2016 WAC men's basketball tournament

2016 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams7
SiteOrleans Arena
Paradise, Nevada
ChampionsCal State Bakersfield (1st title)
Winning coachRod Barnes (1st title)
MVPDedrick Basile (Cal State Bakersfield)
TelevisionESPNU
2015–16 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico State 13 1   .929 23 11   .676
Grand Canyon * 11 3   .786 27 7   .794
Cal State Bakersfield 11 3   .786 24 9   .727
Seattle 7 7   .500 15 17   .469
Utah Valley 6 8   .429 12 18   .400
UMKC 4 10   .286 12 19   .387
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 4 10   .286 8 22   .267
Chicago State 0 14   .000 4 28   .125
2016 WAC tournament winner
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.

The 2016 WAC men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Western Athletic Conference, held from March 10–12, 2016 at Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The winner of the tournament received the conference's automatic bid into the 2016 NCAA tournament.