The 2025–26 West Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in September 2025 and will end with the 2026 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament in March 2026. This is the 75th season for WCC men's basketball, and the 37th 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. Saint Mary's was the defending regular season champion while Gonzaga was the defending tournament champion.

This season marked the return of Seattle, who rejoined after departing following the 1979–80 season, along with the final season for Gonzaga, Oregon State and Washington State, who leave for the resumption of the Pac-12 in the 2026–27 season.

Head coaches

No coaching changes were made in the offseason.

Coaches TeamHead coachPrevious jobYears at schoolOverall recordWCC recordWCC Tournament recordNCAA TournamentsSweet SixteensGonzagaMark FewGonzaga (asst.)27750–153 (.831)358–40 (.899)54–6 (.900)2513Loyola MarymountStan JohnsonMarquette (asst.)672–73 (.497)32–45 (.416)3–5 (.273)00Oregon StateWayne TinkleGrand Canyon (asst.)12160–190 (.457)10–8 (.556)0–1 (.000)21PacificDave SmartTexas Tech (asst.)29–24 (.273)4–14 (.222)0–1 (.000)00PepperdineEd SchillingGrand Canyon (asst.)213–22 (.371)4–14 (.222)3–1 (.750)00PortlandShantay LegansEastern Washington557–75 (.432)24–40 (.370)3–4 (.429)10Saint Mary'sRandy BennettSaint Louis (asst.)24562–222 (.717)288–97 (.738)30–20 (.600)111San DiegoSteve LavinSt. John's435–62 (.361)13–37 (.260)2–3 (.400)84San FranciscoChris GerlufsenSan Francisco (asst.)468–35 (.660)32–19 (.627)4–3 (.571)00Santa ClaraHerb SendekArizona State9160–120 (.571)77–62 (.554)6–9 (.400)81SeattleChris VictorSeattle (asst.)580–53 (.602)0–0 (–)0–0 (–)00Washington StateDavid RileyEastern Washington219–15 (.559)8–10 (.444)1–1 (.500)00 Notes:

Year at school includes 2025–26 season. Overall and WCC records are from time at current school and are through the beginning of the 2025–26 season.

Preseason

Preseason poll 2025-26 WCC Preseason Men's Basketball Coaches PollRankTeam (First Place Votes)Points1.Gonzaga (9)1192.Saint Mary's (2)1093.San Francisco (1)984.Santa Clara925.Oregon State766.Washington State697.Loyola Marymount618.Seattle539.San Diego3610.Pacific3211.Pepperdine2412.Portland23

All-WCC Preseason Men's Basketball team HonorRecipientPreseason All-WCC TeamRyan Beasley, San FranciscoThierry Darlan, Santa ClaraBraden Huff, GonzagaGraham Ike, GonzagaMikey Lewis, Saint Mary'sElijah Mahi, Santa ClaraPaulius Murauskas, Saint Mary'sElias Ralph, PacificTyrone Riley IV, San FranciscoHarry Wessels, Saint Mary's

Regular season 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 Wk20 FinalGonzaga AP21191312118777*898661211912121218C2019121011777789865118912121018Loyola Marymount AP*COregon State AP*C Pacific AP*CPepperdine AP*CPortland AP*C Saint Mary's APRVRVRVRVRVRV*RVRVRVRVRVRVRV212122RVCRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV212122RVSan Diego AP*C San Francisco AP*C Santa Clara APRV*RVRVRVRVCRVRVSeattle AP*CWashington State AP*C *AP did not release a week 9 poll.

Early season tournaments The following table summarizes the multiple-team events (MTE) or early season tournaments in which teams from the West Coast Conference will participate. +TeamTournamentDatesResultGonzagaPlayers Era FestivalNovember 24–262ndLoyola MarymountSunshine SlamNovember 24–253rdOregon StateParadise JamNovember 21–248thPacificSunshine SlamNovember 24–251stPepperdineAcrisure SeriesNovember 26―PortlandPortland InvitationalNovember 21–232ndSaint Mary'sBattle 4 Atlantis November 26–282ndSan DiegoAcrisure SeriesNovember 25―San FranciscoAcrisure Holiday ClassicNovember 27–284thSanta ClaraAcrisure InvitationalNovember 27–283rdSeattleResorts World ClassicNovember 27–282ndWashington StateMaui InvitationalNovember 24–264th

WCC Player/Freshman of the Week Throughout the year, the West Coast Conference names a player of the week and a freshman of the week as follows: +WeekDatePlayer of the WeekSchoolFreshman of the WeekSchool1November 10, 2025Josiah Lake IIOregon StateJoel FoxwellPortland2November 17, 2025Graham IkeGonzagaLiam CampbellSaint Mary's3November 24, 2025Myron Amey Jr.LMUJoel Foxwell (2)Portland4December 1, 2025Paulius MurauskasSaint Mary'sAce GlassWashington State5December 8, 2025Braden HuffGonzagaAllen GravesSanta Clara6December 15, 2025Graham Ike (2)Joel Foxwell (3)Portland7December 22, 2025Braden Huff (2)Ace Glass (2)Washington State8December 29, 2025Elijah MahiSanta ClaraDillan ShawSaint Mary's9January 5, 2026Paulius Murauskas (2)Saint Mary'sJoel Foxwell (4)Portland10January 12, 2026Graham Ike (3)GonzagaJoel Foxwell (5)Sash GavalyugovSanta Clara11January 19, 2026Christian HammondSanta ClaraAllen Graves (2)12January 26, 2026Paulius Murauskas (3)Saint Mary'sAce Glass (3)Washington State13February 2, 2026Graham Ike (3)GonzagaAllen Graves (3)Santa Clara14February 9, 2026Joel FoxwellPortlandAllen Graves (4)Joel Foxwell (6)Portland15February 16, 2026Graham Ike (4)GonzagaAllen Graves (5)Santa Clara16February 23, 2026Elijah Mahi (2)Santa ClaraJoel Foxwell (7)Portland17March 2, 2026Mikey LewisSaint Mary'sAllen Graves (6)Santa Clara

Honors and awards All-WCC Major Awards On March 3, 2026, the West Coast Conference announced the following awards:

2026 All-West Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Major Awards Award Recipient(s)Player of the YearGraham Ike, GonzagaCoach of the YearHerb Sendek, Santa ClaraDefensive Player of the YearWill Heimbrodt, SeattleNewcomer of the YearDavid Fuchs, San FranciscoSixth Man of the YearAllen Graves, Santa ClaraFreshman of the Year

All-WCC teams 2026 Big East Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams First Team Second Team Freshman Team Honorable MentionJoshua Dent, Saint Mary'sJoel Foxwell, PortlandAllen Graves, Santa ClaraChristian Hammond, Santa ClaraGraham Ike, GonzagaJosiah Lake II, Oregon StateMikey Lewis, Saint Mary'sElijah Mahi, Santa ClaraPaulius Murauskas, Saint Mary'sElias Ralph, PacificRyan Beasley, San FranciscoDavid Fuchs, San FranciscoAce Glass, Washington StateBrayden Maldonado, SeattleTyrone Riley IV, San FranciscoDavis Fogle, GonzagaJoel Foxwell, PortlandAce Glass, Washington StateAllen Graves, Santa ClaraMario Saint-Supéry, GonzagaDillan Shaw, Saint Mary'sMyron Amey Jr., Loyola MarymountRodney Brown Jr., Loyola MarymountAaron Clark, PepperdineND Okafor, Washington StateJalen Shelly, Loyola MarymountIsaiah Sy, Oregon StateTJ Wainwright, PacificJunseok Yeo, Seattle

Postseason WCC Tournament

NCAA tournament

Seed Region School First round Second round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship 3 West Gonzaga W 73–64 vs. Kennesaw State L 68–74 vs. Texas 7 South Saint Mary's L 50–63 vs. Texas A&M 10 Midwest Santa Clara L 84–89 vs. Kentucky W–L (%):Total:

NIT

Seed Region School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 4 Auburn Seattle W 67–52 vs. St. Thomas L 85–91 vs. Auburn W–L (%):Total:

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