2018–19 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball season

The 2018–19 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball season began with practices in September 2018 and ended with the 2019 WAC men's basketball tournament March 2019 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, NV. The season marks 56th season of Western Athletic Conference.

2018–19 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams9
Regular season
ChampionNew Mexico State
Season MVPJake Toolson, UVU
Tournament
ChampionsNew Mexico State
  Runners-upGrand Canyon
Finals MVPTrevelin Queen, NMSU
Basketball seasons
2018–19 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico State 15 1   .938 30 5   .857
Utah Valley 12 4   .750 25 10   .714
Grand Canyon 10 6   .625 20 14   .588
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 9 7   .563 20 17   .541
California Baptist* 7 9   .438 16 15   .516
Cal State Bakersfield 7 9   .438 18 16   .529
Seattle 6 10   .375 18 15   .545
UMKC 6 10   .375 11 21   .344
Chicago State 0 16   .000 3 29   .094
*Ineligible for WAC tournament (reclassification from Division II)
2019 WAC tournament winner

Pre-season

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The WAC conducted a media teleconference on October 10, 2018 and released the media and coaches poll, as well as the preseason All-WAC teams and player of the year.[1]

WAC Media Poll

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Rank Team Votes
1 New Mexico State (22) 214
2 Grand Canyon (2) 180
3 Utah Valley 162
4 Seattle 150
5 Cal State Bakersfield 117
6 Texas Rio Grande Valley 89
7 Missouri-Kansas City 73
8 California Baptist 63
9 Chicago State 66

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Media All-WAC Team

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First Team

  • Damiyne Durham, CSU Bakersfield
  • AJ Harris, NM State
  • Matej Kavas, Seattle U
  • Alessandro Lever, Grand Canyon
  • Conner Toolson, Utah Valley

Second Team

  • Xavier Bishop, Kansas City
  • Eli Chuha, NM State
  • Oscar Frayer, Grand Canyon
  • Jake Toolson, Utah Valley
  • Terry Winn III, UT Rio Grande Valley

Player of the Year

  • Alessandro Lever, Grand Canyon

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WAC coaches poll

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Rank Team Votes
1 New Mexico State (7) 63
2 Grand Canyon (2) 58
3 Seattle 45
4 Utah Valley 43
5 Cal State Bakersfield 35
6 Texas Rio Grande Valley 28
7 Missouri-Kansas City 24
8 California Baptist 20
9 Chicago State 8

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Coaches All-WAC Team

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First Team

  • Oscar Frayer, Grand Canyon
  • AJ Harris, NM State
  • Matej Kavas, Seattle U
  • Alessandro Lever, Grand Canyon
  • Conner Toolson, Utah Valley

Second Team

  • Xavier Bishop, Kansas City
  • Eli Chuha, NM State
  • Damiyne Durham, CSU Bakersfield
  • Jake Toolson, Utah Valley
  • Terry Winn III, UT Rio Grande Valley

Player of the Year

  • Alessandro Lever, Grand Canyon

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Rankings

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Regular season

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Conference games

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Conference matrix

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This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.

  California Baptist CS Bakersfield Chicago St. Grand Canyon NM St. Seattle UTRGV UMKC Utah Valley
vs. California Baptist 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0
vs. Cal State Bakersfield 1–1 - 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1
vs. Chicago State 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0
vs. Grand Canyon 0–2 0–2 0–2 - 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1
vs. New Mexico State 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 - 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2
vs. Seattle 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 - 2–0 1–1 2–0
vs. Texas - Rio Grande Valley 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 - 0–2 2–0
vs. UMKC 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 - 2–0
vs. Utah Valley 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 -
Total 7–9 7–9 0–16 10–6 15–1 6–10 9–7 6–10 12–4

Point scored

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Head coaches

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Post season

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Conference tournament

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NCAA tournament

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2019 NBA draft

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Pre-draft trades

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Draft-day trades

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Highlights and notes

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Awards and honors

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Players of the Week

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All-Americans

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All WAC teams

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All-Academic

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USBWA All-District team

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References

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  1. ^ "WAC Basketball Preview Central". October 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "WAC Men's Basketball Media Select NM State, Grand Canyon's Lever as Favorites". October 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018-19 preseason men's and women's basketball All-WAC teams announced". October 10, 2018.
  4. ^ "WAC Coaches Select NM State, Grand Canyon's Lever as Preseason Favorites". October 10, 2018.
  5. ^ "2018-19 preseason men's and women's basketball All-WAC teams announced". October 10, 2018.