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2012 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
American collegiate men's postseason basketball tournament
American collegiate men's postseason basketball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 2012 |
| Conference | West Coast Conference |
| Division | I |
| Gender | Men's |
| Image | 2012 West Coast Conference Basketball Tournament.jpg |
| ImageSize | 200px |
| Caption | 2012 WCC Tournament Logo |
| Teams | 9 |
| Arena | Orleans Arena |
| City | Paradise, NV |
| FinalArena | Orleans Arena |
| FinalCity | Paradise, NV |
| Champions | Saint Mary's |
| TitleCount | 3rd |
| Coach | Randy Bennett |
| CoachCount | 2nd |
| MVP | Matthew Dellavedova |
| MVPTeam | Saint Mary's |
| Television | ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU/BYUtv |
| Different Previous | [2011](2011-west-coast-conference-men-s-basketball-tournament) |
| Different Next | [2013](2013-west-coast-conference-men-s-basketball-tournament) |
The 2012 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 29 though March 5 at the Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas-area community of Paradise, Nevada.
Format
With the addition of BYU to the conference, a new format was introduced for the 2012 tournament. The tournament began on Wednesday instead of Friday, and a first round 8 vs. 9 seed game was added. The 8/9 game was streamed live on wccsports.com on Wednesday, 29 February. The second round took place on Thursday, 1 March with #5 San Francisco playing the winner of the 8/9 game and #6 San Diego playing #7 Pepperdine. BYUtv Sports broadcast the second round of the tournament. The tournament quarterfinals were held on Friday, 2 March, and were broadcast on ESPNU. They featured #3 BYU against the 6/7 game winner and #4 Loyola Marymount against the 5/8/9 winner. The conference semifinals were held on Saturday, 3 March, and were broadcast on ESPN2. #1 Saint Mary's played the 4/5/8/9 winner and #2 Gonzaga played the 3/6/7 winner. The championship game was played on Monday, 5 March 2012 and was broadcast on television by ESPN and on national radio by Dial Global Sports, formerly Westwood One.
Seeds
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Overall Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (End of Regular Season) | Tiebreaker | |||
| 1. | [Saint Mary's](2011-12-saint-mary-s-gaels-men-s-basketball-team) | 14–2 | 25–5 | |
| 2. | [Gonzaga](2011-12-gonzaga-bulldogs-men-s-basketball-team) | 13–3 | 24–5 | |
| 3. | [BYU](2011-12-byu-cougars-men-s-basketball-team) | 12–4 | 24–7 | |
| 4. | [Loyola Marymount](2011-12-loyola-marymount-lions-men-s-basketball-team) | 11–5 | 19–11 | |
| 5. | [San Francisco](2011-12-san-francisco-dons-men-s-basketball-team) | 8–8 | 18–12 | |
| 6. | [San Diego](2011-12-san-diego-toreros-men-s-basketball-team) | 7–9 | 12–17 | |
| 7. | [Pepperdine](2011-12-pepperdine-waves-men-s-basketball-team) | 4–12 | 10–18 | |
| 8. | [Portland](2011-12-portland-pilots-men-s-basketball-team) | 3–13 | 6–23 | |
| 9. | [Santa Clara](2011-12-santa-clara-broncos-men-s-basketball-team) | 0–16 | 8–21 |
Schedule
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | First Round – Wednesday, February 29 | Second Round – Thursday, March 1 | Quarterfinals – Friday, March 2 | Semifinals – Saturday, March 3 | Championship Game – Monday, March 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 6:00 PM | #8 [Portland](2011-12-portland-pilots-men-s-basketball-team) vs #9 [Santa Clara](2011-12-santa-clara-broncos-men-s-basketball-team) | |||||
| 2 | 2 | 6:00 PM | #5 [San Francisco](2011-12-san-francisco-dons-men-s-basketball-team) vs #8 Portland | |||||
| 3 | 8:00 PM | #6 [San Diego](2011-12-san-diego-toreros-men-s-basketball-team) vs #7 [Pepperdine](2011-12-pepperdine-waves-men-s-basketball-team) | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 6:00 PM | #4 [Loyola Marymount](2011-12-loyola-marymount-lions-men-s-basketball-team) vs. #5 San Francisco | |||||
| 5 | 8:00 PM | #3 [BYU](2011-12-byu-cougars-men-s-basketball-team) vs. #6 San Diego | ||||||
| 4 | 6 | 6:00 PM | #1 [Saint Mary's](2011-12-saint-mary-s-gaels-men-s-basketball-team) vs. #5 San Francisco | |||||
| 7 | 8:00 PM | #2 [Gonzaga](2011-12-gonzaga-bulldogs-men-s-basketball-team) vs. #3 BYU | ||||||
| 5 | 8 | 6:00 PM | #1 Saint Mary's vs. #2 Gonzaga | |||||
| *Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. |
Bracket and Scores
Thursday, March 1, 2012 BYUtv Friday, March 2, 2012 ESPNU Saturday, March 3, 2012 ESPN2 Monday, March 5, 2012 ESPN | RD1-seed15=8 | RD1-team15= Portland | RD1-score15= 74 | RD1-seed16=9 | RD1-team16= Santa Clara | RD1-score16= 70 | RD2-seed07=5 | RD2-team07=San Francisco | RD2-score07=87 | RD2-seed08= 8 | RD2-team08= Portland | RD2-score08=66 | RD2-seed15=6 | RD2-team15=San Diego | RD2-score15= 76 | RD2-seed16=7 | RD2-team16=Pepperdine | RD2-score16= 54 | RD3-seed03=4 | RD3-team03=Loyola Marymount | RD3-score03= 60 | RD3-seed04=5 | RD3-team04=San Francisco | RD3-score04= 67 | RD3-seed07=3 | RD3-team07=BYU | RD3-score07= 73 | RD3-seed08=6 | RD3-team08=San Diego | RD3-score08=68 | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=Saint Mary's | RD4-score01=83 | RD4-seed02=5 | RD4-team02=San Francisco | RD4-score02=78 | RD4-seed03=2 | RD4-team03=Gonzaga | RD4-score03=77 | RD4-seed04=3 | RD4-team04=BYU | RD4-score04=58 | RD5-seed01=1 | RD5-team01=Saint Mary's | RD5-score01=78OT | RD5-seed02=2 | RD5-team02=#24 Gonzaga | RD5-score02=74
Game summaries
All tournament conference team
| Name | School | Pos. | Year | Ht. | Hometown | Matthew Dellavedova | Saint Mary's | G | Junior | 6' 4" | Maryborough, Victoria, Australia | Cody Doolin | San Francisco | G | Sophomore | 6' 2" | Austin, Texas | Elias Harris | Gonzaga | F | Junior | 6' 7" | Speyer, Germany | Rob Jones | Saint Mary's | F | Redshirt Senior | 6' 6" | San Francisco, California | Kevin Pangos | Gonzaga | G | Freshman | 6' 1" | Newmarket, Ontario |
|---|
References
References
- "BYUtv to Televise Eight Games From 2012 Zappos.com Basketball Championships". WCCSports.com.
- (March 6, 2011). "West Coast Conference Announces 2012 Zappos.com Tournament Bracket". West Coast Conference.
- (Jan 31, 2012). "2012 Zappos.com West Coast Conference Basketball Championships". West Coast Conference.
- (September 2019). "Portland Pilots vs. Santa Clara Broncos Box Score (February 29, 2012)". CBS Interactive.
- (September 2019). "San Francisco Dons vs. Portland Pilots Box Score (March 1, 2012)". CBS Interactive.
- (September 2019). "San Diego Toreros vs. Pepperdine Waves Box Score (March 1, 2012)". CBS Interactive.
- (September 2019). "Loyola Marymount Lions vs. San Francisco Dons Box Score (March 2, 2012)". CBS Interactive.
- "BYU Cougars vs. San Diego Toreros (March 2, 2012)". CBS Interactive.
- (September 2019). "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. San Francisco Dons Box Score (March 3, 2012)". CBS Interactive.
- (September 2019). "Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. BYU Cougars Box Score (March 3, 2012)". CBS Interactive.
- "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. #24 Gonzaga Bulldogs Box Score (March 5, 2012)". CBS Interactive.
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