1999 WAC men's basketball tournament

The 1999 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 2–6 at the Thomas & Mack Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada. This was the final tournament before the formation of the Mountain West Conference.

1999 WAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199899
Teams12
SiteThomas & Mack Center
Paradise, NV
ChampionsUtah (3rd title)
Winning coachRick Majerus (3rd title)
MVPAlex Jensen (Utah)
WAC men's basketball tournaments
1998–99 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Mountain
UNLV95 .6431613  .552
Tulsa95 .6432310  .697
Rice86 .5711810  .643
TCU77 .5002111  .656
SMU77 .5001515  .500
Colorado State77 .5001911  .633
Wyoming77 .5001810  .643
Air Force212 .1431016  .385
Pacific
No. 6 Utah140 1.000285  .848
No. 25 New Mexico95 .643259  .735
Fresno State95 .6432112  .636
UTEP86 .5711612  .571
BYU68 .4291216  .429
San Jose State59 .3571216  .429
Hawaii311 .214620  .231
San Diego State212 .143422  .154
1999 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Top-seeded Utah defeated New Mexico in the championship game, 60–45, to clinch their third WAC men's tournament championship.

The Utes, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by two other WAC members, New Mexico and Tulsa, who all earned at-large bids.

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