The 2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball season will begin with practices in October 2014 and end with the 2015 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament at the Orleans Arena March 6–10, 2015 in Paradise, Nevada. The regular season will begin in November, with the conference schedule starting at the end of December.
| 2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball season | |
|---|---|
| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Men's basketball |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | National: ESPN, BYUtv, WCC TV |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Gonzaga |
| Runners-up | BYU |
| Season MVP | Kevin Pangos, Gonzaga |
| Top scorer | Tyler Haws, BYU |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | Gonzaga |
| Runners-up | BYU |
| Finals MVP | Kyle Wiltjer, Gonzaga |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Gonzaga † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 35 | – | 3 | .921 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This will be the 30th season for WCC men's basketball, which began in the 1985–86 season when the league was known as the West Coast Athletic Conference (WCAC). It will also be the 26th season under the West Coast Conference name (the conference began as the California Basketball Association in 1952, became the WCAC in 1956, and dropped the word "Athletic" in 1989).
Pre-season
edit- Pre-season media day will take place in September or October at the Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes Studios. Video interviews will be hosted on the WCC's streaming video outlet, TheW.tv, beginning at 11:30 AM PDT. Jeff Lampe of WCC Live interviewed each coach and got a preview of their respective season. The regional television schedule announcement, the Pre-season Conference team, and the pre-season coaches rankings were some of the additional events that took place.
2014–15 West Coast Men's Basketball Media Poll
editThe Pre-season poll will be announced at the conferences media day in September or October 2014.
- Rank, School (first-place votes), Points
- 1. Gonzaga (9), 81
- 2. BYU (1), 69
- 3. St. Mary's, 62
- 4. San Francisco, 59
- 5. San Diego, 47
- 6. Portland, 45
- 7. Pepperdine, 29
- 7. Santa Clara, 29
- 9. Loyola Marymount, 19
- 10. Pacific, 10
2014–15 West Coast Men's Preseason All-West Conference Team
edit- Player, School, Yr., Pos.
- Jared Brownridge, Santa Clara, So., G
- Kyle Collinsworth, BYU, Jr., G
- Stacy Davis, Pepperdine, Jr., F
- Johnny Dee, San Diego, Sr., G
- Tyler Haws, BYU, Sr., G
- Przemek Karnowski, Gonzaga, Jr., C
- Kevin Pangos, Gonzaga, Sr., G
- Kruize Pinkins, San Francisco, Sr., F
- Thomas van der Mars, Portland, Sr., C
- Brad Waldow, Saint Mary's, Sr., C
Rankings
editThe AP Poll does not do a post-season rankings. As a result, their last rankings are Week 19. The Coaches Poll does a post-season poll and the end of the NCAA Tournament.
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| Drop in ranking | ||
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll |
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| BYU | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||
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| Gonzaga | AP | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| C | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Loyola Marymount | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Saint Mary's | AP | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||||
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| Santa Clara | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C |
Non-Conference games
edit- Gonzaga defeated #22 SMU 72—56.
Conference games
editComposite Matrix
editThis table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.
| BYU | Gonzaga | LMU | Pacific | Pepperdine | Portland | Saint Mary's | San Diego | San Francisco | Santa Clara | |
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| vs. Brigham Young | - | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| vs. Gonzaga | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| vs. Loyola Marymount | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| vs. Pacific | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | - | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| vs. Pepperdine | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | - | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| vs. Portland | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | - | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| vs. Saint Mary's | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | - | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| vs. San Diego | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | - | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| vs. San Francisco | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | - | 1–1 |
| vs. Santa Clara | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | - |
| Total | 13–5 | 17–1 | 4–14 | 4–14 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 7-11 |
Conference tournament
edit- March 5–10, 2015– West Coast Conference Basketball Tournament, Orleans Arena, Paradise, Nevada.
| First round Friday, March 6 BYUtv | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 7 WCC TV & BYUtv (afternoon) ESPN2 (evening) | Semifinals Monday, March 9 ESPN (early) ESPN2 (late) | Championship Game Tuesday, March 10 ESPN (tv) Westwood One (radio) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gonzaga | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | San Francisco | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | San Francisco | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Pacific | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gonzaga | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Pepperdine | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Pepperdine | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | San Diego | 47 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gonzaga | 91 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | BYU | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Brigham Young | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Santa Clara | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Santa Clara | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Loyola Marymount | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | BYU | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Portland | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Saint Mary's | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Portland | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
Head coaches
edit- Dave Rose, BYU
- Mark Few, Gonzaga
- Max Good, Loyola Marymount
- Ron Verlin, Pacific
- Marty Wilson, Pepperdine
- Eric Reveno, Portland
- Randy Bennett, Saint Mary's
- Bill Grier, San Diego
- Rex Walters, San Francisco
- Kerry Keating, Santa Clara
Postseason
edit| Seed | Bracket | School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
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| School | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals Game 1 | Finals Game 2 | Finals Game 3 |
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Awards and honors
editWCC Player-of-the-Week
editThe WCC player of the week awards are given each Monday once the season begins.
- Nov. 17- Brandon Clark, G, Santa Clara
- Dec. 1- Kevin Pangos, G, Gonzaga
- Dec. 15- Kyle Wiltjer, F, Gonzaga
- Dec. 30- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU
- Jan. 12- Stacy Davis, F, Pepperdine
- Jan. 26- Brandon Clark, G, Santa Clara
- Feb. 9- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU
- Feb. 23- Kyle Wiltjer, F, Gonzaga
- Nov. 24- Brad Waldow, F, Saint Mary's
- Dec. 8- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU
- Dec. 22- Dulani Robinson, G, Pacific
- Jan. 5- Przemek Karnowski, C, Gonzaga
- Jan. 19- Brad Waldow, F, Saint Mary's
- Feb. 2- Domantas Sabonis, F, Gonzaga
- Feb. 16- Kyle Wiltjer, F, Gonzaga
- Mar. 2- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU
College Madness West Coast Player of the Week
editCollege Madness WCC player of the Week Awards will be given every Sunday once the season begins.
- Nov. 16- Brandon Clark, G, Santa Clara
- Nov. 30- Kyle Wiltjer, F, Gonzaga
- Dec. 14- Aaron Bright, G, Saint Mary's
- Dec. 28- Brad Waldow, F, Saint Mary's
- Jan. 11- Stacy Davis, F, Pepperdine
- Jan. 25- Brandon Clark, G, Santa Clara
- Feb. 8- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU
- Feb. 22- Kyle Wiltjer, F, Gonzaga
- Nov. 23- Brad Waldow, F, Saint Mary's
- Dec. 7- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU
- Dec. 21- T.J. Wallace, G, Pacific
- Jan. 4- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU
- Jan. 18- Brad Waldow, F, Saint Mary's
- Feb. 1- Johnny Dee, G, San Diego
- Feb. 15- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU
- Mar. 1- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU
National Player of the Week Awards
editTo Be Determined after the season begins.
All-Americans
editFirst-Team All-Conference
editThe voting body for all conference awards is league coaches and will take place at the end of the season.
| Player | School | Year | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Brownridge | Santa Clara | Sophomore | G |
| Kerry Carter | Saint Mary's | Senior | G |
| Kyle Collinsworth | BYU | Junior | G |
| Stacy Davis | Pepperdine | Junior | F |
| Johnny Dee | San Diego | Senior | G |
| Tyler Haws | BYU | Senior | G |
| Przemek Karnowski | Gonzaga | Junior | C |
| Kevin Pangos | Gonzaga | Senior | G |
| Brad Waldow | Saint Mary's | Senior | C |
| Kyle Wiltjer | Gonzaga | Junior | F |
Second-Team All-Conference
edit| Player | School | Year | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bell | Gonzaga | Senior | G |
| Domantas Sabonis | Gonzaga | Freshman | F |
| Mark Tollefsen | San Francisco | Junior | F |
| Byron Wesley | Gonzaga | Senior | G |
| Alec Wintering | Portland | Sophomore | G |
Honorable Mention
edit| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Christopher Anderson | San Diego |
| Kevin Bailey | Portland |
| Aaron Bright | Saint Mary's |
| Brandon Clark | Santa Clara |
| Jett Raines | Pepperdine |
| Thomas van der Mars | Portland |
| T.J. Wallace | Pacific |
| Anson Winder | BYU |
All-Freshman
edit| Player | School | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Hubbard | Santa Clara | F |
| Emmett Naar | Saint Mary's | G |
| Shawn Olden | Pepperdine | G |
| Domantas Sabonis | Gonzaga | F |
| Devin Watson | San Francisco | G |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Men's Basketball Players of the Week". College Sports Madness. Retrieved November 10, 2013.