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2015 WAC men's basketball tournament

2015 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2014–15
Teams7
SiteOrleans Arena
Paradise, Nevada
ChampionsNew Mexico State (6th title)
Winning coachMarvin Menzies (5th title)
Attendance4,546
TelevisionESPNU
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2014–15 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico State † 13 – 1   .929 23 – 11   .676
Grand Canyon* 8 – 6   .571 17 – 15   .531
UMKC 8 – 6   .571 14 – 19   .424
Seattle 7 – 7   .500 18 – 16   .529
Cal State Bakersfield 7 – 7   .500 14 – 19   .424
Utah Valley 5 – 9   .357 11 – 19   .367
Texas–Pan American 4 – 10   .286 10 – 21   .323
Chicago State 4 – 10   .286 8 – 24   .250
* Ineligible in transition from Division II.
† 2015 WAC tournament winner

The 2015 WAC men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Western Athletic Conference, held from March 12–14, 2015 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The tournament was won by New Mexico State, who defeated Seattle in the final.[1]

Format

Grand Canyon did not compete in the 2015 men's basketball tournament for the second time. As a D2 to D1 transitioning school, they are ineligible to compete in the NCAA tournament or the NIT (which is also operated by the NCAA) until the 2018 season, so they could not win the conference tournament as the winner received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However Grand Canyon was eligible to win the regular season title and was eligible to compete in the CIT or the CBI. (The Antelopes did in fact receive a bid to, and participated in, the 2015 CIT.)

Seeds

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 New Mexico State 13–1 21–10
2 UMKC 8–6 13–18
3 Seattle 7–7 14–14 1–1 vs. NMSU
4 CSU–Bakersfield 7–7 13–18 0–2 vs. NMSU
5 Utah Valley 5–9 11–18
6 Chicago State 4–10 8–23 2–0 vs. Grand Canyon
7 Texas–Pan American 4–10 10–20 1–1 vs. Grand Canyon

Overall record at the end of regular season

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup#
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12
1 1 2:30 pm #4 CSU-Bakersfield vs. #5 Utah Valley
2 2 6:00 pm #2 UMKC vs. #7 Texas-Pan American
3 8:30 pm #3 Seattle vs. #6 Chicago State
Semifinals – Friday, March 13
3 4 6:00 pm #1 New Mexico State vs. #4 CSU-Bakersfield
5 8:30 pm #2 UMKC vs. #3 Seattle
Championship – Saturday, March 14
4 6 7:00 pm #1 New Mexico State vs. #3 Seattle
*Game times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 12 		Semifinals
Friday, March 13 		Championship
Saturday, March 14
ESPNU
         
1 New Mexico State 57
4 Cal State Bakersfield 52
4 Cal State Bakersfield 55
5 Utah Valley 40
1 New Mexico State 80
3 Seattle 61
2 UMKC 70
7 Texas-Pan American 61
2 UMKC 63
3 Seattle 69
3 Seattle 49
6 Chicago State 45


See also

References

  1. ^ Allen, Percy (March 14, 2015). "Remi Barry scores 21 to lead New Mexico State to WAC title over Seattle". ESPN. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
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