Santa Clara

Gonzaga lacks the star power of recent seasons, so perhaps this is the year they get knocked out of 1st place. Portland looks to have the best chance, but Santa Clara, San Diego, and Saint Mary's are no slouches either.

Gonzaga

Loyola Marymount

Pepperdine

Portland

Saint Mary's

San Diego

San Francisco

Santa Clara

 

Overall Rank: #121

Conference Rank: #3 West Coast Conference

 

SAN BRUNO, Calif. -- Santa Clara senior center John Bryant turned in one of the most dominating seasons in the last 30 years in WCC history and was rewarded on Monday by being named the Conference Player of the Year in a vote by the league's head coaches. Saint Mary's senior forward Diamon Simpson joined Bryant among the yearly conference award recipients, taking home his second consecutive Defensive Player of the Year honor.

SAN BRUNO, Calif. - With the conclusion of the West Coast Conference men's basketball regular season, conference squads now turn their attention to the WCC Tournament, which begins on Friday, March 6 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Gonzaga secured the top seed, posting a perfect 14-0 record in conference play to win its ninth consecutive WCC regular season title and the Bulldogs' 11th in the last 12 seasons. It marks an unprecedented third undefeated conference season for the Zags. Saint Mary's owns the No.

John Bryant - Santa Clara (22 ppg, 17.5 rpg in 2 wins)

Toney Douglas - FSU (22 ppg in wins over GT, Clemson)

Jack McClinton - Miami (33 ppg vs Duke & Wake)

Evan Turner - Ohio St (22 ppg, 11 rpg in 2 wins)

Other (Cunningham, Thabeet, etc, Discuss Below..)

Mid-Major Player of the Week

 

Jamal Barney – Loyola (MD)