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2011 WAC men's basketball tournament

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2011 WAC men's basketball tournament
2011 WAC Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2010–11
Teams8
SiteOrleans Arena
Paradise, NV
ChampionsUtah State (2nd title)
Winning coachStew Morrill (2nd title)
TelevisionESPNU/ESPN2
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2010–11 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Utah State 15 1   .938 30 4   .882
Boise State 10 6   .625 22 13   .629
New Mexico State 9 7   .563 16 17   .485
Idaho 9 7   .563 18 14   .563
Hawaii 8 8   .500 19 13   .594
Nevada 8 8   .500 13 19   .406
Fresno State 6 10   .375 14 17   .452
San Jose State 5 11   .313 17 16   .515
Louisiana Tech 2 14   .125 12 20   .375
2011 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 2011 WAC men's basketball tournament was held March 9–12 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada to crown a champion of the Western Athletic Conference. The tournament was won by Utah State for their 2nd WAC tournament title to earn an automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

Format

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The top eight teams in the conference qualified for the tournament. The top two seeds received byes into the semi-finals while the 3 and 4 seeds received byes into the quarter-finals. The two quarter-finals games were broadcast on ESPNU. The semi-final involving the 2 seed and the championship game was broadcast by ESPN2.[1]

Bracket

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All Times Pacific. Rankings from the AP Poll.

First round
Wednesday, March 9
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 10
Semifinals
Friday, March 11
Championship
Saturday, March 12
5 Hawaii 74
8 San Jose State 75 8 San Jose State 74
4 Idaho 68
8 San Jose State 54
1 #23 Utah State 58
1 #23 Utah State 77
6 Nevada 90 2 Boise State 69
7 Fresno State 80 6 Nevada 60
3 New Mexico State 66
3 New Mexico State 63
2 Boise State 81

References

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  1. ^ "WAC Basketball Tournament 2011". Archived from the original on March 4, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2011.