2017 WAC men's basketball tournament

2017 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams7
SiteOrleans Arena
Paradise, Nevada
ChampionsNew Mexico State Aggies (7th title)
Winning coachPaul Weir (1st title)
MVPIan Baker (New Mexico State)
TelevisionESPNU
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2016–17 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cal State Bakersfield 12 2   .857 25 10   .714
New Mexico State 11 3   .786 28 6   .824
Grand Canyon* 11 3   .786 22 9   .710
UMKC 8 6   .571 18 17   .514
Utah Valley 6 8   .429 17 17   .500
Seattle 5 9   .357 13 17   .433
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 2 12   .143 10 22   .313
Chicago State 1 13   .071 6 26   .188
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2017 WAC tournament winner

The 2017 WAC men's basketball tournament is a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Western Athletic Conference. It will be held from March 9–11, 2017 at Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The winner of the tournament, New Mexico State, received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament with a 70-60 win over California State-Bakersfield.[1]

  1. ^ Slane, Bill (March 12, 2017). "New Mexico State back on top in WAC tournament". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved February 8, 2024.