The 2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball season will begin with practices in October 2014 and end with the 2015 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament at the Orleans Arena March 6–10, 2015 in Paradise, Nevada. The regular season will begin in November, with the conference schedule starting at the end of December.
This will be the 30th season for WCC men's basketball, which began in the 1985–86 season when the league was known as the West Coast Athletic Conference (WCAC). It will also be the 26th season under the West Coast Conference name (the conference began as the California Basketball Association in 1952, became the WCAC in 1956, and dropped the word "Athletic" in 1989).
Pre-season Pre-season media day will take place in September or October at the Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes Studios. Video interviews will be hosted on the WCC's streaming video outlet, TheW.tv, beginning at 11:30 AM PDT. Jeff Lampe of WCC Live interviewed each coach and got 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.
2014–15 West Coast Men's Basketball Media Poll The Pre-season poll will be announced at the conferences media day in September or October 2014.
Rank, School (first-place votes), Points 1. Gonzaga (9), 81 2. BYU (1), 69 3. St. Mary's, 62 4. San Francisco, 59 5. San Diego, 47 6. Portland, 45 7. Pepperdine, 29 7. Santa Clara, 29 9. Loyola Marymount, 19 10. Pacific, 10
2014–15 West Coast Men's Preseason All-West Conference Team Player, School, Yr., Pos. Jared Brownridge, Santa Clara, So., G Kyle Collinsworth, BYU, Jr., G Stacy Davis, Pepperdine, Jr., F Johnny Dee, San Diego, Sr., G Tyler Haws, BYU, Sr., G Przemek Karnowski, Gonzaga, Jr., C Kevin Pangos, Gonzaga, Sr., G Kruize Pinkins, San Francisco, Sr., F Thomas van der Mars, Portland, Sr., C Brad Waldow, Saint Mary's, Sr., C
Rankings The AP Poll does not do a post-season rankings. As a result, their last rankings are Week 19. The Coaches Poll does a post-season poll and the end of the NCAA Tournament.
+ 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 defeated #22 SMU 72—56.
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 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 vs. Gonzaga 1–1 – 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 vs. Loyola Marymount 2–0 2–0 – 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 vs. Pacific 2–0 2–0 1–1 - 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 vs. Pepperdine 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 - 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1vs. Portland 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 - 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 vs. Saint Mary's 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 - 0–2 0–2 1–1 vs. San Diego 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 - 0–2 1–1 vs. San Francisco 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 - 1–1 vs. Santa Clara 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 - Total 13–5 17–1 4–14 4–14 10–8 7–11 13–5 8–10 7–11 7-11
Conference tournament
March 5–10, 2015– West Coast Conference Basketball Tournament, Orleans Arena, Paradise, Nevada.
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
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
Awards and honors
WCC Player-of-the-Week The WCC player of the week awards are given each Monday once the season begins.
Nov. 17- Brandon Clark, G, Santa Clara Dec. 1- Kevin Pangos, G, Gonzaga Dec. 15- Kyle Wiltjer, F, Gonzaga Dec. 30- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU Jan. 12- Stacy Davis, F, Pepperdine Jan. 26- Brandon Clark, G, Santa Clara Feb. 9- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU Feb. 23- Kyle Wiltjer, F, Gonzaga Nov. 24- Brad Waldow, F, Saint Mary's Dec. 8- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU Dec. 22- Dulani Robinson, G, Pacific Jan. 5- Przemek Karnowski, C, Gonzaga Jan. 19- Brad Waldow, F, Saint Mary's Feb. 2- Domantas Sabonis, F, Gonzaga Feb. 16- Kyle Wiltjer, F, Gonzaga Mar. 2- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU
College Madness West Coast Player of the Week
College Madness WCC player of the Week Awards will be given every Sunday once the season begins.
Nov. 16- Brandon Clark, G, Santa Clara Nov. 30- Kyle Wiltjer, F, Gonzaga Dec. 14- Aaron Bright, G, Saint Mary's Dec. 28- Brad Waldow, F, Saint Mary's Jan. 11- Stacy Davis, F, Pepperdine Jan. 25- Brandon Clark, G, Santa Clara Feb. 8- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU Feb. 22- Kyle Wiltjer, F, Gonzaga Nov. 23- Brad Waldow, F, Saint Mary's Dec. 7- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU Dec. 21- T.J. Wallace, G, Pacific Jan. 4- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU Jan. 18- Brad Waldow, F, Saint Mary's Feb. 1- Johnny Dee, G, San Diego Feb. 15- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU Mar. 1- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU
National Player of the Week Awards To Be Determined after the season begins.
All-Americans
First-Team All-Conference The voting body for all conference awards is league coaches and will take place at the end of the season. Player School Year Position Santa Clara G Saint Mary's G BYU G Pepperdine F San Diego G BYU G Gonzaga C Gonzaga G Saint Mary's C Gonzaga F
Second-Team All-Conference Player School Year Position Gonzaga G Gonzaga F San Francisco F Gonzaga G Portland G
Honorable Mention NameSchoolChristopher AndersonSan DiegoKevin BaileyPortlandAaron BrightSaint Mary'sBrandon ClarkSanta ClaraJett RainesPepperdineThomas van der MarsPortlandT.J. WallacePacificAnson WinderBYU
All-Freshman Player School Position Santa Clara F Saint Mary's G Pepperdine G Gonzaga F San Francisco G
See also 2014-15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament 2014–15 West Coast Conference women's basketball season West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament 2015 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
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