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2005-2006 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament

Tournament Information

Tournament Dates: Mar 9 - 11, 2006
Tournament Champions: Nevada
Tournament Runner Up: Utah State
Tournament MOP/MVP: Nick Fazekas (Nevada, Jr.)
All-Tournament Team: Nick Fazekas (Nevada, Jr.), Marcelus Kemp (Nevada, So.), Mo Charlo (Nevada, Sr.), Nate Harris (Utah State, Sr.), Paul Millsap (Louisiana Tech, Jr.)
Championship Game Venue: Lawlor Events Center (Reno, NV)
Tournament Attendance: N/A
Tournament Officials: Duane Allen, Rick Batsell, Terry Christman, Lonnie Dixon, Michael Irving, Bill Kennedy, Ruben Ramos, Mark Reishling, Andy Rios, Mike Scyphers, Bob Staffen, Winston Stith
 

Tournament Leaders

Total Points:Nick Fazekas (Nevada, Jr.) (63)
Total Rebounds:Nick Fazekas (Nevada, Jr.) (30)
Total Assists:Ramon Sessions (Nevada, So.) (24)
Total Steals:Paul Millsap (Louisiana Tech, Jr.) (9)
Total Blocks:Paul Millsap (Louisiana Tech, Jr.) (7)
Total Minutes:Jaycee Carroll (Utah State, So.) (111)
Total FIC:Nick Fazekas (Nevada, Jr.) (56.8)
Total Fouls:Chad Bell (Nevada, Sr.) (11), Cass Matheus (Utah State, Sr.) (11)
Total Turnovers:Ramon Sessions (Nevada, So.) (9), Elijah Ingram (New Mexico State, Jr.) (9), David Pak (Utah State, Sr.) (9)
Total FGs:Nick Fazekas (Nevada, Jr.) (20)
Total 3PM:Marcelus Kemp (Nevada, So.) (6), Elijah Ingram (New Mexico State, Jr.) (6), Trey McDowell (Louisiana Tech, Jr.) (6)
Total FTs:Nick Fazekas (Nevada, Jr.) (19)

Tournament Bracket

First Round
1 Nevada 68
8 Idaho 55
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 Hawaii 57
5 New Mexico State 58
3 Louisiana Tech 75
6 Boise State 64
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Utah State 76
7 San Jose State 69
Semifinals
 
 
1 Nevada 70
5 New Mexico State 59
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Utah State 68
3 Louisiana Tech 64
Championship Game
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 Nevada 70
2 Utah State 63

Tournament Participants

Seed School Overall Wins Overall Losses Overall
Win %		 Conference Wins Conference Losses Conference
Win %
6 Boise State 14  14  50.00% 6  10  37.50%
4 Hawaii 16  10  61.54% 10  6  62.50%
8 Idaho 4  24  14.29% 1  15  6.25%
3 Louisiana Tech 19  11  63.33% 11  5  68.75%
1 Nevada 24  5  82.76% 13  3  81.25%
5 New Mexico State 15  13  53.57% 10  6  62.50%
7 San Jose State 6  24  20.00% 2  14  12.50%
2 Utah State 21  7  75.00% 11  5  68.75%
*Wins, Losses and Win % based on team records entering the tournament.

Tournament Schedule

Date Away Team Home Team Result Venue Home Leaders Away Leaders
Mar 9, 2006
 Boise State Louisiana Tech 64-75 Lawlor Events Center PTS: 19. Paul Millsap
REB: 17. Paul Millsap
AST: 8. Daevon Haskins 		PTS: 16. Coby Karl
REB: 8. Kareem Lloyd
AST: 5. Matt Bauscher
Mar 9, 2006
 Idaho Nevada 55-68 Lawlor Events Center PTS: 20. Nick Fazekas
REB: 9. Nick Fazekas
AST: 6. Ramon Sessions 		PTS: 19. David Dubois
REB: 8. David Dubois
AST: 6. Tanoris Shepard
Mar 9, 2006
 San Jose State Utah State 69-76 Lawlor Events Center PTS: 19. Nate Harris
REB: 11. Nate Harris
AST: 6. Jaycee Carroll 		PTS: 26. D.J. Brown
REB: 8. D.J. Brown
AST: 9. Carlton Spencer
Mar 9, 2006
 New Mexico State Hawaii 58-57 Lawlor Events Center PTS: 16. Julian Sensley
REB: 6. Chris Botez
AST: 4. Julian Sensley 		PTS: 16. Tyrone Nelson
REB: 11. Tyrone Nelson
AST: 5. Elijah Ingram
Mar 10, 2006
 New Mexico State Nevada 59-70 Lawlor Events Center PTS: 25. Marcelus Kemp
REB: 7. Nick Fazekas
AST: 9. Ramon Sessions 		PTS: 17. Elijah Ingram
REB: 7. Elijah Ingram
AST: 5. Mike Mitchell
Mar 10, 2006
 Louisiana Tech Utah State 64-68 Lawlor Events Center PTS: 18. Jaycee Carroll
REB: 7. Nate Harris
AST: 2. Jaycee Carroll 		PTS: 18. Paul Millsap
REB: 7. Paul Millsap
AST: 4. Daevon Haskins
Mar 11, 2006
 Utah State Nevada 63-70 Lawlor Events Center PTS: 23. Nick Fazekas
REB: 14. Nick Fazekas
AST: 9. Ramon Sessions 		PTS: 22. Nate Harris
REB: 9. Nate Harris
AST: 4. Jaycee Carroll