2023 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament

2023 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2022–23
Teams10
SiteOrleans Arena
Paradise, Nevada
ChampionsGonzaga (21st title)
Winning coachMark Few (19th title)
MVPDrew Timme (Gonzaga)
TelevisionWCC Network, ESPN, ESPN2
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2022–23 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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]

Seeds

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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:

  1. Head-to-head record
  2. Record against the top-seeded team not involved in the tie, going down through the standings until the tie is broken
  3. 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

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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

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RSNs airing the games include Bally Sports, AT&T SportsNet, Root Sports Northwest, and MSGSN. (RSNs may not carry every game)[3]

Bracket

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First round
Thursday, March 2
Second round
Friday, March 3
Third round
Saturday, March 4
Semifinals
Monday, March 6
Championship
Tuesday, March 7
1Saint Mary’s76
4Loyola Marymount635BYU69
5BYU825BYU731Saint Mary's51
8Portland928Portland712Gonzaga77
9San Diego742Gonzaga84
3Santa Clara876San Francisco73
6San Francisco806San Francisco93*
7Pacific847Pacific63
10Pepperdine71

* denotes overtime period

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2023 University Credit Union WCC Basketball Tournament". wccsports.com. West Coast Conference. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "University Credit Union West Coast Conference". orleanscasino.com. The Orleans Arena. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  3. ^ Sarz, Matt. "Week 17 schedule for 202223". Matt Sarz Sports. Retrieved March 2, 2023.