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1984 WAC men's basketball tournament

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1984 WAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1983–84
Teams8
SiteSpecial Events Center
El Paso, TX
ChampionsUTEP (1st title)
Winning coachDon Haskins (1st title)
MVPJuden Smith (UTEP)
1985 →
1983–84 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 UTEP 13 3   .813 27 4   .871
BYU 12 4   .750 20 11   .645
New Mexico 10 6   .625 24 11   .686
Wyoming 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
Colorado State 9 7   .563 16 14   .533
Hawaii 6 10   .375 12 16   .429
San Diego State 6 10   .375 15 13   .536
Utah 4 12   .250 11 19   .367
Air Force 3 13   .188 8 19   .296
1984 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 1984 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 7–10 at the Special Events Center in El Paso, Texas.[2] This was the first edition of the tournament.

Top-seeded UTEP defeated New Mexico in the inaugural championship game, 44–38, to clinch their first WAC men's tournament championship.

The Miners, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA tournament while second-seeded BYU, who fell in the semifinal round, received an at-large bid.

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 7
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 8
Semifinals
Friday, March 9
Championship
Saturday, March 10
1 #9 UTEP 62
4 Wyoming 55
4 Wyoming 40
5 Colorado State 61 5 Colorado State 36
8 Air Force 56 1 #9 UTEP 44
3 New Mexico 38
2 BYU 55
3 New Mexico 64
3 New Mexico 56
6 Hawaii 65 7 Utah 45
7 Utah 69

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1983-84 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1983-84 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
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