2016 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament
| Year=2016
| Conference=West Coast Conference
| Division=I
| Gender=Men's
| Image=2016 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament logo.jpg
| ImageSize=200px
| Caption=
| Teams=9
| Arena=Orleans Arena
| City=Paradise, Nevada
| Champions=Gonzaga
| TitleCount=15th
| Coach=Mark Few
| CoachCount=13th
| MVP=Kyle Wiltjer{{cite web|title=Crumpacker #WCChoops 2016 Men's Championship Recap|url=http://wccsports.com/news/crumpacker-wcchoops-2016-men-s-championship-recap-03-08-2016|date=March 8, 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309150957/http://wccsports.com/news/crumpacker-wcchoops-2016-men-s-championship-recap-03-08-2016|archivedate=March 9, 2016}}
| MVPTeam=Gonzaga
| Attendance=37,019
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| Different Previous= 2015
| Different Next= 2017
}}{{2015–16 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 2016 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the West Coast Conference and was held March 3–8, 2016 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada.{{cite web|title=West Coast Conference Basketball Championships to remain at Orleans Arena through 2016|url=http://www.wccsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031113aaa.html|date=March 11, 2013|access-date=April 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412222913/http://www.wccsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031113aaa.html|archive-date=April 12, 2015|url-status=dead}} The winner of the tournament, Gonzaga, received the conference's automatic bid into the 2016 NCAA tournament.
Seeds
Only 9 of the 10 WCC teams participated in the Tournament due to Pacific's self-imposed postseason ban.{{cite press release|url=http://www.pacifictigers.com/sports/m-baskbl/2015-16/releases/20151217qp129x|title=Athletics Administers Self-Imposed Penalties On Men's Basketball|publisher=Pacific Tigers|date=December 17, 2015|access-date=December 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223041318/http://www.pacifictigers.com/sports/m-baskbl/2015-16/releases/20151217qp129x|archive-date=December 23, 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/25411019/ncaa-investigation-leads-to-suspension-of-pacifics-ron-verlin-assistant|title=Pacific's Ron Verlin, assistant suspended amid NCAA investigation|publisher=CBS Sports |accessdate=December 12, 2015}} As a result, the top 7 teams received a bye into the Quarterfinals. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams that had identical conference records.
| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:95%;text-align:center"
!Seed !School !Conference !Tiebreaker |
| 1
|align=left|Saint Mary's |15–3 |align=left|2–0 vs. Gonzaga |
| 2
|align=left|Gonzaga |15–3 |align=left|0–2 vs. Saint Mary's |
| 3
|align=left|BYU |13–5 | |
| 4
|align=left|Pepperdine |10–8 | |
| 5
|align=left|San Francisco |8–10 | |
| 6
|align=left|Santa Clara |7–11 | |
| 7
|align=left|Portland |6–12 |align=left|2–0 vs. Loyola Marymount |
| 8
|align=left|Loyola Marymount |6–12 |align=left|0–2 vs. Portland |
| 9
|align=left|San Diego |4–14 | |
Schedule
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;text-align:center"
!Session !Game !Time* !Matchup# !Final score !Television |
| colspan=6| First round – Friday, March 4 |
|---|
| rowspan=1|1
|1 |6 p.m. |#8 Loyola Marymount vs. #9 San Diego |64–61 |BYUtv |
| colspan=6| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 5 |
| rowspan=2|2
|2 |1 p.m. |#3 BYU vs. #6 Santa Clara |72–60 |BYUtv and WCC TV |
| 3
|3 p.m. |#4 Pepperdine vs. #5 San Francisco |90–86 |BYUtv and WCC TV |
| rowspan=2|3
|4 |7 p.m. |#1 Saint Mary's vs. #8 Loyola Marymount |60–48 |ESPN2 |
| 5
|9 p.m. |#2 Gonzaga vs. #7 Portland |92–67 |ESPN2 |
| colspan=6| Semifinals – Monday, March 7 |
| rowspan=2|4
|6 |6 p.m. |#1 Saint Mary's vs. #4 Pepperdine |81–66 |ESPN |
| 7
|8:30 p.m. |#2 Gonzaga vs. #3 BYU |88–84 |ESPN2 |
| colspan=6| Championship – Tuesday, March 8 |
| 5
|8 |6 p.m. |#1 Saint Mary's vs. #2 Gonzaga |75–85 |ESPN |
| colspan=6| *Game times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. |
Bracket
{{4RoundBracket-Byes
| RD1=First round
Friday, March 4
BYUtv, TheW.tv
| RD2=Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 5
TWC SportsNet, CSNCA, BYUtv, TheW.tv (afternoon)
ESPN2 (evening)
| RD3=Semifinals
Monday, March 7
ESPN (early)
ESPN2 (late)
| RD4=Championship
Tuesday, March 8
ESPN
| RD1-seed03=8
| RD1-team03=Loyola Marymount
| RD1-score03=64
| RD1-seed04=9
| RD1-team04=San Diego
| RD1-score04=61
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01=Saint Mary's
| RD2-score01=60
| RD2-seed02=8
| RD2-team02=Loyola Marymount
| RD2-score02=48
| RD2-seed03=4
| RD2-team03=Pepperdine
| RD2-score03=90
| RD2-seed04=5
| RD2-team04=San Francisco
| RD2-score04=86
| RD2-seed05=2
| RD2-team05=Gonzaga
| RD2-score05=92
| RD2-seed06=7
| RD2-team06=Portland
| RD2-score06=67
| RD2-seed07=3
| RD2-team07=BYU
| RD2-score07=72
| RD2-seed08=6
| RD2-team08=Santa Clara
| RD2-score08=60
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01=Saint Mary's
| RD3-score01=81
| RD3-seed02=4
| RD3-team02=Pepperdine
| RD3-score02=66
| RD3-seed03=2
| RD3-team03=Gonzaga
| RD3-score03=88
| RD3-seed04=3
| RD3-team04=BYU
| RD3-score04=84
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01=Saint Mary's
| RD4-score01=75
| RD4-seed02=2
| RD4-team02=Gonzaga
| RD4-score02=85
}}
Game summaries
=First round=
==#8 Loyola Marymount vs. #9 San Diego==
Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler
Series history: Series even 46–46
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| date = Mar 4
| time = 6 p.m. PST
| report = [http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/archived.php?id=120940 Recap]
| team1 = #9 San Diego Toreros
| score1 = 61
| team2 = #8 Loyola Marymount Lions
| score2 = 64
| H1 = 26–30
| H2 = 35–34
| points1 = Olin Carter III, Duda Sanadze 20
| rebounds1 = Olin Carter III, Duda Sanadze 6
| assist1 = Tyler Williams 4
| otherstat1 =
| points2 = Brandon Brown 20
| rebounds2 = David Humphries 7
| assist2 = Munis Tutu 4
| otherstat2 =
| place = Orleans Arena
Paradise, NV
| attendance =6,689
| referee = David Hall, Verne Harris, Randy McCall
| TV = BYUtv
}}
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=Quarterfinals=
==#3 BYU vs. #6 Santa Clara==
Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler (BYUtv)
Steve Quis, Casey Jacobsen, and Kelli Tennant (WCC TV)
Series history: BYU leads series 26–5
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| date = Mar 5
| time = 1 p.m. PST
| report = [http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/archived.php?id=120941 Recap]
| team1 = #6 Santa Clara Broncos
| score1 = 60
| team2 = #3 BYU Cougars
| score2 = 72
| H1 = 25–35
| H2 = 35–37
| points1 = Jared Brownridge 30
| rebounds1 = Jarvis Pugh 8
| assist1 = Kai Healy, KJ Feagin, Matt Hauser 2
| otherstat1 =
| points2 = Nick Emery 15
| rebounds2 = Kyle Collinsworth 9
| assist2 = Kyle Collinsworth 6
| otherstat2 =
| place = Orleans Arena
Paradise, NV
| attendance =7,341
| referee = Ken Ditty, Mark Cook, Ron Brokenbrough
| TV = BYUtv
WCC TV
}}
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==#4 Pepperdine vs. #5 San Francisco==
Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler (BYUtv)
Steve Quis, Casey Jacobsen, and Kelli Tennant (WCC TV)
Series history: San Francisco leads series 76–51
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| date = Mar 5
| time = 3 p.m. PST
| report = [http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/archived.php?id=120942 Recap]
| team1 = #5 San Francisco Dons
| score1 = 86
| team2 = #4 Pepperdine Waves
| score2 = 90
| H1 = 37–36
| H2 = 49–54
| points1 = Devin Watson 33
| rebounds1 = Uche Ofoegbu 5
| assist1 = Devin Watson, Tim Derksen 3
| otherstat1 =
| points2 = Jeremy Major 28
| rebounds2 = Stacy Davis 12
| assist2 = Jeremy Major, Amadi Udenyi 5
| otherstat2 =
| place = Orleans Arena
Paradise, NV
| attendance =7,341
| referee = Dick Carmell, Horace Shields, Rob Rorke
| TV = BYUtv
WCC TV
}}
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==#1 Saint Mary's vs. #8 Loyola Marymount==
Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein and Brad Daugherty
Series history: Saint Mary's leads series 85–54
{{basketballbox
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| date = Mar 5
| time = 7 p.m. PST
| report = [http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/archived.php?id=120943 Recap]
| team1 = #8 Loyola Marymount Lions
| score1 = 48
| team2 = #1 Saint Mary's Gaels
| score2 = 60
| H1 = 29–25
| H2 = 19–35
| points1 = Steven Haney 19
| rebounds1 = Jeffrey McClendon 4
| assist1 = Munis Tutu, Brandon Brown 2
| otherstat1 =
| points2 = Dane Pineau 16
| rebounds2 = Joe Rahon 10
| assist2 = Emmett Naar 6
| otherstat2 =
| place = Orleans Arena
Paradise, NV
| attendance =7,209
| referee = Bill Vinovich, Deldre Carr, Jeff Ketchu
| TV = ESPN2
}}
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==#2 Gonzaga vs. #7 Portland==
Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein and Brad Daugherty
Series history: Gonzaga leads series 97–66
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| date = Mar 5
| time = 9 p.m. PST
| report = [http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/archived.php?id=120944 Recap]
| team1 = #7 Portland Pilots
| score1 = 67
| team2 = #2 Gonzaga Bulldogs
| score2 = 92
| H1 = 32–46
| H2 = 35–46
| points1 = Bryce Pressley 16
| rebounds1 = D'Marques Tyson 6
| assist1 = Bryce Pressley, Jazz Johnson 3
| otherstat1 =
| points2 = Eric McClellan 26
| rebounds2 = Kyle Dranginis, Kyle Wiltjer 8
| assist2 = Kyle Dranginis 5
| otherstat2 =
| place = Orleans Arena
Paradise, NV
| attendance =7,209
| referee = Klaus Endnssat, Coban Lopez, Dennis Flannery
| TV = ESPN2
}}
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=Semifinals=
==#1 Saint Mary's vs. #4 Pepperdine==
Broadcasters: Brent Musburger and Dick Vitale
Series history: Pepperdine leads series 71–64
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| date = Mar 5
| time = 6 p.m. PST
| report = [http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/archived.php?id=120947 Recap]
| team1 = #4 Pepperdine Waves
| score1 =
| team2 = #1 Saint Mary's Gaels
| score2 = 81
| H1 = 24–44
| H2 = 42–37
| points1 = Lamond Murray, Jr. 20
| rebounds1 = Stacy Davis 7
| assist1 = Amadi Udenyi 4
| otherstat1 =
| points2 = Joe Rahon 18
| rebounds2 = Dane Pineau 9
| assist2 = Emmett Naar 9
| otherstat2 =
| place = Orleans Arena
Paradise, NV
| attendance = 8,362
| referee = Tony Padilla, Mike Reed, David Hall
| TV = ESPN
}}
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==#2 Gonzaga vs. #3 BYU==
Broadcasters: Brent Musburger and Fran Fraschilla
Series history: Gonzaga leads series 9–6
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| date = Mar 7
| time = 8:30 p.m. PST
| report = [http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/archived.php?id=120948 Recap]
| team1 = #3 BYU Cougars
| score1 = 84
| team2 = #2 Gonzaga Bulldogs
| score2 = 88
| H1 = 47–47
| H2 = 37–41
| points1 = Nick Emery 27
| rebounds1 = Kyle Collinsworth 11
| assist1 = Kyle Collinsworth 6
| otherstat1 =
| points2 = Kyle Wiltjer 29
| rebounds2 = Domantas Sabonis 14
| assist2 = Josh Perkins 5
| otherstat2 =
| place = Orleans Arena
Paradise, NV
| attendance = 8,362
| referee = Randy McCall, Verne Harris, Dick Cartmell
| TV = ESPN2
}}
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=Championship: #1 Saint Mary's vs. #2 Gonzaga=
Broadcasters: Brent Musburger, Dick Vitale and Fran Fraschilla (ESPN)
Kevin Calabro and P. J. Carlesimo (Westwood One)
Series history:
{{basketballbox
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| date = Mar 8
| time = 6 p.m. PST
| report = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400870572 Recap]
| team1 = #2 Gonzaga Bulldogs
| score1 = 85
| team2 = #1 Saint Mary's Gaels
| score2 = 75
| H1 = 43–35
| H2 = 42–40
| points1 = Eric McClellan 20
| rebounds1 = Domantas Sabonis 8
| assist1 = Josh Perkins 5
| otherstat1 =
| points2 = Emmett Naar 25
| rebounds2 = Dane Pineau 10
| assist2 = Emmett Naar 6
| otherstat2 =
| place = Orleans Arena
Paradise, NV
| attendance = 7,418
| referee = Randy McCall, David Hall, Verne Harris
| TV = ESPN
}}
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See also
References
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