2017 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
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.
| 2017 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |
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| 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 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
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
| 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
| First round Friday, March 3 |
Quarterfinals Saturday, March 4 |
Semifinals Monday, March 6 |
Championship Tuesday, March 7 |
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| 1 | Gonzaga | 82 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Pacific | 50 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Pepperdine | 84 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Pacific | 89 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gonzaga | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Santa Clara | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Santa Clara | 76 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | San Francisco | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gonzaga | 74 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Saint Mary's | 56 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Saint Mary's | 81 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Portland | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | San Diego | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Portland | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Saint Mary's | 81 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | BYU | 50 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | BYU | 89 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Loyola Marymount | 81 | ||||||||||||||||
Game summaries
No. 8 Pepperdine vs. No. 9 Pacific
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler
Series History: Pacific leads 31–27
BYUtv |
Mar 3 6:00 pm |
| No. 9 Pacific 89, No. 8 Pepperdine 84 | ||
| Scoring by half: 41–42, 48–42 | ||
| Pts: R. Bowles 26 Rebs: J. Williams 9 Asts: R. Bowles 7 |
Pts: L. Murray Jr 41 Rebs: L. Murray Jr 10 Asts: J. Major 7 | |
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,484 Referees: Verne Harris, Mike Scyphers, David Hall |
No. 7 San Diego vs. No. 10 Portland
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler
Series History: San Diego leads 52–29
BYUtv |
Mar 3 8:00 pm |
| No. 7 San Diego 55, No. 10 Portland 60 | ||
| Scoring by half: 32–29, 28–26 | ||
| Pts: B. Bailey 19 Rebs: B. Bailey 8 Asts: 2 with 3 |
Pts: J. Johnson 17 Rebs: G. Taylor 7 Asts: X. Hallinan 2 | |
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,484 Referees: Randy McCall, Michael Reed, Tony Padilla |
No. 3 BYU vs. No. 6 Loyola Marymount
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler
Series History: BYU leads 13–3
BYUtv/RTRM/CSNBA |
Mar 4 1:00 pm |
| No. 3 BYU 89, No. 6 Loyola Marymount 81 | ||
| Scoring by half: 42–38, 47–43 | ||
| Pts: E. Mika 25 Rebs: Y. Childs 7 Asts: Y. Childs 5 |
Pts: B. Brown 22 Rebs: K. Amayo 8 Asts: K. Amayo 4 | |
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,461 Referees: Ronald Brokenbrough, Dennis Flannery, Ken Ditty |
No. 4 Santa Clara vs. No. 5 San Francisco
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler
Series History: Santa Clara leads 79–76
BYUtv/RTRM/CSNBA |
Mar 4 3:00 pm |
| No. 4 Santa Clara 76, No. 5 San Francisco 69 | ||
| Scoring by half: 33–35, 43–34 | ||
| Pts: J. Brownridge 28 Rebs: 2 tied with 6 Asts: M. Hauser 5 |
Pts: R. Boyce 33 Rebs: 3 tied with 5 Asts: 4 tied with 1 | |
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,461 Referees: Coban Lopez, Klaus Endrissat, Chad Shepherd |
No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 9 Pacific
Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein, Jon Barry
Series History: Gonzaga leads 12–1
ESPN2 |
Mar 4 7:00 pm |
| No. 1 Gonzaga 82, No. 9 Pacific 50 | ||
| Scoring by half: 27–25, 55–25 | ||
| Pts: J. Matthews 22 Rebs: P. Karnowski 9 Asts: N. Williams-Goss 4 |
Pts: T.J. Wallace 21 Rebs: A. Townes 7 Asts: M. Haynes 3 | |
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Referees: Mark Cook, Courtney Holmes, Travis Schatzman |
No. 2 Saint Mary's vs. No. 10 Portland
Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein, Jon Barry
Series History: Saint Mary's leads 65–29
ESPN2 |
Mar 4 8:59 pm |
| No. 2 Saint Mary's 81, No. 10 Portland 58 | ||
| Scoring by half: 32–27, 49–31 | ||
| Pts: C. Hermanson 21 Rebs: J. Landale 12 Asts: E. Naar 11 |
Pts: J. Johnson 26 Rebs: J. Johnson 6 Asts: X. Hallinan 3 | |
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Referees: Horace Shields, Toby Doolittle, Justin Shamion |
No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 4 Santa Clara
Broadcasters: Dave O'Brien, Dick Vitale, Jeff Goodman
Series History: Gonzaga leads 59–30
ESPN |
Mar 6 6:00 pm |
| No. 1 Gonzaga 77, No. 4 Santa Clara 68 | ||
| Scoring by half: 37–29, 40–39 | ||
| Pts: N. Williams-Goss 25 Rebs: N. Williams-Goss 8 Asts: N. Williams-Goss 5 |
Pts: J. Brownridge 32 Rebs: 2 tied with 6 Asts: M. Hauser 3 | |
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Referees: Verne Harris, Mike Reed, David Hall |
No. 2 Saint Mary's vs. No. 3 BYU
Broadcasters: Dave O'Brien, Jon Barry, Jeff Goodman
Series History: BYU leads 12–11
ESPN2 |
Mar 6 8:30 pm |
| No. 2 Saint Mary's 81, No. 3 BYU 50 | ||
| Scoring by half: 36–20, 45–20 | ||
| Pts: J. Landale 22 Rebs: J. Landale 10 Asts: E. Naar 11 |
Pts: T. Haws 13 Rebs: E. Mika 7 Asts: N. Emery 2 | |
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Referees: Randy McCall, Dick Cartmell, Tony Padilla |
No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 2 Saint Mary's
Broadcasters: Dave O'Brien, Dick Vitale, Jeff Goodman
Series History: Gonzaga leads 67–29
ESPN |
Mar 7 6:00 pm |
| No. 1 Gonzaga 74, No. 2 Saint Mary's 56 | ||
| Scoring by half: 39–18, 35–38 | ||
| Pts: N. Williams-Goss 22 Rebs: P. Karnowski 10 Asts: N. Williams-Goss 6 |
Pts: C. Hermanson 14 Rebs: J. Landale 5 Asts: J. Rahon 5 | |
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 8,179 Referees: Randy McCall, Verne Harris, David Hall |
See also
References
- "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.