The 2017–18 West Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in September 2017 and ended with the 2018 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament March 2018. This was the 67th season for WCC men's basketball, and the 29th under its current name of "West Coast Conference". The conference was founded in 1952 as the California Basketball Association, became the West Coast Athletic Conference in 1956, and dropped the word "Athletic" in 1989.
Head coaches
Coaching changes
Coaches Team Head coach Previous job Yearsat school Overallrecord WCCrecord WCCTournamentrecord NCAATournaments SweetSixteens BYU Dave Rose Dixie State13 8 1 Gonzaga Mark Few Gonzaga(asst.)19 17 6 Loyola Marymount Mike Dunlap Charlotte Bobcats4 0 0 Pacific Damon Stoudamire Memphis Grizzlies (asst.)2 0 0 Pepperdine Marty Wilson Pepperdine(assoc.)8 0 0 Portland Terry PorterN/A2 0 0 Saint Mary's Randy Bennett Saint Louis(asst.)17 5 1 San Diego Lamont Smith New Mexico(asst.)3 0 0 San Francisco Kyle Smith Columbia2 0 0 Santa Clara Herb Sendek Arizona State2 8 1 Notes: Year at school includes 2017–18 season. Overall and WCC records are from time at current school and are through the beginning of the 2017–18 season.
Preseason
Preseason poll
All-WCC Preseason Men's Basketball team
Rankings
+ Legend Improvement in ranking Drop in ranking Not ranked previous week RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll (Italics) Number of first place votes
Pre/Wk 1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 Wk16 Wk17 Wk18 Wk19 Post BYU AP C Gonzaga AP C LoyolaMarymount AP C Pacific AP C Pepperdine AP C Portland AP C SaintMary's AP C SanDiego AP C SanFrancisco AP C SantaClara AP C
WCC regular season
Conference matrix
All-WCC awards and teams On February 27, the conference announced conference awards. Honor Recipient Player of the YearJock Landale, Saint Mary's Coach of the YearMark Few, Gonzaga Newcomer of the YearZach Norvell Jr., Gonzaga Defensive Player of the YearNamdi Okonkwo, Pacific All-WCC First TeamElijah Bryant, BYUYoeli Childs, BYUK. J. Feagin, Santa ClaraFrankie Ferrari, San FranciscoRui Hachimura, GonzagaJock Landale, Saint Mary'sEmmett Naar, Saint Mary'sJosh Perkins, GonzagaIsaiah Pineiro, San DiegoJohnathan Williams, Gonzaga All-WCC Second TeamJames Batemon, Loyola MarymountCalvin Hermanson, Saint Mary'sKillian Tillie, GonzagaJahlil Tripp, PacificIsaiah Wright, San Diego All-WCC Freshman TeamSouley Boum, San FranciscoZach Norvell Jr., GonzagaColbey Ross, PepperdineEli Scott, Loyola MarymountMarcus Shaver, Portland All-WCC Honorable MentionOlin Carter III, San DiegoRoberto Gallinat, PacificT. J. Haws, BYUSilas Melson, GonzagaZach Norvell Jr., GonzagaMiles Reynolds, PacificColbey Ross, PepperdineMarcus Shaver, Portland
Postseason
West Coast Conference tournament
NCAA tournament
See also 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament 2017–18 West Coast Conference women's basketball season West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament 2018 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
References