# 2013–14 West Coast Conference men's basketball season

The 2013–14 West Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2013 and ended with the 2014 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament at the Orleans Arena March 6–11, 2014 in Las Vegas. The regular season began in November, with the conference schedule starting at the end of December.
This was the 63rd season for the conference, and the 25th under its current name as "West Coast Conference". The conference began as the California Basketball Association in 1952, became the West Coast Athletic Conference in 1956, and dropped the word "Athletic" in 1989. The conference went through significant changes this season, adding a new member for the second time in three seasons and bringing the WCC to 10 members. Original conference founder, and a fellow faith-based, private school Pacific, rejoined the conference from the Big West.

## Pre-season

* Pre-season media day took place on Thursday, October 24 at the Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes Studios. Video interviews were hosted on the WCC's streaming video outler, TheW.tv, beginning at 11:30 AM PDT. Jeff Lampe of WCC Live also interviewed each coach and get a preview of their respective season. The regional television schedule announcement, the Preseason All-Conference team, and the pre-season coaches' rankings were some of the additional events that took place.

### 2013–14 West Coast Men's Basketball Media Poll

    Rank, School (first-place votes), Points
    1. Gonzaga (8), 80
    2. BYU (1), 72
    3. St. Mary's (1), 66
    4. San Francisco, 51
    5. San Diego, 50
    6. Loyola Marymount, 44
    7. Pacific, 28
    8. Santa Clara, 25
    9. Portland, 24
    10. Pepperdine, 10

### 2013–14 WCC Men's Preseason All-Conference Team

    Player, School, Yr., Pos.
    Gary Bell, Gonzaga, Jr., G
    Stacy Davis, Pepperdine, So., F
    Johnny Dee, San Diego, Jr., G
    Cole Dickerson, San Francisco, Sr., F
    Cody Doolin, San Francisco, Sr., G
    Tyler Haws, BYU, Jr., G
    Stephen Holt, Saint Mary's, Sr., G
    Anthony Ireland, Loyola Marymount, Sr., G
    Kevin Pangos, Gonzaga, Jr., G
    Brad Waldow, Saint Mary's, Jr., F

## Rankings

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 |
| BYU | AP | | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| BYU | C | | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gonzaga | AP | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | 25 | RV |
| Gonzaga | C | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 22 | RV |
| 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 | RV | | | | | | | | | |
| Saint Mary's | C | | 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

* BYU defeated Texas in the semifinals of the CBE Classic. In the month of January, Texas would go on to defeat 4 consecutive top-25 opponents, giving BYU a win over a Top 25 RPI school.
* BYU defeated Stanford as part of the ESPN College Tip-Off. Stanford would finish the year as a Top 50 RPI school, giving BYU a 2nd win over a power conference Top 50 RPI school.

## 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 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| vs. Gonzaga | 1–1 | - | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0-2 |
| vs. Loyola Marymount | 1–1 | 2–0 | - | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1-1 |
| vs. Pacific | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | - | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1-1 |
| vs. Pepperdine | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | - | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1-1 |
| vs. Portland | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | - | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1-1 |
| vs. Saint Mary's | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | - | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1-1 |
| vs. San Diego | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | - | 2–0 | 1-1 |
| vs. San Francisco | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | - | 0-2 |
| vs. Santa Clara | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2-0 | - |
| Total | 13–5 | 15–3 | 4–14 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 13–5 | 6-12 |

## Conference tournament

* March 6–11, 2014– West Coast Conference Basketball Tournament, Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, NV.
| First round Thursday, March 6 | First round Thursday, March 6 | First round Thursday, March 6 | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 8 | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 8 | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 8 | Semifinals Monday, March 10 | Semifinals Monday, March 10 | Semifinals Monday, March 10 | Championship Tuesday, March 11 | Championship Tuesday, March 11 | Championship Tuesday, March 11 |
| | | | 1 | Gonzaga | 77 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Pacific | 64 | 9 | Santa Clara | 75 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Santa Clara | 81 | | | | 1 | Gonzaga | 70 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Saint Mary's | 54 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Saint Mary's | 80 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Pepperdine | 69 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Gonzaga | 75 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | BYU | 64 |
| | | | 3 | San Francisco | 69 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Portland | 64 | 6 | San Diego | 60 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Loyola Marymount | 67 | | | | 2 | BYU | 79$^{OT}$ | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | San Francisco | 77 | | | |
| | | | 2 | BYU | 85 | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Loyola Marymount | 74 | | | | | | |

## 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

## Post season
### NCAA tournament

* Main article: 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
| Seed | Bracket | School | First round | Second round | Third round | Sweet 16 | Elite 8 | Final Four | Championship |

### NIT

* Main article: 2014 National Invitation Tournament
| Seed | Bracket | School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |

### CBI

* Main article: 2014 College Basketball Invitational
| School | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals Game 1 | Finals Game 2 | Finals Game 3 |

### CiT
## Highlights and notes

* The Highlights and notes will be posted as the season progresses.

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

* Nov. 11- Tony Gill, F, Pacific
* Nov. 25 – Kevin Pangos, G, Gonzaga
* Dec. 9 – Thomas van der Mars, C, Portland
* Dec. 23 – Bryce Pressley, G, Portland
* Jan. 6 – Skyler Halford, G, BYU
* Jan. 20 – Sam Dower, Jr., C, Gonzaga
* Feb. 3 – Tyler Haws, G, BYU
* Feb. 17 – Kruize Pinkins, F, San Francisco
* Mar. 3 –
* Nov. 18 – Stacy Davis, F, Pepperdine
* Dec. 2 – Kevin Pangos, G, Gonzaga
* Dec. 16 – Stephen Holt, G, Saint Mary's
* Dec. 30 – Malcolm Brooks, G, Pepperdine
* Jan. 13 – Tyler Haws, G, BYU
* Jan. 27 – Johnny Dee, G, San Diego
* Feb. 10 – Stephen Holt, G, Saint Mary's
* Feb. 24 - Matt Carlino, G, BYU

### College Madness West Coast Player of the Week

* Nov. 10 - Tony Gill, F, Pacific
* Nov. 24 – Kevin Pangos, G, Gonzaga
* Dec. 8 – T. J. Wallace, G, Pacific
* Dec. 22 – Bryce Pressley, G, Portland
* Jan. 5 – Brendan Lane, F, Pepperdine
* Jan. 19 – Sam Dower, Jr., C, Gonzaga
* Feb. 2 – Tyler Haws, G, BYU (also High-Major Madness Player of the Week)
* Feb. 16 – Kruize Pinkins, F, San Francisco
* Mar. 2 –
* Nov. 17 – Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU
* Dec. 1 – Kevin Bailey, G, Portland
* Dec. 15 – Stephen Holt, G, Saint Mary's
* Dec. 29 – Evan Payne, G, Loyola Marymount
* Jan. 12 – Bryce Pressley, G, Portland
* Jan. 26 – Tyler Haws, G, BYU
* Feb. 9 – Beau Levesque, F, Saint Mary's
* Feb. 23 - Matt Carlino, G, BYU

### All West Coast Conference teams

The voting body for all conference awards consisted of league coaches.
* Player of the Year: Tyler Haws, BYU
* Defensive Player of the Year: Brendan Lane, Pepperdine
* Newcomer of the Year: Jared Brownridge, Santa Clara
* Coach of the Year: Rex Walters, San Francisco

### All-Conference

| Player | School | Year | Position |
| Kyle Collinsworth | BYU | Sophomore | G |
| Stacy Davis | Pepperdine | Sophomore | F |
| Johnny Dee | San Diego | Junior | G |
| Cole Dickerson | San Francisco | Senior | F |
| Sam Dower | Gonzaga | Senior | F |
| Tyler Haws | BYU | Junior | G |
| Stephen Holt | Saint May's | Senior | G |
| Anthony Ireland | Loyola Marymount | Senior | G |
| Kevin Pangos | Gonzaga | Junior | G |
| Brad Waldow | Saint Mary's | Junior | C |

### Honorable Mention

| Name | School |

### All-Freshman

| Player | School | Position |

### All-Academic

| Player | School | Year | GPA | Major |