| 2022–23 West Coast Conference men's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Men's basketball |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Regular season | |
| Tournament | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Saint Mary's | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Gonzaga† | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 31 | – | 6 | .838 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2023 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2022–23 West Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in September 2022 and ended with the 2023 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament in March 2023. This was the 72nd season for WCC men's basketball, and the 34th 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.
This was the final WCC season for BYU, which joins the Big 12 Conference on July 1, 2023.
Head coaches
Coaching changes
Two new head coaches will lead their team in the WCC during the 2022-23 season. On March 6, the University of San Diego announced that they had released Sam Scholl as head coach.[1] Then, on April 6, USD announced that Steve Lavin, who previously had coached at both UCLA and St. John's, had been hired as the new head coach.[2] Due to Todd Golden accepting the position as basketball coach at the University of Florida, San Francisco also had a coaching change.[3] The long time assistant coach Chris Gerlufsen was hired as head coach at USF on March 18.[4]
Coaches
| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years
at school |
Overall
record |
WCC
record |
WCC
Tournament record |
NCAA
Tournaments |
Sweet
Sixteens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | Mark Pope | Utah Valley | 4 | 68–26 (.723) | 32–12 (.727) | 2–3 (.400) | 1 | 0 |
| Gonzaga | Mark Few | Gonzaga (asst.) | 24 | 658–129 (.836) | 318–32 (.908) | 47–5 (.904) | 22 | 11 |
| Loyola Marymount | Stan Johnson | Marquette (asst.) | 3 | 24–27 (.471) | 10–17 (.370) | 2–2 (.500) | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific | Leonard Perry | Pacific (asst.) | 2 | 8–22 (.267) | 3–11 (.214) | 0–1 (.000) | 0 | 0 |
| Pepperdine | Lorenzo Romar | Arizona (asst.) | 5 | 96–115 (.455) | 22–40 (.355) | 5–4 (.556) | 7 | 3 |
| Portland | Shantay Legans | Eastern Washington | 2 | 19–15 (.559) | 7–7 (.500) | 1–1 (.500) | 1 | 0 |
| Saint Mary's | Randy Bennett | Saint Louis (asst.) | 22 | 481–201 (.705) | 244–93 (.724) | 26–18 (.591) | 8 | 1 |
| San Diego | Steve Lavin | St. John's | 1 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 8 | 4 |
| San Francisco | Chris Gerlufsen | San Francisco (asst.) | 1 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 |
| Santa Clara | Herb Sendek | Arizona State | 7 | 97–84 (.536) | 46–45 (.505) | 5–6 (.455) | 8 | 1 |
Notes:
- Year at school includes 2022–23 season.
- Overall and WCC records are from time at current school and are through the beginning of the 2022–23 season.
Preseason
Conference realignment
On September 10, 2021, BYU was one of four schools (the others being Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF) that accepted invitations to join the Big 12 Conference beginning with the 2023-24 athletic season.[5] Therefore, BYU will remain a member of the WCC for the current season, with the WCC potentially dropping to 9 teams for the 2023-24 season.[6] West Coast Conference commissioner Gloria Nevarez indicated that the conference is open to adding additional schools to the conference to ensure "continued success" for the league.[7]
Preseason poll
| 2022-23 WCC Preseason Men's Basketball Coaches Poll[8] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Points |
| 1. | Gonzaga (9) | 81 |
| 2. | Saint Mary's (1) | 73 |
| T-3. | BYU | 57 |
| T-3. | San Francisco | 57 |
| 5. | Portland | 48 |
| 6. | Santa Clara | 43 |
| 7. | Pepperdine | 33 |
| 8. | San Diego | 31 |
| 8. | Loyola Marymount | 17 |
| 10. | Pacific | 10 |
All-WCC Preseason Men's Basketball team
| Honor | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Preseason All-WCC Team | Rasir Bolton, Gonzaga |
| Alex Ducas, Saint Mary's | |
| Logan Johnson, Saint Mary's | |
| Keshawn Justice, Santa Clara | |
| Houston Mallette, Pepperdine | |
| Tyler Robertson, Portland | |
| Khalil Shabazz, San Francisco | |
| Julian Strawther, Gonzaga | |
| Drew Timme, Gonzaga | |
| Fousseyni Traore, BYU |
Rankings
| Improvement in ranking | ||
| Drop in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll | |
| (Italics) | Number of first place votes |
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| BYU | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||
| C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |||
| Gonzaga | AP | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | ||
| C | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 10 | |||
| Loyola
Marymount |
AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||
| C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |||
| Pacific | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||
| C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |||
| Pepperdine | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||
| C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |||
| Portland | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||
| C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |||
| Saint
Mary's |
AP | NV | RV | RV | NV | NV | RV | RV | NV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | ||
| C | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 16 | |||
| San
Diego |
AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||
| C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |||
| San
Francisco |
AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||
| C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |||
| Santa
Clara |
AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||
| C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |||
Regular season
Conference matrix
| BYU | Gonzaga | Loyola Marymount | Pacific | Pepperdine | Portland | Saint Mary's | San Diego | San Francisco | Santa Clara | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. BYU | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| vs. Gonzaga | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| vs. Loyola Marymount | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| vs. Pacific | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| vs. Pepperdine | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| vs. Portland | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| vs. Saint Mary's | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| vs. San Diego | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| vs. San Francisco | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 |
| vs. Santa Clara | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – |
| Total | 7–9 | 14–2 | 9–7 | 7–9 | 2–14 | 5–11 | 14–2 | 4–12 | 7–9 | 11–5 |
Early season tournaments
The following table summarizes the multiple-team events (MTE) or early season tournaments in which teams from the West Coast Conference will participate.
| Team | Tournament | Dates | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | Battle 4 Atlantis[9] | November 23–25 | 7th |
| Gonzaga | Phil Knight Invitational[10] | November 24–27 | 3rd |
| Loyola Marymount | Jamaica Classic | November 18–20 | 1st |
| Pacific | Pacific MTE[11] | November 22–28 | – |
| Pepperdine | Diamond Head Classic | December 22–25 | |
| Portland | Phil Knight Invitational[10] | November 24–27 | 8th |
| Saint Mary's | Wooden Legacy | November 23–24 | 2nd |
| San Diego | Las Vegas Invitational | November 25–26 | 4th |
| San Francisco | Hall of Fame Classic | November 21–22 | 1st |
| Santa Clara | Bahamas Championship | November 18–20 | 2nd |
WCC Player/Freshman of the Week
Throughout the year, the West Coast Conference names a player of the week and a freshman of the week as follows:[12]
| Week | Date | Player of the Week | Freshman of the Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 14, 2022 | Brandin Podziemski, Santa Clara | Aidan Mahaney, Saint Mary's |
| 2 | November 21, 2022 | Eric Williams, San Diego | Chance Stephens, LMU |
| 3 | November 28, 2022 | Tyler Robertson, Portland | Alden Applewhite, Portland |
| 4 | December 5, 2022 | Brandin Podziemski (2), Santa Clara | Aidan Mahaney (2), Saint Mary's |
| 5 | December 12, 2022 | Drew Timme, Gonzaga | Aidan Mahaney (3), Saint Mary's |
| 6 | December 20, 2022 | Drew Timme (2), Gonzaga | Dallin Hall, BYU |
| 7 | December 27, 2022 | Maxwell Lewis, Pepperdine | Jevon Porter, Pepperdine |
| 8 | January 2, 2023 | Drew Timme (3), Gonzaga | Aidan Mahaney (4), Saint Mary's |
| 9 | January 9, 2023 | Keylan Boone, Pacific | Aidan Mahaney (5), Saint Mary's & Moe Odum, Pacific |
| 10 | January 16, 2023 | Logan Johnson, Saint Mary’s | Aidan Mahaney (6), Saint Mary's |
| 11 | January 23, 2023 | Cam Shelton, LMU | Aidan Mahaney (7), Saint Mary's |
| 12 | January 30, 2023 | Julian Strawther, Gonzaga | Aidan Mahaney (8), Saint Mary's |
| 13 | February 6, 2023 | Mitchell Saxen, Saint Mary's | Aidan Mahaney (9), Saint Mary's |
| 14 | February 13, 2023 | Cam Shelton (2), LMU | Jevon Porter (2), Pepperdine |
| 15 | February 20, 2023 | Brandin Podziemski (3), Santa Clara | Aidan Mahaney (10), Saint Mary's |
| 16 | February 27, 2023 | Brandin Podziemski (4), Santa Clara & Cam Shelton (3), LMU | Jevon Porter (3), Pepperdine |
Postseason
WCC tournament
| First round Thursday, March 2 | Second round Friday, March 3 | Third round Saturday, March 4 | Semifinals Monday, March 6 | Championship Tuesday, March 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Saint Mary’s | 76 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Loyola Marymount | 63 | 5 | BYU | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | BYU | 82 | 5 | BYU | 73 | 1 | Saint Mary's | 51 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Portland | 92 | 8 | Portland | 71 | 2 | Gonzaga | 77 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | San Diego | 74 | 2 | Gonzaga | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Santa Clara | 87 | 6 | San Francisco | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | San Francisco | 80 | 6 | San Francisco | 93* | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Pacific | 84 | 7 | Pacific | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Pepperdine | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||
* denotes overtime period
NCAA Tournament
| School | Seed | Region | First round | Second round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 3 | West | Defeated (14 W) Grand Canyon 82–70 | Defeated (6 W) TCU 84–81 | Defeated (2 W) UCLA 79–76 | Lost to (4 W) UConn 82–54 | DNP | |
| Saint Mary's | 5 | West | Defeated (12 W) VCU 63–51 | Lost to (4 W) UConn 70–55 | DNP | |||
All-WCC Awards and Teams
On March 2, 2022, the West Coast Conference announced the following awards:[13]
| Honor | Recipient | School |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Brandin Podziemski | Santa Clara |
| Drew Timme | Gonzaga | |
| Coach of the Year | Randy Bennett | Saint Mary’s |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Logan Johnson | Saint Mary's |
| Newcomer of the Year | Brandin Podziemski | Santa Clara |
| Sixth Player of the Year | Malachi Smith | Gonzaga |
| All-WCC First Team | Logan Johnson | Saint Mary's |
| Aidan Mahaney | Saint Mary's | |
| Brandin Podziemski | Santa Clara | |
| Tyrell Roberts | San Francisco | |
| Mitchell Saxen | Saint Mary's | |
| Khalil Shabazz | San Francisco | |
| Cam Shelton | LMU | |
| Carlos Stewart | Santa Clara | |
| Julian Strawther | Gonzaga | |
| Drew Timme | Gonzaga | |
| All-WCC Second Team | Marcellus Earlington | San Diego |
| Keshawn Justice | Santa Clara | |
| Maxwell Lewis | Pepperdine | |
| Fousseyni Traore | BYU | |
| Moses Wood | Portland | |
| All-WCC Freshman Team | Juan Sebastian Gorosito | Portland |
| Dallin Hall | BYU | |
| Aidan Mahaney | Saint Mary's | |
| Moe Odum | Pacific | |
| Jevon Porter | Pepperdine | |
| WCC Honorable Mention | Keylan Boone | Pacific |
| Alex Ducas | Saint Mary's | |
| Spencer Johnson | BYU | |
| Keli Leaupepe | LMU | |
| Tyler Robertson | Portland | |
| Anton Watson | Gonzaga |
References
- ↑ "Steve Lavin hired as hoops coach at struggling University of San Diego". KPBS Public Media. April 8, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ↑ "Lavin returns to coaching at struggling San Diego". ESPN.com. April 7, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ↑ Hall, Graham. "Florida hires Todd Golden as men's basketball coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ↑ "Ex-Hawaii coach Chris Gerlufsen named new head coach at San Francisco". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ↑ Lundquist, Casey. "BYU Athletics to Join the Big 12 in 2023". BYU Cougars on Sports Illustrated: News, Analysis, and More. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ↑ "What BYU leaving the WCC means for both the conference and Gonzaga". krem.com. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ↑ "West Coast Complication: Exploring the future for Gonzaga and the West Coast Conference without BYU | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ↑ "Gonzaga Picked to Win 11th Straight WCC Championship". wccsports.com. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ↑ McCombs, Robby (July 29, 2022). "Matchups Set for Battle 4 Atlantis, BYU to Open Versus USC". Vanquish The Foe. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- 1 2 Lawson, Theo (July 25, 2022). "Gonzaga to open Phil Knight Legacy against Portland State, could face Purdue in semifinal". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ↑ CDobbertean (March 9, 2022). "2022-23 Men's College Basketball Early Season Tournaments and Exempt Multi-Team Events (MTEs)". Blogging the Bracket. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ↑ "Shelton And Podziemski Share Final UCU WCC Men's Basketball Player Of The Week Accolade".
- ↑ "Timme Tabbed WCC Player Of The Year". WCC Sports.
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