2021 Hercules Tires WAC Men’s Basketball Tournament Bracket Announced
2021 Hercules Tires WAC Men’s Basketball Tournament Bracket Announced
Tournament Bracket (PDF)
DENVER – After a regular season unlike any other, the bracket for the 2021 Hercules Tires WAC Men's Basketball Tournament has been set and Grand Canyon heads to #WACVegas as the top seed.
The Lopes earned a share of their first WAC regular season title with a win over Utah Valley on Saturday night. Led by 14.1 points and 10.4 rebounds per game from Asbjørn Midtgaard, the Lopes earn one of two byes and will open up tournament action on Friday at 5 p.m. PT.
The other half of the shared regular season championship is Utah Valley, who will be the second seed. The Wolverines have no shortage of big scorers as Jamison Overton is averaging 16.1 points per game and Trey Woodbury is at 15.1 points per game. Fardaws Aimaq is the nation's leading rebounder, averaging 15.4 boards per game. UVU will take the floor on Friday at 8 p.m. PT.
Preseason favorite NM State will be the third seed in the 2021 Hercules Tires WAC Tournament. The Aggies, who had to play the entire season outside the state of New Mexico, are led in scoring by Jabari Rice, who averaged 13.5 points per game.
California Baptist will head to its first WAC basketball tournament as the fourth seed after splitting with Seattle U last weekend. Ty Rowell leads the Lancers with 15.9 points per game and Reed Nottage chips in 14.6 ppg.
The fifth seed will be Seattle U after the Redhawks finished the regular season with a record of 4-5 in WAC play. SU's Darrion Trammell led the WAC in scoring in the regular season, averaging 20.4 points per game. Seattle U will face off with California Baptist on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. PT.
UT Rio Grande Valley will be the sixth seed after going 2-5 in WAC play. The Vaqueros are led by 15.2 points per game from Sean Rhea as well as 5.2 assists per game and 3.1 steals per game from Javon Levi. UTRGV will open the tournament at 8 p.m. on Thursday against defending champion NM State.
The tournament begins on Thursday with a pair of quarterfinal games on ESPN+. Friday's semifinal games will also be on ESPN+ with Saturday's title game going over the air live on ESPNU.
2021 Hercules Tires WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
Orleans Arena | Las Vegas
Thursday, March 12
Game One: No. 4 California Baptist vs. No. 5 Seattle U, 4:30 p.m. PT (ESPN+)
Game Two: No. 3 NM State vs. No. 6 UT Rio Grande Valley, 8 p.m. PT (ESPN+)
Friday, March 13
Game Three: Game One Winner vs. No. 1 Grand Canyon, 5 p.m. PT (ESPN+)
Game Four: Game Three Winner vs. No. 2 Utah Valley, 8 p.m. PT (ESPN+)
Saturday, March 14
Championship: Game Three Winner vs. Game Four Winner, 7 p.m. PT (ESPNU)