1999 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1999 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place on February 27–March 1, 1999. All rounds were held in Santa Clara, California at the Toso Pavilion.

1999 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1998–99
Teams	8
Site	Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California
Champions	Gonzaga (2nd title)
Winning coach	Dan Monson (1st title)
MVP	Matt Santangelo (Gonzaga)
West Coast Conference men's basketball tournaments

1998–99 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Gonzaga †	12	–	2		.857			28	–	7		.800
San Diego	9	–	5		.643			18	–	9		.667
Pepperdine	9	–	5		.643			19	–	13		.594
Santa Clara	8	–	6		.571			14	–	15		.483
Loyola Marymount	6	–	8		.429			11	–	16		.407
Saint Mary's	5	–	9		.357			13	–	18		.419
San Francisco	4	–	10		.286			12	–	18		.400
Portland	3	–	11		.214			9	–	18		.333
† 1999 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The Gonzaga Bulldogs won the WCC Tournament title and an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament. Matt Santangelo of Gonzaga was named Tournament MVP.

Format

With eight teams participating, all eight teams were placed into the first round, with teams seeded and paired based on regular-season records. After the first round, teams were re-seeded so the highest-remaining team was paired with the lowest-remaining time in one semifinal with the other two teams slotted into the other semifinal.

Bracket

	Quarter finals Saturday, February 27					Semi-finals Sunday, February 28					Finals Monday, March 1
	1	Gonzaga	84
	8	Portland	63
						1	Gonzaga	70
						6	Saint Mary's	57
	4	Santa Clara	77
	5	Loyola Marymount	64
											1	Gonzaga	91
	(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
											4	Santa Clara	66
	3	San Diego	60
	6	Saint Mary's	65
						2	Pepperdine	54
						4	Santa Clara	58
	2	Pepperdine	67
	7	San Francisco	65