2018–19 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball season

{{2018–19 WAC men's basketball standings}} The 2018–19 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball season began with practices in September 2018 and ended with the 2019 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament March 2019 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, NV. The season marks 56th season of Western Athletic Conference.

2018–19 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams9
Regular Season
ChampionNew Mexico State
Season MVPJake Toolson, UVU
Tournament
ChampionsNew Mexico State
  Runners-upGrand Canyon
Finals MVPTrevelin Queen, NMSU

Pre-season

The WAC conducted a media teleconference on October 10, 2018 and released the media and coaches poll, as well as the preseason All-WAC teams and player of the year.[1]

WAC Media Poll
Rank Team Votes
1New Mexico State (22)214
2Grand Canyon (2)180
3Utah Valley162
4Seattle150
5Cal State Bakersfield117
6Texas Rio Grande Valley89
7Missouri-Kansas City73
8California Baptist63
9Chicago State66

[2]

Media All-WAC Team

First Team

  • Damiyne Durham, CSU Bakersfield
  • AJ Harris, NM State
  • Matej Kavas, Seattle U
  • Alessandro Lever, Grand Canyon
  • Conner Toolson, Utah Valley

Second Team

  • Xavier Bishop, Kansas City
  • Eli Chuha, NM State
  • Oscar Frayer, Grand Canyon
  • Jake Toolson, Utah Valley
  • Terry Winn III, UT Rio Grande Valley

Player of the Year

  • Alessandro Lever, Grand Canyon

[3]

WAC Coaches Poll
Rank Team Votes
1New Mexico State (7)63
2Grand Canyon (2)58
3Seattle45
4Utah Valley43
5Cal State Bakersfield35
6Texas Rio Grande Valley28
7Missouri-Kansas City24
8California Baptist20
9Chicago State8

[4]

Coaches All-WAC Team

First Team

  • Oscar Frayer, Grand Canyon
  • AJ Harris, NM State
  • Matej Kavas, Seattle U
  • Alessandro Lever, Grand Canyon
  • Conner Toolson, Utah Valley

Second Team

  • Xavier Bishop, Kansas City
  • Eli Chuha, NM State
  • Damiyne Durham, CSU Bakersfield
  • Jake Toolson, Utah Valley
  • Terry Winn III, UT Rio Grande Valley

Player of the Year

  • Alessandro Lever, Grand Canyon

[5]

Rankings
Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Regular season

Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.

  California Baptist CS Bakersfield Chicago St. Grand Canyon NM St. Seattle UTRGV UMKC Utah Valley
vs. California Baptist –1–10–22–01–11–11–11–12–0
vs. Cal State Bakersfield 1–1-0–22–02–01–11–11–11–1
vs. Chicago State 2–02–0–2–02–02–02–02–02–0
vs. Grand Canyon 0–20–20–2-2–01–11–11–11–1
vs. New Mexico State 1–10–20–20–2-0–20–20–20–2
vs. Seattle 1–11–10–21–12–0-2–01–12–0
vs. Texas - Rio Grande Valley 1–11–10–21–12–00–2-0–22–0
vs. UMKC 1–11–10–21–12–01–12–0-2–0
vs. Utah Valley 0–21–10–21–12–00–20–20–2-
Total 7–97–90–1610–615–16–109–76–1012–4

Post season

Conference tournament
Main article: 2019 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament

Awards and honors

References
  1. "WAC Basketball Preview Central". 10 October 2018.
  2. "WAC Men's Basketball Media Select NM State, Grand Canyon's Lever as Favorites". 10 October 2018.
  3. "2018-19 preseason men's and women's basketball All-WAC teams announced". 10 October 2018.
  4. "WAC Coaches Select NM State, Grand Canyon's Lever as Preseason Favorites". 10 October 2018.
  5. "2018-19 preseason men's and women's basketball All-WAC teams announced". 10 October 2018.
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