2011–12 West Coast Men's Basketball Media Poll

Rank, School (first-place votes), Points

1. Gonzaga University (7), 63

2. Saint Mary's College (1), 56

3. Brigham Young University (1), 52

4. University of San Francisco, 42

5. Santa Clara University, 35

6. Loyola Marymount University, 27

7. University of Portland, 25

8. Pepperdine University, 13

9. University of San Diego, 11

2011–12 West Coast Men's Preseason All-West Conference Team

Player, School, Yr., Pos.

Brandon Davies, BYU, Jr., F

Matthew Dellavedova, Saint Mary's, Jr., G

Kevin Foster, Santa Clara, Jr., G

Rashad Green, San Francisco, Sr., G

Elias Harris, Gonzaga, Jr., F

Rob Jones, Saint Mary's, Sr., F

Nemanja Mitrovic, Portland, Sr., G

Robert Sacre, Gonzaga, RS-Sr., C

Drew Viney, Loyola Marymount, RS-Sr., F

Michael Williams, San Francisco, Jr., G

Composite Matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.

NCAA tournament

• The WCC set a personal record with 3 teams going to the NCAA Tourney. Gonzaga was a 7-seed in the East and Saint Mary's was a 7-seed in the Midwest. BYU was a 14-seed in the West.
• BYU played in the First Four in Dayton, Ohio. During the game, they set a record for the largest comeback in an NCAA tournament game, as they were down by 25 points at one point and came back to beat the Iona Gaels 78–72. The largest previous deficit overcome in the tournament was 22 points by Duke against Maryland in the 2001 national semifinals.^[1] BYU advanced to Louisville where they would lose in the second round to the Marquette Eagles 88-68.
• Gonzaga received a bye to the second round, where they were sent to Pittsburgh. They managed to overwhelm current Big East and future Big 12 member West Virginia with their outside passing 77-54 to advance to the third round. The Big Ten's #7 ranked nationally Ohio State Buckeyes proved to be too much for Gonzaga as they squeaked by 73-66. Ohio State would advance to the Final Four.
• Saint Mary's received a bye to the second round and was sent to Omaha. They faced Big Ten Conference member Purdue and were upset 72-69.

NIT

• No WCC teams were selected for the 2012 NIT.

CBI

• San Francisco played at Pac-12 Conference member Washington State in the first round of the CiT. After keeping it within 5 points in the first half, Washington State used speed to pull away in the second half and advance 89-75. Washington State would go on to advance to the CBI championship.

CiT

• Loyola Marymount participated in their second consecutive CiT tournament. They would host first and second-round games. In the first round they beat Big West member Cal State Fullerton 88-79. In the second round it took overtime, but they managed to get by the Big Sky's Weber State Wildcats 84-78. In the third round they would visit the WAC's Utah State Aggies, and despite a fast-paced game, Utah State would use foul shots to pull away in the last 5 minutes 77-69. Utah State would go on to advance to the CiT championship game.

Primetime Performers Honor Roll by Collegesports360.com

• Matthew Dellavedova, Saint Mary's, Week of Jan 9-15

Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Player-of-the-Week

Player-of-the-Month

• November – Rob Jones, Saint Mary's
• December – Noah Hartsock, BYU
• January – Matthew Dellavedova- Saint Mary's
• February – Rob Jones, Saint Mary's

All-Americans

All West Coast Conference teams

^[2] Voting was by conference coaches:

• Player of The Year: Matthew Dellavedova, Saint Mary's
• Newcomer of The Year: Kevin Pangos, Gonzaga
• Defensive Player of The Year: Robert Sacre, Gonzaga
• Coach of The Year: Max Good, Loyola Marymount

ALL CONFERENCE:

HONORABLE MENTION:

ALL-FRESHMAN

ALL-ACADEMIC ^[3]