2017 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
| 2017 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2016–17 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada |
| Champions | Gonzaga (16th title) |
| Winning coach | Mark Few (14th title) |
| MVP | Nigel Williams-Goss (Gonzaga) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Gonzaga † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 37 | – | 2 | .949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Saint Mary's | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 29 | – | 5 | .853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 22 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 11 | – | 22 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2017 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the West Coast Conference held March 3–7, 2017 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada.[1] Regular-season champion Gonzaga also won the WCC tournament, and with it the conference's automatic bid into the 2017 NCAA tournament with a 74-56 win over Saint Mary's in the finals.
The WCC's eight-year tournament contract with Orleans Arena expired after the 2016 WCC tournament, with the WCC looking to potentially moving the tournament to a different Las Vegas-area venue (the MGM Grand Garden Arena or the T-Mobile Arena), keep it at the Orleans Arena, or move it elsewhere.[2] In May 2016, the WCC announced that it reached an agreement on a new three-year contract with the Orleans Arena, which will run through the 2019 WCC year-end tournament.[3]
Seeds
[edit ]All 10 WCC teams were eligible for the tournament. The top six teams received a first round bye. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonzaga | 17–1 | |
| 2 | Saint Mary's | 16–2 | |
| 3 | BYU | 12–6 | |
| 4 | Santa Clara | 10–8 | 1–1 vs SF, 0–2 vs Gonzaga, 0–2 vs SMC, 1–1 vs BYU |
| 5 | San Francisco | 10–8 | 1–1 vs SCU, 0–2 vs Gonzaga, 0–2 vs SMC, 0–2 vs BYU |
| 6 | Loyola Marymount | 8–10 | |
| 7 | San Diego | 6–12 | |
| 8 | Pepperdine | 5–13 | |
| 9 | Pacific | 4–14 | |
| 10 | Portland | 2–16 |
Schedule
[edit ]| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Friday, March 3 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 6:00 PM | No. 8 Pepperdine vs. No. 9 Pacific | 84–89 | BYUtv |
| 2 | 8:00 PM | No. 7 San Diego vs. No. 10 Portland | 55–60 | BYUtv | |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 4 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | 1:00 PM | No. 3 BYU vs. No. 6 Loyola Marymount | 89–81 | BYUtv/RTRM/CSNBA |
| 4 | 3:00 PM | No. 4 Santa Clara vs. No. 5 San Francisco | 76–69 | BYUtv/RTRM/CSNBA | |
| 3 | 5 | 7:00 PM | No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 9 Pacific | 82–50 | ESPN2 |
| 6 | 9:00 PM | No. 2 Saint Mary's vs. No. 10 Portland | 81–58 | ESPN2 | |
| Semifinals – Monday, March 6 | |||||
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 PM | No. 1 Gonzaga vs No. 4 Santa Clara | 77–68 | ESPN |
| 8 | 8:30 PM | No. 2 Saint Mary's vs No. 3 BYU | 81–50 | ESPN2 | |
| Championship – Tuesday, March 7 | |||||
| 5 | 9 | 6:00 PM | No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 2 Saint Mary's | 74–56 | ESPN |
| *Game times in PT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||
Bracket
[edit ]Friday, March 3 Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 4 Semifinals
Monday, March 6 Championship
Tuesday, March 7
Game summaries
[edit ]First round
[edit ]No. 8 Pepperdine vs. No. 9 Pacific
[edit ]Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler
Series History: Pacific leads 31–27
6:00 pm
Rebs: J. Williams 9
Asts: R. Bowles 7 Pts: L. Murray Jr 41
Rebs: L. Murray Jr 10
Asts: J. Major 7
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 7,484
Referees: Verne Harris, Mike Scyphers, David Hall
No. 7 San Diego vs. No. 10 Portland
[edit ]Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler
Series History: San Diego leads 52–29
8:00 pm
Rebs: B. Bailey 8
Asts: 2 with 3 Pts: J. Johnson 17
Rebs: G. Taylor 7
Asts: X. Hallinan 2
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 7,484
Referees: Randy McCall, Michael Reed, Tony Padilla
Quarterfinals
[edit ]No. 3 BYU vs. No. 6 Loyola Marymount
[edit ]Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler
Series History: BYU leads 13–3
1:00 pm
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 7,461
Referees: Ronald Brokenbrough, Dennis Flannery, Ken Ditty
No. 4 Santa Clara vs. No. 5 San Francisco
[edit ]Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler
Series History: Santa Clara leads 79–76
3:00 pm
Rebs: 2 tied with 6
Asts: M. Hauser 5 Pts: R. Boyce 33
Rebs: 3 tied with 5
Asts: 4 tied with 1
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 7,461
Referees: Coban Lopez, Klaus Endrissat, Chad Shepherd
No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 9 Pacific
[edit ]Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein, Jon Barry
Series History: Gonzaga leads 12–1
7:00 pm
Rebs: P. Karnowski 9
Asts: N. Williams-Goss 4 Pts: T.J. Wallace 21
Rebs: A. Townes 7
Asts: M. Haynes 3
Paradise, NV
Referees: Mark Cook, Courtney Holmes, Travis Schatzman
No. 2 Saint Mary's vs. No. 10 Portland
[edit ]Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein, Jon Barry
Series History: Saint Mary's leads 65–29
8:59 pm
Rebs: J. Landale 12
Asts: E. Naar 11 Pts: J. Johnson 26
Rebs: J. Johnson 6
Asts: X. Hallinan 3
Paradise, NV
Referees: Horace Shields, Toby Doolittle, Justin Shamion
Semifinals
[edit ]No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 4 Santa Clara
[edit ]Broadcasters: Dave O'Brien, Dick Vitale, Jeff Goodman
Series History: Gonzaga leads 59–30
6:00 pm
Rebs: N. Williams-Goss 8
Asts: N. Williams-Goss 5 Pts: J. Brownridge 32
Rebs: 2 tied with 6
Asts: M. Hauser 3
Paradise, NV
Referees: Verne Harris, Mike Reed, David Hall
No. 2 Saint Mary's vs. No. 3 BYU
[edit ]Broadcasters: Dave O'Brien, Jon Barry, Jeff Goodman
Series History: BYU leads 12–11
8:30 pm
Rebs: J. Landale 10
Asts: E. Naar 11 Pts: T. Haws 13
Rebs: E. Mika 7
Asts: N. Emery 2
Paradise, NV
Referees: Randy McCall, Dick Cartmell, Tony Padilla
Championship
[edit ]No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 2 Saint Mary's
[edit ]Broadcasters: Dave O'Brien, Dick Vitale, Jeff Goodman
Series History: Gonzaga leads 67–29
6:00 pm
Rebs: P. Karnowski 10
Asts: N. Williams-Goss 6 Pts: C. Hermanson 14
Rebs: J. Landale 5
Asts: J. Rahon 5
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 8,179
Referees: Randy McCall, Verne Harris, David Hall
See also
[edit ]- West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
- 2017 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
References
[edit ]- ^ "2016-17 Championship Schedule". Archived from the original on April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ "WCC exploring options for tournament sites in Las Vegas". March 6, 2016.
- ^ "West Coast Conference, Orleans Arena Announce Three-Year Extension". May 12, 2016. Archived from the original on May 17, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
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