1998 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1998 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place on February 28–March 2, 1998. All rounds were held in Santa Clara, California, at the Toso Pavilion.

1998 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1997–98
Teams8
SiteToso Pavilion
Santa Clara, California
ChampionsSan Francisco (1st title)
Winning coachPhil Mathews (1st title)
MVPHakeem Ward (San Francisco)
← 1997
1999 →
1997–98 West Coast Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Gonzaga 10 4   .714 24 10   .706
Pepperdine 9 5   .643 17 10   .630
Santa Clara 8 6   .571 18 10   .643
Saint Mary's 7 7   .500 11 15   .423
San Francisco 7 7   .500 19 11   .633
Portland 7 7   .500 14 13   .519
San Diego 5 9   .357 14 14   .500
Loyola Marymount 3 11   .214 7 20   .259
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The San Francisco Dons won the WCC Tournament title[1] and an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament. Hakeem Ward of San Francisco was named Tournament MVP.[2]

Format

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With eight teams participating, all eight teams were placed into the first round, with teams seeded and paired based on regular-season records. After the first round, teams were re-seeded so the highest-remaining team was paired with the lowest-remaining time in one semifinal with the other two teams slotted into the other semifinal.

Bracket

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Quarter finals
Saturday, February 28
Semi-finals
Sunday, March 1
Finals
Monday, March 2
         
1 Gonzaga 79*
8 Loyola Marymount 78
1 Gonzaga 74
7 San Diego 59
4 Saint Mary's 66
5 San Francisco 83
1 Gonzaga 67
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
5 San Francisco 80
3 Santa Clara 74
6 Portland 53
3 Santa Clara 83
5 San Francisco 85
2 Pepperdine 54
7 San Diego 56

* – denotes overtime period

References

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  1. ^ "1997–98 West Coast Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Almanac" (PDF). WCCSports.com. Retrieved April 7, 2022.