1985 WAC men's basketball tournament

1985 WAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1984–85
Teams9
SiteSpecial Events Center
El Paso, TX
ChampionsSan Diego State (1st title)
Winning coachSmokey Gaines (1st title)
MVPLuster Goodwin (UTEP)
TelevisionLorimar Sports Network
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1986 →
1984–85 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UTEP 12 4   .750 22 10   .688
San Diego State 11 5   .688 23 8   .742
New Mexico 9 7   .563 19 13   .594
Colorado State 9 7   .563 18 12   .600
BYU 9 7   .563 15 14   .517
Utah 8 8   .500 15 16   .484
Wyoming 7 9   .438 15 14   .517
Hawaii 5 11   .313 10 18   .357
Air Force 2 14   .125 8 20   .286
1985 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1985 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–7 at the Special Events Center in El Paso, Texas.[2]

In their first season in the WAC, San Diego State defeated defending champions UTEP in the championship game, 87–81, to clinch their first WAC men's tournament championship.

The Aztecs, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament while top-seeded UTEP additionally received an at-large bid.

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1984-85 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1984-85 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.