williams (UMT)
Coach - Travis DeCuire (UMT)


1st. Team All-Conference

F - Isaiah Hawthorne (UNC)
G/F - Joe Pridgen (UMT)
G - Dylan Darling (ISU)
G - Langston Reynolds (UNC)
G - Jaron Rillie (UNC)
G - Trent McLaughlin (NAU)
G - Blaise Threatt (WEB)


2nd. Team

C - Jacob Holt (SAC)
F/C - Carson Towt (NAU)
F - Terri Miller Jr. (PSU)
G - Malik Moore (UMT)
G - Money Williams (UMT)
G - Brandon Whitney (UMT)


All-Defensive Team

F/C - Carson Towt (NAU)
F - Tre-Vaughn Minott (PSU)
G - Brandon Whitney (UMT)
G - Jake O'Neil (ISU)
G - Zach Bloch (UNC)

[Mvemjsunpx]

https://bigskyconf.com/news/2025/3/6/wo ... d-mvp.aspx


Awards

MVP - Esmeralda Morales (MSU)
Newcomer - Olivia Nelson (IDA)
Freshman - Kourtney Grossman (EWU)
Defense - Taylee Chirrick (MSU)
Reserve - Saniyah Neverson (NAU)
COTY - Tricia Binford (MSU)


1st. Team All-Conference

F - Sophie Glancey (NAU)
F - Marah Dykstra (MSU)
F - Taylor Smith (WEB)
G - Esmeralda Morales (MSU)
G - Olivia Nelson (IDA)
G - Taylor Feldman (NAU)
G - Benthe Versteeg (SAC)


2nd. Team

F - Jaydia Martin (SAC)
F - Katelynn (Limardo) Martin (MSU)
G/F - Nyah Moran (NAU)
G - Kendra Parra (WEB)
G - Tasia Jordan (ISU)
G - Mack Konig (UMT)


All-Defensive Team

F - Sophie Glancey (NAU)
F - Katelynn (Limardo) Martin (MSU)
G - Taylee Chirrick (MSU)
G - Benthe Versteeg (SAC)
G - Kacey Spink (UMT)

[kalm]

This is Idaho State's first men's MVP award since 1979.
Also, how the hell was Carson Towt not 1st. Team? He averages a double-double and leads the nation in rebounds.

https://bigskyconf.com/news/2025/3/6/me ... layer.aspx



Awards

MVP - Dylan Darling (ISU)
Newcomer - Dylan Darling (ISU)
Freshman - Evan Otten (ISU)
Defense - Tre-Vaughn Minott (PSU)
Reserve - Money Williams (UMT)
Coach - Travis DeCuire (UMT)


1st. Team All-Conference

F - Isaiah Hawthorne (UNC)
G/F - Joe Pridgen (UMT)
G - Dylan Darling (ISU)
G - Langston Reynolds (UNC)
G - Jaron Rillie (UNC)
G - Trent McLaughlin (NAU)
G - Blaise Threatt (WEB)


2nd. Team

C - Jacob Holt (SAC)
F/C - Carson Towt (NAU)
F - Terri Miller Jr. (PSU)
G - Malik Moore (UMT)
G - Money Williams (UMT)
G - Brandon Whitney (UMT)


All-Defensive Team

F/C - Carson Towt (NAU)
F - Tre-Vaughn Minott (PSU)
G - Brandon Whitney (UMT)
G - Jake O'Neil (ISU)
G - Zach Bloch (UNC)

A lean stretch for EWU athletics.

[SuperHornet]

Four guards on the All-Big Sky Team? Don't we have any centers in girls hoops?

[Mvemjsunpx]

The WBB coaching change we all expected has happened. Gregg went 32-87 in four seasons, and her Vikings finished last in the Big Sky in 3 of her 4 years.

https://goviks.com/news/2025/3/12/WBB_20250312.aspx

[JALMOND]

The WBB coaching change we all expected has happened. Gregg went 32-87 in four seasons, and her Vikings finished last in the Big Sky in 3 of her 4 years.

https://goviks.com/news/2025/3/12/WBB_20250312.aspx

About damn time.

[JALMOND]

The WBB coaching change we all expected has happened. Gregg went 32-87 in four seasons, and her Vikings finished last in the Big Sky in 3 of her 4 years.

https://goviks.com/news/2025/3/12/WBB_20250312.aspx

Now we know. In order to get rid of Barnum, the PSU football team will need to finish last in the conference 3 times in a string of 4 years.

And throw in some 30 point losses to the second to last place team in the conference.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Conference records include the tournament, but the regular-season finishing order is unaltered.

• • Men
    
    1. Northern Colorado___17-4_____25-10____ L1/L2
    2. Montana _____________18-3_____25-10____ W4/L1
    3. Portland State________11-8_____19-13____ L1
    4. Idaho State __________10-9_____15-15____ L2
    5. Montana State _______10-10____15-18____ L1
    6. Idaho _________________9-11____14-19____ L1
    7. Northern Arizona _____9-11____18-16____ L1/L2
    8. Eastern Washington___6-13____10-22____ L6
    9. Weber State___________6-14____12-22____ L1
    10.Sacramento State _____3-16_____7-25____ L5

• • Women
    
    1. Montana State _______20-1_____30-4_____ W4/L1
    2. Northern Arizona ____17-3_____27-8_____ L1/L1
    3. Idaho ________________10-9_____18-12____ L2
    4. Weber State__________10-9_____13-16____ L1
    5. Idaho State ___________9-11____14-17____ L1
    6. Montana _____________10-11____14-18____ L1
    7. Eastern Washington___7-12____11-20____ L1
    8. Sacramento State _____8-12____14-17____ L1
    9. Northern Colorado____7-13____14-17____ L1
    10.Portland State_________1-18_____4-24____ L15