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The 1984 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 7–10 at the Special Events Center in El Paso, Texas.[2] This was the first edition of the tournament.

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1984 WAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1983–84
Teams8
SiteSpecial Events Center
El Paso, TX
ChampionsUTEP (1st title)
Winning coachDon Haskins (1st title)
MVPJuden Smith (UTEP)
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1983–84 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 UTEP †13–3 .81327–4  .871
BYU12–4 .75020–11  .645
New Mexico10–6 .62524–11  .686
Wyoming9–7 .56317–13  .567
Colorado State9–7 .56316–14  .533
Hawaii6–10 .37512–16  .429
San Diego State6–10 .37515–13  .536
Utah4–12 .25011–19  .367
Air Force3–13 .1888–19  .296
† 1984 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]
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Top-seeded UTEP defeated New Mexico in the inaugural championship game, 44–38, to clinch their first WAC men's tournament championship.

The Miners, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA tournament while second-seeded BYU, who fell in the semifinal round, received an at-large bid.

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 7
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 8
Semifinals
Friday, March 9
Championship
Saturday, March 10
1 #9 UTEP 62
4 Wyoming 55
4 Wyoming 40
5 Colorado State 61 5 Colorado State 36
8 Air Force 56 1 #9 UTEP 44
3 New Mexico 38
2 BYU 55
3 New Mexico 64
3 New Mexico 56
6 Hawaii 65 7 Utah 45
7 Utah 69

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