2012–13 West Coast Conference men's basketball season

The 2012–13 West Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2012 and ended with the 2013 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament at the Orleans Arena March 6–11, 2013 in Las Vegas. The regular season began in November, with the conference schedule starting at the end of December.

2012–13 West Coast Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams9
TV partner(s)(national) ESPN2, ESPNU, BYUtv, (regional) FSSD, CSNNW, CSNBA, CSNCA, ROOT NW, ROOT RM, TWCSN
Regular season
Season championsGonzaga
  Runners-upSaint Mary's
Season MVPKelly Olynyk, Gonzaga
Tournament
ChampionsGonzaga
  Runners-upSaint Mary's
Finals MVPElias Harris, Gonzaga
Basketball seasons
2012–13 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Gonzaga 16 0   1.000 32 3   .914
Saint Mary's 14 2   .875 28 7   .800
BYU 10 6   .625 24 12   .667
Santa Clara 9 7   .563 26 12   .684
San Francisco 7 9   .438 15 16   .484
San Diego 7 9   .438 16 18   .471
Pepperdine 4 12   .250 12 18   .400
Portland 4 12   .250 11 21   .344
Loyola Marymount 1 15   .063 11 23   .324
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

This was the 62nd season for the conference, and the 24th under its current name as "West Coast Conference". The conference began as the California Basketball Association in 1952, became the West Coast Athletic Conference in 1956, and dropped the word "Athletic" in 1989. After having no changes from 1980 until 2011, the conference will have its second change in three years in 2013. Original conference founder, and a fellow faith-based, private school Pacific will rejoin the conference.[1] Pacific will come from the Big West.

Pre-season

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  • Pre-season media day was scheduled Monday, October 29, and took place at the Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes Studios. Barry Tompkins hosted video interviews through WCCSports.com and Youtube.com beginning at 11:30 AM PDT. Jeff Lampe of WCC Live will also interviewed each coach and get 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.

2012–13 West Coast Men's Basketball Media Poll

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Rank, School (first-place votes), Points
1. Gonzaga (7), 63
2. BYU (1), 55
3. St. Mary's (1), 52
4. Loyola Marymount, 37
5. San Diego, 36
6. Santa Clara, 35
7. San Francisco, 19
8. Portland, 15
9. Pepperdine, 12

2012–13 West Coast Men's Preseason All-West Conference Team

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Player, School, Yr., Pos.
Gary Bell, Jr., Gonzaga, So., G
Brandon Davies, BYU, Sr., F
Johnny Dee, San Diego, So, G
Matthew Dellavedova, Saint Mary's, Sr., G
Sam Dower, Gonzaga, R-Jr., C
Kevin Foster, Santa Clara, Sr., G
Elias Harris, Gonzaga, Sr., F
Stephen Holt, Saint Mary's, Jr., G
Anthony Ireland, Loyola Marymount, Jr., G
Kevin Pangos, Gonzaga, So., G

Rankings

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Non-Conference games

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Conference games

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Composite Matrix

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This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.

  BYU Gonzaga LMU Pepperdine Portland Saint Mary's San Diego San Francisco Santa Clara
vs. Brigham Young 2-0 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0-2
vs. Gonzaga 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2
vs. Loyola Marymount 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1
vs. Pepperdine 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0
vs. Portland 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0
vs. Saint Mary's 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2
vs. San Diego 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0
vs. San Francisco 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0
vs. Santa Clara 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2
Total 10–6 16–0 1–15 4–12 4–12 14–2 7–9 7–9 9–7

Conference tournament

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Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 6
BYUtv
Second round
Thursday, March 7
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Quarterfinals
Friday, March 8
ESPNU
Semifinals
Saturday, March 9
ESPN2
Championship
Monday, March 11
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1 Gonzaga
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1 Gonzaga
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1 Gonzaga 66
9 Loyola Marymount 48
4 Santa Clara
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4 Santa Clara 58
9 Loyola Marymount 60
5 San Francisco 60
9 Loyola Marymount 61OT
8 Portland 54
9 Loyola Marymount 65
1 Gonzaga 65
2 Saint Mary's 51
2 Saint Mary's
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2 Saint Mary's
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2 Saint Mary's 69
6 San Diego 66OT
3 BYU
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3 BYU 69
6 San Diego 72
6 San Diego 62
7 Pepperdine 59

All times listed are Pacific

Head coaches

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Dave Rose, BYU
Mark Few, Gonzaga
Max Good, Loyola Marymount
Marty Wilson, Pepperdine
Eric Reveno, Portland
Randy Bennett, Saint Mary's
Bill Grier, San Diego
Rex Walters, San Francisco
Kerry Keating, Santa Clara

Post season

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Seed Bracket School First round Second round Third round Sweet 16 Elite 8 Final Four Championship
1 West Gonzaga #16 Southern University - Mar. 21, Salt Lake City - W, 64–58 #9 Wichita State - Mar. 23, Salt Lake City - L, 70–76
11 Midwest Saint Mary's #11 Middle Tennessee - Mar. 19, Dayton - W, 67–54 #6 Memphis - Mar. 21, Auburn Hills - L, 52–54
2 Bids W-L (%): 1–0 1.000 1–1 .500 0–1 .000 0–0 – 0–0 – 0–0 – TOTAL: 3–2 .600
Seed Bracket School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
3 Southern Miss BYU #6 Washington - Mar. 20, Provo - W, 90-79 #7 Mercer - Mar. 22, Provo - W, 90–71 #1 Southern Miss - Mar. 27, Hattiesburg - W, 79–62 #2 Baylor - Apr. 2, New York - , 70–76
1 Bid W-L (%): 1–0 1.000 1–0 1.000 1–0 1.000 0–1 .000 TOTAL: 3–1 .750
School First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Game 1 Finals Game 2 Finals Game 3
Santa Clara Vermont
Mar. 19, Santa Clara
W, 77-67
Purdue
Mar. 25, West Lafayette
W 86-83
Wright State
Mar. 27, Dayton
W, 81-69
George Mason
Apr. 1, Santa Clara
W, 81-73
George Mason
Apr. 3, Fairfax
L, 66-73
George Mason
APR. 5, Fairfax
W, 80-77
TOTAL W-L (%):
5–1 .833
1–0 1.000 1–0 1.000 1–0 1.000 1–0 1.000 0–1 .000 1–0 1.000

Highlights and notes

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  • The Santa Clara Broncos won the 2013 College Basketball Invitational Tournament

Awards and honors

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Scholar-Athlete of the Year

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WCC Player-of-the-Week

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  • Nov. 12 – Kevin Foster, G, Santa Clara
  • Nov. 26 – Elias Harris, F, Gonzaga
  • Dec. 10 – Johnny Dee, G, San Diego
  • Dec. 24 – Marc Trasolini, F, Santa Clara
  • Jan. 7 – Kelly Olynyk, F, Gonzaga
  • Jan. 21 – Kevin Foster, G, Santa Clara
  • Feb. 4 – Matt Carlino, G, BYU
  • Feb. 18 – Kelly Olynyk, F, Gonzaga
  • Mar. 4 - Cole Dickerson, F, San Francisco
  • Nov. 19 – Johnny Dee, G, San Diego
  • Dec. 3 – Cole Dickerson, F, San Francisco
  • Dec. 17 – Brandon Davies, F, BYU
  • Dec. 31 – Tyler Haws, G, BYU
  • Jan. 14 – Tyler Haws, G, BYU
  • Jan. 28 – Beau Levesque, F, Saint Mary's
  • Feb. 11 –De'End Parker, G, San Francisco
  • Feb. 25 – Matthew Dellavedova, G, Saint Mary's

College Madness West Coast Player of the Week

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  • Nov. 12 – Przemek Karnowski, C, Gonzaga
  • Nov. 26 – Elias Harris, F, Gonzaga
  • Dec. 10 – Jordan Baker, G, Pepperdine
  • Dec. 24 – Marc Trasolini, F, Santa Clara
  • Jan. 7 – Kelly Olynyk, F, Gonzaga (Also High Major Player of the Week)
  • Jan. 21 – Matthew Dellavedova, G, Saint Mary's
  • Feb. 4 – Matt Carlino, G, BYU
  • Feb. 18 – Kelly Olynyk, F, Gonzaga
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  • Nov. 19 – Kevin Foster, G, Santa Clara
  • Dec. 3 – Cole Dickerson, F, San Francisco
  • Dec. 17 – Kelly Olynyk, F, Gonzaga
  • Dec. 31 – Tyler Haws, G, BYU (Also High Major Player of the Week)
  • Jan. 14 – Tyler Haws, G, BYU
  • Jan. 28 – Beau Levesque, F, Saint Mary's
  • Feb. 11 – De'End Parker, G, San Francisco
  • Feb. 25 – Matthew Dellavedova, G, Saint Mary's

Player-of-the-Month

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  • November – Kevin Foster, G, Santa Clara
  • December – Kelly Olynyk, F, Gonzaga
  • January – Kelly Olynyk, F, Gonzaga
  • February –

All-Americans

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All West Coast Conference teams

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Voting was by conference coaches:[2]

All-Conference

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Player School Year Position
Brandon Davies BYU Sr F
Matthew Dellavedova Saint Mary's Sr G
Cole Dickerson San Francisco Jr F
Kevin Foster Santa Clara Sr G
Elias Harris Gonzaga Sr F
Tyler Haws BYU So G
Anthony Ireland Loyola Marymount Jr G
Kelly Olynyk Gonzaga Jr F
Kevin Pangos Gonzaga So G
Marc Trasolini Santa Clara Sr F

Honorable Mention

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Name School
Christopher Anderson San Diego
Jordan Baker Pepperdine
Gary Bell Jr. Gonzaga
Stacy Davis Pepperdine
Johnny Dee San Diego
Cody Doolin San Francisco
Stephen Holt Saint Mary's
Lorne Jackson Pepperdine
Ryan Nicholas Portland

All-Freshman

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[2]

Player School Position
Stacy Davis Pepperdine F
Tim Derksen San Francisco F
Avry Holmes San Francisco G
Przemek Karnowski Gonzaga C
Jito Kok San Diego C

All-Academic

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Player School Year GPA Major
Johnny Dee San Diego So 3.49 Undeclared
Matthew Dellavedova Saint Mary's Sr 3.40 Psychology
Ashley Hamilton Loyola Marymount GS[a 1] 4.00 Education
Mike Hart Gonzaga GS[a 1] 3.70 MBA
Beau Levesque Saint Mary's Jr 3.78 Sports Management
Ryan Nicholas Portland Jr 3.47 Psychology
Kelly Olynyk Gonzaga GS[a 2] 3.53 MBA
Marc Trasolini Santa Clara GS[a 1] 3.65 MBA
Thomas van der Mars Portland So 3.94 Operations Technology Management
  1. ^ a b c Hamilton, Hart, and Trasolini are redshirt seniors for athletic purposes.
  2. ^ Olynyk is a redshirt junior for athletic purposes.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pacific set to move to WCC in 2013-14". Rivals.Yahoo.com. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "WCC announces 2012-13 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team" (Press release). West Coast Conference. March 5, 2013. Archived from the original on March 8, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  3. ^ "WCC announces 2012-13 Men's Basketball All-Academic Team" (Press release). West Coast Conference. March 1, 2013. Archived from the original on March 8, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.