1998 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 1998 West Coast Conference I Men's 8 Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California San Francisco 1st Phil Mathews 1st Hakeem Ward San Francisco 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 title1997–98 West Coast Conference Season Summary https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/wcc/1998.html Sports Reference April 7, 2022 and an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament. Hakeem Ward of San Francisco 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, February 28 Semi-finals Sunday, March 1 Finals Monday, March 2 1 Gonzaga 79* 8 1997 Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount 78 4 1997 Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's 66 5 San Francisco 83 3 1997 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara 74 6 1997 Portland Pilots Portland 53 2 1997 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine 54 7 1997 San Diego Toreros San Diego 56 1 Gonzaga 74 7 San Diego 59 3 Santa Clara 83 5 San Francisco 85 1 Gonzaga 67 5 San Francisco 80 * – denotes overtime period References Category:1997–98 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 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in California Category:Sports competitions in Santa Clara, California