2011 WAC men's basketball tournament

College basketball tournament
2011 WAC men's basketball tournament
2011 WAC Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2010–11
Teams8
SiteOrleans Arena
Paradise, NV
ChampionsUtah State (2nd title)
Winning coachStew Morrill (2nd title)
TelevisionESPNU/ESPN2
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2010–11 WAC men's basketball standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Utah State 15 1   .938 30 4   .882
Boise State 10 6   .625 22 13   .629
New Mexico State 9 7   .563 16 17   .485
Idaho 9 7   .563 18 14   .563
Hawaii 8 8   .500 19 13   .594
Nevada 8 8   .500 13 19   .406
Fresno State 6 10   .375 14 17   .452
San Jose State 5 11   .313 17 16   .515
Louisiana Tech 2 14   .125 12 20   .375
† 2011 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 2011 WAC men's basketball tournament was held March 9–12 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada to crown a champion of the Western Athletic Conference. The tournament was won by Utah State for their 2nd WAC tournament title to earn an automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

Format

The top eight teams in the conference qualified for the tournament. The top two seeds received byes into the semi-finals while the 3 and 4 seeds received byes into the quarter-finals. The two quarter-finals games were broadcast on ESPNU. The semi-final involving the 2 seed and the championship game was broadcast by ESPN2.[1]

Bracket

All Times Pacific. Rankings from the AP Poll.

First round
Wednesday, March 9
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 10
Semifinals
Friday, March 11
Championship
Saturday, March 12
5 Hawaii 74
8 San Jose State 75 8 San Jose State 74
4 Idaho 68
8 San Jose State 54
1 #23 Utah State 58
1 #23 Utah State 77
6 Nevada 90 2 Boise State 69
7 Fresno State 80 6 Nevada 60
3 New Mexico State 66
3 New Mexico State 63
2 Boise State 81

References

  1. ^ "WAC Basketball Tournament 2011". Archived from the original on March 4, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2011.