West Coast Conference 2008-09 Preview
by Phil Kasiecki

The 2007-08 season was a historic one for the West Coast Conference, as three teams advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in its 56-year history. On nine other occasions, two teams from the conference received bids, four of them coming since 2000.
When a conference [...]

West Coast Conference 2007-08 Preview
by Phil Kasiecki

The West Coast Conference has basically been Gonzaga’s to lose for a while now. Yes, the conference has had seasons with other NCAA Tournament teams, and they’ve gotten an occasional push either during the season or in the final (as Loyola Marymount can attest), but at the [...]

West Coast Conference Notebook
by Gregg Lavoie

Player of the week: Though Loyola Marymount’s Brandon Worthy struggled against an athletic Mississippi State team, he led the Lions to a big two-point victory over New Mexico State later in the week. The senior guard averaged 19.5 points over the two games. He also averaged five rebounds for [...]

West Coast Conference Notebook
by Gregg Lavoie

Player of the week: After sitting out last season due to transfer rules, San Francisco’s Antonio Kellogg proved he still has some game left. The sophomore guard led the Dons to a season-opening 87-73 win over Sonoma State. Kellogg finished the game with 22 points, five rebounds and [...]

West Coast Conference 2006-07 Preview
by Gregg Lavoie

Some things just never change on the west coast. Like the sun’s daily setting over the Pacific and the Oakland A’s inevitable second-half hot streak, so too is the story in college basketball’s West Coast Conference (WCC). Some claim that repetition is boring, but the Bulldogs of Gonzaga [...]

West Coast Conference 2005-06 Recap
by Brad Best

Once again the Gonzaga Bulldogs took care of business in the West Coast Conference, earning its sixth straight conference title. Led in scoring and spirit by All-American Adam Morrison, the Bulldogs went on to record a perfect 14-0 conference record. Loyola Marymount had an awful non-conference record (3-11), [...]

West Coast Conference Notebook
by Brad Best

Very few surprises down the stretch in the West Coast Conference this season. Gonzaga continues to solidify its position for March Madness and has maintained its perfect conference record. Loyola Marymount held onto its two-game lead in the battle for second place. Saint Mary’s continues a late charge to [...]

West Coast Conference Notebook
by Brad Best

With very little changes in the standings, the West Coast Conference is separating the contenders from the pretenders. Gonzaga and Loyola Marymount continue to anchor the top two spots, while San Diego and San Francisco duke it out for third. Saint Mary’s is starting to make a little noise, [...]

West Coast Conference Notebook
by Brad Best

With six of the eight teams in conference sweeping their opponents or getting swept, there is a little more separation from top to bottom in the West Coast Conference. Gonzaga continues to power its way through the conference schedule as Adam Morrison and J.P. Batista unleash a combined total [...]

West Coast Conference Notebook
by Brad Best

Gonzaga (15-3 overall, 5-0 WCC) Last week, 2-0
Gonzaga did what good teams do this week: they found a way to take the lead with nine seconds to go in San Diego and hung on for a one-point victory. They looked shaky at times. Adam Morrison was held in check, [...]

West Coast Conference Notebook
by Brad Best

Conference Play Begins
It feels as if there is a little Jekyll and Hyde going on in the West Coast Conference. Maybe a couple of these teams had us fooled with their non-conference performance. Most notably, what happened to San Diego? The Toreros rattled off an impressive 10-3 start only [...]

West Coast Conference Notebook
by Brad Best

Non-Conference Summary
Gonzaga (10-3)
Preseason ranking: 1
Best win: Heroic effort by Adam Morrison in a triple overtime 109-106 victory over Michigan State in the semi-finals of the Maui Invitational.
Worst loss: 99-95 at Washington. Lost their in-state bragging rights against a tough Huskies team.
Comment: Gonzaga has largely lived up to their reputation [...]

West Coast Conference Notebook
by Brad Best

USF lances Bobby Knight’s Red Raiders
Coming off a four-point loss to Pacific on November 30 and riding a three-game losing streak, the University of San Francisco Dons didn’t appear to be much of a threat to Texas Tech. But the Dons turned the tables on the Red Raiders this [...]

West Coast Conference 2005-06 Season Preview
by Brad Best

In life and in basketball, some things change and some things stay the same. In the West Coast Conference (WCC), Gonzaga will once again take the conference crown, but how the rest of the teams finish is up for grabs.
The WCC assembled a feisty group of teams [...]

West Coast Conference Early Season Notes
by Brad Best

Portland Takes a Beating in Charity Tournament: The Portland Pilots, picked by the WCC Preseason Coaches Poll to finish third in conference, looked anything but impressive in the Lubbock Regional of the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer. On Thursday, November 10, they fell to Georgia [...]

West Coast Conference Tournament Recap
by Mitch Schneider

First Round – Fri., March 4

(5) Pepperdine 91, (8) Loyola Marymount 79

Trailing 46-34 at the break, Pepperdine outscored LMU 57-33 in the second to capture the victory and advance into the second round of the WCC Tournament. Forward Glen McGowan’s 19-point effort led five Pepperdine players in double-figure [...]

West Coast Conference 2004-05 Season Preview
by Bob Thurman

For the last seven seasons, the West Coast Conference has become Gonzaga and the Seven Dwarfs. The Zags have dominated this conference and have become a national power, which has provided the WCC plenty of deserved publicity. However, Gonzaga’s success has come at the expense of the [...]

West Coast Conference 2003-04 Season Recap
by Noah Godwin

Gonzaga became the first team since Pepperdine in 1992 to run the table in the West Coast Conference. The departures of Blake Stepp and Corey Violette have done little to get the Zag faithful down. Senior forward/center Ronnie Turiaf has continued his tradition of getting better every [...]

West Coast Conference 2003-04 Season Recap
by Mitch Schneider

It wasn’t exactly a banner year for the West Coast Conference.
Not a single team challenged Gonzaga for the league title. Seven of the eight schools lost at least a dozen games (with San Diego dropping 26). And only one team (alas, the ‘Zags) qualified for post-season [...]

West Coast Conference First Round Recap

Recap by Mitch Schneider

(7) Loyola Marymount 82, (6) Portland 77
After dropping both of its regular season meetings with Portland, Loyola Marymount turned the tables Friday night, bouncing the Pilots from the West Coast Conference Tournament. LMU (15-13, 6-9) overcame an 11-point, second-half deficit on its way to [...]

West Coast Conference Second Round Preview

Preview by Mitch Schneider

(7) Loyola Marymount vs. (3) Pepperdine
After defeating Portland 82-77 in first round of the WCC Tournament, Loyola Marymount (15-13, 6-9) will face another team that swept it during the regular season as the Lions will battle Pepperdine (14-14, 9-5) tonight in second round action. The Waves [...]

West Coast Conference Second Round Recap

Recap by Mitch Schneider

(3) Pepperdine 78, (7) Loyola Marymount 67
Pepperdine used a 10-0 run late in the game to spoil any chance for a Loyola upset as the Waves cruised to their third victory over their cross-town rival this season. Pepperdine’s trio of Glen McGowan (20 points, 9-12 [...]

West Coast Conference Semifinals Recap

Recap by Mitch Schneider

(2) St. Mary’s 79, (3) Pepperdine 74
Guard E.J. Rowland (21 points) led four Gaels in double-figures as St. Mary’s held off a feisty Pepperdine squad to advance to Monday’s WCC title game. Rowland also collected seven boards and six assists in the win, while teammates Paul Marigney, [...]

West Coast Conference Finals Recap

Recap by Mitch Schneider

(1) Gonzaga 84, (2) St. Mary’s 71
Gonzaga cruised to its fifth West Coast title in six years and 20th straight victory as the Bulldogs clipped the Gaels in the conference finale. ‘Zags forward Ronny Turiaf – named tourney MVP – capped a solid two-game [...]

West Coast First Round Preview

Preview by Mitch Schneider

The 2004 West Coast Conference Tournament looks more like a reality dating show than a major athletic event, as seven hopefuls will look to scratch and claw their way for the right to meet up with conference-darling Gonzaga in the finale (assuming the ‘Dawgs win their semifinal [...]

West Coast Conference Notebook
by Mitch Schneider

With a third of the West Coast Conference season already in the books, we can deduce the following: Gonzaga is good; San Diego is bad; and the rest of the league is playing for second-to-seventh place.

Okay, I may be generalizing a bit. After all, we haven’t even [...]