1990 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 1990 West Coast Conference I Men's 200px 8 Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California Loyola Marymount (awarded title) 3rd Paul Westhead 3rd The 1990 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 3 and 4 at the Gersten Pavilion at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.1988-89 West Coast Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/wcc/1989.html March 8, 2018 March 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307231243/http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/wcc/1989.html dead This was the fourth edition of the tournament. During the first semi-final game on Sunday between top-seeded Loyola Marymount and #4 seed 1988 men Portland Pilots Portland, LMU forward Hank Gathers collapsed with 13:34 left in the first half. He had just scored a dunk on an alley-oop pass from point guard Terrell Lowery that put the Lions up 25–13. He fell a short distance from Pilots point guard Erik Spoelstra, attempted to get up, but shortly after stopped breathing. Transferred to nearby Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital, Gathers was pronounced dead less than two hours later; he was 23 years old.https://www.si.com/vault/1990/03/12/121624/death-on-the-court-loyola-marymounts-hank-gathers-was-at-the-top-one-minute-the-next-he-collapsed-and-lay-dying-as-his-mother-stood-mournfully-by-him Sports Illustrated Smith Shelley Shelley Smith (sports reporter) Death on the court March 12, 1990 14 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=x2BWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cvADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6454%2C3469556 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington (Los Angeles Times) Jones Gary Loyola's Gathers dies March 5, 1990 C1 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s0RWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nuoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6200%2C1300740 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Marymount's Gathers dies; Games halted March 5, 1990 1D The game and the rest of the tournament were canceled, with regular season champion LMU awarded the WCC's berth in the 64-team NCAA tournament. Seeded eleventh in the West regional, the Lions won three games and advanced to the Elite Eight;https://www.si.com/vault/1990/03/26/121686/a-team-on-a-mission Sports Illustrated Smith Shelley Shelley Smith (sports reporter) A team on a mission March 26, 1990 24 they lost to top seed UNLV,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yERWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nuoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6262%2C6788656 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon (Los Angeles Times) Jones Gary 'Great game' ends Lions' bid March 26, 1990 1Bhttps://www.si.com/vault/1990/04/02/121763/ncaas-west-the-rebels-outran-em Sports Illustrated Kirkpatrick Curry NCAA's West: The Rebels outran them April 2, 1990 26 the eventual national champion. Bracket QuarterfinalsSaturday, March 3 SemifinalsSunday, March 4 Championship Monday, March 5 1 #22 Loyola Marymount 121 8 Gonzaga 84 5 1989 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara 62 4 1988 men Portland Pilots Portland 65 3 1989 men San Diego Toreros San Diego 80 6 1989 men San Francisco Dons San Francisco 74 7 1989 men Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's 83 2 1989 men Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine 94 1 #22 Loyola Marymount (cancelled) 4 Portland 3 San Diego (cancelled) 2 Pepperdine (cancelled) References 2 Category:West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament Category:Cancelled basketball competitions