2019 WAC men's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament
| Year = 2019
| Conference = WAC
| Division = I
| Gender = Men's
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| ImageSize = 200px
| Caption = Tournament logo
| Teams = 8
| Arena = Orleans Arena
| City = Paradise, Nevada
| Champions = New Mexico State
| TitleCount = 9th
| Coach = Chris Jans
| CoachCount = 2nd
| MVP = Trevelin Queen
| MVPTeam = New Mexico State
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{{2018–19 WAC men's basketball standings}}
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
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.
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!Seed !School !Conference !Tiebreaker !Tiebreaker 2 |
| 1
|align=left|New Mexico State |15–1 |align=left| | |
| 2
|align=left|Utah Valley |12–4 |align=left| | |
| 3
|align=left|Grand Canyon |10–6 |align=left| | |
| 4
|align=left|UTRGV |9–7 |align=left| | |
| 5
|align=left|Cal State Bakersfield |7–9 |align=left| | |
| 6
|align=left|Seattle |6–10 | H2H and through the conference tied | Higher NET Rankings |
| 7
|align=left|UMKC |6–10 | H2H and through the conference tied | Lower NET Rankings |
| 8
|align=left|Chicago State |0–16 |align=left| | |
Schedule and results
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!Game !Time{{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}} !Matchup !Score !Television |
| colspan=5| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14 |
|---|
| 1
|12:00 pm |No. 1 New Mexico State vs No. 8 Chicago State |86–49 |rowspan=4|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 |
| colspan=5| Semifinals – Friday, March 15 |
| 5
|6:00 pm |No. 1 New Mexico State vs. No. 4 UTRGV |79–72 |rowspan=2|ESPN+ |
| 6
|8:30 pm |No. 2 Utah Valley vs. No. 3 Grand Canyon |74–78 |
| colspan=5| Final – Saturday, March 16 |
| 7
|7:00 pm |No. 1 New Mexico State vs. No. 3 Grand Canyon |89–57 |
| colspan=5| Game times in PDT. Rankings denote tournament seed. |
Bracket
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1 = Quarterfinals
March 14
ESPN3
| RD2 = Semifinals
March 15
ESPN3
| RD3 = Championship
March 16
ESPNU
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1=New Mexico State
| RD1-score1=86
| RD1-seed2=8
| RD1-team2=Chicago State
| RD1-score2=49
| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-team3=UTRGV
| RD1-score3=85
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-team4=Cal State Bakersfield
| RD1-score4=70
| RD1-seed5=2
| RD1-team5=Utah Valley
| RD1-score5=71
| RD1-seed6=7
| RD1-team6=UMKC
| RD1-score6=64
| RD1-seed7=3
| RD1-team7=Grand Canyon
| RD1-score7=84
| RD1-seed8=6
| RD1-team8=Seattle
| RD1-score8=75
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=New Mexico State
| RD2-score1=79
| RD2-seed2=4
| RD2-team2=UTRGV
| RD2-score2=72
| RD2-seed3=2
| RD2-team3=Utah Valley
| RD2-score3=74
| RD2-seed4=3
| RD2-team4=Grand Canyon
| RD2-score4=78
| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team1=New Mexico State
| RD3-score1=89
| RD3-seed2=3
| RD3-team2=Grand Canyon
| RD3-score2=57
}}
References
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External links
- [https://wacsports.com/tournaments/bkb/2018-19/index? 2019 Western Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship]
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