Classification Division I Champions Gonzaga (13th title) Television ESPN/ESPN2/BYUtv MVP Sam Dower Finals site Orleans Arena | Season 2013–14 Winning coach Mark Few (11th title) Start date 2014 Teams 10 Sites Orleans Arena, Paradise | |
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Location Orleans Arena, Nevada, United States Similar 2016 West Coast Conferen, 2014 CAA Men's Basketbal, 2014 SEC Men's Basketbal, 2014 NCAA Division I, 2013 NCAA Division I | ||
The 2014 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 6–11, 2014 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada. This was the sixth consecutive year the WCC Tournament took place in Vegas after the WCC and the Orleans reached a 3-year extension to keep the tournament in Vegas through 2016.
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Format
With the addition of the University of the Pacific, the WCC went to a more traditional tournament format. Under the new format, the top 6 seeds earned a bye out of the first round while the 7 seed plays the 10 seed and the 8 seed plays the 9 seed. The first round, which began on a Thursday, aired on BYUtv.
The 8 teams that advanced to the second round had a bye on Friday while the women's second round was completed. The men's second round became the quarterfinal round. It took place on Saturday and had the 1 seed playing the winner of the 8/9 game and the 2 seed playing the winner of the 7/10 game. The quarterfinals also featured the 3 seed playing the 6 seed, and the 4 seed playing the 5 seed. The two evening quarterfinal games aired on ESPN2 while the afternoon games aired on BYUtv.
Continuing a normal procedure for WCC men's and women's tournaments, no games were played on Sunday. All conference members were founded as faith-based schools, and all but Pacific are financially supported by churches. Most significantly, BYU has a strict policy against Sunday play. Instead, the four remaining teams had an off day and prepared for the semifinals on Monday.
The semifinals took place on Monday with the winner of 1/8/9 playing the winner of 4/5 and the winner of 2/7/10 playing the winner of 3/6. One of the semifinals aired on ESPN2, and the other aired on ESPN.
The championship took place on Tuesday and featured the semifinal winners. As in recent years, the championship game was broadcast on ESPN and nationally on the radio by Westwood One.
Seeds
WCC Tiebreaker procedures are as follows:
- Head-to-head
- Better record against a higher seed
- Higher RPI
* Overall record at end of regular season
Portland vs. Loyola Marymount
Series History: Loyola Marymount leads 47-44
Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler
Pacific vs. Santa Clara
Series History: Santa Clara leads 90-42
Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler
San Francisco vs. San Diego
Series History: San Francisco leads 39-34
Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler
BYU vs. Loyola Marymount
Series History: BYU leads 5-4
Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler
Gonzaga vs. Santa Clara
Series History: Gonzaga leads 50-32
Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham
Saint Mary's vs. Pepperdine
Series History: Pepperdine leads 68-62
Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham
Gonzaga vs. Saint Mary's
Series History: Gonzaga leads 59-27
Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham
BYU vs. San Francisco
Series History: BYU leads 10-7
Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham
WCC Championship: BYU vs. Gonzaga
Series History: Gonzaga leads 6-3
Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham
All-tournament team
Tournament MVP in bold.