2002 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2002 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place 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.

2002 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2001–02
Teams	8
Site	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California
Champions	Gonzaga (5th title)
Winning coach	Mark Few (3rd title)
MVP	Dan Dickau (Gonzaga)
Television	ESPN2, ESPN
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2001–02 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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 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

• West Coast Conference

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.