2015 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2015 Western Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Season | 2014β15 | ||||
Teams | 7 | ||||
Site |
Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada | ||||
Champions | New Mexico State (9 title) | ||||
Winning coach | Marvin Menzies (5 title) | ||||
Attendance | 4,546 | ||||
Television | ESPNU | ||||
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2014β15 WAC men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State β | 13 | β | 1 | .929 | 23 | β | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Canyon* | 8 | β | 6 | .571 | 17 | β | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMKC | 8 | β | 6 | .571 | 14 | β | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seattle | 7 | β | 7 | .500 | 18 | β | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Bakersfield | 7 | β | 7 | .500 | 14 | β | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah Valley | 5 | β | 9 | .357 | 11 | β | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TexasβPan American | 4 | β | 10 | .286 | 10 | β | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago State | 4 | β | 10 | .286 | 8 | β | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Ineligible in transition from Division II. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
β 2015 WAC Tournament winner |
The 2015 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Western Athletic Conference, held from March 12β14, 2015 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada.
Format
Grand Canyon did not compete in the 2015 men's basketball tournament for the second time. As a D2 to D1 transitioning school, they were ineligible to compete in the NCAA tournament or the NIT (which is also operated by the NCAA) until the 2018 season, so they could not win the conference tournament since the winner received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However Grand Canyon was eligible to win the regular season title and was eligible to compete in the CIT or CBI should they be invited.
Seeds
Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker |
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1 | New Mexico State | 13β1 | 21β10 | |
2 | UMKC | 8β6 | 13β18 | |
3 | Seattle | 7β7 | 14β14 | 1β1 vs. NMSU |
4 | CSUβBakersfield | 7β7 | 13β18 | 0β2 vs. NMSU |
5 | Utah Valley | 5β9 | 11β18 | |
6 | Chicago State | 4β10 | 8β23 | 2β0 vs. Grand Canyon |
7 | TexasβPan American | 4β10 | 10β20 | 1β1 vs. Grand Canyon |
Overall record at the end of regular season
Schedule
Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# |
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Quarterfinals β Thursday, March 12 | |||
1 | 1 | 2:30 pm | #4 CSU-Bakersfield vs. #5 Utah Valley |
2 | 2 | 6:00 pm | #2 UMKC vs. #7 Texas-Pan American |
3 | 8:30 pm | #3 Seattle vs. #6 Chicago State | |
Semifinals β Friday, March 13 | |||
3 | 4 | 6:00 pm | #1 New Mexico State vs. #4 CSU-Bakersfield |
5 | 8:30 pm | #2 UMKC vs. #3 Seattle | |
Championship β Saturday, March 14 | |||
4 | 6 | 7:00 pm | #1 New Mexico State vs. #3 Seattle |
*Game times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. |
Bracket
Quarterfinals Thursday, March 12 |
Semifinals Friday, March 13 |
Championship Saturday, March 14 ESPNU | |||||||||||
1 | New Mexico State | 57 | |||||||||||
4 | Cal State Bakersfield | 52 | |||||||||||
4 | Cal State Bakersfield | 55 | |||||||||||
5 | Utah Valley | 40 | |||||||||||
1 | New Mexico State | 80 | |||||||||||
3 | Seattle | 61 | |||||||||||
2 | UMKC | 70 | |||||||||||
7 | Texas-Pan American | 61 | |||||||||||
2 | UMKC | 63 | |||||||||||
3 | Seattle | 69 | |||||||||||
3 | Seattle | 49 | |||||||||||
6 | Chicago State | 45 |
See also
- 2014-15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
- WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
References
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