The 2018–19 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball season began with practices in September 2018 and ended with the 2019 WAC men's basketball tournament March 2019 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, NV. The season marks 56th season of Western Athletic Conference.
2018–19 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 9 |
Regular season | |
Champion | New Mexico State |
Season MVP | Jake Toolson, UVU |
Tournament | |
Champions | New Mexico State |
Runners-up | Grand Canyon |
Finals MVP | Trevelin Queen, NMSU |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
Pre-season edit
The WAC conducted a media teleconference on October 10, 2018 and released the media and coaches poll, as well as the preseason All-WAC teams and player of the year.[1]
WAC Media Poll edit
Rank | Team | Votes |
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1 | New Mexico State (22) | 214 |
2 | Grand Canyon (2) | 180 |
3 | Utah Valley | 162 |
4 | Seattle | 150 |
5 | Cal State Bakersfield | 117 |
6 | Texas Rio Grande Valley | 89 |
7 | Missouri-Kansas City | 73 |
8 | California Baptist | 63 |
9 | Chicago State | 66 |
Media All-WAC Team edit
First Team
- Damiyne Durham, CSU Bakersfield
- AJ Harris, NM State
- Matej Kavas, Seattle U
- Alessandro Lever, Grand Canyon
- Conner Toolson, Utah Valley
Second Team
- Xavier Bishop, Kansas City
- Eli Chuha, NM State
- Oscar Frayer, Grand Canyon
- Jake Toolson, Utah Valley
- Terry Winn III, UT Rio Grande Valley
Player of the Year
- Alessandro Lever, Grand Canyon
WAC coaches poll edit
Rank | Team | Votes |
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1 | New Mexico State (7) | 63 |
2 | Grand Canyon (2) | 58 |
3 | Seattle | 45 |
4 | Utah Valley | 43 |
5 | Cal State Bakersfield | 35 |
6 | Texas Rio Grande Valley | 28 |
7 | Missouri-Kansas City | 24 |
8 | California Baptist | 20 |
9 | Chicago State | 8 |
Coaches All-WAC Team edit
First Team
- Oscar Frayer, Grand Canyon
- AJ Harris, NM State
- Matej Kavas, Seattle U
- Alessandro Lever, Grand Canyon
- Conner Toolson, Utah Valley
Second Team
- Xavier Bishop, Kansas City
- Eli Chuha, NM State
- Damiyne Durham, CSU Bakersfield
- Jake Toolson, Utah Valley
- Terry Winn III, UT Rio Grande Valley
Player of the Year
- Alessandro Lever, Grand Canyon
Rankings edit
Regular season edit
Conference games edit
Conference matrix edit
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.
California Baptist | CS Bakersfield | Chicago St. | Grand Canyon | NM St. | Seattle | UTRGV | UMKC | Utah Valley | |
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vs. California Baptist | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
vs. Cal State Bakersfield | 1–1 | - | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
vs. Chicago State | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
vs. Grand Canyon | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | - | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
vs. New Mexico State | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | - | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
vs. Seattle | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | - | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
vs. Texas - Rio Grande Valley | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | - | 0–2 | 2–0 |
vs. UMKC | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | - | 2–0 |
vs. Utah Valley | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | - |
Total | 7–9 | 7–9 | 0–16 | 10–6 | 15–1 | 6–10 | 9–7 | 6–10 | 12–4 |
Point scored edit
Head coaches edit
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Post season edit
Conference tournament edit
NCAA tournament edit
NIT edit
2019 NBA draft edit
Pre-draft trades edit
Draft-day trades edit
Highlights and notes edit
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Awards and honors edit
Players of the Week edit
All-Americans edit
All WAC teams edit
All-Academic edit
USBWA All-District team edit
References edit
- ^ "WAC Basketball Preview Central". October 10, 2018.
- ^ "WAC Men's Basketball Media Select NM State, Grand Canyon's Lever as Favorites". October 10, 2018.
- ^ "2018-19 preseason men's and women's basketball All-WAC teams announced". October 10, 2018.
- ^ "WAC Coaches Select NM State, Grand Canyon's Lever as Preseason Favorites". October 10, 2018.
- ^ "2018-19 preseason men's and women's basketball All-WAC teams announced". October 10, 2018.