2019 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
| 2019 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2018–19 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada |
| Champions | Saint Mary's (4th title) |
| Winning coach | Randy Bennett (3rd title) |
| MVP | Jordan Hunter (Saint Mary's) |
| Television | BYUtv, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Gonzaga | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 33 | – | 4 | .892 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's † | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | 0 | – | 16 | .000 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2019 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2019 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the West Coast Conference during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament was held from March 7 through March 12, 2019 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada.[1] Saint Mary's upset top-seeded Gonzaga 60–47 in the championship game to win the tournament, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Tournament. It was the fourth championship for Saint Mary's, their first since 2012.
Seeds
All 10 WCC schools will participate in the tournament. Teams will be seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The tournament will return to a format similar to that used from 2003 to 2011, with slight changes to the terminology used for the rounds prior to the semifinals. The 7 through 10 seeds will play in the "first round", the 5 and 6 seeds will start play in the "second round", and the 3 and 4 seeds will start in the "third round". The top two seeds will receive byes into the semifinals.
As the regular-season champion, Gonzaga has clinched a semifinal spot, and has technically secured a place in the NIT.[2] However, the Bulldogs are all but certain to receive an NCAA Tournament bid regardless of results in the conference tournament, given that they entered the final week of the conference season as the top-ranked team in the AP Poll.
Saint Mary's has also clinched a semifinal spot. BYU and San Francisco have clinched double byes. LMU and Santa Clara have clinched single byes. San Diego, Pepperdine, Pacific and Portland will play in the first round.[1][3]
| Seed | School | Record | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonzaga | 16–0 | ||
| 2 | Saint Mary's | 11–5 | 1–1 vs. BYU | 0–2 vs. Gonzaga, 1–1 vs. USF |
| 3 | BYU | 11–5 | 1–1 vs. SMC | 0–2 vs. Gonzaga, 0–2 vs. USF |
| 4 | San Francisco | 9–7 | ||
| 5 | Loyola Marymount | 8–8 | 2–0 vs. SCU | |
| 6 | Santa Clara | 8–8 | 0–2 vs. LMU | |
| 7 | San Diego | 7–9 | ||
| 8 | Pepperdine | 6–10 | ||
| 9 | Pacific | 4–12 | ||
| 10 | Portland | 0–16 |
Schedule
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Thursday March 7, 2019 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 6:00 pm | 8 Pepperdine vs. 9 Pacific | 61–53 | TheW.tv | |
| 2 | 8:00 pm | 7 San Diego vs. 10 Portland | 67–47 | |||
| Second round – Friday March 8, 2019 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 pm | 5 Loyola Marymount vs. 8 Pepperdine | 65–68 | TheW.tv | |
| 4 | 8:00 pm | 6 Santa Clara vs. 7 San Diego | 45–62 | |||
| Third round – Saturday, March 9, 2019 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 7:00 pm | 4 San Francisco vs 8 Pepperdine | 72–89 | ESPN2 | |
| 6 | 9:00 pm | 3 BYU vs 7 San Diego | 57–80 | |||
| Semifinals – Monday, March 11, 2019 | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | 1 Gonzaga vs 8 Pepperdine | 100–74 | ESPN | |
| 8 | 8:30 pm | 2 Saint Mary's vs 7 San Diego | 69–62 | ESPN2 | ||
| Championship – Tuesday, March 12, 2019 | ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 6:00 pm | 1 Gonzaga vs. 2 Saint Mary's | 47–60 | ESPN | |
| *Game times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||||
Bracket
| First round Thursday, March 7 | Second round Friday, March 8 | Third round Saturday, March 9 | Semifinals Monday, March 11 | Championship Tuesday, March 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gonzaga | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Pepperdine | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | San Francisco | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Pepperdine | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Loyola Marymount | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Pepperdine | 61 | 8 | Pepperdine | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Pacific | 53 | 1 | Gonzaga | 47 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Saint Mary's | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Saint Mary's | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | San Diego | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | BYU | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | San Diego | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Santa Clara | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | San Diego | 67 | 7 | San Diego | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Portland | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b "West Coast Conference Official Athletic Site". wccsports.com. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- ^ "NIT bracket 2019: Printable .PDF for the National Invitation Tournament". ncaa.com. 2019 NIT: How the bracket is filled. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
- ^ "WCC Standings - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved February 27, 2019.