The Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represents the University of the Pacific, located in

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. The team is an

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member, part of the

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. They play their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center and are led by head coach Dave Smart. The Tigers have appeared nine times in the

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, most recently in 2013. 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 Ron Verlin 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 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournaments. 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 (1958) * Leroy Wright (1959) * Keith Swagerty (1966) * Keith Swagerty (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 (2006)

References

External links

* {{West Coast Conference men's basketball navbox