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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]