1997 WAC men's basketball tournament

The 1997 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–8 at the Thomas & Mack Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada.

1997 WAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199697
Teams12
SiteThomas & Mack Center
Paradise, NV
ChampionsUtah (2nd title)
Winning coachRick Majerus (2nd title)
MVPKeith Van Horn (Utah)
WAC men's basketball tournaments
1996–97 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Mountain
No. 2 Utah151 .938294  .879
Tulsa124 .7502410  .706
No. 11 New Mexico115 .688258  .758
TCU79 .4382213  .629
SMU79 .4381612  .571
Rice610 .3751215  .444
UTEP610 .3751313  .500
BYU016 .000125  .038
Pacific
Fresno State124 .7502012  .625
Hawaii124 .750218  .724
UNLV115 .6882210  .688
Colorado State106 .625209  .690
Wyoming88 .5001216  .429
San Jose State511 .3131314  .481
San Diego State412 .2501215  .444
Air Force214 .125719  .269
1997 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Top-seeded Utah easily defeated tenth-seeded TCU in the championship game, 89–68, to clinch their second WAC men's tournament championship.

The Utes, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I tournament. Utah would ultimately defeat Navy, UNC Charlotte, and Stanford on their way to the Elite Eight, where they lost Kentucky. They were joined in the tournament by Tulsa and New Mexico, who earned at-large bids.

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