The 2015 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 6–10, 2015 at the
Orleans Arena
Orleans Arena is a 9,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Paradise, Nevada, in the Las Vegas Valley. It is located at the The Orleans, Orleans Hotel and Casino and is operated by Coast Casinos, a subsidiary of Boyd Gaming, Boyd Gaming Corporation. ...
in
Paradise, Nevada
Paradise is an Unincorporated towns in Nevada, unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States, adjacent to the city of Las Vegas. It was formed on December 8, 1950. Its population was 191,238 at the ...
. The winner of the tournament received the conference's automatic bid into the
2015 NCAA tournament.
Seeds
WCC Tiebreaker procedures are as follows:
#Head-to-head
#Better record against a higher seed
#Higher RPI
''* Overall record at end of regular season.''
Schedule
Bracket
*All non-ESPN games will be shown online on TheW.tv.
Game summaries
San Francisco vs. Pacific
Series History: San Francisco leads 54-27
Broadcasters:
Dave McCann and
Blaine Fowler
Blaine Fowler is a college football and men's college basketball sports analyst in the Mountain West Conference for NBC Sports Network basketball broadcasts. He also provides analysis for the BYU Cougars football team and men's basketball West C ...
----
Santa Clara vs. Loyola Marymount
Series History: Santa Clara leads 84-59
Broadcasters:
Dave McCann and
Blaine Fowler
Blaine Fowler is a college football and men's college basketball sports analyst in the Mountain West Conference for NBC Sports Network basketball broadcasts. He also provides analysis for the BYU Cougars football team and men's basketball West C ...
----
Saint Mary's vs. Portland
Series History: Saint Mary's leads 60-29
Broadcasters:
Dave McCann and
Blaine Fowler
Blaine Fowler is a college football and men's college basketball sports analyst in the Mountain West Conference for NBC Sports Network basketball broadcasts. He also provides analysis for the BYU Cougars football team and men's basketball West C ...
(BYUtv)
Barry Tompkins
Barry David Tompkins (born May 2, 1940) is an American sportscaster. He is better known for his work as a boxing commentator, but he has covered football and other sports.
Early life
Tompkins was born and raised in San Francisco.
Career KCBS, K ...
,
Casey Jacobsen
Casey Gardner Jacobsen (born March 19, 1981) is an American retired professional basketball player who played four seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also had an extensive European basketball career, mostly while playing wit ...
, and
Kelli Tennant (WCC TV)
----
Pepperdine vs. San Diego
Series History: Pepperdine leads 59-41
Broadcasters:
Dave McCann and
Blaine Fowler
Blaine Fowler is a college football and men's college basketball sports analyst in the Mountain West Conference for NBC Sports Network basketball broadcasts. He also provides analysis for the BYU Cougars football team and men's basketball West C ...
(BYUtv)
Barry Tompkins
Barry David Tompkins (born May 2, 1940) is an American sportscaster. He is better known for his work as a boxing commentator, but he has covered football and other sports.
Early life
Tompkins was born and raised in San Francisco.
Career KCBS, K ...
,
Casey Jacobsen
Casey Gardner Jacobsen (born March 19, 1981) is an American retired professional basketball player who played four seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also had an extensive European basketball career, mostly while playing wit ...
, and
Kelli Tennant (WCC TV)
----
Gonzaga vs. San Francisco
Series History: Gonzaga leads 50-22
Broadcasters:
Beth Mowins
Elizabeth Mowins (born May 26, 1967) is an American play-by-play announcer and sports journalist for ESPN, CBS, and Marquee Sports Network. She typically calls women's college sports, and became the second woman to call nationally televised c ...
and
Stan Heath
Stanley Heath III (born December 17, 1964) is an American basketball coach currently serving as the head coach for Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball, Eastern Michigan. Heath formerly served as head coach at the South Florida Bulls men's b ...
----
BYU vs. Santa Clara
Series History: BYU leads 23-5
Broadcasters:
Beth Mowins
Elizabeth Mowins (born May 26, 1967) is an American play-by-play announcer and sports journalist for ESPN, CBS, and Marquee Sports Network. She typically calls women's college sports, and became the second woman to call nationally televised c ...
and
Stan Heath
Stanley Heath III (born December 17, 1964) is an American basketball coach currently serving as the head coach for Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball, Eastern Michigan. Heath formerly served as head coach at the South Florida Bulls men's b ...
----
Gonzaga vs. Pepperdine
Series History: Gonzaga leads 48-31
Broadcasters:
Beth Mowins
Elizabeth Mowins (born May 26, 1967) is an American play-by-play announcer and sports journalist for ESPN, CBS, and Marquee Sports Network. She typically calls women's college sports, and became the second woman to call nationally televised c ...
,
Stan Heath
Stanley Heath III (born December 17, 1964) is an American basketball coach currently serving as the head coach for Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball, Eastern Michigan. Heath formerly served as head coach at the South Florida Bulls men's b ...
, and
Jeff Goodman
----
BYU vs. Portland
Series History: BYU leads 12-1
Broadcasters:
Beth Mowins
Elizabeth Mowins (born May 26, 1967) is an American play-by-play announcer and sports journalist for ESPN, CBS, and Marquee Sports Network. She typically calls women's college sports, and became the second woman to call nationally televised c ...
,
Stan Heath
Stanley Heath III (born December 17, 1964) is an American basketball coach currently serving as the head coach for Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball, Eastern Michigan. Heath formerly served as head coach at the South Florida Bulls men's b ...
, and
Jeff Goodman
----
WCC Championship: Gonzaga vs. BYU
Series History: Gonzaga leads 8–4
Broadcasters:
Dave Pasch
Dave Pasch (born August 11, 1972) is an American ESPN announcer, covering the NBA, college football, and college basketball. He is also the radio play-by-play voice of the Arizona Cardinals.
Personal life
Pasch grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, t ...
,
Sean Farnham
Sean Travis Farnham (born September 16, 1977) is an American sports analyst who covers college basketball for ESPN, Inc., ESPN. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins men's basketball, UCLA Bruins.
Farnham typically calls games featurin ...
, and
Jeff Goodman (ESPN)
Kevin Calabro
Kevin Paul Calabro (born June 27, 1956) is an American sportscaster based in Seattle, Washington. The longtime voice of the former Seattle SuperSonics NBA franchise, Calabro has primarily called NBA basketball but has also announced collegiate ...
&
Bill Frieder
William Samuel Frieder (born March 3, 1942) is a former basketball coach at Michigan Wolverines men's basketball, Michigan (1981–1989) and Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball, Arizona State (1989–1997). Frieder's 1985–86 Michigan Wo ...
(Westwood One)
See also
*
2014-15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
*
West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
*
2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball season
*
2015 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
References
{{2015 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox
Tournament
A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:
# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...
West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
Basketball competitions in the Las Vegas Valley
College basketball tournaments in Nevada
College sports tournaments in Nevada