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2008 WAC men's basketball tournament

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FieldValue
Year2008
ConferenceWAC
DivisionI
GenderMen's
Image2008WACBasketballTournament.png
ImageSize200px
Caption2008 Tournament logo
Teams9
ArenaPan American Center
CityLas Cruces, New Mexico
ChampionsBoise State
TitleCount1st
CoachGreg Graham
CoachCount1st
MVPReggie Larry
MVPTeamBoise State
Television

The 2008 WAC men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, was held March 11–15 at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Four teams finished the season at 12–4 in the conference standings, and all advanced to the semifinals. In the championship game, Boise State defeated host in triple overtime and received the Western Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. It was the Broncos' first NCAA appearance in fourteen years, when they won the Big Sky tournament (as a fifth-seed).

Boise State was seeded fourteenth in the East region and lost to Louisville in the first round.

made the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), but lost a road game in the first round.

Tournament

Bracket

Tuesday, March 11 Thursday, March 13 Friday, March 14 Saturday, March 15 | RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03= | RD1-score03=64 | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04= | RD1-score04=62 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01= | RD2-score01=85 | RD2-seed02=8 | RD2-team02=San Jose State | RD2-score02=65 | RD2-seed03=4 | RD2-team03=Boise State | RD2-score03=80 | RD2-seed04=5 | RD2-team04= | RD2-score04=74 | RD2-seed05=2 | RD2-team05= | RD2-score05=64 | RD2-seed06=7 | RD2-team06= | RD2-score06=57 | RD2-seed07=3 | RD2-team07= | RD2-score07=73 | RD2-seed08=6 | RD2-team08=Idaho | RD2-score08=53 | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=Utah State | RD3-score01=78 | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-team02=Boise State | RD3-score02=88 | RD3-seed03=2 | RD3-team03=Nevada | RD3-score03=75 | RD3-seed04=3 | RD3-team04=New Mexico State | RD3-score04=83 | RD4-seed01=4 | RD4-team01=Boise State | RD4-score01=107 | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-team02=New Mexico State | RD4-score02=1023OT

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