2017 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament

2017 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2016–17
Teams	10
Site	Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada
West Coast Conference men's basketball tournaments

2016–17 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Gonzaga †	17	–	1		.944			37	–	2		.949
No. 22 Saint Mary's	16	–	2		.889			29	–	5		.853
BYU	12	–	6		.667			22	–	12		.647
San Francisco	10	–	8		.556			20	–	13		.606
Santa Clara	10	–	8		.556			17	–	16		.515
Loyola Marymount	8	–	10		.444			15	–	15		.500
San Diego	6	–	12		.333			13	–	18		.419
Pepperdine	5	–	13		.278			9	–	22		.290
Pacific	4	–	14		.222			11	–	22		.333
Portland	2	–	16		.111			11	–	22		.333
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2017 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament is the postseason men's basketball tournament for the West Coast Conference and is held March 2–7, 2017 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The winner of the tournament will receive the conference's automatic bid into the 2017 NCAA Tournament.

After an eight-year contract with Orleans Arena, the WCC was looking to potentially change its venue to the MGM Grand Garden Arena, the T-Mobile Arena, keep it at the Orleans Arena, or move it elsewhere. The WCC announced that it reached an agreement to keep its conference tournament at the Orleans Arena under a new three-year contract, which would run through 2019.

Seeds

WCC Tiebreaker procedures are as follows:

1. Head-to-head
2. Record against the top team(s) not involved in the tie, going down through the seedings as needed
3. Higher RPI

Seed	School	Conference	Overall*	Tiebreaker
1	Gonzaga	–	–
2	Saint Mary's	16–2	26–3
3	BYU	–	–
4	Santa Clara	10–8	16–15	1-1 vs SF, 0-2 vs Gonzaga, 0-2 vs SMC, 1-1 vs BYU
5	San Francisco	10–8	20–11	1-1 vs SCU, 0-2 vs Gonzaga, 0-2 vs SMC, 0-2 vs BYU
6	Loyola Marymount	8–10	15–14
7	San Diego	6–12	13–17
8	Pepperdine	5–13	9–21
9	Pacific	4–14	10–21
10	Portland	2–16	10–21

* Overall record at end of regular season.

Schedule

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup#	Final score	Television
First round – Friday, March 3
1	1		#8 vs. #9	–
	2		#7 San Diego vs. #10 Portland	–
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 4
2	3		#3 vs. #6 Loyola Marymount	–
	4		#4 vs. #5 San Francisco	–
3	5		#1 Gonzaga vs. Game 1 winner	–
	6		#2 Saint Mary's vs. Game 2 winner	–
Semifinals – Monday, March 6
4	7		Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner	–
	8		Game 3 winner vs. Game 6 winner	–
Championship – Tuesday, March 7
5	9		Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner	–
*Game times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

	First Round Friday, March 3					Quarterfinals Saturday, March 4					Semifinals Monday, March 6					Championship Tuesday, March 7
						1	Gonzaga
	8
	9
						4
						5	San Francisco
						2	Saint Mary's
	7	San Diego
	10	Portland
						3
						6	Loyola Marymount

Game summaries

First round

#8 vs. #9

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Mar 3

#9 vs. #8

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Orleans Arena Paradise, NV

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#7 vs. #10 Portland

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Mar 3

#7 vs. #10 Portland

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Orleans Arena Paradise, NV

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Quarterfinals

#3 vs. #6 Loyola Marymount

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Mar 4

#3 vs. #6 Loyola Marymount

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Orleans Arena Paradise, NV

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#4 vs. #5 San Francisco

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Mar 4

#4 vs. #5 San Francisco

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Orleans Arena Paradise, NV

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#1 Gonzaga vs. #8/9

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Mar 4

#1 Gonzaga vs. #8/9

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Orleans Arena Paradise, NV

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#2 Saint Mary's vs. #7/10 Portland

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Mar 4

#2 Saint Mary's vs. #7/10 Portland

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Orleans Arena Paradise, NV

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Semifinals

#1 Gonzaga/8/9 vs. #4/5 San Francisco

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Mar 6

#1 Gonzaga/8/9 vs. #4/5 San Francisco

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Orleans Arena Paradise, NV

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#2 Saint Mary's/7/10 Portland vs. #3/6 Loyola Marymount

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Mar 6

#2 Saint Mary's/7/10 Portland vs. #3/6 Loyola Marymount

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Orleans Arena Paradise, NV

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Championship

#1 Gonzaga/4/5 San Francisco/8/9 vs. #2 Saint Mary's/3/6 Loyola Marymount/7/10 Portland

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Mar 7

#1 Gonzaga/4/5 San Francisco/8/9 vs. #2 Saint Mary's/3/6 Loyola Marymount/7/10 Portland

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Orleans Arena Paradise, NV

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See also

• West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
• 2017 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament