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1996 WAC men's basketball tournament

1996 WAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1995–96
Teams10
SiteThe Pit
Albuquerque, NM
ChampionsNew Mexico (2nd title)
Winning coachDave Bliss (2nd title)
MVPKenny Thomas (New Mexico)
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1995–96 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Utah 15 3   .833 27 7   .794
No. 23 New Mexico 14 4   .778 28 5   .848
Fresno State 13 5   .722 22 11   .667
Colorado State 11 7   .611 18 12   .600
BYU 9 9   .500 15 13   .536
Wyoming 8 10   .444 14 15   .483
San Diego State 8 10   .444 15 14   .517
Hawaii 7 11   .389 10 18   .357
UTEP 4 14   .222 13 15   .464
Air Force 1 17   .056 5 23   .179
1996 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1996 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 6–9 at The Pit at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[2]

Hosts New Mexico upset top-seeded, defending champions Utah in the championship game, 64–60, to clinch their second WAC men's tournament championship.

The Lobos, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I Tournament. They were joined in the tournament by WAC regular season champions Utah, who received an at-large bid.

Format

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No changes were made to the tournament format from the previous year. The top six teams received byes into the quarterfinal round, leaving the lowest four-seeded teams to play in the first round. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 6
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 7
Semifinals
Friday, March 8
Championship
Saturday, March 9
            
1 #10 Utah 76
8 Hawaii 63
9 UTEP 77
8 Hawaii 69
1 #10 Utah 71
4 Colorado State 69
5 BYU 84
4 Colorado State 100
1 #10 Utah 60
2 New Mexico 64
3 Fresno State 91
6 Wyoming 82
3 Fresno State 99
2 New Mexico 104
7 San Diego State 80
10 Air Force 69
7 San Diego State 75
2 New Mexico 94

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1995-96 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
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