2009 WAC men's basketball tournament

The 2009 WAC men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, was held March 10–14 at the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada.

2009 WAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2008–09
Teams	9
Site	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Champions	Utah State (1st title)
Winning coach	Stew Morrill (1st title)
MVP	Gary Wilkinson (Utah State)
Television	ESPNU, ESPN2
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2008–09 WAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Utah State †	14	–	2		.875			30	–	5		.857
Nevada	11	–	5		.688			21	–	13		.618
Idaho	9	–	7		.563			17	–	16		.515
Boise State	9	–	7		.563			19	–	13		.594
New Mexico State	9	–	7		.563			17	–	15		.531
Louisiana Tech	6	–	10		.375			15	–	18		.455
San Jose State	6	–	10		.375			13	–	17		.433
Hawaii	5	–	11		.313			13	–	17		.433
Fresno State	3	–	13		.188			13	–	21		.382
† Conference tournament winner

Regular season champion Utah State won the tournament, defeating host Nevada in the title game, 72–62.^[1] The Aggies received the Western Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament; they were seeded eleventh in the West region and lost by a point in the first round to Marquette.

No other WAC teams were invited to the NCAA or National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Nevada and Boise State lost in the first round of the CBI, and Idaho advanced to the second round of the CIT.

Bracket

	First round Tuesday, March 10					Quarterfinals Thursday, March 12					Semifinals Friday, March 13					Championship Saturday, March 14
						1	Utah State	85
						9	Fresno State	68
	8	Hawaii	58
	9	Fresno State	62
											1	Utah State	71
											5	New Mexico State	70
						4	Boise State	70
						5	New Mexico State	80
																1	Utah State	72
																2	Nevada	62
						3	Idaho	62
						6	Louisiana Tech	70
											6	Louisiana Tech	68
											2	Nevada	77
						2	Nevada	78
						7	San Jose State	69