2017 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament

2017 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams10
SiteOrleans Arena
Paradise, Nevada
ChampionsGonzaga (16th title)
Winning coachMark Few (14th title)
MVPNigel Williams-Goss (Gonzaga)
← 2016
2018 →
2016–17 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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 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.

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
            
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

First round

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

Quarterfinals

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

Semifinals

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

Championship

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

  1. ^ "2016-17 Championship Schedule". Archived from the original on April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "WCC exploring options for tournament sites in Las Vegas". March 6, 2016.
  3. ^ "West Coast Conference, Orleans Arena Announce Three-Year Extension". May 12, 2016. Archived from the original on May 17, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2016.