Sport College basketball Current champion New Mexico State Current stadium Orleans Arena | Played 1984–present Current location Paradise Number of teams 8 | |
Format Single-elimination tournament Most championships New Mexico State Aggies (6) Official website WACSports.com Men's Basketball Conference Western Athletic Conference Last contest 2017 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament | ||
2015 wac men s basketball tournament semifinals
The Western Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament is the conference championship tournament in men's basketball for the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). Even though the WAC was founded in 1964, the annual tournament has only been held since 1984.
Contents
- 2015 wac men s basketball tournament semifinals
- Format and host
- Performance by school
- Television coverage
- References
The winner of the tournament is guaranteed a spot in the NCAA Basketball Tournament every year.
Format and host
The event has alternated between being hosted at campus sites and neutral sites throughout its history. From the inaugural event in 1984 until 1992 the regular season champion hosted the tournament, but in 1993 and 1994 the event was held at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City which, although located less than five miles from then-conference member Utah's campus, was considered a neutral site. From 1995 through 2009 the event returned to on-campus sites, although the location was awarded through a predetermined bidding process rather than being given to the regular-season champion. Since 2010 the tournament has again been held at a neutral site, the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada.