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Utah Valley will play in WAC tournaments after settling $1 million dispute over school's exit fee
- Utah Valley and the Western Athletic Conference settled a $1 million exit-fee dispute, clearing the Wolverines for tournament play.
- The parties said Utah Valley would compete in both WAC tournaments after the court-directed escrow was confirmed.
- Utah Valley plans to leave the WAC for the Big West Conference at the end of the school year.
- Without the settlement, the WAC warned Utah Valley could be out of the tournaments if the fee wasn’t paid.
- The settlement decision came ahead of Utah Valley’s first tournament games in Las Vegas.
- The court-ordered escrow amount matched Utah Valley’s exit fee for leaving the conference.
- The WAC emphasized the payment would be completed in the morning before the first game.
- Utah Valley’s exit to the Big West is set for the end of this academic year.
- The dispute had drawn attention to whether Utah Valley could participate if the fee wasn’t paid.
- The agreement preserved postseason opportunities as Utah Valley transitions between conferences.
- Utah Valley is a top seed in the context of WAC tournaments facing potential exclusion prior to this settlement.
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