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 | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Men's basketball |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | National: ESPN, BYUtv, WCC TV |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Gonzaga |
| Runners-up | BYU |
| Season MVP | Kevin Pangos, Gonzaga |
| Top scorer | Tyler Haws, BYU |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | Gonzaga |
| Runners-up | BYU |
| Finals MVP | Kyle Wiltjer, Gonzaga |
| 2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
- 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
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
- 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
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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| Drop in ranking | ||
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll | |
| Pre/ Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Post | ||
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| BYU | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||
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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 | |
| C | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Loyola Marymount | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pacific | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pepperdine | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Portland | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Saint Mary's | AP | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||||
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| San Diego | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| San Francisco | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Santa Clara | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Non-Conference games
- Gonzaga defeated #22 SMU 72—56.
Conference games
Composite Matrix
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 | |
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| 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
- March 5–10, 2015– West Coast Conference Basketball Tournament, Orleans Arena, Paradise, Nevada.
| 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) |
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| 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
- 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
NCAA Tournament
Awards and honors
WCC Player-of-the-Week
The WCC player of the week awards are given each Monday once the season begins.
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College Madnesss West Coast Player of the Week[1]
College Madness WCC player of the Week Awards will be given every Sunday once the season begins.
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National Player of the Week Awards
To Be Determined after the season begins.
All-Americans
First-Team All-Conference
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
| 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
| Name | School |
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| 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
| 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
References
- "Men's Basketball Players of the Week". College Sports Madness. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
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