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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference Tournament
{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament
| Year = 2019
| Year = 2019
| Conference = WAC
| Conference = WAC
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| Arena = [[Orleans Arena]]
| Arena = [[Orleans Arena]]
| City = [[Paradise, Nevada]]
| City = [[Paradise, Nevada]]
| Champions = [[2018–19 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team|New Mexico State]]
| Champions =
| TitleCount =
| TitleCount = 9th
| Coach =
| Coach = [[Chris Jans]]
| CoachCount =
| CoachCount = 2nd
| MVP =
| MVP = [[Trevelin Queen]]
| MVPTeam =
| MVPTeam = New Mexico State
| Attendance =
| Attendance =
| OneTopScorer =
| OneTopScorer =
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{{2018–19 WAC men's basketball standings}}
{{2018–19 WAC men's basketball standings}}


The '''2019 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament''' is an upcoming postseason men's basketball tournament for the [[Western Athletic Conference]] for the [[2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2018–19 season]]. All tournament games will be played at the [[Orleans Arena]] in [[Paradise, Nevada]], from March 14–16, 2019. The winner of the tournament will receive the conference's automatic bid to the [[2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|NCAA Tournament]].
The '''2019 WAC men's basketball tournament''' was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the [[Western Athletic Conference]] during the [[2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2018–19 season]]. All tournament games were played at the [[Orleans Arena]] in [[Paradise, Nevada]], from March 14–16, 2019. [[2018–19 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team|New Mexico State]] defeated [[2018–19 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team|Grand Canyon]] 89–57 in the championship to win the tournament, and received the conference's automatic bid to the [[2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2019 NCAA tournament]]. The win was New Mexico State's WAC leading ninth championship, and seventh in the last eight seasons.


==Seeds==
==Seeds==
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|1
|align=left|[[2018–19 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team|New Mexico State]]
|align=left|[[2018–19 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team|New Mexico State]]
|15–1
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|2
|2
|align=left|[[2018–19 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team|Utah Valley]]
|align=left|[[2018–19 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team|Utah Valley]]
|12–4
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|5
|5
|align=left|[[2018–19 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team|Cal State Bakersfield]]
|align=left|[[2018–19 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team|Cal State Bakersfield]]
|7–9
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;text-align:center"
!Game
!Game
!Time<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wacsports.com/tournaments/bkb/2018-19/bracketm/2019_MBB_Bracket_Final.pdf |title=2019 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament |work=WACSports.com |publisher=[[Western Athletic Conference]] |accessdate=April 20, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220420155537/https://wacsports.com/tournaments/bkb/2018-19/bracketm/2019_MBB_Bracket_Final.pdf |archive-date=April 20, 2022}}</ref>
!Time<ref>http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/wacsports.com/documents/2017/10/5/2018_MBB_Bracket.pdf?id=5678</ref>
!Matchup
!Matchup
!Score
!Score
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|1
|1
|12:00 pm
|12:00 pm
|No. 1 New Mexico State vs No. 8 Chicago State
|'''No. 1 New Mexico State''' vs No. 8 Chicago State
|86–49
|
|rowspan=4|ESPN3
|rowspan=4|[[ESPN+]]
|-
|-
|2
|2
|2:30 pm
|2:30 pm
|No. 4 UTRGV vs. No. 5 Cal State Bakersfield
|'''No. 4 UTRGV''' vs. No. 5 Cal State Bakersfield
|85–70
|
|-
|-
|3
|3
|6:00 pm
|6:00 pm
|No. 2 Utah Valley vs. No. 7
|'''No. 2 Utah Valley''' vs. No. 7 UMKC
|71–64
|
|-
|-
|4
|4
|8:30 pm
|8:30 pm
|No. 3 Grand Canyon vs. No. 6
|'''No. 3 Grand Canyon''' vs. No. 6 Seattle
|84–75
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|-
|-
!colspan=5| Semifinals – Friday, March 15
!colspan=5| Semifinals – Friday, March 15
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|5
|5
|6:00 pm
|6:00 pm
|Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner
|'''No. 1 New Mexico State''' vs. No. 4 UTRGV
|79–72
|
|rowspan=2|ESPN3
|rowspan=2|ESPN+
|-
|-
|6
|6
|8:30 pm
|8:30 pm
|Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner
|No. 2 Utah Valley vs. '''No. 3 Grand Canyon'''
|74–78
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|-
|-
!colspan=5| Final – Saturday, March 16
!colspan=5| Final – Saturday, March 16
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|7
|7
|7:00 pm
|7:00 pm
|'''No. 1 New Mexico State''' vs. No. 3 Grand Canyon
|Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner
|89–57
|
|ESPNU
|[[ESPNU]]
|-
|-
|colspan=5| <small>Game times in [[Pacific Time Zone|PDT]]. Rankings denote tournament seed.
|colspan=5| <small>Game times in [[Pacific Time Zone|PDT]]. Rankings denote tournament seed.</small>
|}
|}


==Bracket==
==Bracket==
{{8TeamBracket
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1 = Quarterfinals<br>March 14<br>ESPN3
| RD1 = Quarterfinals<br />March 14<br />[[ESPN3]]
| RD2 = Semifinals<br>March 15<br>ESPN3
| RD2 = Semifinals<br />March 15<br />ESPN3
| RD3 = Championship<br>March 16<br>ESPNU
| RD3 = Championship<br />March 16<br />[[ESPNU]]
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| group2 =
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| RD1-seed2=8
| RD1-seed2=8
| RD1-team2=Chicago State
| RD1-team2=Chicago State
| RD1-score2=
| RD1-score2=49


| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-team3=UTRGV
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| RD1-score3=
| RD1-score3='''85'''
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-team4=Cal State Bakersfield
| RD1-team4=Cal State Bakersfield
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| RD1-score4=70


| RD1-seed5=2
| RD1-seed5=2
| RD1-team5=Utah Valley
| RD1-team5='''Utah Valley'''
| RD1-score5=
| RD1-score5='''71'''
| RD1-seed6=7
| RD1-seed6=7
| RD1-team6=UMKC
| RD1-team6=UMKC
| RD1-score6=
| RD1-score6=64


| RD1-seed7=3
| RD1-seed7=3
| RD1-team7=Grand Canyon
| RD1-team7='''Grand Canyon'''
| RD1-score7=
| RD1-score7='''84'''
| RD1-seed8=6
| RD1-seed8=6
| RD1-team8=Seattle
| RD1-team8=Seattle
| RD1-score8=
| RD1-score8=75


| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=
| RD2-team1='''New Mexico State'''
| RD2-score1=
| RD2-score1='''79'''
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-seed2=4
| RD2-team2=
| RD2-team2=UTRGV
| RD2-score2=
| RD2-score2=72


| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-seed3=2
| RD2-team3=
| RD2-team3=Utah Valley
| RD2-score3=
| RD2-score3=74
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-seed4=3
| RD2-team4=
| RD2-team4='''Grand Canyon'''
| RD2-score4=
| RD2-score4='''78'''


| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team1=
| RD3-team1='''New Mexico State'''
| RD3-score1=
| RD3-score1='''89'''
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-seed2=3
| RD3-team2=
| RD3-team2=Grand Canyon
| RD3-score2=
| RD3-score2=57
}}
}}


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*[https://wacsports.com/tournaments/bkb/2018-19/index? 2019 Western Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship]
*[https://wacsports.com/tournaments/bkb/2018-19/index? 2019 Western Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship]


{{WAC Men's Basketball Tournament navbox|state=collapsed}}
{{WAC men's basketball tournament navbox|state=collapsed}}
{{2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox}}
{{2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox}}


[[Category:WAC Men's Basketball Tournament]]
[[Category:WAC men's basketball tournament]]
[[Category:2018–19 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball season]]
[[Category:2018–19 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball season|Tournament]]
[[Category:Orleans Arena|WAC Men's Basketball Tournament 2019]]
[[Category:2019 in sports in Nevada|WAC men's basketball tournament]]
[[Category:March 2019 sports events in the United States|WAC men's basketball tournament]]
[[Category:Basketball competitions in the Las Vegas Valley]]
[[Category:College basketball tournaments in Nevada]]
[[Category:Events in Paradise, Nevada]]

Latest revision as of 05:04, 23 August 2023

2019 WAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams8
SiteOrleans Arena
Paradise, Nevada
ChampionsNew Mexico State (9th title)
Winning coachChris Jans (2nd title)
MVPTrevelin Queen (New Mexico State)
TelevisionESPN3, ESPNU
← 2018
2020 →
2018–19 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico State † 15 – 1   .938 30 – 5   .857
Utah Valley 12 – 4   .750 25 – 10   .714
Grand Canyon 10 – 6   .625 20 – 14   .588
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 9 – 7   .563 20 – 17   .541
California Baptist* 7 – 9   .438 16 – 15   .516
Cal State Bakersfield 7 – 9   .438 18 – 16   .529
Seattle 6 – 10   .375 18 – 15   .545
UMKC 6 – 10   .375 11 – 21   .344
Chicago State 0 – 16   .000 3 – 29   .094
*Ineligible for WAC tournament (reclassification from Division II)
† 2019 WAC tournament winner

The 2019 WAC men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Western Athletic Conference during the 2018–19 season. All tournament games were played at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada, from March 14–16, 2019. New Mexico State defeated Grand Canyon 89–57 in the championship to win the tournament, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA tournament. The win was New Mexico State's WAC leading ninth championship, and seventh in the last eight seasons.

Seeds

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8 of the 9 teams in the WAC were eligible to compete in the conference tournament. California Baptist is ineligible due to their transition from Division II to Division I. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker Tiebreaker 2
1 New Mexico State 15–1
2 Utah Valley 12–4
3 Grand Canyon 10–6
4 UTRGV 9–7
5 Cal State Bakersfield 7–9
6 Seattle 6–10 H2H and through the conference tied Higher NET Rankings
7 UMKC 6–10 H2H and through the conference tied Lower NET Rankings
8 Chicago State 0–16

Schedule and results

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Game Time[1] Matchup Score Television
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14
1 12:00 pm No. 1 New Mexico State vs No. 8 Chicago State 86–49 ESPN+
2 2:30 pm No. 4 UTRGV vs. No. 5 Cal State Bakersfield 85–70
3 6:00 pm No. 2 Utah Valley vs. No. 7 UMKC 71–64
4 8:30 pm No. 3 Grand Canyon vs. No. 6 Seattle 84–75
Semifinals – Friday, March 15
5 6:00 pm No. 1 New Mexico State vs. No. 4 UTRGV 79–72 ESPN+
6 8:30 pm No. 2 Utah Valley vs. No. 3 Grand Canyon 74–78
Final – Saturday, March 16
7 7:00 pm No. 1 New Mexico State vs. No. 3 Grand Canyon 89–57 ESPNU
Game times in PDT. Rankings denote tournament seed.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 14
ESPN3 		Semifinals
March 15
ESPN3 		Championship
March 16
ESPNU
         
1 New Mexico State 86
8 Chicago State 49
1 New Mexico State 79
4 UTRGV 72
4 UTRGV 85
5 Cal State Bakersfield 70
1 New Mexico State 89
3 Grand Canyon 57
2 Utah Valley 71
7 UMKC 64
2 Utah Valley 74
3 Grand Canyon 78
3 Grand Canyon 84
6 Seattle 75

References

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  1. ^ "2019 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament" (PDF). WACSports.com. Western Athletic Conference. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 20, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
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