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2009 WAC men's basketball tournament

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FieldValue
Year2009
ConferenceWAC
DivisionI
GenderMen's
Teams9
ArenaLawlor Events Center
CityReno, Nevada
ChampionsUtah State
TitleCount1st
CoachStew Morrill
CoachCount1st
MVPGary Wilkinson
MVPTeamUtah State
TelevisionESPNU, ESPN2

The 2009 WAC men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, was held March 10–14 at the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada.

Regular season champion Utah State won the tournament, defeating host in the title game, 72–62. The Aggies received the Western Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament; they were seeded eleventh in the West region and lost by a point in the first round to Marquette.

No other WAC teams were invited to the NCAA or National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Nevada and lost in the first round of the CBI, and Idaho advanced to the second round of the CIT.

Bracket

Thursday, March 12 Friday, March 13 Saturday, March 14

| RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03= | RD1-score03=58 | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04= | RD1-score04=62

| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Utah State | RD2-score01=85 | RD2-seed02=9 | RD2-team02=Fresno State | RD2-score02=68

| RD2-seed03=4 | RD2-team03= | RD2-score03=70 | RD2-seed04=5 | RD2-team04=New Mexico State | RD2-score04=80

| RD2-seed05=3 | RD2-team05=Idaho | RD2-score05=62 | RD2-seed06=6 | RD2-team06= | RD2-score06=70

| RD2-seed07=2 | RD2-team07= | RD2-score07=78 | RD2-seed08=7 | RD2-team08= | RD2-score08=69

| RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=Utah State | RD3-score01=71 | RD3-seed02=5 | RD3-team02=New Mexico State | RD3-score02=70

| RD3-seed03=6 | RD3-team03=Louisiana Tech | RD3-score03=68 | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=Nevada | RD3-score04=77

| RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=Utah State | RD4-score01=72 | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=Nevada | RD4-score02=62

References

References

  1. Sonner, Scott. (March 14, 2009). "Utah State beats Nevada 72-62 for WAC championship". [[The San Diego Union-Tribune]].
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