2012_West_Coast_Conference_men's_basketball_tournament
2012 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
American collegiate men's postseason basketball tournament
The 2012 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 29 though March 5 at the Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas-area community of Paradise, Nevada.
Quick Facts tournament, Classification ...
| 2012 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
 2012 WCC Tournament Logo | |
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2011–12 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Site | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| Finals site | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| Champions | Saint Mary's (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Randy Bennett (2nd title) |
| MVP | Matthew Dellavedova (Saint Mary's) |
| Television | ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU/BYUtv |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Saint Mary's† | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 27 | – | 6 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 10 | – | 19 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 0 | – | 16 | .000 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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With the addition of BYU to the conference, a new format was introduced for the 2012 tournament. The tournament began on Wednesday instead of Friday, and a first round 8 vs. 9 seed game was added. The 8/9 game was streamed live on wccsports.com on Wednesday, 29 February. The second round took place on Thursday, 1 March with #5 San Francisco playing the winner of the 8/9 game and #6 San Diego playing #7 Pepperdine. BYUtv Sports broadcast the second round of the tournament.[1] The tournament quarterfinals were held on Friday, 2 March, and were broadcast on ESPNU. They featured #3 BYU against the 6/7 game winner and #4 Loyola Marymount against the 5/8/9 winner. The conference semifinals were held on Saturday, 3 March, and were broadcast on ESPN2. #1 Saint Mary's played the 4/5/8/9 winner and #2 Gonzaga played the 3/6/7 winner. The championship game was played on Monday, 5 March 2012 and was broadcast on television by ESPN and on national radio by Dial Global Sports, formerly Westwood One.
More information Seed, School ...
| 2012 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament seeds | ||||||
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Overall Record (End of Regular Season) |
Tiebreaker | ||
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| 1. | Saint Mary's | 14–2 | 25–5 | |||
| 2. | Gonzaga | 13–3 | 24–5 | |||
| 3. | BYU | 12–4 | 24–7 | |||
| 4. | Loyola Marymount | 11–5 | 19–11 | |||
| 5. | San Francisco | 8–8 | 18–12 | |||
| 6. | San Diego | 7–9 | 12–17 | |||
| 7. | Pepperdine | 4–12 | 10–18 | |||
| 8. | Portland | 3–13 | 6–23 | |||
| 9. | Santa Clara | 0–16 | 8–21 | |||
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More information Session, Game ...
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | |||
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| First Round – Wednesday, February 29 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 6:00 PM | #8 Portland vs #9 Santa Clara | |||
| Second Round – Thursday, March 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 6:00 PM | #5 San Francisco vs #8 Portland | |||
| 3 | 8:00 PM | #6 San Diego vs #7 Pepperdine | ||||
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 2 | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 6:00 PM | #4 Loyola Marymount vs. #5 San Francisco | |||
| 5 | 8:00 PM | #3 BYU vs. #6 San Diego | ||||
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 3 | ||||||
| 4 | 6 | 6:00 PM | #1 Saint Mary's vs. #5 San Francisco | |||
| 7 | 8:00 PM | #2 Gonzaga vs. #3 BYU | ||||
| Championship Game – Monday, March 5 | ||||||
| 5 | 8 | 6:00 PM | #1 Saint Mary's vs. #2 Gonzaga | |||
| *Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||||
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| First round Wednesday, February 29, 2012 wccsports.com | Second round Thursday, March 1, 2012 BYUtv | Quarterfinals Friday, March 2, 2012 ESPNU | Semifinals Saturday, March 3, 2012 ESPN2 | Championship Monday, March 5, 2012 ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Saint Mary's | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | San Francisco | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Loyola Marymount | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | San Francisco | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | San Francisco | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Portland | 74 | 8 | Portland | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Santa Clara | 70 | 1 | Saint Mary's | 78OT | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | #24 Gonzaga | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gonzaga | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | BYU | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | BYU | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | San Diego | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | San Diego | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Pepperdine | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
wccsports.com |
Feb 29 6:00 pm |
| Portland Pilots 74, Santa Clara Broncos 70 | ||
| Scoring by half: 41-35, 33-35 | ||
| Pts: Ryan Nicholas 24 Rebs: Ryan Nicholas 11 Asts: David Carr 6 |
Pts: Evan Roquemore 21 Rebs: 2 tied with 4 Asts: Evan Roquemore 3 | |
BYUtv |
Mar 1 6:00 pm |
| San Francisco Dons 87, Portland Pilots 66 | ||
| Scoring by half: 51-32, 36-34 | ||
| Pts: 2 tied with 19 Rebs: Cole Dickerson 10 Asts: 2 tied with 4 |
Pts: Nemanja Mitrovic 16 Rebs: Ryan Nicholas 7 Asts: Tim Douglas 4 | |
BYUtv |
Mar 1 8:30 pm |
| San Diego Toreros 76, Pepperdine Waves 54 | ||
| Scoring by half: 33-22, 43-32 | ||
| Pts: Johnny Dee 30 Rebs: Johnny Dee 5 Asts: Christopher Anderson 8 |
Pts: Corbin Moore 16 Rebs: Corbin Moore 12 Asts: 2 tied with 2 | |
ESPNU |
Mar 2 6:00 pm |
| Loyola Marymount Lions 60, San Francisco Dons 67 | ||
| Scoring by half: 35-34, 25-33 | ||
| Pts: Ashley Hamilton 14 Rebs: Ashley Hamilton 8 Asts: Anthony Ireland 5 |
Pts: Michael Williams 19 Rebs: 2 tied with 7 Asts: Angelo Caloiaro 5 | |
ESPNU |
Mar 2 8:30 pm |
| BYU Cougars 73, San Diego Toreros 68 | ||
| Scoring by half: 34-34, 39-34 | ||
| Pts: Noah Hartsock 19 Rebs: Charles Abouo 7 Asts: Matt Carlino 7 |
Pts: Dennis Kramer 17 Rebs: Dennis Kramer 9 Asts: Christopher Anderson 6 | |
ESPN2 |
Mar 3 6:00 pm |
| Saint Mary's Gaels 83, San Francisco Dons 78 | ||
| Scoring by half: 34-38, 49-40 | ||
| Pts: Clint Steindl 19 Rebs: Rob Jones 13 Asts: Matthew Dellavedova 6 |
Pts: Cody Doolin 28 Rebs: Angelo Caloiaro 7 Asts: Angelo Caloiaro 6 | |
ESPN2 |
Mar 3 8:30 pm |
| Gonzaga Bulldogs 77, BYU Cougars 58 | ||
| Scoring by half: 38-26, 39-32 | ||
| Pts: Kevin Pangos 30 Rebs: Elias Harris 15 Asts: 2 tied with 4 |
Pts: Brandon Davies 17 Rebs: Charles Abouo 10 Asts: Matt Carlino 4 | |
ESPN |
Mar 5 6:00 pm |
| Saint Mary's Gaels 78, #24 Gonzaga Bulldogs 74 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by half: 36-36, 32-32 Overtime: 10-6 | ||
| Pts: Matthew Dellavedova 22 Rebs: Rob Jones 9 Asts: Matthew Dellavedova 4 |
Pts: Elias Harris 22 Rebs: Elias Harris 13 Asts: David Stockton 4 | |
More information Name, School ...
| Name | School | Pos. | Year | Ht. | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Dellavedova | Saint Mary's | G | Junior | 6' 4" | Maryborough, Victoria, Australia |
| Cody Doolin | San Francisco | G | Sophomore | 6' 2" | Austin, Texas |
| Elias Harris | Gonzaga | F | Junior | 6' 7" | Speyer, Germany |
| Rob Jones | Saint Mary's | F | Redshirt Senior | 6' 6" | San Francisco, California |
| Kevin Pangos | Gonzaga | G | Freshman | 6' 1" | Newmarket, Ontario |
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