| 2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball season | |
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| League: | NCAA Division I |
| Sport: | Men's basketball |
| Pixels: | 120px |
| No Of Teams: | 10 |
| Tv: | National: ESPN, BYUtv, WCC TV |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champs: | Gonzaga |
| Second Place: | BYU |
| Mvp: | Kevin Pangos, Gonzaga |
| Mvp Link: | West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year |
| Top Scorer: | Tyler Haws, BYU |
| Finals: | Tournament |
| Finals Link: | 2015 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
| Finals Champ: | Gonzaga |
| Finals Runner-Up: | BYU |
| Finals Mvp: | Kyle Wiltjer, Gonzaga |
| Finals Mvp Link: | West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament#List of finals |
| Seasonslistnames: | Basketball |
| Prevseason Link: | 2013–14 West Coast Conference men's basketball season |
| Prevseason Year: | 13–14 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2015–16 West Coast Conference men's basketball season |
| Nextseason Year: | 15–16 |
The 2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball season will begin with practices in October 2014 and end with the 2015 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament at the Orleans Arena March 6–10, 2015 in Paradise, Nevada. The regular season will begin in November, with the conference schedule starting at the end of December.
This will be the 30th season for WCC men's basketball, which began in the 1985–86 season when the league was known as the West Coast Athletic Conference (WCAC). It will also be the 26th season under the West Coast Conference name (the conference began as the California Basketball Association in 1952, became the WCAC in 1956, and dropped the word "Athletic" in 1989).
The Pre-season poll will be announced at the conferences media day in September or October 2014.
Rank, School (first-place votes), Points
1. Gonzaga (9), 81
2. BYU (1), 69
3. St. Mary's, 62
4. San Francisco, 59
5. San Diego, 47
6. Portland, 45
7. Pepperdine, 29
7. Santa Clara, 29
9. Loyola Marymount, 19
10. Pacific, 10
Player, School, Yr., Pos.
Jared Brownridge, Santa Clara, So., G
Kyle Collinsworth, BYU, Jr., G
Stacy Davis, Pepperdine, Jr., F
Johnny Dee, San Diego, Sr., G
Tyler Haws, BYU, Sr., G
Przemek Karnowski, Gonzaga, Jr., C
Kevin Pangos, Gonzaga, Sr., G
Kruize Pinkins, San Francisco, Sr., F
Thomas van der Mars, Portland, Sr., C
Brad Waldow, Saint Mary's, Sr., C
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.
See main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.
| Improvement in ranking | ||
| Drop in ranking | ||
| align=center style="width:20px; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; background:white;" | RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol | |
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| BYU | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||
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| Gonzaga | AP | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| C | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Loyola Marymount | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pacific | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pepperdine | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Portland | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Saint Mary's | AP | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||||
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| San Diego | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Santa Clara | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.
| BYU | Gonzaga | LMU | Pacific | Pepperdine | Portland | Saint Mary's | San Diego | San Francisco | Santa Clara | ||||||||||
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| GON | LMU | PAC | PEPP | PORT | SMC | USD | USF | SCU --> | vs. Brigham Young | - | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| vs. Gonzaga | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | |||||||||
| vs. Loyola Marymount | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |||||||||
| vs. Pacific | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | - | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |||||||||
| vs. Pepperdine | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | - | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |||||||||
| vs. Portland | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | - | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |||||||||
| vs. Saint Mary's | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | - | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |||||||||
| vs. San Diego | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | - | 0–2 | 1–1 | |||||||||
| vs. San Francisco | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | - | 1–1 | |||||||||
| vs. Santa Clara | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | - | GON | LMU | PAC | PEPP | PORT | SMC | USD | USF | SCU --> |
| Total | 13–5 | 17–1 | 4–14 | 4–14 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 7-11 |
See main article: 2015 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament.
Dave Rose, BYU
Mark Few, Gonzaga
Max Good, Loyola Marymount
Ron Verlin, Pacific
Marty Wilson, Pepperdine
Eric Reveno, Portland
Randy Bennett, Saint Mary's
Bill Grier, San Diego
Rex Walters, San Francisco
Kerry Keating, Santa Clara
See main article: 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
See main article: 2015 National Invitation Tournament.
| Seed | Bracket | School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
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See main article: 2015 College Basketball Invitational.
| School | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals Game 1 | Finals Game 2 | Finals Game 3 |
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See main article: 2015 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.
The WCC player of the week awards are given each Monday once the season begins.
College Madness WCC player of the Week Awards will be given every Sunday once the season begins.
To Be Determined after the season begins.
The voting body for all conference awards is league coaches and will take place at the end of the season.
| Name | School | |
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| Christopher Anderson | San Diego | |
| Kevin Bailey | Portland | |
| Aaron Bright | Saint Mary's | |
| Brandon Clark | Santa Clara | |
| Jett Raines | Pepperdine | |
| Thomas van der Mars | Portland | |
| T.J. Wallace | Pacific | |
| Anson Winder | BYU |
| Player | School | Position | |
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| Santa Clara | F | ||
| Saint Mary's | G | ||
| Pepperdine | G | ||
| Gonzaga | F | ||
| San Francisco | G |