The Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represents the University of the Pacific. They are an

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member, part of the

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. The team is based in

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. They play their home games at the

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and are led by head coach

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. On July 15, 2013, Pacific left the

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to rejoin the West Coast Conference. It had been a charter member of the WCC since 1952, but left in 1971 to join the Pacific Coast Athletic Association, later renamed to the Big West Conference. In late 2015, investigations into improper academic benefits being provided to basketball players began. On December 11, the school placed head coach

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and assistant coach Dwight Young on suspension. On December 18, the school self imposed a postseason ban for 2016 and a reduction in scholarships due to the pending academic fraud investigations. On March 3, 2016, the school revealed that Verlin and Young were no longer employed by the university. On March 15, 2016, Pacific hired 13-year

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veteran and 1996

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as head coach.

Postseason

NCAA Tournament Results

The Tigers have appeared in nine NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 4–10. Pacific tigers basketball 1976 roster

NIT Results

The Tigers have appeared in one

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. Their record is 0–1.

CIT Results

The Tigers have appeared in three

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s. Their combined record is 8–3.

Notable players

Retired numbers

Pacific has retired five jersey numbers. West Coast Conference Player of the Year awardees *

Leroy Wright James Leroy Wright Sr. (May 6, 1938 – March 21, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. He played two seasons in the American Basketball Association (ABA) in 1967–68 and 1968–69, winning the ABA Finals in 1968 as a memb ...

(1958) *

(1959) *

Keith Swagerty Keith Michael Swagerty (born October 30, 1945) is an American former basketball player and coach. A forward out of the University of the Pacific, he played two seasons in the American Basketball Association (ABA). Swagerty, a 6'7 power forward ...

(1966) *

(1967) * John Gianelli (1971) Big West Conference Player of the Year awardees * Ron Cornelius (1979) * Michael Olowokandi (1998) * Miah Davis (2004) * David Doubley (2005) *

Christian Maråker Christian Erik Maråker (born 24 September 1982) is a Swedish basketball player for Borås Basket of the Basketligan. A 6'9" center/power forward, he played college basketball in the United States at the University of the Pacific from 2002 to 2 ...

(2006)

References

External links

* {{West Coast Conference men's basketball navbox