2005 WAC men's basketball tournament

2005 WAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2004–05
Teams8
SiteLawlor Events Center
Reno, Nevada
ChampionsUTEP (5th title)
Winning coachDoc Sadler (1st title)
MVPFiliberto Rivera (UTEP)
← 2004
2006 →
2004–05 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Nevada 16 2   .889 25 7   .781
UTEP 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
Rice 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
Fresno State 9 9   .500 16 14   .533
Louisiana Tech 9 9   .500 14 15   .483
SMU 9 9   .500 14 14   .500
Hawaii 7 11   .389 16 13   .552
Boise State 6 12   .333 16 18   .471
Tulsa 5 13   .278 9 20   .310
San Jose State 3 15   .167 6 23   .207
2005 WAC tournament winner

The 2005 WAC men's basketball tournament was held in the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada between Tuesday, March 8, and Saturday, March 12. The winners of the tournament were the #2 seeded UTEP.[1] This was the final season before the conference was restructured before the 2005–06 season.

Bracket

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Play-In Round – March 8 Quarterfinals – March 10–11 Semifinals – March 12 Finals – March 13
7 Hawaii 62
10 San Jose State 48 2 UTEP 80
7 Hawaii 72 2 UTEP 85
3 Rice 77
6 SMU 47
3 Rice 63
2 UTEP 91
8 Boise State 78
5 Louisiana Tech 81
9 Tulsa 73 4 Fresno State 84
8 Boise State 83 4 Fresno State 85
8 Boise State 86
8 Boise State 73
1 Nevada 72


References

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  1. ^ "2005 WAC Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Maddux Sports. Retrieved March 9, 2011.