2012–13 West Coast Conference men's basketball season
Sports season
2012–13 West Coast Conference men's basketball season League NCAA Division I Sport Basketball Number of teams 9 TV partner(s) (national) ESPN2 , ESPNU , BYUtv , (regional) FSSD , CSNNW , CSNBA , CSNCA , ROOT NW , ROOT RM , TWCSN Season champions Gonzaga Runners-up Saint Mary's Season MVP Kelly Olynyk , GonzagaChampions Gonzaga Runners-up Saint Mary's Finals MVP Elias Harris , Gonzaga
The 2012–13 West Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2012 and ended with the 2013 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament at the Orleans Arena March 6–11, 2013 in Las Vegas . The regular season began in November, with the conference schedule starting at the end of December.
This was the 62nd season for the conference, and the 24th 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. After having no changes from 1980 until 2011, the conference will have its second change in three years in 2013. Original conference founder, and a fellow faith-based, private school Pacific will rejoin the conference.[ 1] Pacific will come from the Big West .
Pre-season
Pre-season media day was scheduled Monday, October 29, and took place at the Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes Studios. Barry Tompkins hosted video interviews through WCCSports.com and Youtube.com beginning at 11:30 AM PDT. Jeff Lampe of WCC Live will also interviewed each coach and get 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.
Rank, School (first-place votes), Points
1. Gonzaga (7), 63
2. BYU (1), 55
3. St. Mary's (1), 52
4. Loyola Marymount , 37
5. San Diego , 36
6. Santa Clara , 35
7. San Francisco , 19
8. Portland , 15
9. Pepperdine , 12
2012–13 West Coast Men's Preseason All-West Conference Team
Player, School, Yr., Pos.
Gary Bell, Jr., Gonzaga, So., G
Brandon Davies , BYU, Sr., F
Johnny Dee, San Diego, So, G
Matthew Dellavedova , Saint Mary's, Sr., G
Sam Dower , Gonzaga, R-Jr., C
Kevin Foster , Santa Clara, Sr., G
Elias Harris , Gonzaga, Sr., F
Stephen Holt , Saint Mary's, Jr., G
Anthony Ireland , Loyola Marymount, Jr., G
Kevin Pangos , Gonzaga, So., G
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
Wk 18
Wk 19
Final
BYU
AP
C
Gonzaga
AP
21
19
17
12
10
14
14
13
10
9
8
10
7
6
5
3
2
1
1
C
22
19
16
12
10
14
14
13
10
8
8
10
7
6
3
3
2
1
1
Loyola Marymount
AP
C
Pepperdine
AP
C
Portland
AP
C
Saint Mary's
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
23
23
21
25
San Diego
AP
C
San Francisco
AP
C
Santa Clara
AP
C
Non-Conference games
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
Pepperdine
Portland
Saint Mary's
San Diego
San Francisco
Santa Clara
vs. Brigham Young
–
2-0
0–2
0–2
0–2
2–0
1–1
1–1
0-2
vs. Gonzaga
0–2
–
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
vs. Loyola Marymount
2–0
2–0
–
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–0
1–1
vs. Pepperdine
2–0
2–0
0–2
–
0–2
2–0
1–0
2–0
2–0
vs. Portland
2–0
2–0
0–2
2–0
–
2–0
1–1
1–1
2–0
vs. Saint Mary's
0–2
2–0
0–2
0–2
0–2
–
0–2
0–2
0–2
vs. San Diego
1–1
2–0
0–2
0–2
1–1
2–0
–
0–2
2–0
vs. San Francisco
1–1
2–0
0–2
0–2
1–1
2–0
2–0
–
2–0
vs. Santa Clara
2–0
2–0
1–0
0–2
0–2
2–0
0–2
0–2
–
Total
10–6
16–0
1–15
4–12
4–12
14–2
7–9
7–9
9–7
Conference tournament
Bracket
First round Wednesday, March 6BYUtv
Second round Thursday, March 7BYUtv
Quarterfinals Friday, March 8ESPNU
Semifinals Saturday, March 9ESPN2
Championship Monday, March 11ESPN
1
Gonzaga
(bye)
1
Gonzaga
(bye)
1
Gonzaga
66
9
Loyola Marymount
48
4
Santa Clara
(bye)
4
Santa Clara
58
9
Loyola Marymount
60
5
San Francisco
60
9
Loyola Marymount
61 OT
8
Portland
54
9
Loyola Marymount
65
1
Gonzaga
65
2
Saint Mary's
51
2
Saint Mary's
(bye)
2
Saint Mary's
(bye)
2
Saint Mary's
69
6
San Diego
66OT
3
BYU
(bye)
3
BYU
69
6
San Diego
72
6
San Diego
62
7
Pepperdine
59
All times listed are Pacific
Head coaches
Dave Rose , BYU
Mark Few , Gonzaga
Max Good , Loyola Marymount
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
Seed
Bracket
School
First round
Second round
Third round
Sweet 16
Elite 8
Final Four
Championship
1
West
Gonzaga
#16 Southern University - Mar. 21, Salt Lake City - W, 64–58
#9 Wichita State - Mar. 23, Salt Lake City - L, 70–76
11
Midwest
Saint Mary's
#11 Middle Tennessee - Mar. 19, Dayton - W, 67–54
#6 Memphis - Mar. 21, Auburn Hills - L, 52–54
2 Bids
W-L (%):
1–0 1.000
1–1 .500
0–1 .000
0–0 –
0–0 –
0–0 –
TOTAL: 3–2 .600
Seed
Bracket
School
First round
Second round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
3
Southern Miss
BYU
#6 Washington - Mar. 20, Provo - W, 90-79
#7 Mercer - Mar. 22, Provo - W, 90–71
#1 Southern Miss - Mar. 27, Hattiesburg - W, 79–62
#2 Baylor - Apr. 2, New York - , 70–76
1 Bid
W-L (%):
1–0 1.000
1–0 1.000
1–0 1.000
0–1 .000
TOTAL: 3–1 .750
School
First round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals Game 1
Finals Game 2
Finals Game 3
Santa Clara
Vermont Mar. 19, Santa Clara W, 77-67
Purdue Mar. 25, West Lafayette W 86-83
Wright State Mar. 27, Dayton W, 81-69
George Mason Apr. 1, Santa Clara W, 81-73
George Mason Apr. 3, Fairfax L, 66-73
George Mason APR. 5, Fairfax W, 80-77
TOTAL W-L (%): 5–1 .833
1–0 1.000
1–0 1.000
1–0 1.000
1–0 1.000
0–1 .000
1–0 1.000
Highlights and notes
The Santa Clara Broncos won the 2013 College Basketball Invitational Tournament
Awards and honors
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
WCC Player-of-the-Week
Nov. 12 – Kevin Foster , G, Santa Clara
Nov. 26 – Elias Harris , F, Gonzaga
Dec. 10 – Johnny Dee, G, San Diego
Dec. 24 – Marc Trasolini, F, Santa Clara
Jan. 7 – Kelly Olynyk , F, Gonzaga
Jan. 21 – Kevin Foster, G, Santa Clara
Feb. 4 – Matt Carlino, G, BYU
Feb. 18 – Kelly Olynyk , F, Gonzaga
Mar. 4 - Cole Dickerson , F, San Francisco
Nov. 19 – Johnny Dee, G, San Diego
Dec. 3 – Cole Dickerson, F, San Francisco
Dec. 17 – Brandon Davies , F, BYU
Dec. 31 – Tyler Haws , G, BYU
Jan. 14 – Tyler Haws, G, BYU
Jan. 28 – Beau Levesque, F, Saint Mary's
Feb. 11 –De'End Parker, G, San Francisco
Feb. 25 – Matthew Dellavedova , G, Saint Mary's
College Madness West Coast Player of the Week
Nov. 12 – Przemek Karnowski , C, Gonzaga
Nov. 26 – Elias Harris , F, Gonzaga
Dec. 10 – Jordan Baker, G, Pepperdine
Dec. 24 – Marc Trasolini, F, Santa Clara
Jan. 7 – Kelly Olynyk, F, Gonzaga (Also High Major Player of the Week)
Jan. 21 – Matthew Dellavedova , G, Saint Mary's
Feb. 4 – Matt Carlino, G, BYU
Feb. 18 – Kelly Olynyk, F, Gonzaga
Mar. 4 -
Nov. 19 – Kevin Foster , G, Santa Clara
Dec. 3 – Cole Dickerson , F, San Francisco
Dec. 17 – Kelly Olynyk , F, Gonzaga
Dec. 31 – Tyler Haws , G, BYU (Also High Major Player of the Week)
Jan. 14 – Tyler Haws, G, BYU
Jan. 28 – Beau Levesque, F, Saint Mary's
Feb. 11 – De'End Parker, G, San Francisco
Feb. 25 – Matthew Dellavedova, G, Saint Mary's
Player-of-the-Month
November – Kevin Foster , G, Santa Clara
December – Kelly Olynyk , F, Gonzaga
January – Kelly Olynyk, F, Gonzaga
February –
All-Americans
All West Coast Conference teams
Voting was by conference coaches:[ 2]
All-Conference
[ 2]
Honorable Mention
Name
School
Christopher Anderson
San Diego
Jordan Baker
Pepperdine
Gary Bell Jr.
Gonzaga
Stacy Davis
Pepperdine
Johnny Dee
San Diego
Cody Doolin
San Francisco
Stephen Holt
Saint Mary's
Lorne Jackson
Pepperdine
Ryan Nicholas
Portland
All-Freshman
[ 2]
Player
School
Position
Stacy Davis
Pepperdine
F
Tim Derksen
San Francisco
F
Avry Holmes
San Francisco
G
Przemek Karnowski
Gonzaga
C
Jito Kok
San Diego
C
All-Academic
[ 3]
Player
School
Year
GPA
Major
Johnny Dee
San Diego
So
3.49
Undeclared
Matthew Dellavedova
Saint Mary's
Sr
3.40
Psychology
Ashley Hamilton
Loyola Marymount
GS [ a 1]
4.00
Education
Mike Hart
Gonzaga
GS [ a 1]
3.70
MBA
Beau Levesque
Saint Mary's
Jr
3.78
Sports Management
Ryan Nicholas
Portland
Jr
3.47
Psychology
Kelly Olynyk
Gonzaga
GS [ a 2]
3.53
MBA
Marc Trasolini
Santa Clara
GS [ a 1]
3.65
MBA
Thomas van der Mars
Portland
So
3.94
Operations Technology Management
^ a b c Hamilton, Hart, and Trasolini are redshirt seniors for athletic purposes.
^ Olynyk is a redshirt junior for athletic purposes.
See also
References
Teams Future team Championships & awards Seasons