1998 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament
| Year = 1998
| Conference = West Coast Conference
| Division = I
| Gender = Men's
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| Teams = 8
| Arena = Toso Pavilion
| City = Santa Clara, California
| Champions = San Francisco
| TitleCount = 1st
| Coach = Phil Mathews
| CoachCount = 1st
| MVP = Hakeem Ward
| MVPTeam = San Francisco
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{{1997–98 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1998 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place on February 28–March 2, 1998. All rounds were held in Santa Clara, California, at the Toso Pavilion.
The San Francisco Dons won the WCC Tournament title{{cite web|title=1997–98 West Coast Conference Season Summary|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/wcc/1998.html|website=Sports Reference|access-date=April 7, 2022}} and an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament. Hakeem Ward of San Francisco was named Tournament MVP.{{cite web|title=2021–22 Men's Basketball Almanac|url=https://wccsports.com/documents/2021/10/26//22MBB_Almanac_10_25.pdf|website=WCCSports.com|access-date=April 7, 2022}}
Format
With eight teams participating, all eight teams were placed into the first round, with teams seeded and paired based on regular-season records. After the first round, teams were re-seeded so the highest-remaining team was paired with the lowest-remaining time in one semifinal with the other two teams slotted into the other semifinal.
Bracket
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| RD1=Quarter finals
Saturday, February 28
| RD2=Semi-finals
Sunday, March 1
| RD3=Finals
Monday, March 2
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1=Gonzaga
| RD1-score1=79*
| RD1-seed2=8
| RD1-team2={{cbb link|1997|team=Loyola Marymount Lions|title=Loyola Marymount}}
| RD1-score2=78
| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-team3={{cbb link|1997|team=Saint Mary's Gaels|title=Saint Mary's}}
| RD1-score3=66
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-team4=San Francisco
| RD1-score4=83
| RD1-seed5=3
| RD1-team5={{cbb link|1997|team=Santa Clara Broncos|title=Santa Clara}}
| RD1-score5=74
| RD1-seed6=6
| RD1-team6={{cbb link|1997|team=Portland Pilots|title=Portland}}
| RD1-score6=53
| RD1-seed7=2
| RD1-team7={{cbb link|1997|team=Pepperdine Waves|title=Pepperdine}}
| RD1-score7=54
| RD1-seed8=7
| RD1-team8={{cbb link|1997|team=San Diego Toreros|title=San Diego}}
| RD1-score8=56
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=Gonzaga
| RD2-score1=74
| RD2-seed2=7
| RD2-team2=San Diego
| RD2-score2=59
| RD2-seed3=3
| RD2-team3=Santa Clara
| RD2-score3=83
| RD2-seed4=5
| RD2-team4=San Francisco
| RD2-score4=85
| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team1=Gonzaga
| RD3-score1=67
| RD3-seed2=5
| RD3-team2=San Francisco
| RD3-score2=80
}}
References
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{{West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament navbox}}
{{1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox}}
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