1999 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament

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.

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)
1998–99 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Mountain
UNLV9–5 .643  16–13  .552
Tulsa9–5 .643  23–10  .697
Rice8–6 .571  18–10  .643
TCU7–7 .500  21–11  .656
SMU7–7 .500  15–15  .500
Colorado State7–7 .500  19–11  .633
Wyoming7–7 .500  18–10  .643
Air Force2–12 .143  10–16  .385
Pacific
No. 6 Utah †14–0 1.000  28–5  .848
No. 25 New Mexico9–5 .643  25–9  .735
Fresno State9–5 .643  21–12  .636
UTEP8–6 .571  16–12  .571
BYU6–8 .429  12–16  .429
San Jose State5–9 .357  12–16  .429
Hawaii3–11 .214  6–20  .231
San Diego State2–12 .143  4–22  .154
† 1999 WAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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  
     
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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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