DENVER ? Western Athletic Conference commissioner Karl Benson today announced that the WAC Board of Directors have awarded the 2009 and 2010 WAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments to the University of Nevada and the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority. The tournaments will be held in the 11,485-seat Lawlor Events Center, located on the campus of the University of Nevada.
“The WAC looks forward to returning its premier men’s and women’s event to Reno and the University of Nevada,” Benson said. “The Reno, Sparks and Lake Tahoe area have become a favorite destination for fans from throughout the WAC.”
The WAC tournaments were last held in Reno in 2006. The 2007 tournaments were held in Las Cruces, New Mexico at New Mexico State University, as will the 2008 tournaments before returning to Reno in 2009.