2015–16 West Coast Conference men's basketball season

The 2015–16 West Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2015 and ended with the 2016 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament at the Orleans Arena March 4–8, 2016 in Paradise, Nevada. The regular season began in November, with the conference schedule starting at the end of December.

2015–16 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 championsSaint Mary's & Gonzaga
Season MVPKyle Collinsworth, BYU
Tournament
ChampionsGonzaga
  Runners-upSaint Mary's
Finals MVPKyle Wiltjer, Gonzaga
Basketball seasons
2015–16 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Saint Mary's 15 3   .833 29 6   .829
Gonzaga 15 3   .833 28 8   .778
BYU 13 5   .722 26 11   .703
Pepperdine 10 8   .556 18 14   .563
San Francisco 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
Santa Clara 7 11   .389 11 20   .355
Portland 6 12   .333 12 20   .375
Loyola Marymount 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Pacific* 6 12   .333 8 20   .286
San Diego 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
*ineligible for postseason due to self probation
Conference tournament winner

This was the 65th season for WCC men's basketball, and the 27th under its current name of "West Coast Conference". The conference was founded in 1952 as the California Basketball Association, became the West Coast Athletic Conference in 1956, and dropped the word "Athletic" in 1989.

Pre-season

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  • Pre-season media day took place in October at the Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes Studios. Video interviews were to 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.

2015–16 West Coast Men's Basketball Media Poll

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The Pre-season poll was announced at the conferences media day in October 2016.

Rank, School (first-place votes), Points
1. Gonzaga (9), 81
2. BYU (1), 73
3. Pepperdine, 62
4. St. Mary's, 58
5. Portland, 43
6. Santa Clara, 37
7. Pacific, 32
7. San Francisco, 32
9. San Diego, 17
10. Loyola Marymount, 15

2015–16 West Coast Men's Preseason All-West Conference Team

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Player, School, Yr., Pos.
Kyle Collinsworth, BYU, Sr., G
Chase Fischer, BYU, Sr., G
Przemek Karnowski, Gonzaga, Sr., C
Domantas Sabonis, Gonzaga, So., F
Kyle Wiltjer, Gonzaga, Sr., F
T. J. Wallace, Pacific, Jr., G
Stacy Davis, Pepperdine, Sr., F
Alec Wintering, Portland, Sr., G
Tim Derksen, San Francisco, Sr., G
Jared Brownridge, Santa Clara, Jr., G

College Sports Madness Preseason All-West Conference Team

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  • Coach of the Year- Mark Few, Gonzaga
  • Player of the Year- Kyle Wiltjer, Gonzaga
  • Freshman of the Year- Josh Perkins, Gonzaga

First Team

  • Jared Brownridge, G, Santa Clara
  • Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU
  • Stacy Davis, G/F, Pepperdine
  • Kyle Wiltjer, F, Gonzaga
  • Domantas Sabonis, F/C, Gonzaga

Second Team

  • Alec Wintering, G, Portland
  • T.J. Wallace, G, Pacific
  • Tim Derksen, G/F, San Francisco
  • Jett Raines, F, Pepperdine
  • Przemek Karnowski, F/C, Gonzaga

Third Team

  • Chase Fischer, G, BYU
  • Joe Rahon, G, Saint Mary's
  • Shawn Olden, G, Pepperdine
  • Bryce Pressley, G/F, Portland
  • Kyle Davis, F/C, BYU

Fourth Team

  • Eric McClellan, G, Gonzaga
  • Josh Perkins, G, Gonzaga
  • Duda Sanadze, G, San Diego
  • Brandon Brown, G/F, Loyola Marymount
  • Matt Hubbard, F/C, Santa Clara

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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Non-Conference games

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  • To be posted shortly.

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.

  BYU Gonzaga LMU Pacific Pepperdine Portland Saint Mary's San Diego San Francisco Santa Clara
vs. Brigham Young - 0-1 0-2 1-1 1–1 1–1 1-1 0-2 0–2 0–2
vs. Gonzaga 1-0 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2
vs. Loyola Marymount 2–0 2–0 1-1 1–0 2-0 2–0 1-1 0-2 1–1
vs. Pacific 1–1 2–0 1-1 - 2–0 1-1 2–0 1-1 1–1 0-1
vs. Pepperdine 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–2 - 2-0 0-2 0-2 1–1 1-1
vs. Portland 1–1 2–0 0-2 1-1 0-2 - 2–0 1-0 2-0 2–0
vs. Saint Mary's 1-1 0–2 0–2 0–2 2-0 0–2 - 0–2 0–1 0-2
vs. San Diego 2-0 2–0 1-1 1-1 2-0 0-1 2–0 - 2–0 2-0
vs. San Francisco 2–0 2–0 2-0 0–2 1–1 0-2 1–0 0–2 - 0-2
vs. Santa Clara 2–0 2–0 1–1 1-0 1-1 0–2 2-0 0-2 2-0 -
Total 13–4 14–3 5–12 6–11 10–7 6–11 14–3 3–14 8–9 6-11

Conference tournament

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Bracket

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First round
Friday, March 4
BYUtv, TheW.tv
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 5
TWC SportsNet, CSNCA, BYUtv, TheW.tv (afternoon)
ESPN2 (evening)
Semifinals
Monday, March 7
ESPN (early)
ESPN2 (late)
Championship
Tuesday, March 8
ESPN
            
1 Saint Mary's 60
8 Loyola Marymount 48
8 Loyola Marymount 64
9 San Diego 61
1 Saint Mary's
4 Pepperdine
4 Pepperdine 90
5 San Francisco 86
 
 
2 Gonzaga 92
7 Portland 67
2 Gonzaga
3 BYU
3 BYU 72
6 Santa Clara 60
  • Pacific has placed themselves on a post-season probation and will not participate in the 2016 WCC Tournament.[2]

Head coaches

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Dave Rose, BYU
Mark Few, Gonzaga
Mike Dunlap, Loyola Marymount
Ron Verlin, Pacific
Marty Wilson, Pepperdine
Eric Reveno, Portland
Randy Bennett, Saint Mary's
Lamont Smith, 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.

  • Nov. 16- Kyle Davis, F, BYU
  • Nov. 30- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU & Kyle Wiltjer, F, Gonzaga
  • Dec. 14- Stacy Davis, F, Pepperdine
  • Dec. 28- Alec Wintering, G, Portland
  • Jan. 11- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU (2)
  • Jan. 25- Adom Jacko, F, Loyola Marymount
  • Feb. 8- Alec Wintering, G, Portland
  • Feb. 22-
  • Nov. 23- Domantas Sabonis, F, Gonzaga
  • Dec. 7- Nate Kratch, F, Santa Clara
  • Dec. 21- Domantas Sabonis, F, Gonzaga (2)
  • Jan. 4- Jared Brownridge, G, Santa Clara
  • Jan. 18- Jock Landale, C, Saint Mary's
  • Feb. 1- Kyle Wiltjer, F, Gonzaga (2)
  • Feb. 15- Nick Emery, G, BYU
  • Feb. 29-

College Madness West Coast Player of the Week

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College Madness WCC player of the Week Awards are given every Sunday.

  • Nov. 15[3]- Kyle Davis, F, BYU
  • Nov. 29[4]- Jared Brownridge, G, Santa Clara
  • Dec. 13[5]- Stacy Davis, F, Pepperdine
  • Dec. 27[6]- Chase Fischer, G, BYU
  • Jan. 10[7]- Nick Emery, G, BYU
  • Jan. 24[8]- Evan Fitzner, C, Saint Mary's
  • Feb. 7[9]- Alec Wintering, G, Portland (Also High Major player of the Week)
  • Feb. 21-
  • Nov. 22[10]- Domantas Sabonis, F, Gonzaga
  • Dec. 6[11]- Nate Kratch, F, Santa Clara
  • Dec. 20[12]- Domantas Sabonis, F, Gonzaga
  • Jan. 3[13]- Kyle Wiltjer, F, Gonzaga
  • Jan. 17[14]- David Humphries, G, Loyola Marymount
  • Jan. 31[15]- Kyle Wiltjer, F, Gonzaga
  • Feb. 14[16]- Nick Emery, G, BYU (Also High Major player of the week)
  • Feb. 28-

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National Player of the Week Awards

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To Be Determined after the season begins.

All-Americans

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Conference Awards

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The voting body for all conference awards is league coaches, with voting taking place at the end of the regular season.

Individual Honors

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First-Team All-Conference

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Player School Year Position
Jared Brownridge Santa Clara Junior G
Kyle Collinsworth BYU Senior G
Stacy Davis Pepperdine Senior F
Chase Fischer BYU Senior G
Emmett Naar Saint Mary's Sophomore G
Joe Rahon Saint Mary's Junior G
Domantas Sabonis Gonzaga Sophomore F
Devin Watson San Francisco Sophomore G
Kyle Wiltjer Gonzaga Senior F
Alec Winterling Portland Junior G

Second-Team All-Conference

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Player School Year Position
Tim Derksen San Francisco Senior G
Nick Emery BYU Freshman G
Adom Jacko Pepperdine Junior F
Lamond Murray Jr. Pepperdine Junior G/F
Bryce Pressley Portland Senior G

Honorable Mention

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Name School
Brandon Brown Loyola Marymount
Alec Kobre Pacific
Jett Raines Pepperdine
T. J. Wallace Pacific

All-Freshman

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Player School Position
Kameron Edwards Pepperdine F
Nick Emery BYU G
KJ Feagin Santa Clara G
Evan Fitzner Saint Mary's C
Josh Perkins Gonzaga G

See also

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References

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