2012–13 West Coast Conference men's basketball season

The 2012–13 West Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2012 and ended with the 2013 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament at the Orleans Arena March 6–11, 2013 in Las Vegas. The regular season began in November, with the conference schedule starting at the end of December.

2012–13 West Coast Conference men's basketball season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	9
TV partner(s)	(national) ESPN2, ESPNU, BYUtv, (regional) FSSD, CSNNW, CSNBA, CSNCA, ROOT NW, ROOT RM, TWCSN
Regular season
Season champions	Gonzaga
Runners-up	Saint Mary's
Season MVP	Kelly Olynyk, Gonzaga
Tournament
Champions	Gonzaga
Runners-up	Saint Mary's
Finals MVP	Elias Harris, Gonzaga

2012–13 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Gonzaga†	16	–	0		1.000			32	–	3		.914
Saint Mary's	14	–	2		.875			28	–	7		.800
BYU	10	–	6		.625			24	–	12		.667
Santa Clara	9	–	7		.563			26	–	12		.684
San Francisco	7	–	9		.438			15	–	16		.484
San Diego	7	–	9		.438			16	–	18		.471
Pepperdine	4	–	12		.250			12	–	18		.400
Portland	4	–	12		.250			11	–	21		.344
Loyola Marymount	1	–	15		.063			11	–	23		.324
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

This was the 62nd season for the conference, and the 24th under its current name as "West Coast Conference". The conference began as the California Basketball Association in 1952, became the West Coast Athletic Conference in 1956, and dropped the word "Athletic" in 1989. After having no changes from 1980 until 2011, the conference will have its second change in three years in 2013. Original conference founder, and a fellow faith-based, private school Pacific will rejoin the conference.^[1] Pacific will come from the Big West.

Pre-season

• Pre-season media day was scheduled Monday, October 29, and took place at the Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes Studios. Barry Tompkins hosted video interviews through WCCSports.com and Youtube.com beginning at 11:30 AM PDT. Jeff Lampe of WCC Live will also interviewed each coach and get a preview of their respective season. The regional television schedule announcement, the Pre-season Conference team, and the pre-season coaches rankings were some of the additional events that took place.

2012–13 West Coast Men's Basketball Media Poll

Rank, School (first-place votes), Points

1. Gonzaga (7), 63

2. BYU (1), 55

3. St. Mary's (1), 52

4. Loyola Marymount, 37

5. San Diego, 36

6. Santa Clara, 35

7. San Francisco, 19

8. Portland, 15

9. Pepperdine, 12

2012–13 West Coast Men's Preseason All-West Conference Team

Player, School, Yr., Pos.

Gary Bell, Jr., Gonzaga, So., G

Brandon Davies, BYU, Sr., F

Johnny Dee, San Diego, So, G

Matthew Dellavedova, Saint Mary's, Sr., G

Sam Dower, Gonzaga, R-Jr., C

Kevin Foster, Santa Clara, Sr., G

Elias Harris, Gonzaga, Sr., F

Stephen Holt, Saint Mary's, Jr., G

Anthony Ireland, Loyola Marymount, Jr., G

Kevin Pangos, Gonzaga, So., G

Rankings

Main article: 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Legend

		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
RV		Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll

		Pre/ Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
BYU	AP
	C
Gonzaga	AP	21	19	17	12	10	14	14	13	10	9	8	10	7	6	5	3	2	1	1
	C	22	19	16	12	10	14	14	13	10	8	8	10	7	6	3	3	2	1	1
Loyola Marymount	AP
	C
Pepperdine	AP
	C
Portland	AP
	C
Saint Mary's	AP	RV	RV	RV										RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
	C	RV	RV	RV	RV									RV	RV	RV	RV	23	23	21	25
San Diego	AP
	C
San Francisco	AP
	C
Santa Clara	AP
	C

Non-Conference games

• Gonzaga won the 2012 Old Spice Classic.
• Saint Mary's finished 3rd at the DirecTV Classic.

Conference games

Composite Matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.

	BYU	Gonzaga	LMU	Pepperdine	Portland	Saint Mary's	San Diego	San Francisco	Santa Clara
vs. Brigham Young	–	2-0	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	0-2
vs. Gonzaga	0–2	–	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2
vs. Loyola Marymount	2–0	2–0	–	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1
vs. Pepperdine	2–0	2–0	0–2	–	0–2	2–0	1–0	2–0	2–0
vs. Portland	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	–	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0
vs. Saint Mary's	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	–	0–2	0–2	0–2
vs. San Diego	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	–	0–2	2–0
vs. San Francisco	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	–	2–0
vs. Santa Clara	2–0	2–0	1–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	–
Total	10–6	16–0	1–15	4–12	4–12	14–2	7–9	7–9	9–7

Conference tournament

Main article: 2013 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament

• March 6–11, 2013– West Coast Conference Basketball Tournament, Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, NV.

Bracket

	First round Wednesday, March 6 BYUtv					Second round Thursday, March 7 BYUtv					Quarterfinals Friday, March 8 ESPNU					Semifinals Saturday, March 9 ESPN2					Championship Monday, March 11 ESPN
						1	Gonzaga
							(bye)
											1	Gonzaga
												(bye)
																1	Gonzaga	66
																9	Loyola Marymount	48
						4	Santa Clara
							(bye)
											4	Santa Clara	58
											9	Loyola Marymount	60
						5	San Francisco	60
						9	Loyola Marymount	61OT
	8	Portland	54
	9	Loyola Marymount	65
																					1	Gonzaga	65
																					2	Saint Mary's	51
						2	Saint Mary's
							(bye)
											2	Saint Mary's
												(bye)
																2	Saint Mary's	69
																6	San Diego	66OT
						3	BYU
							(bye)
											3	BYU	69
											6	San Diego	72
						6	San Diego	62
						7	Pepperdine	59

All times listed are Pacific

Head coaches

Dave Rose, BYU

Mark Few, Gonzaga

Max Good, Loyola Marymount

Marty Wilson, Pepperdine

Eric Reveno, Portland

Randy Bennett, Saint Mary's

Bill Grier, San Diego

Rex Walters, San Francisco

Kerry Keating, Santa Clara

Post season

NCAA tournament

• Main article: 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Seed	Bracket	School	First round	Second round	Third round	Sweet 16	Elite 8	Final Four	Championship
1	West	Gonzaga		#16 Southern University - Mar. 21, Salt Lake City - W, 64–58	#9 Wichita State - Mar. 23, Salt Lake City - L, 70–76
11	Midwest	Saint Mary's	#11 Middle Tennessee - Mar. 19, Dayton - W, 67–54	#6 Memphis - Mar. 21, Auburn Hills - L, 52–54
	2 Bids	W-L (%):	1–0 1.000	1–1 .500	0–1 .000	0–0 –	0–0 –	0–0 –	TOTAL: 3–2 .600

NIT

• Main article: 2013 National Invitation Tournament

Seed	Bracket	School	First round	Second round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
3	Southern Miss	BYU	#6 Washington - Mar. 20, Provo - W, 90-79	#7 Mercer - Mar. 22, Provo - W, 90–71	#1 Southern Miss - Mar. 27, Hattiesburg - W, 79–62	#2 Baylor - Apr. 2, New York - , 70–76
	1 Bid	W-L (%):	1–0 1.000	1–0 1.000	1–0 1.000	0–1 .000	TOTAL: 3–1 .750

CBI

• Main article: 2013 College Basketball Invitational

School	First round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals Game 1	Finals Game 2	Finals Game 3
Santa Clara	Vermont Mar. 19, Santa Clara W, 77-67	Purdue Mar. 25, West Lafayette W 86-83	Wright State Mar. 27, Dayton W, 81-69	George Mason Apr. 1, Santa Clara W, 81-73	George Mason Apr. 3, Fairfax L, 66-73	George Mason APR. 5, Fairfax W, 80-77
TOTAL W-L (%): 5–1 .833	1–0 1.000	1–0 1.000	1–0 1.000	1–0 1.000	0–1 .000	1–0 1.000

CiT

Main article: 2013 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

Highlights and notes

• The Santa Clara Broncos won the 2013 College Basketball Invitational Tournament

Awards and honors

Scholar-Athlete of the Year

WCC Player-of-the-Week

• Nov. 12 – Kevin Foster, G, Santa Clara
• Nov. 26 – Elias Harris, F, Gonzaga
• Dec. 10 – Johnny Dee, G, San Diego
• Dec. 24 – Marc Trasolini, F, Santa Clara
• Jan. 7 – Kelly Olynyk, F, Gonzaga
• Jan. 21 – Kevin Foster, G, Santa Clara
• Feb. 4 – Matt Carlino, G, BYU
• Feb. 18 – Kelly Olynyk, F, Gonzaga
• Mar. 4 - Cole Dickerson, F, San Francisco
• Nov. 19 – Johnny Dee, G, San Diego
• Dec. 3 – Cole Dickerson, F, San Francisco
• Dec. 17 – Brandon Davies, F, BYU
• Dec. 31 – Tyler Haws, G, BYU
• Jan. 14 – Tyler Haws, G, BYU
• Jan. 28 – Beau Levesque, F, Saint Mary's
• Feb. 11 –De'End Parker, G, San Francisco
• Feb. 25 – Matthew Dellavedova, G, Saint Mary's

College Madness West Coast Player of the Week

• Nov. 12 – Przemek Karnowski, C, Gonzaga
• Nov. 26 – Elias Harris, F, Gonzaga
• Dec. 10 – Jordan Baker, G, Pepperdine
• Dec. 24 – Marc Trasolini, F, Santa Clara
• Jan. 7 – Kelly Olynyk, F, Gonzaga (Also High Major Player of the Week)
• Jan. 21 – Matthew Dellavedova, G, Saint Mary's
• Feb. 4 – Matt Carlino, G, BYU
• Feb. 18 – Kelly Olynyk, F, Gonzaga
• Mar. 4 -
• Nov. 19 – Kevin Foster, G, Santa Clara
• Dec. 3 – Cole Dickerson, F, San Francisco
• Dec. 17 – Kelly Olynyk, F, Gonzaga
• Dec. 31 – Tyler Haws, G, BYU (Also High Major Player of the Week)
• Jan. 14 – Tyler Haws, G, BYU
• Jan. 28 – Beau Levesque, F, Saint Mary's
• Feb. 11 – De'End Parker, G, San Francisco
• Feb. 25 – Matthew Dellavedova, G, Saint Mary's

Player-of-the-Month

• November – Kevin Foster, G, Santa Clara
• December – Kelly Olynyk, F, Gonzaga
• January – Kelly Olynyk, F, Gonzaga
• February –

All-Americans

All West Coast Conference teams

Voting was by conference coaches:^[2]

• Player of The Year: Kelly Olynyk, Gonzaga
• Newcomer of The Year: Stacy Davis, Pepperdine
• Defensive Player of The Year: Mike Hart, Gonzaga
• Coach of The Year: Mark Few, Gonzaga

All-Conference

^[2]

Player	School	Year	Position
Brandon Davies	BYU	Sr	F
Matthew Dellavedova	Saint Mary's	Sr	G
Cole Dickerson	San Francisco	Jr	F
Kevin Foster	Santa Clara	Sr	G
Elias Harris	Gonzaga	Sr	F
Tyler Haws	BYU	So	G
Anthony Ireland	Loyola Marymount	Jr	G
Kelly Olynyk	Gonzaga	Jr	F
Kevin Pangos	Gonzaga	So	G
Marc Trasolini	Santa Clara	Sr	F

Honorable Mention

Name	School
Christopher Anderson	San Diego
Jordan Baker	Pepperdine
Gary Bell Jr.	Gonzaga
Stacy Davis	Pepperdine
Johnny Dee	San Diego
Cody Doolin	San Francisco
Stephen Holt	Saint Mary's
Lorne Jackson	Pepperdine
Ryan Nicholas	Portland

All-Freshman

^[2]

Player	School	Position
Stacy Davis	Pepperdine	F
Tim Derksen	San Francisco	F
Avry Holmes	San Francisco	G
Przemek Karnowski	Gonzaga	C
Jito Kok	San Diego	C

All-Academic

^[3]

Player	School	Year	GPA	Major
Johnny Dee	San Diego	So	3.49	Undeclared
Matthew Dellavedova	Saint Mary's	Sr	3.40	Psychology
Ashley Hamilton	Loyola Marymount	GS[a 1]	4.00	Education
Mike Hart	Gonzaga	GS[a 1]	3.70	MBA
Beau Levesque	Saint Mary's	Jr	3.78	Sports Management
Ryan Nicholas	Portland	Jr	3.47	Psychology
Kelly Olynyk	Gonzaga	GS[a 2]	3.53	MBA
Marc Trasolini	Santa Clara	GS[a 1]	3.65	MBA
Thomas van der Mars	Portland	So	3.94	Operations Technology Management

1. Hamilton, Hart, and Trasolini are redshirt seniors for athletic purposes.
2. Olynyk is a redshirt junior for athletic purposes.

See also

• 2012-13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
• West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
• 2012–13 West Coast Conference women's basketball season
• West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
• 2013 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament

References

1. "Pacific set to move to WCC in 2013-14". Rivals.Yahoo.com. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
2. "WCC announces 2012-13 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team" (Press release). West Coast Conference. March 5, 2013. Archived from the original on March 8, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
3. "WCC announces 2012-13 Men's Basketball All-Academic Team" (Press release). West Coast Conference. March 1, 2013. Archived from the original on March 8, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.