West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Conference Basketball Championship
Sport	College basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Number of teams	9
Format	Single-elimination tournament
Current stadium	Orleans Arena
Current location	Paradise, Nevada
Played	1987–present
Last contest	2012 WCC Tournament
Current champion	Saint Mary's
Most championships	Gonzaga Bulldogs (11)
TV partner(s)	ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, BYUtv
Official website	WCCSports.CSTV.com Men's Basketball

The West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament is the annual concluding tournament for the NCAA college basketball in the West Coast Conference. Through 2008, the tournament was played on a rotating basis at the home courts of member teams. The 2009 edition was the first played at a neutral site, namely Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada, just outside Las Vegas. The semifinals are broadcast nationally on ESPN2 and the championship is broadcast nationally on ESPN.

The current format, adopted in 2003, rewards performance during the regular season. Seeding is based on conference record, and the top seeds receive byes into the later rounds. The #1 and #2 seeded teams are automatically placed into the semifinal round and the #3 and #4 seeds are placed into the quarterfinals. This replaced the previous format where no byes were awarded. However, from the tournament's inception in 1987, the bracket was reseeded with the highest remaining seed playing the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.

Beginning in 2012, the WCC will adapt a new format to incorporate a ninth team. The #1 and #2 seeds will still automatically be placed into the semifinals, while the #3 and #4 seeds will bye into the quarterfinals. The first round features the #8 and #9 seeds in a "play-in" game with the winner to play the #5 seed in the second round. The other second-round matchup is #6 playing #7. The winner of the #5 vs 8/9 game plays the #4 seed in one quarterfinal while the winner of 6/7 will play the #3 seed. Additionally, the quarterfinal games will be shown nationally on ESPNU. The second-round games will be broadcast nationally on BYUtv.

Year	Champion	Score	Opponent	Tournament MVP	Venue
1987	Santa Clara	77–65	Pepperdine	Jens Gordon, Santa Clara	War Memorial Gymnasium (San Francisco, California)
1988	Loyola Marymount	104–96	Santa Clara	Hank Gathers, Loyola Marymount	Toso Pavilion (Santa Clara, California)
1989	Loyola Marymount	75–70 (OT)	Santa Clara	Hank Gathers, Loyola Marymount	War Memorial Gymnasium (San Francisco, California)
1990	None	None	None	None	Gersten Pavilion, (Los Angeles, California)
1991	Pepperdine	71–68 (OT)	Saint Mary's (CA)	Geoff Lear, Pepperdine	Toso Pavilion (Santa Clara, California)
1992	Pepperdine	73–70	Gonzaga	Doug Christie, Pepperdine	Chiles Center (Portland, Oregon)
1993	Santa Clara	73–63	Pepperdine	Steve Nash, Santa Clara	War Memorial Gymnasium (San Francisco, California)
1994	Pepperdine	56–53	San Diego	Dana Jones, Pepperdine	Toso Pavilion (Santa Clara, California)
1995	Gonzaga	80–67	Portland	John Rillie, Gonzaga	Toso Pavilion (Santa Clara, California)
1996	Portland	76–68	Gonzaga	Kweemada King, Portland	Toso Pavilion (Santa Clara, California)
1997	Saint Mary's (CA)	66–59	San Francisco	Brad Millard, Saint Mary's (CA)	Gersten Pavilion, (Los Angeles, California)
1998	San Francisco	80–67	Gonzaga	Hakeem Ward, San Francisco	Toso Pavilion (Santa Clara, California)
1999	Gonzaga	91–62	Santa Clara	Matt Santangelo, Gonzaga	Toso Pavilion (Santa Clara, California)
2000	Gonzaga	69–65 (OT)	Pepperdine	Casey Calvary, Gonzaga	Toso Pavilion (Santa Clara, California)
2001	Gonzaga	80–77	Santa Clara	Dan Dickau, Gonzaga	Jenny Craig Pavilion (San Diego, California)
2002	Gonzaga	96–90	Pepperdine	Dan Dickau, Gonzaga	Jenny Craig Pavilion (San Diego, California)
2003	San Diego	72–63	Gonzaga	Jason Keep, San Diego	Jenny Craig Pavilion (San Diego, California)
2004	Gonzaga	84–71	Saint Mary's (CA)	Ronny Turiaf, Gonzaga	Leavey Center (Santa Clara, California)
2005	Gonzaga	80–67	Saint Mary's (CA)	Adam Morrison, Gonzaga	Leavey Center (Santa Clara, California)
2006	Gonzaga	68–67	Loyola Marymount	Adam Morrison, Gonzaga	McCarthey Athletic Center (Spokane, Washington)
2007	Gonzaga	77–68	Santa Clara	Derek Raivio, Gonzaga	Chiles Center (Portland, Oregon)
2008	San Diego	69–62	Gonzaga	Brandon Johnson, San Diego	Jenny Craig Pavilion (San Diego, California)
2009	Gonzaga	83–58	Saint Mary's (CA)	Micah Downs, Gonzaga	Orleans Arena (Paradise, Nevada)
2010	Saint Mary's (CA)	81–62	Gonzaga	Mickey McConnell, Saint Mary's (CA)	Orleans Arena (Paradise, Nevada)
2011	Gonzaga	75–63	Saint Mary's (CA)	Marquise Carter, Gonzaga	Orleans Arena (Paradise, Nevada)
2012	Saint Mary's (CA)	78–74 (OT)	Gonzaga	Matthew Dellavedova, Saint Mary's (CA)	Orleans Arena (Paradise, Nevada)

Note: The 1990 tournament final was canceled following the on-court death of Loyola Marymount player Hank Gathers during the Lions' semifinal game against Portland. LMU was given the league's automatic bid to that year's NCAA tournament by virtue of its regular-season league championship.

Men's Tournament Championships by School

School	# of Tournament Championships	Last Tournament Championship
Gonzaga	11	2011
Pepperdine	3	1994
Saint Mary's	3	2012
Santa Clara	2	1993
Loyola Marymount	2	1989
San Diego	2	2008
Portland	1	1996
San Francisco	1	1998
BYU	0

Broadcasters

Main article: West Coast Conference Tournament Finals broadcasters

See also

• West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament