WAC Men's Basketball Tournament

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The Western Athletic Conference has held a postseason tournament to crown a men's basketball champion every year since 1984. At first the regular season champion hosted it but at its height, the tournament was held at larger urban venues. Since the departure of the Mountain West Conference teams, the tournaments have returned to campus. The winner of the WAC Basketball Tournament is guaranteed a spot in the NCAA Basketball Tournament every year.

[edit] Past WAC Men's Basketball Tournament results

Year Winner Score Opponent Venue
1984 UTEP 62-55 Wyoming Special Events Center (El Paso, Texas)
1985 San Diego State 87-81 UTEP Special Events Center (El Paso, Texas)
1986 UTEP 65-64 Wyoming Arena-Auditorium (Laramie, Wyoming)
1987 Wyoming 64-62 New Mexico University Arena (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
1988 Wyoming 79-75 UTEP Marriott Center (Provo, Utah)
1989 UTEP 73-60 Colorado State Huntsman Center (Salt Lake City, Utah)
1990 UTEP 75-58 Hawaiʻi Special Events Center (El Paso, Texas)
1991 BYU 51-49 Utah Arena-Auditorium (Laramie, Wyoming)
1992 BYU 73-71 UTEP Moby Arena (Fort Collins, Colorado)
1993 New Mexico 76-65 UTEP Delta Center (Salt Lake City, Utah)
1994 Hawaiʻi 73-66 BYU Delta Center (Salt Lake City, Utah)
1995 Utah 67-54 Hawaii University Arena (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
1996 New Mexico 64-60 Utah University Arena (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
1997 Utah 89-68 TCU Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas, Nevada)
1998 UNLV 56-51 New Mexico Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas, Nevada)
1999 Utah 60-45 New Mexico Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas, Nevada)
2000 Fresno State 75-72 Tulsa Selland Arena (Fresno, California)
2001 Hawaiʻi 78-72 Tulsa Reynolds Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
2002 Hawaiʻi 73-59 Tulsa Reynolds Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
2003 Tulsa 75-64 Nevada Reynolds Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
2004 Nevada 66-60 UTEP Save Mart Center (Fresno, California)
2005 UTEP 91-78 Boise State Lawlor Events Center (Reno, Nevada)
2006 Nevada 70-63 Utah State Lawlor Events Center (Reno, Nevada)
2007 New Mexico State 72-70 Utah State Pan American Center (Las Cruces, New Mexico)
2008 Boise State 107-102 (3ot) New Mexico State Pan American Center (Las Cruces, New Mexico)
2009 Lawlor Events Center (Reno, Nevada)
2010 Lawlor Events Center (Reno, Nevada)

[edit] Performance By School

Member Winners Winning Years
¹UTEP
5
 1984, 1986, 1989, 1990, 2005
Hawaiʻi
3
 1994, 2001, 2002
¹Utah
3
 1995, 1997, 1999
Nevada
2
 2004, 2006
¹Wyoming
2
 1987, 1988
¹BYU
2
 1991, 1992
¹New Mexico
2
 1993, 1996
Boise State
1
 2008
New Mexico State
1
 2007
¹Tulsa
1
 2003
Fresno State
1
 2000
¹UNLV
1
 1998
¹San Diego State
1
 1985
TOTAL
25

¹no longer a conference member


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WAC Men's Basketball Tournaments
1980s
1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
1990s
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
2000s
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
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NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Conference Tournaments