1993 WAC men's basketball tournament

The 1993 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 10–13 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.[1] This was the first WAC tournament not held on a campus arena.

1993 WAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1992–93
Teams10
SiteDelta Center
Salt Lake City, UT
ChampionsNew Mexico (1st title)
Winning coachDave Bliss (1st title)
MVPIke Williams (New Mexico)
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1992–93 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Utah 15 3   .833 24 7   .774
BYU 15 3   .833 25 9   .735
No. 21 New Mexico 13 5   .722 24 7   .774
UTEP 10 8   .556 21 13   .618
Colorado State 9 9   .500 17 12   .586
Fresno State 8 10   .444 13 15   .464
Hawaii 7 11   .389 12 16   .429
Wyoming 7 11   .389 13 15   .464
San Diego State 3 15   .167 8 21   .276
Air Force 3 15   .167 9 19   .321
1993 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

New Mexico defeated UTEP in the championship game, 76–65, to clinch their first WAC men's tournament championship.

The Lobos, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by the conference's regular season co-champions, Utah and BYU, who received at-large bids to the tournament.

Format

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With the addition of Fresno State to the WAC in 1993, the conference's total membership expanded to ten teams. In turn, the tournament field expanded to once again feature all WAC members. The top six teams received byes into the quarterfinal round, leaving the lowest four-seeded teams to play in the first round. Like before, teams were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 10
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 11
Semifinals
Friday, March 12
Championship
Saturday, March 13
            
1 #15 Utah 85
9 San Diego State 64
9 San Diego State 59
8 Wyoming 57
1 #15 Utah 85
4 UTEP 90
5 Colorado State 65
4 UTEP 70
4 UTEP 65
3 New Mexico 76
3 New Mexico 72
6 Fresno State 48
3 New Mexico 69
2 #25 BYU 59
7 Hawaii 62
10 Air Force 54
7 Hawaii 71
2 #25 BYU 85

References

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  1. ^ "1992-93 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016.