The 2023 West Coast Conference men's basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the West Coast Conference for the 2022–23 season. All tournament games were played at Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas-area community of Paradise, Nevada, from March 2–7, 2023.[1][2]
| 2023 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2022–23 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada |
| Champions | Gonzaga (21st title) |
| Winning coach | Mark Few (19th title) |
| MVP | Drew Timme (Gonzaga) |
| Television | WCC Network, ESPN, ESPN2 |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Saint Mary's | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Gonzaga† | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 31 | – | 6 | .838 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2023 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds edit
All 10 conference teams participated in the tournament. Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The tiebreakers operate in the following order:
- Head-to-head record
- Record against the top-seeded team not involved in the tie, going down through the standings until the tie is broken
- NET rating after the final regular-season conference games on February 25
| Seed | School | Conf. record | Tiebreaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Mary’s | 14–2 | #7 NET |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 14–2 | #9 NET |
| 3 | Santa Clara | 11–5 | |
| 4 | Loyola Marymount | 9–7 | |
| 5 | BYU | 7–9 | #89 NET |
| 6 | San Francisco | 7–9 | #121 NET |
| 7 | Pacific | 7–9 | 0-4 vs. BYU & USF |
| 8 | Portland | 5–11 | |
| 9 | San Diego | 4–12 | |
| 10 | Pepperdine | 2–14 |
Schedule and results edit
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round - Thursday, March 2 | ||||
| 1 | 6:00 pm | No. 8 Portland vs. No. 9 San Diego | 92–74 | WCC Network, BYUtv, RSNα |
| 2 | 8:30 pm | No. 7 Pacific vs. No. 10 Pepperdine | 84–71 | |
| Second round - Friday, March 3 | ||||
| 3 | 6:00 pm | No. 5 BYU vs. No. 8 Portland | 82–71 | WCC Network, BYUtv, RSNα |
| 4 | 8:30 pm | No. 6 San Francisco vs. No. 7 Pacific | 80–63 | |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 4 | ||||
| 5 | 7:00 pm | No. 4 Loyola Marymount vs. No. 5 BYU | 63-73 | ESPN2 |
| 6 | 9:30 pm | No. 3 Santa Clara vs. No. 6 San Francisco | 87-932OT | |
| Semifinals - Monday, March 6 | ||||
| 7 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 Saint Mary’s vs. No. 5 BYU | 76–69 | ESPN |
| 8 | 8:30 pm | No. 2 Gonzaga vs. No. 6 San Francisco | 84-73 | ESPN2 |
| Final – Tuesday, March 7 | ||||
| 9 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 Saint Mary’s vs. No. 2 Gonzaga | 51-77 | ESPN |
| *Game times in PST. Rankings denote tournament seed. Reference: | ||||
Notes edit
- ^α RSNs airing the games include Bally Sports, AT&T SportsNet, Root Sports Northwest, and MSGSN. (RSNs may not carry every game)[3]
Bracket edit
| First round Thursday, March 2 | Second round Friday, March 3 | Third round Saturday, March 4 | Semifinals Monday, March 6 | Championship Tuesday, March 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Saint Mary’s | 76 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Loyola Marymount | 63 | 5 | BYU | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | BYU | 82 | 5 | BYU | 73 | 1 | Saint Mary's | 51 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Portland | 92 | 8 | Portland | 71 | 2 | Gonzaga | 77 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | San Diego | 74 | 2 | Gonzaga | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Santa Clara | 87 | 6 | San Francisco | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | San Francisco | 80 | 6 | San Francisco | 93* | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Pacific | 84 | 7 | Pacific | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Pepperdine | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||
* denotes overtime period
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "2023 University Credit Union WCC Basketball Tournament". wccsports.com. West Coast Conference. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ "University Credit Union West Coast Conference". orleanscasino.com. The Orleans Arena. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ Sarz, Matt. "Week 17 schedule for 202223". Matt Sarz Sports. Retrieved March 2, 2023.