2013–14 West Coast Conference men's basketball season

August 2023 2013–14 West Coast Conference men's basketball season #9B1743 #FFFFFF NCAA Division I Basketball 120px 10 National: ESPN2, ESPNU, BYUtv, TheW.tv Regional: FSSD, CSNNW, CSNBA, CSNCA, ROOT NW, ROOT RM, TWCSN Regular season Gonzaga BYU Tyler Haws, BYU West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year Tyler Haws, BYU Tournament 2014 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Gonzaga BYU Sam Dower, Jr., Gonzaga West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament#List of finals Basketball 2012–13 West Coast Conference men's basketball season 12–13 2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball season 14–15 The 2013–14 West Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2013 and ended with the 2014 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament at the Orleans Arena March 6–11, 2014 in Las Vegas. The regular season began in November, with the conference schedule starting at the end of December. This was the 63rd season for the conference, and the 25th under its current name as "West Coast Conference". The conference began as the California Basketball Association in 1952, became the West Coast Athletic Conference in 1956, and dropped the word "Athletic" in 1989. The conference went through significant changes this season, adding a new member for the second time in three seasons and bringing the WCC to 10 members. Original conference founder, and a fellow faith-based, private school Pacific, rejoined the conferencehttp://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=sportsxchange-000624013_pacific-set-to-move-to-wcc-in-201314 Pacific set to move to WCC in 2013-14 Rivals.Yahoo.com 2012-03-28 from the Big West. Pre-season Pre-season media day took place on Thursday, October 24 at the Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes Studios. Video interviews were hosted on the WCC's streaming video outler, TheW.tv, beginning at 11:30 AM PDT. Jeff Lampe of WCC Live also interviewed each coach and get a preview of their respective season. The regional television schedule announcement, the Preseason All-Conference team, and the pre-season coaches' rankings were some of the additional events that took place. 2013–14 West Coast Men's Basketball Media Poll Rank, School (first-place votes), Points 1. Gonzaga (8), 80 2. BYU (1), 72 3. St. Mary's (1), 66 4. San Francisco, 51 5. San Diego, 50 6. Loyola Marymount, 44 7. Pacific, 28 8. Santa Clara, 25 9. Portland, 24 10. Pepperdine, 10 2013–14 WCC Men's Preseason All-Conference Team Player, School, Yr., Pos. Gary Bell, Gonzaga, Jr., G Stacy Davis, Pepperdine, So., F Johnny Dee, San Diego, Jr., G Cole Dickerson, San Francisco, Sr., F Cody Doolin, San Francisco, Sr., G Tyler Haws, BYU, Jr., G Stephen Holt, Saint Mary's, Sr., G Anthony Ireland, Loyola Marymount, Sr., G Kevin Pangos, Gonzaga, Jr., G Brad Waldow, Saint Mary's, Jr., F Rankings 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Legend     Improvement in ranking   Drop in ranking RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll   Pre/Wk 1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 Wk16 Wk17 Wk18 Wk19 FinalBYU AP RV RV C RV RV Gonzaga AP 15 15 13 11 19 20 21 24 24 22 RV RV RV 23 RV 25 RV C 14 15 12 10 15 16 15 21 21 18 24 21 24 20 24 22 RV Loyola Marymount AP C Pacific AP C Pepperdine AP C Portland AP C Saint Mary's AP RV RV RV RV C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV San Diego AP C San Francisco AP C Santa Clara AP C Non-Conference games BYU defeated Texas in the semifinals of the CBE Classic. In the month of January, Texas would go on to defeat 4 consecutive top-25 opponents, giving BYU a win over a Top 25 RPI school. BYU defeated Stanford as part of the ESPN College Tip-Off. Stanford would finish the year as a Top 50 RPI school, giving BYU a 2nd win over a power conference Top 50 RPI school. Conference games Composite Matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.   BYUGonzagaLMUPacificPepperdinePortlandSaint Mary'sSan DiegoSan FranciscoSanta Claravs. Brigham Young - 1-1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0-2 0-2 vs. Gonzaga 1–1 - 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0-2 vs. Loyola Marymount 1–1 2–0 - 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1-1 vs. Pacific 1–1 2–0 1–1 - 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1-1 vs. Pepperdine 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 - 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 1-1 vs. Portland 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 - 2–0 2–0 2–0 1-1 vs. Saint Mary's 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 - 1–1 1–1 1-1 vs. San Diego 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 - 2–0 1-1 vs. San Francisco 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 - 0-2 vs. Santa Clara 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2-0 - Total 13–5 15–3 4–14 6–12 8–10 7–11 11–7 7–11 13–5 6-12 Conference tournament 2014 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament March 6–11, 2014– West Coast Conference Basketball Tournament, Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, NV. First round Thursday, March 6 Quarterfinals Saturday, March 8 Semifinals Monday, March 10 Championship Tuesday, March 11 8 Pacific 64 9 Santa Clara 81 7 Portland 64 10 Loyola Marymount 67 1 Gonzaga 77 9 Santa Clara 75 4 Saint Mary's 80 5 Pepperdine 69 3 San Francisco 69 6 San Diego 60 2 BYU 85 10 Loyola Marymount 74 1 Gonzaga 70 4 Saint Mary's 54 2 BYU 79OT 3 San Francisco 77 1 Gonzaga 75 2 BYU 64 Head coaches Dave Rose, BYU Mark Few, Gonzaga Max Good, Loyola Marymount Ron Verlin, Pacific Marty Wilson, Pepperdine Eric Reveno, Portland Randy Bennett, Saint Mary's Bill Grier, San Diego Rex Walters, San Francisco Kerry Keating, Santa Clara Postseason NCAA tournament 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Seed Bracket School First round Second round Third round Sweet 16 Elite 8 Final Four Championship NIT 2014 National Invitation Tournament Seed Bracket School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals CBI 2014 College Basketball Invitational School First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Game 1 Finals Game 2 Finals Game 3 CiT 2014 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament Highlights and notes The Highlights and notes will be posted as the season progresses. Awards and honors Scholar-Athlete of the Year WCC Player-of-the-Week 35em Nov. 11- Tony Gill, F, Pacific Nov. 25 – Kevin Pangos, G, Gonzaga Dec. 9 – Thomas van der Mars, C, Portland Dec. 23 – Bryce Pressley, G, Portland Jan. 6 – Skyler Halford, G, BYU Jan. 20 – Sam Dower, Jr., C, Gonzaga Feb. 3 – Tyler Haws, G, BYU Feb. 17 – Kruize Pinkins, F, San Francisco Mar. 3 – Nov. 18 – Stacy Davis, F, Pepperdine Dec. 2 – Kevin Pangos, G, Gonzaga Dec. 16 – Stephen Holt, G, Saint Mary's Dec. 30 – Malcolm Brooks, G, Pepperdine Jan. 13 – Tyler Haws, G, BYU Jan. 27 – Johnny Dee, G, San Diego Feb. 10 – Stephen Holt, G, Saint Mary's Feb. 24 - Matt Carlino, G, BYU College Madness West Coast Player of the Week http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens-basketball/weekly-awards Men's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2013-11-10 35em Nov. 10 - Tony Gill, F, Pacifichttp://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/7768 Men's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2013-11-10 Nov. 24 – Kevin Pangos, G, Gonzagahttp://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/8000 Men's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2013-11-24 Dec. 8 – T. 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Wallace, G, Pacifichttp://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/8133 Men's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2013-12-08 Dec. 22 – Bryce Pressley, G, Portlandhttp://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/8180 Men's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2013-12-22 Jan. 5 – Brendan Lane, F, Pepperdinehttp://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/8218 Men's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2014-01-05 Jan. 19 – Sam Dower, Jr., C, Gonzagahttp://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/8272 Men's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2014-01-19 Feb. 2 – Tyler Haws, G, BYU (also High-Major Madness Player of the Week)http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/8354 Men's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2014-02-02 Feb. 16 – Kruize Pinkins, F, San Franciscohttp://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/8433 Men's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2014-02-16 Mar. 2 – Nov. 17 – Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYUhttp://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/7891 Men's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2013-11-17 Dec. 1 – Kevin Bailey, G, Portlandhttp://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/8036 Men's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2013-12-01 Dec. 15 – Stephen Holt, G, Saint Mary'shttp://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/8166 Men's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2013-12-15 Dec. 29 – Evan Payne, G, Loyola Marymounthttp://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/8197 Men's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2013-12-29 Jan. 12 – Bryce Pressley, G, Portlandhttp://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/8243 Men's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2014-01-12 Jan. 26 – Tyler Haws, G, BYUhttp://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/8303 Men's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2014-01-26 Feb. 9 – Beau Levesque, F, Saint Mary'shttp://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/8409 Men's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2014-02-09 Feb. 23 - Matt Carlino, G, BYUhttp://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/8466 Men's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2014-02-23 All-Americans All West Coast Conference teams The voting body for all conference awards consisted of league coaches. Player of the Year: Tyler Haws, BYU Defensive Player of the Year: Brendan Lane, Pepperdine Newcomer of the Year: Jared Brownridge, Santa Clara Coach of the Year: Rex Walters, San Francisco All-Conference Player School Year Position Kyle Collinsworth BYU 2 Sophomore G Stacy Davis 1 Pepperdine 2 Sophomore F Johnny Dee Johnny Dee (basketball) San Diego 3 Junior G Cole Dickerson San Francisco 4 Senior F Sam Dower Gonzaga 4 Senior F Tyler Haws BYU 3 Junior G Stephen Holt basketball Saint May's 4 Senior G Anthony Ireland basketball Loyola Marymount 4 Senior G Kevin Pangos Gonzaga 3 Junior G Brad Waldow Saint Mary's 3 Junior C Honorable Mention NameSchool All-Freshman Player School Position All-Academic Player School Year GPA Major a See also 2013-14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament 2013–14 West Coast Conference women's basketball season West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament 2014 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament References 2