2015–16 West Coast Conference men's basketball season
| 2015–16 West Coast Conference men's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Men's basketball |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | National: ESPN, BYUtv, WCC TV |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Saint Mary's & Gonzaga |
| Season MVP | Kyle Collinsworth, BYU |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | Gonzaga |
| Runners-up | Saint Mary's |
| Finals MVP | Kyle Wiltjer, Gonzaga |
| 2015–16 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 28 | – | 8 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 11 | .703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific* | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *ineligible for postseason due to self probation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2016 West Coast Conference Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2015–16 West Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2015 and ended with the 2016 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament at the Orleans Arena March 4–8, 2016 in Paradise, Nevada. The regular season began in November, with the conference schedule starting at the end of December.
This was the 65th season for WCC men's basketball, and the 27th under its current name of "West Coast Conference". The conference was founded in 1952 as the California Basketball Association, became the West Coast Athletic Conference in 1956, and dropped the word "Athletic" in 1989.
Pre-season
- Pre-season media day took place in October at the Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes Studios. Video interviews were to 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.
2015–16 West Coast Men's Basketball Media Poll
The Pre-season poll was announced at the conferences media day in October 2016.
- Rank, School (first-place votes), Points
- 1. Gonzaga (9), 81
- 2. BYU (1), 73
- 3. Pepperdine, 62
- 4. St. Mary's, 58
- 5. Portland, 43
- 6. Santa Clara, 37
- 7. Pacific, 32
- 7. San Francisco, 32
- 9. San Diego, 17
- 10. Loyola Marymount, 15
2015–16 West Coast Men's Preseason All-West Conference Team
- Player, School, Yr., Pos.
- Kyle Collinsworth, BYU, Sr., G
- Chase Fischer, BYU, Sr., G
- Przemek Karnowski, Gonzaga, Sr., C
- Domantas Sabonis, Gonzaga, So., F
- Kyle Wiltjer, Gonzaga, Sr., F
- T. J. Wallace, Pacific, Jr., G
- Stacy Davis, Pepperdine, Sr., F
- Alec Wintering, Portland, Sr., G
- Tim Derksen, San Francisco, Sr., G
- Jared Brownridge, Santa Clara, Jr., G
College Sports Madness Preseason All-West Conference Team[1]
- Coach of the Year- Mark Few, Gonzaga
- Player of the Year- Kyle Wiltjer, Gonzaga
- Freshman of the Year- Josh Perkins, Gonzaga
First Team
- Jared Brownridge, G, Santa Clara
- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU
- Stacy Davis, G/F, Pepperdine
- Kyle Wiltjer, F, Gonzaga
- Domantas Sabonis, F/C, Gonzaga
Second Team
- Alec Wintering, G, Portland
- T.J. Wallace, G, Pacific
- Tim Derksen, G/F, San Francisco
- Jett Raines, F, Pepperdine
- Przemek Karnowski, F/C, Gonzaga
Third Team
- Chase Fischer, G, BYU
- Joe Rahon, G, Saint Mary's
- Shawn Olden, G, Pepperdine
- Bryce Pressley, G/F, Portland
- Kyle Davis, F/C, BYU
Fourth Team
- Eric McClellan, G, Gonzaga
- Josh Perkins, G, Gonzaga
- Duda Sanadze, G, San Diego
- Brandon Brown, G/F, Loyola Marymount
- Matt Hubbard, F/C, Santa Clara
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.
Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
| Improvement in ranking | ||
| Drop in ranking | ||
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll | |
| Pre/ Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Post | ||
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| BYU | AP | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||||||
| C | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | AP | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | ||||||||
| C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||
| Loyola Marymount | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||
| C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | ||||||||||||
| San Diego | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C | |||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C | |||||||||||||||||||||
Non-Conference games
- To be posted shortly.
Conference games
Composite Matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
| BYU | Gonzaga | LMU | Pacific | Pepperdine | Portland | Saint Mary's | San Diego | San Francisco | Santa Clara | |
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| vs. Brigham Young | - | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| vs. Gonzaga | 1-0 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| vs. Loyola Marymount | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 1-1 | 1–0 | 2-0 | 2–0 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1–1 |
| vs. Pacific | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1-1 | - | 2–0 | 1-1 | 2–0 | 1-1 | 1–1 | 0-1 |
| vs. Pepperdine | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | - | 2-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1–1 | 1-1 |
| vs. Portland | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-2 | - | 2–0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2–0 |
| vs. Saint Mary's | 1-1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2-0 | 0–2 | - | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0-2 |
| vs. San Diego | 2-0 | 2–0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2–0 | - | 2–0 | 2-0 |
| vs. San Francisco | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2-0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0-2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | - | 0-2 |
| vs. Santa Clara | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0–2 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-0 | - |
| Total | 13–4 | 14–3 | 5–12 | 6–11 | 10–7 | 6–11 | 14–3 | 3–14 | 8–9 | 6-11 |
Conference tournament
Main article: 2016 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
- March 4–8, 2016– West Coast Conference Basketball Tournament, Orleans Arena, Paradise, Nevada.
Bracket
| First round Friday, March 4 BYUtv, TheW.tv |
Quarterfinals Saturday, March 5 TWC SportsNet, CSNCA, BYUtv, TheW.tv (afternoon) ESPN2 (evening) |
Semifinals Monday, March 7 ESPN (early) ESPN2 (late) |
Championship Tuesday, March 8 ESPN |
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| 1 | Saint Mary's | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Loyola Marymount | 48 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Loyola Marymount | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | San Diego | 61 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Saint Mary's | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Pepperdine | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Pepperdine | 90 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | San Francisco | 86 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gonzaga | 92 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Portland | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gonzaga | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | BYU | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | BYU | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Santa Clara | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
- Pacific has placed themselves on a post-season probation and will not participate in the 2016 WCC Tournament.[2]
Head coaches
- Dave Rose, BYU
- Mark Few, Gonzaga
- Mike Dunlap, Loyola Marymount
- Ron Verlin, Pacific
- Marty Wilson, Pepperdine
- Eric Reveno, Portland
- Randy Bennett, Saint Mary's
- Lamont Smith, San Diego
- Rex Walters, San Francisco
- Kerry Keating, Santa Clara
Postseason
NCAA Tournament
Main article: 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
NIT
- Main article: 2016 National Invitation Tournament
| Seed | Bracket | School | First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
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CBI
- Main article: 2016 College Basketball Invitational
| School | First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals Game 1 | Finals Game 2 | Finals Game 3 |
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CiT
Main article: 2016 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
Vegas 16
Main article: 2016 Vegas 16 Tournament
Awards and honors
WCC Player-of-the-Week
The WCC player of the week awards are given each Monday.
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College Madnesss West Coast Player of the Week[3]
College Madness WCC player of the Week Awards are given every Sunday.
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National Player of the Week Awards
To Be Determined after the season begins.
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 |
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Second-Team All-Conference
To be announced after the WCC Tournament.
| Player | School | Year | Position |
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Honorable Mention
To be announced after the WCC Tournament.
| Name | School |
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All-Freshman
To be announced after the WCC Tournament.
| Player | School | Position |
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See also
- 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
- West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
- 2015–16 West Coast Conference women's basketball season
- West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
- 2016 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
References
- ↑ "Men's Basketball 2015-16 Preseason All Conference Teams". College Sports Madness. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
- ↑ "Pacific's Ron Verlin, assistant suspended amid NCAA investigation". CBS Sports. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
- ↑ "Men's Basketball Players of the Week". College Sports Madness. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
- ↑ "11/15 MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK". College Sports Madness. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
- ↑ "11/29 MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK". College Sports Madness. Retrieved 2015-11-29.
- ↑ "12/13 MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK". College Sports Madness. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
- ↑ "12/27 MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK". College Sports Madness. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
- ↑ "1/10 MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK". College Sports Madness. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
- ↑ "1/24 MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK". College Sports Madness. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ↑ "2/7 MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK". College Sports Madness. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
- ↑ "11/22 MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK". College Sports Madness. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ↑ "12/6 MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK". College Sports Madness. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
- ↑ "12/20 MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK". College Sports Madness. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
- ↑ "1/3 MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK". College Sports Madness. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
- ↑ "1/17 MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK". College Sports Madness. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
- ↑ "1/31 MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK". College Sports Madness. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
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