1996 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 1996 West Coast Conference I Men's 8 Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California Portland 1st Rob Chavez 1st Kweemada King Portland The 1996 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place on March 2–4, 1996. All rounds were held in Santa Clara, California, at the Toso Pavilion. The Portland Pilots won the WCC Tournament title1995–96 West Coast Conference Season Summary https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/wcc/1996.html Sports Reference April 7, 2022 and an automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament. Kweemada King of Portland was named Tournament MVP.2021–22 Men's Basketball Almanac https://wccsports.com/documents/2021/10/26//22MBB_Almanac_10_25.pdf WCCSports.com 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 Quarter finals Saturday, March 2 Semi-finals Sunday, March 3 Finals Monday, March 4 1 Santa Clara 60 8 1995 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine 63 4 1995 San Francisco Dons San Francisco 72 5 Portland 78 3 1995 Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount 51 6 1995 San Diego Toreros San Diego 75 2 Gonzaga 64 7 1997 Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's 54 2 Gonzaga 76 8 Pepperdine 48 5 Portland 65 6 San Diego 52 2 Gonzaga 68 5 Portland 76 References Category:1995–96 West Coast Conference men's basketball season Category:West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in California Category:Sports competitions in Santa Clara, California