2005 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2005 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament was held in the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada between Tuesday, March 8, and Saturday, March 12. The winners of the tournament were the #2 seeded UTEP Miners.[1] This was the final season before the conference was restructured before the 2005–06 season.

2005 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2004–05
Teams8
SiteLawlor Events Center
Reno, Nevada
ChampionsUTEP Miners (5th title)
Winning coachDoc Sadler (1st title)
MVPFiliberto Rivera (UTEP)
2004–05 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Nevada16–2 .889  25–7  .781
UTEP †14–4 .778  27–8  .771
Rice12–6 .667  19–12  .613
Fresno State9–9 .500  16–14  .533
Louisiana Tech9–9 .500  14–15  .483
SMU9–9 .500  14–14  .500
Hawaii7–11 .389  16–13  .552
Boise State6–12 .333  16–18  .471
Tulsa5–13 .278  9–20  .310
San Jose State3–15 .167  6–23  .207
† 2005 WAC Tournament winner

Bracket

All Times Pacific.

  Play-In Round – March 8 Quarterfinals – March 10–11 Semifinals – March 12 Finals – March 13
                                     
  7 Hawaii 62  
  2 UTEP 80  
10 San Jose St. 48  
7 Hawaii 72
  2 UTEP 85  
  3 Rice 77  
6 SMU 47
3 Rice 63  
  2 UTEP 91
  8 Boise St. 78
5 Louisiana Tech 81  
4 Fresno St. 84  
  4 Fresno State 85
  8 Boise St. 86  
9 Tulsa 73  
8 Boise St. 83  
  8 Boise St. 73
1 #24 Nevada 72  

References

  1. "2005 WAC Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Maddux Sports. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
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