1996 WAC men's basketball tournament

August 2023 1996 WAC I Men's 10 The Pit Albuquerque, NM New Mexico 2nd Dave Bliss 2nd Kenny Thomas New Mexico The 1996 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 6–9 at The Pit at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico.1995-96 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/wac/1996.html April 15, 2016 Hosts New Mexico upset top-seeded, defending champions Utah in the championship game, 64–60, to clinch their second WAC men's tournament championship. The Lobos, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I Tournament. They were joined in the tournament by WAC regular season champions Utah, who received an at-large bid. Another important note, the Hawaii team would get a second chance and move on to face Utah in the Quarterfinals because UTEP forfeited due to an ineligible player.UTEP Basketball Notes Versus Hawaii https://utepminers.com/news/2005/3/9/UTEP_Basketball_Notes_Versus_Hawaii Format No changes were made to the tournament format from the previous year. The top six teams received byes into the quarterfinal round, leaving the lowest four-seeded teams to play in the first round. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference records. Bracket First round Wednesday, March 6 Quarterfinals Thursday, March 7 Semifinals Friday, March 8 Championship Saturday, March 9 30px 9 1995 men UTEP Miners UTEP 77 8 1995 men Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii 69 7 1995 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State 80 10 1995 men Air Force Falcons Air Force 69 1 #10 Utah 76 8 Hawaii 63 5 1995 men BYU Cougars BYU 84 4 1995 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State 100 3 1995 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 91 6 1995 men Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming 82 7 San Diego State 75 2 New Mexico 94 1 #10 Utah 71 4 Colorado State 69 3 Fresno State 99 2 New Mexico 104 1 #10 Utah 60 2 New Mexico 64 References Category:United Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament WAC men's basketball tournament WAC men's basketball tournament