2017–18_West_Coast_Conference_men's_basketball_season
2017–18 West Coast Conference men's basketball season
Sports season
The 2017–18 West Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in September 2017 and ended with the 2018 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament March 2018. This was the 67th season for WCC men's basketball, and the 29th under its current name of "West Coast Conference". The conference was founded in 1952 as the California Basketball Association, became the West Coast Athletic Conference in 1956, and dropped the word "Athletic" in 1989.
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Quick Facts League, Sport ...
| 2017–18 West Coast Conference men's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Men's basketball |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Gonzaga |
| Season MVP | Jock Landale, Saint Mary's |
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| Champions | Gonzaga |
| Runners-up | BYU |
| Finals MVP | Killian Tillie - Gonzaga |
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| No. 8 Gonzaga † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 32 | – | 5 | .865 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Saint Mary's | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 30 | – | 6 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 22 | – | 17 | .564 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 6 | – | 26 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coaching changes
Coaches
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| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school |
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| BYU | Dave Rose | Dixie State | 13 | 283–99 (.741) | 61–25 (.709) | 6–5 (.545) | 8 | 1 |
| Gonzaga | Mark Few | Gonzaga (asst.) |
19 | 466–111 (.808) | 226–28 (.890) | 36–4 (.900) | 17 | 6 |
| Loyola Marymount | Mike Dunlap | Charlotte Bobcats | 4 | 22–40 (.355) | 10–26 (.278) | 1–2 (.333) | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific | Damon Stoudamire | Memphis Grizzlies (asst.) | 2 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 |
| Pepperdine | Marty Wilson | Pepperdine (assoc.) |
8 | 76–91 (.455) | 39–61 (.390) | 3–6 (.333) | 0 | 0 |
| Portland | Terry Porter | N/A | 2 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 |
| Saint Mary's | Randy Bennett | Saint Louis (asst.) |
17 | 333–131 (.718) | 154–68 (.694) | 17–13 (.567) | 5 | 1 |
| San Diego | Lamont Smith | New Mexico (asst.) |
3 | 9–21 (.300) | 4–14 (.222) | 0–1 (.000) | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco | Kyle Smith | Columbia | 2 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 |
| Santa Clara | Herb Sendek | Arizona State | 2 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 8 | 1 |
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Notes:
- Year at school includes 2017–18 season.
- Overall and WCC records are from time at current school and are through the beginning of the 2017–18 season.
Preseason poll
All-WCC Preseason Men's Basketball team
Main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
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| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll | |
| (Italics) | Number of first place votes |
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Conference matrix
On February 27, the conference announced conference awards.[1]
More information Honor, Recipient ...
| Honor | Recipient |
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| Player of the Year | Jock Landale, Saint Mary's |
| Coach of the Year | Mark Few, Gonzaga |
| Newcomer of the Year | Zach Norvell Jr., Gonzaga |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Namdi Okonkwo, Pacific |
| All-WCC First Team | Elijah Bryant, BYU |
| Yoeli Childs, BYU | |
| K. J. Feagin, Santa Clara | |
| Frankie Ferrari, San Francisco | |
| Rui Hachimura, Gonzaga | |
| Jock Landale, Saint Mary's | |
| Emmett Naar, Saint Mary's | |
| Josh Perkins, Gonzaga | |
| Isaiah Pineiro, San Diego | |
| Johnathan Williams, Gonzaga | |
| All-WCC Second Team | James Batemon, Loyola Marymount |
| Calvin Hermanson, Saint Mary's | |
| Killian Tillie, Gonzaga | |
| Jahlil Tripp, Pacific | |
| Isaiah Wright, San Diego | |
| All-WCC Freshman Team | Souley Boum, San Francisco |
| Zach Norvell Jr., Gonzaga | |
| Colbey Ross, Pepperdine | |
| Eli Scott, Loyola Marymount | |
| Marcus Shaver, Portland | |
| All-WCC Honorable Mention | Olin Carter III, San Diego |
| Roberto Gallinat, Pacific | |
| T. J. Haws, BYU | |
| Silas Melson, Gonzaga | |
| Zach Norvell Jr., Gonzaga | |
| Miles Reynolds, Pacific | |
| Colbey Ross, Pepperdine | |
| Marcus Shaver, Portland |
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West Coast Conference tournament
Main article: 2018 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
NCAA tournament
Main article: 2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
- West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
- 2017–18 West Coast Conference women's basketball season
- West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
- 2018 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
- "WCC Announces 2017–18 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team". West Coast Conference. Retrieved September 13, 2018.