1989 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 1989 West Coast Athletic Conference I Men's 200px 8 War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA Loyola Marymount 2nd Paul Westhead 2nd Hank Gathers Loyola Marymount The 1989 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–6 at War Memorial Gymnasium on the campus of the University of San Francisco in San Francisco, California.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rFxWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CfADAAAAIBAJ&pg=7099%2C1903821 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Blanchette John WCAC rivals shooting for St. Mary's March 4, 1989 B31988-89 West Coast Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/wcc/1989.html February 20, 2018 March 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307231243/http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/wcc/1989.html dead This was the third edition of the tournament and the last as the WCAC; the conference name was shortened to "West Coast Conference" (WCC) that summer.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CFlYAAAAIBAJ&pg=4542%2C1735408 Spokane Chronicle Washington (staff reports) WCAC shortens its name to West Coast Conference July 14, 1989 B5 The fourth-seed and host Dons lost in the quarterfinals and the top two seeds were defeated in the semifinals.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rlxWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CfADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2160%2C3838728 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Blanchette John St. Mary's upset by Santa Clara; Loyola advances March 6, 1989 C1 Third-seeded Loyola Marymount defeated #5 seed 1988 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara 75–70 (in overtime) in the title game to repeat as WCAC tournament champions.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yudVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=seEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6804%2C1673348 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire services Lions escape OT scare March 7, 1989 4Chttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=r1xWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CfADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5266%2C4088940 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Blanchette John Loyola tops SCU, earns NCAA spot March 7, 1989 C1 The Lions earned the automatic bid to the 64-team NCAA tournament and were seeded twelfth in the Midwest regional. Regular-season champion Saint Mary's received an at-large bid and were the eighth seed in the West regional; both WCAC teams lost in the first round. Bracket * – Denotes overtime period QuarterfinalsSaturday, March 4 SemifinalsSunday, March 5 ChampionshipMonday, March 6 1 Saint Mary's 86 8 1988 men Portland Pilots Portland 48 5 1988 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara 69 4 1988 men San Francisco Dons San Francisco 64 3 Loyola Marymount 101 6 Gonzaga 98 7 1988 men San Diego Toreros San Diego 69 2 1988 men Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine 72 1 Saint Mary's 61 5 Santa Clara 63 3 Loyola Marymount 112 2 Pepperdine 98 5 Santa Clara 70 3 Loyola Marymount 75* 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:Basketball competitions in San Francisco Category:College basketball tournaments in California