2014 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
2014 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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2014 WCC Tournament from Las Vegas | |
Classification | Division I |
Season | 2013–14 |
Teams | 10 |
Site | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
Finals site | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
Champions | Gonzaga (13th title) |
Winning coach | Mark Few (11th title) |
MVP | Sam Dower[1] (Gonzaga) |
Television | ESPN/ESPN2/BYUtv |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gonzaga † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 29 | – | 7 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 18 | – | 17 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Marymount | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner |
The 2014 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 6–11, 2014 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada. This was the sixth consecutive year the WCC Tournament took place in Vegas after the WCC and the Orleans reached a 3-year extension to keep the tournament in Vegas through 2016.[2]
Format
With the addition of the University of the Pacific, the WCC went to a more traditional tournament format. Under the new format, the top 6 seeds earned a bye out of the first round while the 7 seed plays the 10 seed and the 8 seed plays the 9 seed. The first round, which began on a Thursday, aired on BYUtv.
The 8 teams that advanced to the second round had a bye on Friday while the women's second round was completed. The men's second round became the quarterfinal round. It took place on Saturday and had the 1 seed playing the winner of the 8/9 game and the 2 seed playing the winner of the 7/10 game. The quarterfinals also featured the 3 seed playing the 6 seed, and the 4 seed playing the 5 seed. The two evening quarterfinal games aired on ESPN2 while the afternoon games aired on BYUtv.
Continuing a normal procedure for WCC men's and women's tournaments, no games were played on Sunday. All conference members were founded as faith-based schools, and all but Pacific are financially supported by churches. Most significantly, BYU has a strict policy against Sunday play. Instead, the four remaining teams had an off day and prepared for the semifinals on Monday.
The semifinals took place on Monday with the winner of 1/8/9 playing the winner of 4/5 and the winner of 2/7/10 playing the winner of 3/6. One of the semifinals aired on ESPN2, and the other aired on ESPN.
The championship took place on Tuesday and featured the semifinal winners. As in recent years, the championship game was broadcast on ESPN and nationally on the radio by Westwood One.[3]
Seeds
WCC Tiebreaker procedures are as follows:
- Head-to-head
- Better record against a higher seed
- Higher RPI
Seed | School | Conference | Overall* | Tiebreaker |
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1 | Gonzaga | 15–3 | 25–6 | |
2 | BYU | 13–5 | 21–10 | 2–0 vs. USF |
3 | San Francisco | 13–5 | 20–10 | 0–2 vs. BYU |
4 | Saint Mary's | 11–7 | 21–10 | |
5 | Pepperdine | 8–10 | 15–15 | |
6 | San Diego | 7–11 | 16–15 | 2–0 vs. Portland |
7 | Portland | 7–11 | 15–15 | 0–2 vs. San Diego |
8 | Pacific | 6–12 | 15–14 | 1–1 vs. BYU |
9 | Santa Clara | 6–12 | 13–18 | 0–2 vs. BYU |
10 | Loyola Marymount | 4–14 | 12–18 |
* Overall record at end of regular season
Schedule
Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# |
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First round – Thursday, March 6 | |||
1 | 1 | 6:00 pm | #7 Portland vs. #10 Loyola Marymount |
2 | 8:00 pm | #8 Pacific vs. #9 Santa Clara | |
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 8 | |||
2 | 3 | 12:00 pm | #3 San Francisco vs. #6 San Diego |
4 | 2:00 pm | #2 BYU vs. #10 Loyola Marymount | |
3 | 5 | 6:00 pm | #1 Gonzaga vs. #9 Santa Clara |
6 | 8:00 pm | #4 Saint Mary's vs. #5 Pepperdine | |
Semifinals – Monday, March 10 | |||
4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | #1 Gonzaga vs. #4 Saint Mary's |
8 | 8:00 pm | #2 BYU vs. #3 San Francisco | |
Championship – Tuesday, March 11 | |||
5 | 9 | 6:00 pm | #1 Gonzaga vs. #2 BYU |
*Game times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. |
Bracket
First round Thursday, March 6 BYUtv | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 8 BYUtv (afternoon) ESPN2 (evening) | Semifinals Monday, March 10 ESPN (early) ESPN2 (late) | Championship Tuesday, March 11 ESPN | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Gonzaga | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Santa Clara | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Pacific | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Santa Clara | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Gonzaga | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Saint Mary's | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Saint Mary's | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Pepperdine | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Gonzaga | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | BYU | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | BYU | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Loyola Marymount | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Portland | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Loyola Marymount | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | BYU | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | San Francisco | 77OT | |||||||||||||||||
3 | San Francisco | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | San Diego | 60 |
Game summaries
Portland vs. Loyola Marymount
Series History: Loyola Marymount leads 47-44
Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler
BYUtv |
Mar 6 6:00 pm PST |
Recap |
Loyola Marymount Lions 67, Portland Pilots 64 | ||
Scoring by half: 31-30, 36-34 | ||
Pts: Evan Payne 19 Rebs: Nick Stover & Gabe Levin 7 Asts: Anthony Ireland 6 | Pts: Bobby Sharp & Thomas Van Der Mars 18 Rebs: Ryan Nicholas 11 Asts: David Carr 4 |
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,688[4] Referees: Mike Greenstein, Kevin Brill, Ken Ditty |
Pacific vs. Santa Clara
Series History: Santa Clara leads 90-42
Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler
BYUtv |
Mar 6 8:00 pm PST |
Recap |
Santa Clara Broncos 81, Pacific Tigers 64 | ||
Scoring by half: 34-29, 47-35 | ||
Pts: Jared Brownridge 20 Rebs: Jerry Brown 8 Asts: Brandon Clark 3 | Pts: Sama Taku 16 Rebs: T. J. Wallace 7 Asts: Andrew Bock & David Taylor 2 |
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,688[5] Referees: Tommy Nunez, Greg Nixon, Deldre Carr |
San Francisco vs. San Diego
Series History: San Francisco leads 39-34
Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler
BYUtv |
Mar 8 12:00 pm PST |
Recap |
San Diego Toreros 60, San Francisco Dons 69 | ||
Scoring by half: 23-33, 37-36 | ||
Pts: Dennis Kramer 19 Rebs: Christopher Anderson 9 Asts: Christopher Anderson 6 | Pts: Avry Holmes 19 Rebs: Cole Dickerson 8 Asts: Matt Glover & Cole Dickerson 3 |
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,688[6] Referees: Tom Spitznagel, Dennis Flannery, Ron Brokenbrough |
BYU vs. Loyola Marymount
Series History: BYU leads 5-4
Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler
BYUtv |
Mar 8 2:00 pm PST |
Recap |
Loyola Marymount Lions 74, BYU Cougars 85 | ||
Scoring by half: 36-43, 38-42 | ||
Pts: Anthony Ireland 19 Rebs: Gabe Levin 10 Asts: Anthony Ireland 4 | Pts: Kyle Collinsworth 23 Rebs: Kyle Collinsworth 16 Asts: Anson Winder 3 |
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,688[7] Referees: Frank Harvey, Bruce Hicks, Horace Shields |
Gonzaga vs. Santa Clara
Series History: Gonzaga leads 50-32
Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham
Mar 8 6:00 pm PST |
Recap |
Santa Clara Broncos 75, Gonzaga Bulldogs 77 | ||
Scoring by half: 37-31, 38-46 | ||
Pts: Jared Brownridge 24 Rebs: Jerry Brown 7 Asts: Brandon Clark, Jared Brownridge, & Nate Kratch 3 | Pts: Sam Dower 23 Rebs: Przemek Karnowski 12 Asts: David Stockton 4 |
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: N/A[8] Referees: Daryl Gelinas, Marc Beasley, Rob Rorke |
Saint Mary's vs. Pepperdine
Series History: Pepperdine leads 68-62
Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham
ESPN2 |
Mar 8 8:00 pm PST |
Recap |
Pepperdine Waves 69, Saint Mary's Gaels 80 | ||
Scoring by half: 28-41, 41-39 | ||
Pts: Amadi Udenyi 13 Rebs: Stacy Davis 5 Asts: Brendan Lane 4 | Pts: Brad Waldow 21 Rebs: Brad Waldow 8 Asts: Beau Levesque 4 |
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,898[9] Referees: Klaus Endrissat, James Giron, Mark Cook |
Gonzaga vs. Saint Mary's
Series History: Gonzaga leads 59-27
Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham
Mar 10 6:00 pm PST |
Saint Mary's Gaels 54, Gonzaga Bulldogs 70 | ||
Scoring by half: 20-31, 34-39 | ||
Pts: Brad Waldow 14 Rebs: Stephen Holt & Kerry Carter 6 Asts: James Walker III & Eividas Petrulis 2 | Pts: David Stockton 21 Rebs: Sam Dower. 9 Asts: David Stockton 4 |
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,168[10] Referees: Kevin Brill, Frank Harvey, Ken Ditty |
BYU vs. San Francisco
Series History: BYU leads 10-7
Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham
ESPN2 |
Mar 10 8:00 pm PST |
San Francisco Dons 77, BYU Cougars 79 (OT) | ||
Scoring by half: 37-35, 27-29 Overtime: 13-15 | ||
Pts: Cole Dickerson 20 Rebs: Cole Dickerson 10 Asts: Avry Holmes 7 | Pts: Tyler Haws 24 Rebs: Kyle Collinsworth 12 Asts: Eric Mika, Tyler Haws, & Kyle Collinsworth 2 |
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,168[11] Referees: Tommy Nunez, Greg Nixon, Deldre Carr |
WCC Championship: BYU vs. Gonzaga
Series History: Gonzaga leads 6-3
Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham
ESPN |
Mar 11 6:00 pm PST |
BYU Cougars 64, Gonzaga Bulldogs 75 | ||
Scoring by half: 27-44, 37-31 | ||
Pts: Tyler Haws 24 Rebs: Eric Mika 10 Asts: Matt Carlino 2 | Pts: Sam Dower 20 Rebs: Sam Dower 13 Asts: David Stockton 7 |
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,898[12] Referees: Mike Greenstein, Mike Reed, Michael Irving |
All-tournament team
Tournament MVP in bold.[1]
Name | School | Pos. | Year | Ht. | Hometown |
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Sam Dower | Gonzaga | C[13] | Senior | 6-9 | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Kyle Collinsworth | BYU | G[14] | Sophomore | 6-6 | Provo, Utah |
Cole Dickerson | San Francisco | F[15] | Senior | 6-7 | Federal Way, Washington |
Tyler Haws | BYU | G[14] | Junior | 6-5 | Alpine, Utah |
David Stockton | Gonzaga | G[13] | Senior | 5-11 | Spokane, Washington |
See also
- 2013-14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
- West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
- 2013–14 West Coast Conference men's basketball season
- 2014 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
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