1984 WAC men's basketball tournament explained

Year:1984
Conference:WAC
Division:I
Gender:Men's
Teams:8
Arena:Special Events Center
City:El Paso, TX
Champions:UTEP
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Don Haskins
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Juden Smith
Mvpteam:UTEP
Firsttournamentever:Yes

The 1984 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 7–10 at the Special Events Center in El Paso, Texas.[1] This was the first edition of the tournament.

Top-seeded UTEP defeated in the inaugural championship game, 44–38, to clinch their first WAC men's tournament championship.

The Miners, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA tournament while second-seeded BYU, who fell in the semifinal round, received an at-large bid.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1983-84 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary. sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. March 19, 2016.