1999 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament

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1999 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1998–99
Teams12
SiteThomas & Mack Center
Paradise, NV
ChampionsUtah (3rd title)
Winning coachRick Majerus (3rd title)
MVPAlex Jensen (Utah)
← 1998
2000 →
1998–99 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Mountain
UNLV 9 – 5   .643 16 – 13   .552
Tulsa 9 – 5   .643 23 – 10   .697
Rice 8 – 6   .571 18 – 10   .643
TCU 7 – 7   .500 21 – 11   .656
SMU 7 – 7   .500 15 – 15   .500
Colorado State 7 – 7   .500 19 – 11   .633
Wyoming 7 – 7   .500 18 – 10   .643
Air Force 2 – 12   .143 10 – 16   .385
Pacific
No. 6 Utah † 14 – 0   1.000 28 – 5   .848
No. 25 New Mexico 9 – 5   .643 25 – 9   .735
Fresno State 9 – 5   .643 21 – 12   .636
UTEP 8 – 6   .571 16 – 12   .571
BYU 6 – 8   .429 12 – 16   .429
San Jose State 5 – 9   .357 12 – 16   .429
Hawaii 3 – 11   .214 6 – 20   .231
San Diego State 2 – 12   .143 4 – 22   .154
† 1999 WAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1999 Western Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 2–6 at the Thomas & Mack Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada.[2] This was the final tournament before the formation of the Mountain West Conference.

Top-seeded Utah defeated New Mexico in the championship game, 60–45, to clinch their third WAC men's tournament championship.

The Utes, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Tournament. They were joined in the tournament by two other WAC members, New Mexico and Tulsa, who all earned at-large bids.

Format[]

No changes were made to the tournament format from the 1997 or 1998 tournaments. Teams were again seeded based on their position within either the Mountain or Pacific Division (top six teams only).

Bracket[]

First Round
Tuesday, March 2 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 4 		Semifinals
Friday, March 5 		Championship
Saturday, March 6
            
M1 UNLV 70
M5 SMU 71
P4 UTEP 64
M5 SMU 65
M5 SMU 56
P2 #25 New Mexico 57
M3 Rice 64
P6 San Jose State 61
M3 Rice 49
P2 #25 New Mexico 51
P2 #25 New Mexico 45
P1 #8 Utah 60
M2 Tulsa 85
P3 Fresno State 56
P3 Fresno State 80
M6 Colorado State 59
M2 Tulsa 61
P1 #8 Utah 64
M4 TCU 74
P5 BYU 90
P5 BYU 62
P1 #8 Utah 81

References[]

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1998-99 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1998-99 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
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