2013 WAC men's basketball tournament

The 2013 WAC men's basketball tournament was the 30th basketball tournament hosted by the WAC and was held March 12–16, 2013[1] at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The winner, New Mexico State, received an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament. The 2013 Championship game was televised on ESPNU. With the departure of Nevada, and Fresno State to the Mountain West, and Hawaiʻi to the Big West, and the additions of Denver, Seattle, Texas–Arlington, UTSA, and Texas State the WAC held a ten-team tournament for 2013.

2013 WAC men's basketball tournament
2013 WAC Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2012–13
Teams10
SiteOrleans Arena
Paradise, Nevada, USA
ChampionsNew Mexico State (4th title)
Winning coachMarvin Menzies (3rd title)
TelevisionESPNU
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2012–13 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisiana Tech* 16 2   .889 27 7   .794
Denver 16 2   .889 22 10   .688
New Mexico State 14 4   .778 24 11   .686
Utah State 11 7   .611 21 10   .677
Texas–Arlington 11 7   .611 19 14   .576
Idaho 7 11   .389 12 18   .400
Texas State 5 13   .278 12 22   .353
UTSA 3 14   .176 10 22   .313
San Jose State 3 14   .176 9 20   .310
Seattle 3 15   .167 8 22   .267
2013 WAC tournament winner
As of March 25, 2013
* WAC Tournament #1 seed
Rankings from AP Poll

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Bracket

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First Round
Tuesday March, 12
Quarterfinals
Thursday March, 14
Semifinals
Friday March, 15
Championship game
Saturday March, 16
ESPNU
1 Louisiana Tech 67
8 San Jose State 49 9 UTSA 73
9 UTSA 67 9 UTSA 53
4 Texas–Arlington 69
4 Texas–Arlington 83
5 Utah State 78
4 Texas–Arlington 55
3 New Mexico State 64
3 New Mexico State 65
7 Texas State 68 6 Idaho 49
10 Seattle 56 3 New Mexico State 74
7 Texas State 65
2 Denver 68
7 Texas State 72


References

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  1. ^ "WAC Men's Basketball Preview 2012-13" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  2. ^ "2013 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  3. ^ "2013 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament Scenarios". wacsports.org. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2013.