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The Western Athletic Conference has held a postseason tournament to crown a men's basketball champion every year since 1984. At first the regular season champion hosted it but at its height, the tournament was held at larger urban venues. Since the departure of the Mountain West Conference teams, the tournaments have returned to campus. The winner of the WAC Basketball Tournament is guaranteed a spot in the NCAA Basketball Tournament every year.
[edit] Past WAC Men's Basketball Tournament results
| Year |
Winner |
Score |
Opponent |
Venue |
| 1984 |
UTEP |
62-55 |
Wyoming |
Special Events Center (El Paso, Texas) |
| 1985 |
San Diego State |
87-81 |
UTEP |
Special Events Center (El Paso, Texas) |
| 1986 |
UTEP |
65-64 |
Wyoming |
Arena-Auditorium (Laramie, Wyoming) |
| 1987 |
Wyoming |
64-62 |
New Mexico |
University Arena (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| 1988 |
Wyoming |
79-75 |
UTEP |
Marriott Center (Provo, Utah) |
| 1989 |
UTEP |
73-60 |
Colorado State |
Huntsman Center (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| 1990 |
UTEP |
75-58 |
Hawaiʻi |
Special Events Center (El Paso, Texas) |
| 1991 |
BYU |
51-49 |
Utah |
Arena-Auditorium (Laramie, Wyoming) |
| 1992 |
BYU |
73-71 |
UTEP |
Moby Arena (Fort Collins, Colorado) |
| 1993 |
New Mexico |
76-65 |
UTEP |
Delta Center (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| 1994 |
Hawaiʻi |
73-66 |
BYU |
Delta Center (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| 1995 |
Utah |
67-54 |
Hawaii |
University Arena (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| 1996 |
New Mexico |
64-60 |
Utah |
University Arena (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| 1997 |
Utah |
89-68 |
TCU |
Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
| 1998 |
UNLV |
56-51 |
New Mexico |
Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
| 1999 |
Utah |
60-45 |
New Mexico |
Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
| 2000 |
Fresno State |
75-72 |
Tulsa |
Selland Arena (Fresno, California) |
| 2001 |
Hawaiʻi |
78-72 |
Tulsa |
Reynolds Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
| 2002 |
Hawaiʻi |
73-59 |
Tulsa |
Reynolds Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
| 2003 |
Tulsa |
75-64 |
Nevada |
Reynolds Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
| 2004 |
Nevada |
66-60 |
UTEP |
Save Mart Center (Fresno, California) |
| 2005 |
UTEP |
91-78 |
Boise State |
Lawlor Events Center (Reno, Nevada) |
| 2006 |
Nevada |
70-63 |
Utah State |
Lawlor Events Center (Reno, Nevada) |
| 2007 |
New Mexico State |
72-70 |
Utah State |
Pan American Center (Las Cruces, New Mexico) |
| 2008 |
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Pan American Center (Las Cruces, New Mexico) |
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WAC Men's Basketball Tournaments |
| 1980's |
1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
| 1990's |
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| 2000's |
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
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NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Conference Tournaments |
| ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 10, SEC |
| Atlantic 10, CAA, Conf USA, Horizon, Mid-American, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, WAC, West Coast |
| America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, MAAC, Mid-Continent, MEAC, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, SWAC, Sun Belt |
