The 2019–20 West Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in September 2019 and will end with the 2020 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament in March 2020. This is the 69th season for WCC men's basketball, and the 31st 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 On March 26, 2019 Dave Rose announced his retirement after 14 seasons as the head coach at Brigham Young University. His career record at BYU was 348-135 with 8 seasons where his team qualified for the NCAA tournament. Shortly thereafter, Mark Pope, the head coach at Utah Valley University, was announced as the head coach at BYU. Pope had previously been an assistant coach at BYU from 2011-15.

In March 2019, Kyle Smith was selected as the new head coach at Washington State signing a six-year contract after the previous coach Ernie Kent was fired. Todd Golden, an assistant coach at USF, was later named as the new head coach for the Dons. At just 34 years old, Golden became the 7th youngest coach in Division I history. Golden formerly played at Saint Mary's from 2004-07.

Coaches TeamHead coachPrevious jobYears at schoolOverall recordWCC recordWCC Tournament recordNCAA TournamentsSweet SixteensBYUMark PopeUtah Valley10–0 (–)0–0 (–)0–0 (–)00GonzagaMark FewGonzaga (asst.)21569–122 (.819)276–30 (.902)43–5 (.896)209Loyola MarymountMike DunlapCharlotte Bobcats670–87 (.446)31–57 (.352)2–5 (.286)00PacificDamon StoudamireMemphis Grizzlies (asst.)439–58 (.402)17–35 (.327)1–3 (.250)00PepperdineLorenzo RomarArizona (asst.)216–18 (.471)6–10 (.375)3–1 (.750)73PortlandTerry PorterMinnesota Timberwolves (asst.)428–69 (.289)6–46 (.115)1–3 (.250)00Saint Mary'sRandy BennettSaint Louis(asst.)19414–174 (.704)208–85 (.710)22–15 (.595)71San DiegoSam SchollSan Diego (asst.)223–16 (.590)7–9 (0.438)3–1 (0.750)00San FranciscoTodd GoldenSan Francisco (asst.)10–0 (–)0–0 (–)0–0 (–)00Santa ClaraHerb SendekArizona State444–51 (.463)26–26 (.500)1–3 (.250)81 Notes:

Year at school includes 2019–20 season. Overall and WCC records are from time at current school and are through the beginning of the 2019–20 season.

Preseason

Preseason poll 2019-20 WCC Preseason Men's Basketball Coaches PollRankTeam (First Place Votes)Points1.Gonzaga (7)792.Saint Mary's (3)753.BYU654.Pepperdine565.Santa Clara506.San Francisco407.Loyola Marymount348.Pacific218.San Diego2110.Portland9

All-WCC Preseason Men's Basketball team HonorRecipientPreseason All-WCC TeamYoeli Childs, BYUTahj Eaddy, Santa ClaraKessler Edwards, PepperdineMalik Fitts, Saint Mary'sJordan Ford, Saint Mary'sTJ Haws, BYUCharles Minlend, San FranciscoColby Ross, PepperdineKillian Tillie, GonzagaJahlil Tripp, Pacific

Rankings

+Legend  Improvement in ranking Drop in ranking Not ranked previous weekRVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll(Italics)Number of first place votes  Pre/ Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19PostBYUAPRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV2317151418CRVRVRV1815-T1616GonzagaAP8888962 (15)1 (54)1 (63)1 (54)1 (30)2 (31)2 (19)2 (15)2 (15)2 (14)3222C7787962 (4)1 (23)1 (30)1 (27)1 (16)1 (19)2 (17)2 (12)2 (13)2 (11)4222Loyola MarymountAPCPacificAPCPepperdineAPCPortlandAPCSaint Mary'sAP2018RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVC2020RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVSan DiegoAPCSan FranciscoAPCSanta ClaraAPC

Regular season

Early season tournaments All ten of the schools from the West Coast Conference participated in multiple-team events or early season tournaments. The following table summarizes the results of each tournament. Team Tournament Finish Record Bracketed Arena Arena Location Hosted By TV PartnerBYUMaui Invitational3rd of 82-1YesLahaina Civic CenterMaui, HawaiiChaminade University of HonoluluESPNGonzagaBattle 4 Atlantis2nd of 82-1YesImperial ArenaNassau, BahamasN/AESPNLoyola MarymountJunkanoo Jam3rd of 41-2NoGCA GymnasiumBimini, BahamasGateway Christian AcademyFloHoopsPacificOutrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic3rd of 41-2NoStan Sherriff CenterHonolulu, HawaiiUniversity of Hawaii at ManoaSpectrum SportsPepperdineWooden Legacy8th of 80-3YesTitan GymFullerton, CaliforniaCal State FullertonESPNPortlandDiamond Head Classic8th of 80-3YesStan Sherriff CenterHonolulu, HawaiiUniversity of Hawaii at ManoaESPNSaint Mary'sSacramento ClassicN/A2-1NoCampus sitesCampus SitesCampus SitesESPN & OthersSan DiegoBoca Raton Beach Classic4th of 40-2YesRoofClaim.com ArenaBoca Raton, FloridaFlorida Atlantic UniversityCUSA.tvSan FranciscoOahu ClassicN/A3-1NoCampus sitesCampus SitesCampus SitesESPN & OthersSanta ClaraCable Car Classic1st of 43-0NoLeavey CenterSanta Clara, CaliforniaSanta Clara UniversityWCC Network

Conference matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.  BYUGonzagaLMUPacificPepperdinePortlandSaint Mary'sSan DiegoSan FranciscoSanta Claravs. Brigham Young–1–10–20–10–20–21–10–21–10–1vs. Gonzaga1–1–0–20–10–20–10–20–20–20–2vs. Loyola Marymount2–02–0–2–02–00–22–00–12–00–1vs. Pacific1–01–00–2–0–20–21–10–21–11–1vs. Pepperdine2–02–00–22–0–0–21–00–21–00–2vs. Portland2–01–02–02–02–0–1–02–01–12–0vs. Saint Mary's1–12–00–21–10–10–1–0–20–21–1vs. San Diego2–02–01–02–02–00–22–0–1–02–0vs. San Francisco1–12–00–21–10–11–12–00–1–0–2vs. Santa Clara1–02–01–01–12–00–21–10–22–0–Total13–315–14–1211–58–81–1511–52–149–76–10

Player of the Week Throughout the year, the West Coast Conference named a player of the week as follows: +WeekDatePlayerSchool1November 11, 2019Jordan FordSaint Mary's2November 18, 2019Filip PetrusevGonzaga3November 25, 2019Isaiah WhitePortland4December 2, 2019TJ HawsBYU5December 9, 2019Eli ScottLMU6December 16, 2019Jordan Ford Saint Mary's7December 23, 2019Colby RossPepperdine8December 31, 2019Ryan WoolridgeGonzaga9January 6, 2020Jahlil TrippPacific10January 13, 2020Charles MinlendSan Francisco11January 20, 2020Corey KispertGonzaga12January 27, 2020Kameron EdwardsPepperdine13February 3, 2020Filip PetrusevGonzaga14February 10. 2020Jahlil TrippPacific15February 17, 2020Filip PetrusevGonzaga16February 24, 2020Yoeli ChildsBYU17March 2, 2020Yoeli ChildsBYU

All-WCC awards and teams On March 3, 2020, the West Coast Conference announced the following awards: +HonorRecipientSchoolPlayer of the YearFilip PetrusevGonzagaCoach of the YearDamon StoudamirePacificDefensive Player of the YearJahlil TrippPacificNewcomer of the YearJake ToolsonBYUAll-WCC First TeamYoeli ChildsBYUMalik FittsSaint Mary'sJordan FordSaint Mary'sT. J. HawsBYUCorey KispertGonzagaFilip PetrusevGonzagaColbey RossPepperdineKillian TillieGonzagaJake ToolsonBYUJahlil TrippPacificAll-WCC Second TeamKameron EdwardsPepperdineKessler EdwardsPepperdineCharles MinlendSan FranciscoEli ScottLMUJosip VrankicSanta ClaraAll-WCC Freshman TeamSedrick AltmanPepperdineJaden BediakoSanta ClaraDaniss JenkinsPacificKeli LeaupepeLMUDrew TimmeGonzagaWCC Honorable MentionJoel AyayiGonzagaRyan WoolridgeGonzagaBraun HartfieldSan DiegoJamaree BouyeaSan FranciscoJimbo LullSan FranciscoTrey WertzSanta Clara

Postseason

West Coast Conference tournament

NCAA Tournament

References