2013–14 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball season
The 2013–14 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2013, which was followed by the beginning of the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. The regular season title was won by the Utah Valley Wolverines, who fell to Idaho in the first round of the conference tournament.[1] New Mexico State was crowned the conference champions for their third straight season after a 77-55 win over the Vandals.[2]
| 2013–14 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
| Regular season champions | Utah Valley |
| Runners-up | New Mexico State Grand Canyon |
| Season MVP | Daniel Mullings |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | New Mexico State |
| Runners-up | Idaho |
| Finals MVP | Sim Bhullar |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State † | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 26 | – | 10 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon* | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago State | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMKC | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Bakersfield | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Pan American | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2014 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll * Grand Canyon ineligible for WAC Tournament as part of reclassification from Division II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Following the regular season, 10 teams participated in the 2013 WAC men's basketball tournament, with the champions, New Mexico State being the only team to advance to the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament; two teams participated in the 2014 National Invitation Tournament.
Daniel Mullings of New Mexico State was named conference player of the year for the regular season, whereas the Aggies' center Sim Bhullar was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
Conference games
Composite Matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.
| CS Bakersfield | Chicago St. | Grand Canyon | Idaho | NM St. | Seattle | UTPA | UMKC | Utah Valley | |
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| vs. Cal State Bakersfield | - | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1–1 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 |
| vs. Chicago State | 2-0 | - | 0–2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 0–2 | 2-0 | 0–2 |
| vs. Grand Canyon | 2-0 | 2–0 | - | 0-2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1-1 | 1–1 | 0-2 |
| vs. Idaho | 1–1 | 1-1 | 1–1 | - | 1–1 | 0-2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0-2 |
| vs. New Mexico State | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1–1 | - | 2-0 | 2–0 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| vs. Seattle | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0–2 | 2-0 | 0-2 | - | 2–0 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| vs. Texas - Pan American | 1-1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | - | 2-0 | 0-2 |
| vs. UMKC | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 0-2 | - | 1-1 |
| vs. Utah Valley | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | - |
| Total | 5-11 | 8-8 | 10-6 | 7-9 | 12-4 | 5-11 | 5–11 | 7-9 | 13-3 |
Exhibitions
WAC tournament
| Quarterfinals Thursday, March 13 | Semifinals Friday, March 14 | Championship Saturday, March 15 ESPNU | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Utah Valley | 83 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Texas–Pan American | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Utah Valley | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Idaho | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | UMKC | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Idaho | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Idaho | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | New Mexico State | 77 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | New Mexico State | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Seattle | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | New Mexico State | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Cal State Bakersfield | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Chicago State | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Cal State Bakersfield | 67 | ||||||||||||
References
- http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865598223/UVU-basketball-Utah-Valley-holds-off-Bakersfield-crowned-WAC-regular-season-champions.html?pg=all UVU basketball:Utah Valley holds off Bakersfield, crowned WAC regular season champions
- http://msn.foxsports.com/arizona/story/nmsu-going-dancing-with-third-straight-wac-title-031514 NMSU going dancing with a third straight WAC title