2012–13 West Coast Conference men's basketball season explained

2012–13 West Coast Conference men's basketball season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
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No Of Teams:9
Tv:(national) ESPN2, ESPNU, BYUtv, (regional) FSSD, CSNNW, CSNBA, CSNCA, ROOT NW, ROOT RM, TWCSN
Season:Regular season
Season Champs:Gonzaga
Second Place:Saint Mary's
Mvp:Kelly Olynyk, Gonzaga
Mvp Link:West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:2013 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Finals Champ:Gonzaga
Finals Runner-Up:Saint Mary's
Finals Mvp:Elias Harris, Gonzaga
Finals Mvp Link:West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament#List of finals
Seasonslistnames:Basketball
Prevseason Link:2011–12 West Coast Conference men's basketball season
Prevseason Year:11–12
Nextseason Link:2013–14 West Coast Conference men's basketball season
Nextseason Year:13–14

The 2012–13 West Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2012 and ended with the 2013 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament at the Orleans Arena March 6–11, 2013 in Las Vegas. The regular season began in November, with the conference schedule starting at the end of December.

This was the 62nd season for the conference, and the 24th under its current name as "West Coast Conference". The conference began as the California Basketball Association in 1952, became the West Coast Athletic Conference in 1956, and dropped the word "Athletic" in 1989. After having no changes from 1980 until 2011, the conference will have its second change in three years in 2013. Original conference founder, and a fellow faith-based, private school Pacific will rejoin the conference.[1] Pacific will come from the Big West.

Pre-season

2012–13 West Coast Men's Basketball Media Poll

Rank, School (first-place votes), Points

1. Gonzaga (7), 63

2. BYU (1), 55

3. St. Mary's (1), 52

4. Loyola Marymount, 37

5. San Diego, 36

6. Santa Clara, 35

7. San Francisco, 19

8. Portland, 15

9. Pepperdine, 12

2012–13 West Coast Men's Preseason All-West Conference Team

Player, School, Yr., Pos.

Gary Bell, Jr., Gonzaga, So., G

Brandon Davies, BYU, Sr., F

Johnny Dee, San Diego, So, G

Matthew Dellavedova, Saint Mary's, Sr., G

Sam Dower, Gonzaga, R-Jr., C

Kevin Foster, Santa Clara, Sr., G

Elias Harris, Gonzaga, Sr., F

Stephen Holt, Saint Mary's, Jr., G

Anthony Ireland, Loyola Marymount, Jr., G

Kevin Pangos, Gonzaga, So., G

Rankings

See main article: 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

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GonzagaAP 21191712 101414131098107653211
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Non-Conference games

Conference games

Composite Matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.

  BYUGonzagaLMUPepperdinePortlandSaint Mary'sSan DiegoSan FranciscoSanta Clara
GON LMU PEPP PORT SMC USD USF USC -->vs. Brigham Young2-0 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0-2
vs. Gonzaga0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2
vs. Loyola Marymount2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1
vs. Pepperdine2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0
vs. Portland2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0
vs. Saint Mary's0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2
vs. San Diego1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0
vs. San Francisco1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0
vs. Santa Clara2–0 2–0 1–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 GON LMU PEPP PORT SMC USD USF USC -->
Total10–6 16–0 1–15 4–12 4–12 14–2 7–9 7–9 9–7

Conference tournament

See main article: 2013 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament.

Bracket

All times listed are Pacific

Head coaches

Dave Rose, BYU

Mark Few, Gonzaga

Max Good, Loyola Marymount

Marty Wilson, Pepperdine

Eric Reveno, Portland

Randy Bennett, Saint Mary's

Bill Grier, San Diego

Rex Walters, San Francisco

Kerry Keating, Santa Clara

Post season

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

SeedBracketSchoolFirst roundSecond roundThird roundSweet 16Elite 8Final FourChampionship
1WestGonzaga
  1. 16 Southern University - Mar. 21, Salt Lake City - W, 64–58
  1. 9 Wichita State - Mar. 23, Salt Lake City - L, 70–76
11MidwestSaint Mary's
  1. 11 Middle Tennessee - Mar. 19, Dayton - W, 67–54
  1. 6 Memphis - Mar. 21, Auburn Hills - L, 52–54
2 BidsW-L (%):1–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 TOTAL: 3–2

NIT

See main article: 2013 National Invitation Tournament.

SeedBracketSchoolFirst roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
3Southern MissBYU
  1. 6 Washington - Mar. 20, Provo - W, 90-79
  1. 7 Mercer - Mar. 22, Provo - W, 90–71
  1. 1 Southern Miss - Mar. 27, Hattiesburg - W, 79–62
  1. 2 Baylor - Apr. 2, New York - , 70–76
1 BidW-L (%):1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 TOTAL: 3–1

CBI

See main article: 2013 College Basketball Invitational.

SchoolFirst roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals Game 1Finals Game 2Finals Game 3
Santa ClaraVermont
Mar. 19, Santa Clara
W, 77-67
Purdue
Mar. 25, West Lafayette
W 86-83
Wright State
Mar. 27, Dayton
W, 81-69
George Mason
Apr. 1, Santa Clara
W, 81-73
George Mason
Apr. 3, Fairfax
L, 66-73
George Mason
APR. 5, Fairfax
W, 80-77
TOTAL W-L (%):
5–1
1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0

CiT

See main article: 2013 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.

Highlights and notes

Awards and honors

WCC Player-of-the-Week

College Madness West Coast Player of the Week

Player-of-the-Month

All West Coast Conference teams

Voting was by conference coaches:[2]

All-Conference

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PlayerSchoolYearPosition
BYUF
Saint Mary'sG
San FranciscoF
Santa ClaraG
GonzagaF
BYUG
Loyola MarymountG
GonzagaF
GonzagaG
Santa ClaraF

Honorable Mention

NameSchool
Christopher AndersonSan Diego
Jordan BakerPepperdine
Gary Bell Jr.Gonzaga
Stacy DavisPepperdine
Johnny DeeSan Diego
Cody DoolinSan Francisco
Stephen HoltSaint Mary's
Lorne JacksonPepperdine
Ryan NicholasPortland

All-Freshman

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PlayerSchoolPosition
PepperdineF
San FranciscoF
San FranciscoG
GonzagaC
San DiegoC

All-Academic

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PlayerSchoolYearGPAMajor
San Diego3.49Undeclared
Saint Mary's3.40Psychology
Loyola Marymount[4] 4.00Education
Gonzaga3.70MBA
Saint Mary's3.78Sports Management
Portland3.47Psychology
Gonzaga[5] 3.53MBA
Santa Clara3.65MBA
Portland3.94Operations Technology Management

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pacific set to move to WCC in 2013-14. Rivals.Yahoo.com . 2012-03-28.
  2. WCC announces 2012-13 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team . West Coast Conference . March 5, 2013 . March 7, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130308025610/http://www.wccsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030513aab.html . March 8, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
  3. WCC announces 2012-13 Men's Basketball All-Academic Team . West Coast Conference . March 1, 2013 . March 1, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130308031009/http://www.wccsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030113aad.html . March 8, 2013 . dead .
  4. Hamilton, Hart, and Trasolini are redshirt seniors for athletic purposes.
  5. Olynyk is a redshirt junior for athletic purposes.