2002 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 2002 West Coast Conference I Men's 8 Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California Gonzaga 5th Mark Few 3rd Dan Dickau Gonzaga ESPN2, ESPN The 2002 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 2–4, 2002. All rounds were held in San Diego, California at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. The semifinals were televised by ESPN2. The West Coast Conference Championship Game was televised by ESPN. The Gonzaga Bulldogs earned their fourth straight WCC Tournament title and an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA tournament.The Gonzaga Bulldogs earned their fourth straight automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by defeating the Pepperdine Waves, 96-90, in the 2002 West Coast Conference championship game https://wccsports.com/news/2002/3/5/March_4_The_Gonzaga_Bulldogs_earned_their_fourth_straight_automatic_bid_to_the_NCAA_Tournament_by_defeating_the_Pepperdine_Waves_96_90_in_the_2002_West_Coast_Conference_championship_game.aspx?path=mbball West Coast Conference March 5, 2002 June 9, 2019 Dan Dickau of Gonzaga was named Tournament MVP for the second straight year. 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 Pepperdine 77 8 Portland 64 4 San Francisco 67 5 San Diego 69 3 Santa Clara 67 6 Saint Mary's 72 2 #7 Gonzaga 82 7 Loyola Marymount 64 1 Pepperdine 68 6 Saint Mary's 47 2 #7 Gonzaga 87 5 San Diego 79 1 Pepperdine 90 2 #7 Gonzaga 96 See also West Coast Conference References Tournament Category:West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament