1996 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament

1996 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1995–96
Teams8
SiteToso Pavilion
Santa Clara, California
ChampionsPortland (1st title)
Winning coachRob Chavez (1st title)
MVPKweemada King (Portland)
← 1995
1997 →
1995–96 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Santa Clara 10 – 4   .714 20 – 9   .690
Gonzaga 10 – 4   .714 21 – 9   .700
Loyola Marymount 8 – 6   .571 18 – 11   .621
San Francisco 8 – 6   .571 15 – 12   .556
Portland † 7 – 7   .500 19 – 11   .633
San Diego 6 – 8   .429 14 – 14   .500
Saint Mary's 5 – 9   .357 12 – 15   .444
Pepperdine 2 – 12   .143 10 – 18   .357
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 1996 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place on March 2–4, 1996. All rounds were held in Santa Clara, California, at the Toso Pavilion.

The Portland Pilots won the WCC Tournament title[2] and an automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament. Kweemada King of Portland was named Tournament MVP.[3]

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 Santa Clara 60
8 Pepperdine 63
2 Gonzaga 76
8 Pepperdine 48
4 San Francisco 72
5 Portland 78
2 Gonzaga 68
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
5 Portland 76
3 Loyola Marymount 51
6 San Diego 75
5 Portland 65
6 San Diego 52
2 Gonzaga 64
7 Saint Mary's 54

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 West Coast Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1995–96 West Coast Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Almanac" (PDF). WCCSports.com. Retrieved April 7, 2022.