2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball season

August 2023 2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball season #9B1743 #FFFFFF NCAA Division I Men's basketball 120px 10 National: ESPN, BYUtv, WCC TV Regular season Gonzaga BYU Kevin Pangos, Gonzaga West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year Tyler Haws, BYU Tournament 2015 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Gonzaga BYU Kyle Wiltjer, Gonzaga West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament#List of finals Basketball 2013–14 West Coast Conference men's basketball season 13–14 2015–16 West Coast Conference men's basketball season 15–16 The 2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball season will begin with practices in October 2014 and end with the 2015 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament at the Orleans Arena March 6–10, 2015 in Paradise, Nevada. The regular season will begin in November, with the conference schedule starting at the end of December. This will be the 30th season for WCC men's basketball, which began in the 1985–86 season when the league was known as the West Coast Athletic Conference (WCAC). It will also be the 26th season under the West Coast Conference name (the conference began as the California Basketball Association in 1952, became the WCAC in 1956, and dropped the word "Athletic" in 1989). Pre-season Pre-season media day will take place in September or October at the Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes Studios. Video interviews will be hosted on the WCC's streaming video outlet, TheW.tv, beginning at 11:30 AM PDT. Jeff Lampe of WCC Live interviewed each coach and got a preview of their respective season. The regional television schedule announcement, the Pre-season Conference team, and the pre-season coaches rankings were some of the additional events that took place. 2014–15 West Coast Men's Basketball Media Poll The Pre-season poll will be announced at the conferences media day in September or October 2014. Rank, School (first-place votes), Points 1. Gonzaga (9), 81 2. BYU (1), 69 3. St. Mary's, 62 4. San Francisco, 59 5. San Diego, 47 6. Portland, 45 7. Pepperdine, 29 7. Santa Clara, 29 9. Loyola Marymount, 19 10. Pacific, 10 2014–15 West Coast Men's Preseason All-West Conference Team Player, School, Yr., Pos. Jared Brownridge, Santa Clara, So., G Kyle Collinsworth, BYU, Jr., G Stacy Davis, Pepperdine, Jr., F Johnny Dee, San Diego, Sr., G Tyler Haws, BYU, Sr., G Przemek Karnowski, Gonzaga, Jr., C Kevin Pangos, Gonzaga, Sr., G Kruize Pinkins, San Francisco, Sr., F Thomas van der Mars, Portland, Sr., C Brad Waldow, Saint Mary's, Sr., C Rankings The AP Poll does not do a post-season rankings. As a result, their last rankings are Week 19. The Coaches Poll does a post-season poll and the end of the NCAA Tournament. 2014–15 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 PostBYU AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV C RV RV RV RV Gonzaga AP 13 13 10 9 9 8 8 7 6 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 7 7 7 C 13 11 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 Loyola Marymount AP C Pacific AP C Pepperdine AP C Portland AP C Saint Mary's AP RV RV RV C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV San Diego AP C San Francisco AP C Santa Clara AP C Non-Conference games Gonzaga defeated #22 SMU 72—56. 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 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 vs. Gonzaga 1–1 – 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 vs. Loyola Marymount 2–0 2–0 – 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 vs. Pacific 2–0 2–0 1–1 - 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 vs. Pepperdine 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 - 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1vs. Portland 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 - 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 vs. Saint Mary's 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 - 0–2 0–2 1–1 vs. San Diego 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 - 0–2 1–1 vs. San Francisco 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 - 1–1 vs. Santa Clara 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 - Total 13–5 17–1 4–14 4–14 10–8 7–11 13–5 8–10 7–11 7-11 Conference tournament 2015 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament March 5–10, 2015– West Coast Conference Basketball Tournament, Orleans Arena, Paradise, Nevada. First roundFriday, March 6BYUtv QuarterfinalsSaturday, March 7WCC TV & BYUtv (afternoon) ESPN2 (evening) SemifinalsMonday, March 9ESPN (early)ESPN2 (late) Championship GameTuesday, March 10ESPN (tv)Westwood One (radio) 8 San Francisco 62 9 Pacific 58 7 Santa Clara 85 10 Loyola Marymount 54 1 Gonzaga 81 8 San Francisco 72 4 Pepperdine 50 5 San Diego 47 2 Brigham Young 78 7 Santa Clara 76 3 Saint Mary's 52 6 Portland 69 1 Gonzaga 79 4 Pepperdine 61 2 BYU 84 6 Portland 70 1 Gonzaga 91 2 BYU 75 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 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament NIT 2015 National Invitation Tournament Seed Bracket School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals CBI 2015 College Basketball Invitational School First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Game 1 Finals Game 2 Finals Game 3 CiT 2015 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament Awards and honors WCC Player-of-the-Week The WCC player of the week awards are given each Monday once the season begins. 35em Nov. 17- Brandon Clark, G, Santa Clara Dec. 1- Kevin Pangos, G, Gonzaga Dec. 15- Kyle Wiltjer, F, Gonzaga Dec. 30- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU Jan. 12- Stacy Davis, F, Pepperdine Jan. 26- Brandon Clark, G, Santa Clara Feb. 9- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU Feb. 23- Kyle Wiltjer, F, Gonzaga Nov. 24- Brad Waldow, F, Saint Mary's Dec. 8- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU Dec. 22- Dulani Robinson, G, Pacific Jan. 5- Przemek Karnowski, C, Gonzaga Jan. 19- Brad Waldow, F, Saint Mary's Feb. 2- Domantas Sabonis, F, Gonzaga Feb. 16- Kyle Wiltjer, F, Gonzaga Mar. 2- Kyle Collinsworth, 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 College Madness WCC player of the Week Awards will be given every Sunday once the season begins. 35em Nov. 16- Brandon Clark, G, Santa Clara Nov. 30- Kyle Wiltjer, F, Gonzaga Dec. 14- Aaron Bright, G, Saint Mary's Dec. 28- Brad Waldow, F, Saint Mary's Jan. 11- Stacy Davis, F, Pepperdine Jan. 25- Brandon Clark, G, Santa Clara Feb. 8- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU Feb. 22- Kyle Wiltjer, F, Gonzaga Nov. 23- Brad Waldow, F, Saint Mary's Dec. 7- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU Dec. 21- T.J. Wallace, G, Pacific Jan. 4- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU Jan. 18- Brad Waldow, F, Saint Mary's Feb. 1- Johnny Dee, G, San Diego Feb. 15- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU Mar. 1- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU National Player of the Week Awards To Be Determined after the season begins. All-Americans First-Team All-Conference The voting body for all conference awards is league coaches and will take place at the end of the season. Player School Year Position Jared Brownridge Santa Clara 2 Sophomore G Kerry Carter 1 Saint Mary's 4 Senior G Kyle Collinsworth BYU 3 Junior G Stacy Davis 1 Pepperdine 3 Junior F Johnny Dee Johnny Dee (basketball) San Diego 4 Senior G Tyler Haws BYU 4 Senior G Przemek Karnowski Gonzaga 3 Junior C Kevin Pangos Gonzaga 4 Senior G Brad Waldow Saint Mary's 4 Senior C Kyle Wiltjer Gonzaga 3 Junior F Second-Team All-Conference Player School Year Position Gary Bell 1 Gonzaga 4 Senior G Domantas Sabonis Gonzaga 1 Freshman F Mark Tollefsen 1 San Francisco 3 Junior F Byron Wesley Gonzaga 4 Senior G Alec Wintering 1 Portland 2 Sophomore G Honorable Mention NameSchoolChristopher AndersonSan DiegoKevin BaileyPortlandAaron BrightSaint Mary'sBrandon ClarkSanta ClaraJett RainesPepperdineThomas van der MarsPortlandT.J. WallacePacificAnson WinderBYU All-Freshman Player School Position Matt Hubbard 1 Santa Clara F Emmett Naar 1 Saint Mary's G Shawn Olden 1 Pepperdine G Domantas Sabonis Gonzaga F Devin Watson 1 San Francisco G a See also 2014-15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament 2014–15 West Coast Conference women's basketball season West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament 2015 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament References