Big Sky Conference unveils 2018-19 women’s basketball schedule

 OGDEN, Utah (July 24, 2018) – After a season where Big Sky women’s basketball earned its best seed in the NCAA Tournament since 1997, The Big Sky Conference is thrilled to announce its 2018-19 women’s basketball league schedule that begins December 29 and concludes March 11-16, at the Big Sky Men’s Basketball Championship in Boise, Idaho.

The Big Sky moves to a 20-game conference schedule for the third time in league history this season as all 11 teams will play a home and away contest against each other. The conference previously utilized a 20-game league schedule during the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons. Unlike in previous seasons, Big Sky matchups will take place Thursday, Saturday and Monday with the final regular season contest slated for Saturday, March 9.

Big Sky moving to 20-game basketball schedule

The Big Sky Conference begins a three-year contract with the City of Boise and CenturyLink Arena for its basketball championship beginning in 2019 as voted on by the Big Sky Conference Presidents’ Council in September of 2017.

CenturyLink Arena is a 5,300-seat facility located in downtown Boise that has been the home of the Idaho Steelheads hockey team since opening in 1997. The arena hosts an average of 100 events annually and has welcomed over 5.5 million attendees in 20 years. It also hosts numerous concerts, trade shows, and conventions each year. CenturyLink Arena is attached to the Grove Hotel, Boise’s only four-diamond hotel.

The 2019 championship will be the fourth neutral site basketball championship in the Big Sky’s history after holding the event in Reno, Nevada, the previous three seasons.

2018-19 Big Sky Women’s Basketball League Schedule