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2011-2012 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament

Tournament Information

Tournament Dates: Mar 8 - 10, 2012
Tournament Champions: New Mexico State
Tournament Runner Up: Louisiana Tech
Tournament MOP/MVP: Wendell McKines (New Mexico State, Sr.)
All-Tournament Team: Wendell McKines (New Mexico State, Sr.), Trevor Gaskins (Louisiana Tech, Sr.), Raheem Appleby (Louisiana Tech, Fr.), Tyrone Watson (New Mexico State, Jr.), Hernst Laroche (New Mexico State, Sr.)
Championship Game Venue: Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, NV)
Tournament Attendance: N/A
Tournament Officials: Duane Allen, Rick Batsell, Jimmy Casas, Martin Cota, Mike Giarratano, Doran Gotschall, David Hall, Verne Harris, Ronnie Hernandez, Ronnie Hernandez, Mike Littlewood, Randy McCall, D.G. Nelson, Ruben Ramos, Bob Staffen, Winston Stith, Scott Thornley, Bobby Vetkoetter
 

Tournament Leaders

Total Points:Wendell McKines (New Mexico State, Sr.) (64)
Total Rebounds:Wendell McKines (New Mexico State, Sr.) (32)
Total Assists:Miah Ostrowski (Hawaii, Sr.) (22)
Total Steals:Hernst Laroche (New Mexico State, Sr.) (6), Vander Joaquim (Hawaii, Jr.) (6)
Total Blocks:Hamidu Rahman (New Mexico State, Sr.) (6)
Total Minutes:Trevor Gaskins (Louisiana Tech, Sr.) (113)
Total FIC:Wendell McKines (New Mexico State, Sr.) (58.1)
Total Fouls:Hamidu Rahman (New Mexico State, Sr.) (12)
Total Turnovers:Trevor Gaskins (Louisiana Tech, Sr.) (10)
Total FGs:Wendell McKines (New Mexico State, Sr.) (24)
Total 3PM:Wendell McKines (New Mexico State, Sr.) (7)
Total FTs:Trevor Gaskins (Louisiana Tech, Sr.) (18)

Tournament Bracket

First Round
1 Nevada 54
8 San Jose State 44
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 Utah State 70
5 Louisiana Tech 72
3 Idaho 70
6 Hawaii 72
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 New Mexico State 65
7 Fresno State 49
Semifinals
 
 
1 Nevada 73
5 Louisiana Tech 78
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 New Mexico State 92
6 Hawaii 81
Championship Game
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 New Mexico State 82
5 Louisiana Tech 57

Tournament Participants

Seed School Overall Wins Overall Losses Overall
Win %		 Conference Wins Conference Losses Conference
Win %
7 Fresno State 13  19  40.63% 3  11  21.43%
6 Hawaii 15  15  50.00% 7  8  46.67%
3 Idaho 18  12  60.00% 9  5  64.29%
5 Louisiana Tech 16  15  51.61% 6  8  42.86%
1 Nevada 25  5  83.33% 13  1  92.86%
2 New Mexico State 23  9  71.88% 10  4  71.43%
8 San Jose State 9  21  30.00% 1  13  7.14%
4 Utah State 17  14  54.84% 8  6  57.14%
*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 8, 2012
 Hawaii Idaho 72-70 Orleans Arena PTS: 19. Kyle Barone
REB: 16. Djim Bandoumel
AST: 4. Landon Tatum 		PTS: 20. Vander Joaquim
REB: 13. Vander Joaquim
AST: 9. Miah Ostrowski
Mar 8, 2012
 Fresno State New Mexico State 49-65 Orleans Arena PTS: 15. Wendell McKines
REB: 13. Wendell McKines
AST: 3. Hernst Laroche 		PTS: 14. Kevin Foster
REB: 7. Tyler Johnson
AST: 3. Steven Shepp
Mar 8, 2012
 San Jose State Nevada 44-54 Orleans Arena PTS: 16. Deonte Burton
REB: 8. Jerry Evans
AST: 3. Deonte Burton 		PTS: 18. Wil Carter
REB: 7. Wil Carter
AST: 5. Keith Shamburger
Mar 8, 2012
 Louisiana Tech Utah State 72-70 Orleans Arena PTS: 17. Danny Berger
REB: 6. Ben Clifford
AST: 8. Preston Medlin 		PTS: 16. Romario Souza
REB: 7. Romario Souza
AST: 5. Trevor Gaskins
Mar 9, 2012
 Hawaii New Mexico State 81-92 Orleans Arena PTS: 22. Wendell McKines
REB: 10. Daniel Mullings
AST: 6. Hernst Laroche 		PTS: 21. Shaquille Stokes
REB: 5. Vander Joaquim
AST: 13. Miah Ostrowski
Mar 9, 2012
 Louisiana Tech Nevada 78-73 Orleans Arena PTS: 21. Malik Story
REB: 10. Dario Hunt
AST: 5. Deonte Burton 		PTS: 21. Trevor Gaskins
REB: 5. Trevor Gaskins
AST: 4. Trevor Gaskins
Mar 10, 2012
 Louisiana Tech New Mexico State 57-82 Orleans Arena PTS: 27. Wendell McKines
REB: 14. Wendell McKines
AST: 6. Hernst Laroche 		PTS: 24. Trevor Gaskins
REB: 7. Brandon Gibson
AST: 2. Kenneth Smith