ARLINGTON, Texas – The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) will return to an eight-team single-elimination format for the 2024 Hercules Tires Basketball Tournament, to be held exclusively at the Orleans Arena from March 13-16 in Las Vegas. The WAC Basketball Tournament previously featured eight teams in 1984, 1992, 2000, 2006, 2010-12, 2014 and 2018-19 on the men’s side and 1996, 2000, 2010-12, 2014 and 2018-19 on the women’s side.

The WAC Basketball Tournament has taken place in Las Vegas each year dating back to 2011 and has been played at various locations in the city a total of 15 times since 1997. The 2024 edition of the event will be the first WAC Basketball Tournament held exclusively at the Orleans Arena since 2021.

Each tournament bracket will feature seven total games per gender, with the top two seeds earning double-byes directly to the semifinal round. Four first-round games featuring the No. 5 vs. No. 8 and No. 6 vs. No. 7 seeds in both the men’s and women’s draws will be played on March 13, four quarterfinal games for each gender with the day one winners feeding into games with the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds will follow on March 14, the quarterfinal winners squaring off with the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in each gender on March 15, and the championship game of each bracket will be held on March 16.
 
Tournament tip times and broadcast information will be made available at a later date.
 
2024 Hercules Tires WAC Basketball Tournament Schedule
 
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, ORLEANS ARENA, LAS VEGAS – MEN’S AND WOMEN’S FIRST ROUND (Four Games)
No. 5 seed vs. No. 8 seed – Times TBA (PT)
No. 6 seed vs. No. 7 seed – Times TBA (PT)
 
THURSDAY, MARCH 14, ORLEANS ARENA, LAS VEGAS – MEN’S AND WOMEN’S QUARTERFINALS (Four Games)
Game 1 Winner vs. No. 4 seed – Times TBA (PT)
Game 2 Winner vs. No. 3 seed – Times TBA (PT)
 
FRIDAY, MARCH 15, ORLEANS ARENA, LAS VEGAS – MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SEMIFINALS (Four Games)
Game 3 Winner vs. No. 1 seed – Times TBA (PT)
Game 4 Winner vs. No. 2 seed – Times TBA (PT)
 
SATURDAY, MARCH 16, ORLEANS ARENA, LAS VEGAS – MEN’S AND WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP (Two Games)
Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner – Times TBA (PT)