2003 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament

2003 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2002–03
Teams	8
Site	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California
Champions	San Diego (1st title)
Winning coach	Brad Holland (1st title)
MVP	Jason Keep (San Diego)
Television	ESPN2, ESPN
West Coast Conference men's basketball tournaments

2002–03 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Gonzaga	12	–	2		.857			24	–	9		.727
San Diego †	10	–	4		.714			18	–	12		.600
San Francisco	9	–	5		.643			15	–	14		.517
Pepperdine	7	–	7		.500			15	–	13		.536
Saint Mary's	6	–	8		.429			15	–	15		.500
Portland	4	–	10		.286			11	–	17		.393
Loyola Marymount	4	–	10		.286			11	–	20		.355
Santa Clara	4	–	10		.286			13	–	15		.464
† 2003 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2003 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 7–10, 2003. All rounds were held in San Diego, California at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. The semifinals were televised by ESPN2. The West Coast Conference Championship Game was televised by ESPN.

The San Diego Toreros earned their first WCC Tournament title and an automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA tournament.^[2] Jason Keep of San Diego was named Tournament MVP.

Bracket

	First round Friday, March 7					Quarter finals Saturday, March 8					Semi-finals Sunday, March 9					Finals Monday, March 10
	5	Saint Mary's	65
	8	Santa Clara	51			4	Pepperdine	71
						5	Saint Mary's	75
											1	Gonzaga	73
											5	Saint Mary's	52
																1	Gonzaga	63
	6	Loyola Marymount	65													2	San Diego	72
	7	Portland	63			3	San Francisco	70
						6	Loyola Marymount	56
											2	San Diego	72
											3	San Francisco	63

See also

• West Coast Conference

References

1. sports-reference.com 2000-01 West Coast Conference Season Summary
2. "For the first time in WCC tournament history, the San Diego Toreros are the WCC men?' basketball tournament champions". West Coast Conference. March 11, 2003. Retrieved June 9, 2019.