2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball season

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
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportMen's basketball
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)National: ESPN, BYUtv, WCC TV
Regular season
Season championsGonzaga
  Runners-upBYU
Season MVPKevin Pangos, Gonzaga
Top scorerTyler Haws, BYU
Tournament
ChampionsGonzaga
  Runners-upBYU
Finals MVPKyle Wiltjer, Gonzaga
Basketball seasons
2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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  • 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

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The 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

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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

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The 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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Gonzaga AP 13 13 10 9 9 8 8 7 6 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 7 7 7
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Non-Conference games

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  • Gonzaga defeated #22 SMU 72—56.

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 Pacific Pepperdine Portland Saint Mary's San Diego San Francisco Santa Clara
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

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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

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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

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Seed Bracket School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
School First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Game 1 Finals Game 2 Finals Game 3

Awards and honors

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WCC Player-of-the-Week

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The 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

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College 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

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To Be Determined after the season begins.

All-Americans

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First-Team All-Conference

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The 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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball Players of the Week". College Sports Madness. Retrieved November 10, 2013.