# 2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball season

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).

## Pre-season

* Pre-season media day will take place in September or October at the Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes Studios. Video interviews will be hosted on the WCC's streaming video outlet, TheW.tv, beginning at 11:30 AM PDT. Jeff Lampe of WCC Live interviewed each coach and got a preview of their respective season. The regional television schedule announcement, the Pre-season Conference team, and the pre-season coaches rankings were some of the additional events that took place.

### 2014–15 West Coast Men's Basketball Media Poll

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

### 2014–15 West Coast Men's Preseason All-West Conference Team

    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

## Rankings

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.
Legend :
| | Improvement in ranking |
| | Drop in ranking |
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll |
| | | Pre/ Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 |
| BYU | AP | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | RV | | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV |
| BYU | C | | | | | | | | | RV | | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV |
| Gonzaga | AP | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Gonzaga | C | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Loyola Marymount | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Loyola Marymount | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pacific | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pacific | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pepperdine | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pepperdine | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Portland | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Portland | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Saint Mary's | AP | | | | RV | | | | | | | RV | RV | | | | | | | |
| Saint Mary's | C | RV | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | |
| San Diego | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| San Diego | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| San Francisco | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| San Francisco | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Santa Clara | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Santa Clara | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Non-Conference games

* Gonzaga defeated #22 SMU 72—56.

## Conference games
### Composite Matrix

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 |
| 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 | - |
| Total | 13–5 | 17–1 | 4–14 | 4–14 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 7-11 |

## Conference tournament

* March 5–10, 2015– West Coast Conference Basketball Tournament, Orleans Arena, Paradise, Nevada.
| First round Friday, March 6 BYUtv | First round Friday, March 6 BYUtv | First round Friday, March 6 BYUtv | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 7 WCC TV & BYUtv (afternoon) ESPN2 (evening) | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 7 WCC TV & BYUtv (afternoon) ESPN2 (evening) | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 7 WCC TV & BYUtv (afternoon) ESPN2 (evening) | Semifinals Monday, March 9 ESPN (early) ESPN2 (late) | Semifinals Monday, March 9 ESPN (early) ESPN2 (late) | Semifinals Monday, March 9 ESPN (early) ESPN2 (late) | Championship Game Tuesday, March 10 ESPN (tv) Westwood One (radio) | Championship Game Tuesday, March 10 ESPN (tv) Westwood One (radio) | Championship Game Tuesday, March 10 ESPN (tv) Westwood One (radio) |
| | | | 1 | Gonzaga | 81 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | San Francisco | 72 | | | | | | |
| 8 | San Francisco | 62 | 8 | San Francisco | 72 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Pacific | 58 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Pacific | 58 | | | | 1 | Gonzaga | 79 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Pepperdine | 61 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Pepperdine | 50 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | San Diego | 47 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Gonzaga | 91 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | BYU | 75 |
| | | | 2 | Brigham Young | 78 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Santa Clara | 76 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 85 | 7 | Santa Clara | 76 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Loyola Marymount | 54 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Loyola Marymount | 54 | | | | 2 | BYU | 84 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Portland | 70 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Saint Mary's | 52 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Portland | 69 | | | | | | |

## Head coaches

    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

## Postseason
### NIT

* Main article: 2015 National Invitation Tournament
| Seed | Bracket | School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |

### CBI

* Main article: 2015 College Basketball Invitational
| School | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals Game 1 | Finals Game 2 | Finals Game 3 |

### CiT
## Awards and honors
### WCC Player-of-the-Week

The WCC player of the week awards are given each Monday once the season begins.
* Nov. 17- Brandon Clark, G, Santa Clara
* Dec. 1- Kevin Pangos, G, Gonzaga
* Dec. 15- Kyle Wiltjer, F, Gonzaga
* Dec. 30- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU
* Jan. 12- Stacy Davis, F, Pepperdine
* Jan. 26- Brandon Clark, G, Santa Clara
* Feb. 9- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU
* Feb. 23- Kyle Wiltjer, F, Gonzaga
* Nov. 24- Brad Waldow, F, Saint Mary's
* Dec. 8- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU
* Dec. 22- Dulani Robinson, G, Pacific
* Jan. 5- Przemek Karnowski, C, Gonzaga
* Jan. 19- Brad Waldow, F, Saint Mary's
* Feb. 2- Domantas Sabonis, F, Gonzaga
* Feb. 16- Kyle Wiltjer, F, Gonzaga
* Mar. 2- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU

### College Madness West Coast Player of the Week

College Madness WCC player of the Week Awards will be given every Sunday once the season begins.
* Nov. 16- Brandon Clark, G, Santa Clara
* Nov. 30- Kyle Wiltjer, F, Gonzaga
* Dec. 14- Aaron Bright, G, Saint Mary's
* Dec. 28- Brad Waldow, F, Saint Mary's
* Jan. 11- Stacy Davis, F, Pepperdine
* Jan. 25- Brandon Clark, G, Santa Clara
* Feb. 8- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU
* Feb. 22- Kyle Wiltjer, F, Gonzaga
* Nov. 23- Brad Waldow, F, Saint Mary's
* Dec. 7- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU
* Dec. 21- T.J. Wallace, G, Pacific
* Jan. 4- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU
* Jan. 18- Brad Waldow, F, Saint Mary's
* Feb. 1- Johnny Dee, G, San Diego
* Feb. 15- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU
* Mar. 1- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU

### National Player of the Week Awards

To Be Determined after the season begins.

### First-Team All-Conference

The voting body for all conference awards is league coaches and will take place at the end of the season.
| Player | School | Year | Position |
| Jared Brownridge | Santa Clara | Sophomore | G |
| Kerry Carter | Saint Mary's | Senior | G |
| Kyle Collinsworth | BYU | Junior | G |
| Stacy Davis | Pepperdine | Junior | F |
| Johnny Dee | San Diego | Senior | G |
| Tyler Haws | BYU | Senior | G |
| Przemek Karnowski | Gonzaga | Junior | C |
| Kevin Pangos | Gonzaga | Senior | G |
| Brad Waldow | Saint Mary's | Senior | C |
| Kyle Wiltjer | Gonzaga | Junior | F |

### Second-Team All-Conference

| Player | School | Year | Position |
| Gary Bell | Gonzaga | Senior | G |
| Domantas Sabonis | Gonzaga | Freshman | F |
| Mark Tollefsen | San Francisco | Junior | F |
| Byron Wesley | Gonzaga | Senior | G |
| Alec Wintering | Portland | Sophomore | G |

### Honorable Mention

| Name | School |
| 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 |

### All-Freshman

| Player | School | Position |
| Matt Hubbard | Santa Clara | F |
| Emmett Naar | Saint Mary's | G |
| Shawn Olden | Pepperdine | G |
| Domantas Sabonis | Gonzaga | F |
| Devin Watson | San Francisco | G |