1999 WAC men's basketball tournament

Men's basketball tournament August 2023 1999 WAC I Men's 12 Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV Utah 3rd Rick Majerus 3rd Alex Jensen Utah 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.1998-99 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/wac/1999.html April 16, 2016 This was the final tournament before the formation of the Mountain West Conference. 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. Format No changes were made to the tournament format from the 1997 or 1998 tournaments. Teams were again seeded based on their position within either the Mountain or Pacific Division (top six teams only). Bracket First round Tuesday, March 2 Quarterfinals Thursday, March 4 Semifinals Friday, March 5 Championship Saturday, March 6 30px P4 1998 men UTEP Miners UTEP 64 M5 1998 men SMU Mustangs SMU 65 M3 1998 men Rice Owls Rice 64 P6 1998 men San Jose State Spartans San Jose State 61 P3 1998 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 80 M6 1998 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State 59 M4 1998 men TCU Horned Frogs TCU 74 P5 1998 men BYU Cougars BYU 90 M1 1998 men UNLV Rebels UNLV 70 M5 SMU 71 M3 Rice 49 P2 #25 New Mexico 51 M2 Tulsa 85 P3 Fresno State 56 P5 BYU 62 P1 #8 Utah 81 M5 SMU 56 P2 #25 New Mexico 57 M2 Tulsa 61 P1 #8 Utah 64 P2 #25 New Mexico 45 P1 #8 Utah 60 References Category:United Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament WAC men's basketball tournament WAC men's basketball tournament