The 2012–13 West Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2012 and ended with the 2013 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament at the Orleans Arena March 6–11, 2013 in Las Vegas. The regular season began in November, with the conference schedule starting at the end of December.
This was the 62nd season for the conference, and the 24th under its current name as "West Coast Conference". The conference began as the California Basketball Association in 1952, became the West Coast Athletic Conference in 1956, and dropped the word "Athletic" in 1989. After having no changes from 1980 until 2011, the conference will have its second change in three years in 2013. Original conference founder, and a fellow faith-based, private school Pacific will rejoin the conference. Pacific will come from the Big West.
Pre-season Pre-season media day was scheduled Monday, October 29, and took place at the Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes Studios. Barry Tompkins hosted video interviews through WCCSports.com and Youtube.com beginning at 11:30 AM PDT. Jeff Lampe of WCC Live will also interviewed each coach and get a preview of their respective season. The regional television schedule announcement, the Pre-season Conference team, and the pre-season coaches rankings were some of the additional events that took place.
2012–13 West Coast Men's Basketball Media Poll Rank, School (first-place votes), Points 1. Gonzaga (7), 63 2. BYU (1), 55 3. St. Mary's (1), 52 4. Loyola Marymount, 37 5. San Diego, 36 6. Santa Clara, 35 7. San Francisco, 19 8. Portland, 15 9. Pepperdine, 12
2012–13 West Coast Men's Preseason All-West Conference Team Player, School, Yr., Pos. Gary Bell, Jr., Gonzaga, So., G Brandon Davies, BYU, Sr., F Johnny Dee, San Diego, So, G Matthew Dellavedova, Saint Mary's, Sr., G Sam Dower, Gonzaga, R-Jr., C Kevin Foster, Santa Clara, Sr., G Elias Harris, Gonzaga, Sr., F Stephen Holt, Saint Mary's, Jr., G Anthony Ireland, Loyola Marymount, Jr., G Kevin Pangos, Gonzaga, So., G
Rankings
+ Legend Improvement in ranking Drop in ranking RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
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Non-Conference games Gonzaga won the 2012 Old Spice Classic. Saint Mary's finished 3rd at the DirecTV Classic.
Conference games
Composite Matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season. BYUGonzagaLMUPepperdinePortlandSaint Mary'sSan DiegoSan FranciscoSanta Claravs. Brigham Young – 2-0 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0-2 vs. Gonzaga 0–2 – 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 vs. Loyola Marymount 2–0 2–0 – 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 vs. Pepperdine 2–0 2–0 0–2 – 0–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 vs. Portland 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 – 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 vs. Saint Mary's 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 – 0–2 0–2 0–2 vs. San Diego 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 – 0–2 2–0 vs. San Francisco 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 – 2–0 vs. Santa Clara 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 – Total 10–6 16–0 1–15 4–12 4–12 14–2 7–9 7–9 9–7
Conference tournament
March 6–11, 2013– West Coast Conference Basketball Tournament, Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, NV.
Bracket
All times listed are Pacific
Head coaches Dave Rose, BYU Mark Few, Gonzaga Max Good, Loyola Marymount Marty Wilson, Pepperdine Eric Reveno, Portland Randy Bennett, Saint Mary's Bill Grier, San Diego Rex Walters, San Francisco Kerry Keating, Santa Clara
Postseason
NCAA tournament
Seed Bracket School First round Second round Third round Sweet 16 Elite 8 Final Four Championship 1 West Gonzaga#16 Southern University - Mar. 21, Salt Lake City - W, 64–58#9 Wichita State - Mar. 23, Salt Lake City - L, 70–76 11 Midwest Saint Mary's#11 Middle Tennessee - Mar. 19, Dayton - W, 67–54#6 Memphis - Mar. 21, Auburn Hills - L, 52–542 BidsW-L (%):1–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 TOTAL: 3–2
NIT
Seed Bracket School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 3 Southern Miss BYU#6 Washington - Mar. 20, Provo - W, 90-79#7 Mercer - Mar. 22, Provo - W, 90–71#1 Southern Miss - Mar. 27, Hattiesburg - W, 79–62#2 Baylor - Apr. 2, New York - , 70–761 BidW-L (%):1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 TOTAL: 3–1
CBI
School First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Game 1 Finals Game 2 Finals Game 3 Santa ClaraVermont Mar. 19, Santa Clara W, 77-67Purdue Mar. 25, West Lafayette W 86-83Wright State Mar. 27, Dayton W, 81-69George Mason Apr. 1, Santa Clara W, 81-73George Mason Apr. 3, Fairfax L, 66-73George Mason APR. 5, Fairfax W, 80-77TOTAL W-L (%): 5–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0
CiT
Highlights and notes The Santa Clara Broncos won the 2013 College Basketball Invitational Tournament
Awards and honors
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
WCC Player-of-the-Week
Nov. 12 – Kevin Foster, G, Santa Clara Nov. 26 – Elias Harris, F, Gonzaga Dec. 10 – Johnny Dee, G, San Diego Dec. 24 – Marc Trasolini, F, Santa Clara Jan. 7 – Kelly Olynyk, F, Gonzaga Jan. 21 – Kevin Foster, G, Santa Clara Feb. 4 – Matt Carlino, G, BYU Feb. 18 – Kelly Olynyk, F, Gonzaga Mar. 4 - Cole Dickerson, F, San Francisco Nov. 19 – Johnny Dee, G, San Diego Dec. 3 – Cole Dickerson, F, San Francisco Dec. 17 – Brandon Davies, F, BYU Dec. 31 – Tyler Haws, G, BYU Jan. 14 – Tyler Haws, G, BYU Jan. 28 – Beau Levesque, F, Saint Mary's Feb. 11 –De'End Parker, G, San Francisco Feb. 25 – Matthew Dellavedova, G, Saint Mary's
College Madness West Coast Player of the Week
Nov. 12 – Przemek Karnowski, C, Gonzaga Nov. 26 – Elias Harris, F, Gonzaga Dec. 10 – Jordan Baker, G, Pepperdine Dec. 24 – Marc Trasolini, F, Santa Clara Jan. 7 – Kelly Olynyk, F, Gonzaga (Also High Major Player of the Week) Jan. 21 – Matthew Dellavedova, G, Saint Mary's Feb. 4 – Matt Carlino, G, BYU Feb. 18 – Kelly Olynyk, F, Gonzaga Mar. 4 - Nov. 19 – Kevin Foster, G, Santa Clara Dec. 3 – Cole Dickerson, F, San Francisco Dec. 17 – Kelly Olynyk, F, Gonzaga Dec. 31 – Tyler Haws, G, BYU (Also High Major Player of the Week) Jan. 14 – Tyler Haws, G, BYU Jan. 28 – Beau Levesque, F, Saint Mary's Feb. 11 – De'End Parker, G, San Francisco Feb. 25 – Matthew Dellavedova, G, Saint Mary's
Player-of-the-Month November – Kevin Foster, G, Santa Clara December – Kelly Olynyk, F, Gonzaga January – Kelly Olynyk, F, Gonzaga February –
All-Americans
All West Coast Conference teams Voting was by conference coaches: Player of The Year: Kelly Olynyk, Gonzaga Newcomer of The Year: Stacy Davis, Pepperdine Defensive Player of The Year: Mike Hart, Gonzaga Coach of The Year: Mark Few, Gonzaga
All-Conference
Player School Year Position BYU F Saint Mary's G San Francisco F Santa Clara G Gonzaga F BYU G Loyola Marymount G Gonzaga F Gonzaga G Santa Clara F
Honorable Mention NameSchoolChristopher AndersonSan DiegoJordan BakerPepperdineGary Bell Jr.GonzagaStacy DavisPepperdineJohnny DeeSan DiegoCody DoolinSan FranciscoStephen HoltSaint Mary'sLorne JacksonPepperdineRyan NicholasPortland
All-Freshman
Player School Position Pepperdine F San Francisco F San Francisco G Gonzaga C San Diego C
All-Academic
Player School Year GPA Major San Diego 3.49 Undeclared Saint Mary's 3.40 Psychology Loyola Marymount Hamilton, Hart, and Trasolini are redshirt seniors for athletic purposes. 4.00 Education Gonzaga 3.70 MBA Saint Mary's 3.78 Sports Management Portland 3.47 Psychology Gonzaga Olynyk is a redshirt junior for athletic purposes. 3.53 MBA Santa Clara 3.65 MBA Portland 3.94 Operations Technology Management
See also 2012-13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament 2012–13 West Coast Conference women's basketball season West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament 2013 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
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