2002 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2002 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place on March 2–4, 2002. All rounds were held in San Diego, California at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. The semifinals were televised by ESPN2. The West Coast Conference Championship Game was televised by ESPN.

2002 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200102
Teams8
SiteJenny Craig Pavilion
San Diego, California
ChampionsGonzaga (5th title)
Winning coachMark Few (3rd title)
MVPDan Dickau (Gonzaga)
TelevisionESPN2, ESPN
2001–02 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Pepperdine131 .929  229  .710
No. 6 Gonzaga131 .929  294  .879
Santa Clara86 .571  1315  .464
San Francisco86 .571  1315  .464
San Diego77 .500  1613  .552
Saint Mary's311 .214  920  .310
Loyola Marymount212 .143  920  .310
Portland212 .143  624  .200
2002 WCC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The Gonzaga Bulldogs earned their fourth straight WCC Tournament title and an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Tournament.[2] Dan Dickau of Gonzaga was named Tournament MVP for the second straight year.

Format

With eight teams participating, all eight teams were placed into the first round, with teams seeded and paired based on regular-season records. After the first round, teams were re-seeded so the highest-remaining team was paired with the lowest-remaining time in one semifinal with the other two teams slotted into the other semifinal.

Bracket

  Quarter finals
Saturday, March 2
Semi-finals
Sunday, March 3
Finals
Monday, March 4
                           
  1 Pepperdine 77
8 Portland 64
1 Pepperdine 68  
6 Saint Mary's 47  
4 San Francisco 67
  5 San Diego 69
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)   1 Pepperdine 90
  2 #7 Gonzaga 96
  3 Santa Clara 67
6 Saint Mary's 72
2 #7 Gonzaga 87
5 San Diego 79  
2 #7 Gonzaga 82
  7 Loyola Marymount 64

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