2001 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament

none July 2023 2001 Mountain West Conference I Men's 7 Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV BYU 1st Mekeli Wesley BYU The 2001 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament was played at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada from March 8–10, 2001. Only 7 of the conference's 8 member schools would compete in the tournament. Host school UNLV was banned from postseason play in the wake of rules violations while recruiting Lamar Odom that ultimately led to the ouster of head coach Bill Bayno. The format of the tournament was temporarily changed, giving regular season champion Utah a quarterfinal bye to await the winner of the New Mexico-Colorado State game. Of note, this marked the first time that UNLV failed to appear in the championship game of the league tournament while held at the Thomas & Mack Center. As of 2011, eleven MWC Tournaments had been held in Las Vegas, with UNLV appearing in all but three championship games (2001, 2009). Second seeded BYU would win the tournament and the league's automatic NCAA Tournament bid with a 69–65 win over #5 seed New Mexico.BYU wins Mountain West title https://www.espn.com/ncb/2001/20010310/recap/nambaw.html 2024-02-07 ESPN Bracket Quarterfinals March 8 Semifinals March 9 Finals March 10 high 4 2000 New Mexico Lobos New Mexico 76 5 2000 Colorado State Rams Colorado State 65 3 2000 none Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming 73 6 2000 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State 58 2 BYU 69 7 2000 Air Force Falcons Air Force 54 1 2000 Utah Utes Utah 53 5 New Mexico 56 3 Wyoming 66 2 BYU 77 5 New Mexico 65 2 BYU 69 References Category:Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament