The 2022 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the West Coast Conference (WCC) during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.[1] The tournament was held during March 3–8, 2022, at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada.[2] Los Angeles–based University Credit Union was the title sponsor of the tournament for the fourth consecutive year.[1] TritonPoint Wealth and Sterling Global Financial's SCRED fund are the presenting sponsors of the tournament. The winner of the tournament, the Gonzaga Bulldogs, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
| 2022 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2021–22 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada |
| Champions | Gonzaga (20th title) |
| Winning coach | Mark Few (18th title) |
| MVP | Andrew Nembhard (Gonzaga) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Gonzaga † | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 28 | – | 4 | .875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Saint Mary's | 12 | – | 3 | .800 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 10 | – | 5 | .667 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 9 | – | 6 | .600 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 3 | – | 12 | .200 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2022 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Venue
editFor the 14th consecutive year, the 2022 WCC Tournament was held in the Orleans Arena. When Orleans Arena is set up for basketball games, the seating capacity is 7,471.[3] The Orleans Arena is located at the 1,886-room Orleans Hotel and Casino, about 1 mile west of the Las Vegas Strip.[4] Tickets for the WCC Tournament typically sell out quickly.[5] In 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no fans were permitted to attend this tournament.[6]
Seeds
editAll 10 WCC schools participated in the tournament. Teams are typically seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records.[7] However, due to numerous regular-season game cancellations, the WCC announced that the seeding for the 2021 edition would be determined using an adjusted conference winning percentage. With several conference games being canceled during the 2022 regular season, the conference was expected to use the adjusted conference winning percentage for seeding the 2022 tournament.[8] Developed in partnership with Ken Pomeroy, the adjusted conference winning percentage (Pomeroy AWP) takes into account the strength of the opponent and the location where each game was played.[9] The tournament followed a format similar to that used from 2003 to 2011. The 7 through 10 seeds played in the "first round", the 5 and 6 seeds started play in the "second round", and the 3 and 4 seeds started in the "quarterfinals". The top two seeds received byes into the semifinals.[10] As expected, the WCC released the tournament seedings based on the Pomeroy AWP a few days prior to the start of the tournament.[11]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Pomeroy AWP | NET ranking[12] (March 2, 2021) |
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| 1 | Gonzaga | 13–1 | .921% | 1st |
| 2 | Saint Mary's | 12–3 | .816% | 19th |
| 3 | Santa Clara | 10–5 | .673% | 72nd |
| 4 | San Francisco | 10–6 | .655% | 27th |
| 5 | BYU | 9–6 | .595% | 53rd |
| 6 | Portland | 7–7 | .429% | 183rd |
| 7 | San Diego | 7–9 | .411% | 211th |
| 8 | Loyola Marymount | 3–12 | .222% | 212th |
| 9 | Pacific | 3–11 | .183% | 289th |
| 10 | Pepperdine | 1–15 | .095% | 282nd |
Schedule
edit| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Thursday, March 3, 2022 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 6:00 pm | No. 8 Loyola Marymount vs. No. 9 Pacific | 86–66 | BYUtv, RSNα | |
| 2 | 8:00 pm | No. 7 San Diego vs. No. 10 Pepperdine | 74–67 | |||
| Second round – Friday, March 4, 2022 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 pm | No. 5 BYU vs. No. 8 Loyola Marymount | 85–60 | BYUtv, RSNα | |
| 4 | 8:00 pm | No. 6 Portland vs. No. 7 San Diego | 73–55 | |||
| Third round – Saturday, March 5, 2022 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 7:30 pm | No. 4 San Francisco vs. No. 5 BYU | 75–63 | ESPN2 | |
| 6 | 9:30 pm | No. 3 Santa Clara vs. No. 6 Portland | 91–67 | ESPN2 | ||
| Semifinals – Monday, March 7, 2022 | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 4 San Francisco | 81–71 | ESPN | |
| 8 | 8:30 pm | No. 2 Saint Mary's vs. No. 3 Santa Clara | 75–72 | ESPN2 | ||
| Championship – Tuesday, March 8, 2022 | ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 2 Saint Mary's | 82–69 | ESPN | |
| *Game times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||||
Notes
edit- ^α RSNs airing the games include Bally Sports, AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain, and NBC Sports California. (RSNs may not carry every game)[13]
Bracket
edit| First round Thursday, March 3 | Second round Friday, March 4 | Third round Saturday, March 5 | Semifinals Monday, March 7 | Championship Tuesday, March 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | #1 Gonzaga | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | San Francisco | 75 | 4 | San Francisco | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | BYU | 85 | 5 | BYU | 63 | 1 | #1 Gonzaga | 82 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Loyola Marymount | 86 | 8 | Loyola Marymount | 60 | 2 | #17 Saint Mary's | 69 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | Pacific | 66 | 2 | #17 Saint Mary's | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Santa Clara | 91 | 3 | Santa Clara | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Portland | 73 | 6 | Portland | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | San Diego | 74 | 7 | San Diego | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Pepperdine | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||
* denotes overtime period
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "WCC Announces 2021-22 Men's Basketball Conference Schedule". wccsports.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^ "Men's Basketball 2021-22 Conference Schedule Released". University of the Pacific. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^ "Location Spotlight: Orleans Arena | Nevada Film Office". nevadafilm.com. January 23, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^ Hawks, John; Higgins, Tom (February 3, 2009). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Las Vegas: The Savvy Vacationer's Guide to All Things Las Vegas. Penguin. ISBN 978-1-4406-8515-6.
- ^ "UCU WCC Basketball Tournament Sold Out". wccsports.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^ "Gonzaga fans bummed, but understand WCC not allowing fans at tournament in Las Vegas | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^ "Explaining Tiebreakers for the West Coast Conference standings". CougarSportsInsider.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^ "Gonzaga-LMU not expected to be rescheduled, Zags probably bound for 14 WCC games". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ "WCC partners with Ken Pomeroy to seed conference tournament". heraldextra.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^ "WCC approves significant changes to scheduling, tournament format | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^ "Seedings for UCU WCC Men's and Women's basketball Tournament". wccsports.com. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics - NET Ranking MBB 3/2/2022". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ Sarz, Matt. "Week 17 schedule for 202122". Matt Sarz Sports. Retrieved March 2, 2023.