The 2013–14 West Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2013 and ended with the 2014 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament at the Orleans Arena March 6–11, 2014 in Las Vegas. The regular season began in November, with the conference schedule starting at the end of December.
This was the 63rd season for the conference, and the 25th 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. The conference went through significant changes this season, adding a new member for the second time in three seasons and bringing the WCC to 10 members. Original conference founder, and a fellow faith-based, private school Pacific, rejoined the conference from the Big West.
Pre-season Pre-season media day took place on Thursday, October 24 at the Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes Studios. Video interviews were hosted on the WCC's streaming video outler, TheW.tv, beginning at 11:30 AM PDT. Jeff Lampe of WCC Live also interviewed each coach and get a preview of their respective season. The regional television schedule announcement, the Preseason All-Conference team, and the pre-season coaches' rankings were some of the additional events that took place.
2013–14 West Coast Men's Basketball Media Poll Rank, School (first-place votes), Points 1. Gonzaga (8), 80 2. BYU (1), 72 3. St. Mary's (1), 66 4. San Francisco, 51 5. San Diego, 50 6. Loyola Marymount, 44 7. Pacific, 28 8. Santa Clara, 25 9. Portland, 24 10. Pepperdine, 10
2013–14 WCC Men's Preseason All-Conference Team Player, School, Yr., Pos. Gary Bell, Gonzaga, Jr., G Stacy Davis, Pepperdine, So., F Johnny Dee, San Diego, Jr., G Cole Dickerson, San Francisco, Sr., F Cody Doolin, San Francisco, Sr., G Tyler Haws, BYU, Jr., G Stephen Holt, Saint Mary's, Sr., G Anthony Ireland, Loyola Marymount, Sr., G Kevin Pangos, Gonzaga, Jr., G Brad Waldow, Saint Mary's, Jr., F
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 BYU defeated Texas in the semifinals of the CBE Classic. In the month of January, Texas would go on to defeat 4 consecutive top-25 opponents, giving BYU a win over a Top 25 RPI school. BYU defeated Stanford as part of the ESPN College Tip-Off. Stanford would finish the year as a Top 50 RPI school, giving BYU a 2nd win over a power conference Top 50 RPI school.
Conference games
Composite Matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season. BYUGonzagaLMUPacificPepperdinePortlandSaint Mary'sSan DiegoSan FranciscoSanta Claravs. Brigham Young - 1-1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0-2 0-2 vs. Gonzaga 1–1 - 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0-2 vs. Loyola Marymount 1–1 2–0 - 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1-1 vs. Pacific 1–1 2–0 1–1 - 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1-1 vs. Pepperdine 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 - 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 1-1 vs. Portland 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 - 2–0 2–0 2–0 1-1 vs. Saint Mary's 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 - 1–1 1–1 1-1 vs. San Diego 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 - 2–0 1-1 vs. San Francisco 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 - 0-2 vs. Santa Clara 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2-0 - Total 13–5 15–3 4–14 6–12 8–10 7–11 11–7 7–11 13–5 6-12
Conference tournament
March 6–11, 2014– West Coast Conference Basketball Tournament, Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, NV.
Head coaches Dave Rose, BYU Mark Few, Gonzaga Max Good, Loyola Marymount Ron Verlin, Pacific 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
NIT
Seed Bracket School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
CBI
School First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Game 1 Finals Game 2 Finals Game 3
CiT
Highlights and notes The Highlights and notes will be posted as the season progresses.
Awards and honors
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
WCC Player-of-the-Week
Nov. 11- Tony Gill, F, Pacific Nov. 25 – Kevin Pangos, G, Gonzaga Dec. 9 – Thomas van der Mars, C, Portland Dec. 23 – Bryce Pressley, G, Portland Jan. 6 – Skyler Halford, G, BYU Jan. 20 – Sam Dower, Jr., C, Gonzaga Feb. 3 – Tyler Haws, G, BYU Feb. 17 – Kruize Pinkins, F, San Francisco Mar. 3 – Nov. 18 – Stacy Davis, F, Pepperdine Dec. 2 – Kevin Pangos, G, Gonzaga Dec. 16 – Stephen Holt, G, Saint Mary's Dec. 30 – Malcolm Brooks, G, Pepperdine Jan. 13 – Tyler Haws, G, BYU Jan. 27 – Johnny Dee, G, San Diego Feb. 10 – Stephen Holt, G, Saint Mary's Feb. 24 - Matt Carlino, G, BYU
College Madness West Coast Player of the Week
Nov. 10 - Tony Gill, F, Pacific Nov. 24 – Kevin Pangos, G, Gonzaga Dec. 8 – T. J. Wallace, G, Pacific Dec. 22 – Bryce Pressley, G, Portland Jan. 5 – Brendan Lane, F, Pepperdine Jan. 19 – Sam Dower, Jr., C, Gonzaga Feb. 2 – Tyler Haws, G, BYU (also High-Major Madness Player of the Week) Feb. 16 – Kruize Pinkins, F, San Francisco Mar. 2 – Nov. 17 – Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU Dec. 1 – Kevin Bailey, G, Portland Dec. 15 – Stephen Holt, G, Saint Mary's Dec. 29 – Evan Payne, G, Loyola Marymount Jan. 12 – Bryce Pressley, G, Portland Jan. 26 – Tyler Haws, G, BYU Feb. 9 – Beau Levesque, F, Saint Mary's Feb. 23 - Matt Carlino, G, BYU
All-Americans
All West Coast Conference teams The voting body for all conference awards consisted of league coaches. Player of the Year: Tyler Haws, BYU Defensive Player of the Year: Brendan Lane, Pepperdine Newcomer of the Year: Jared Brownridge, Santa Clara Coach of the Year: Rex Walters, San Francisco
All-Conference Player School Year Position BYU G Pepperdine F San Diego G San Francisco F Gonzaga F BYU G Saint May's G Loyola Marymount G Gonzaga G Saint Mary's C
Honorable Mention NameSchool
All-Freshman Player School Position
All-Academic Player School Year GPA Major
See also 2013-14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament 2013–14 West Coast Conference women's basketball season West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament 2014 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
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