1996 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199596
Teams8
SiteToso Pavilion
Santa Clara, California
ChampionsPortland (1st title)
Winning coachRob Chavez (1st title)
MVPKweemada King (Portland)
1995–96 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Santa Clara104 .714209  .690
Gonzaga104 .714219  .700
Loyola Marymount86 .5711811  .621
San Francisco86 .5711512  .556
Portland77 .5001911  .633
San Diego68 .4291414  .500
Saint Mary's59 .3571215  .444
Pepperdine212 .1431018  .357
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 1996 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place on March 2–4, 1996. All rounds were held in Santa Clara, California, at the Toso Pavilion.

The Portland Pilots won the WCC Tournament title[2] and an automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament. Kweemada King of Portland was named Tournament MVP.[3]

Format

With eight teams participating, all eight teams were placed into the first round, with teams seeded and paired based on regular-season records. After the first round, teams were re-seeded so the highest-remaining team was paired with the lowest-remaining time in one semifinal with the other two teams slotted into the other semifinal.

Bracket

Quarter finals
Saturday, March 2
Semi-finals
Sunday, March 3
Finals
Monday, March 4
         
1 Santa Clara 60
8 Pepperdine 63
2 Gonzaga 76
8 Pepperdine 48
4 San Francisco 72
5 Portland 78
2 Gonzaga 68
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
5 Portland 76
3 Loyola Marymount 51
6 San Diego 75
5 Portland 65
6 San Diego 52
2 Gonzaga 64
7 Saint Mary's 54

References

  1. sports-reference.com 1995-96 West Coast Conference Season Summary
  2. "1995–96 West Coast Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  3. "2021–22 Men's Basketball Almanac" (PDF). WCCSports.com. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
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