2002 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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2002 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2001–02
Teams8
SiteJenny Craig Pavilion
San Diego, California
ChampionsGonzaga (5th title)
Winning coachMark Few (3rd title)
MVPDan Dickau (Gonzaga)
TelevisionESPN2, ESPN
← 2001
2003 →
2001–02 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Pepperdine 13 – 1   .929 22 – 9   .710
No. 6 Gonzaga † 13 – 1   .929 29 – 4   .879
Santa Clara 8 – 6   .571 13 – 15   .464
San Francisco 8 – 6   .571 13 – 15   .464
San Diego 7 – 7   .500 16 – 13   .552
Saint Mary's 3 – 11   .214 9 – 20   .310
Loyola Marymount 2 – 12   .143 9 – 20   .310
Portland 2 – 12   .143 6 – 24   .200
† 2002 WCC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2002 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place on March 2–4, 2002. All rounds were held in San Diego, California at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. The semifinals were televised by ESPN2. The West Coast Conference Championship Game was televised by ESPN.

The Gonzaga Bulldogs earned their fourth straight WCC Tournament title and an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Tournament.[2] Dan Dickau of Gonzaga was named Tournament MVP for the second straight year.

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, March 2 		Semi-finals
Sunday, March 3 		Finals
Monday, March 4
         
1 Pepperdine 77
8 Portland 64
1 Pepperdine 68
6 Saint Mary's 47
4 San Francisco 67
5 San Diego 69
1 Pepperdine 90
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2 #7 Gonzaga 96
3 Santa Clara 67
6 Saint Mary's 72
2 #7 Gonzaga 87
5 San Diego 79
2 #7 Gonzaga 82
7 Loyola Marymount 64

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "2000-01 West Coast Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "The Gonzaga Bulldogs earned their fourth straight automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by defeating the Pepperdine Waves, 96-90, in the 2002 West Coast Conference championship game". West Coast Conference. March 5, 2002. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
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