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@WCChoops | #WCChoops Contact: Ryan McCrary | @RyMac_26 WCCsports.com Asst. Commissioner Communications | [email protected] WCC BY THE NUMBERS 5 100 2 5 Straight Sweet 16 berths for Non-Conference Wins for #WCChoops Coaches ranked #WCChoops Coaches with at Gonzaga - longest active streak #WCChoops in 2018-19 in KenPom top-25 in offense least 400 victories 2018-19 #WCCHOOPS SEASON FINAL STANDINGS WCC OVERALL W L Pct. GB Home Away W L Pct. Home Away Neut. Strk. Gonzaga*$ 4/3 16 0 1.000 -- 8-0 8-0 33 4 .892 17-0 9-1 7-3 L1 Saint Mary’s!$ 11 5 .688 5.0 7-1 4-4 22 12 .647 14-3 5-5 3-4 L1 Brigham Young 11 5 .688 5.0 6-2 5-3 19 13 .594 13-3 6-9 0-1 L1 San Francisco 9 7 .563 7.0 5-3 4-4 21 10 .677 13-3 6-5 2-2 L4 LMU^ 8 8 .500 8.0 4-4 4-4 22 12 .647 12-4 8-7 2-1 L1 Santa Clara 8 8 .500 8.0 5-3 3-5 16 15 .516 11-6 5-6 0-3 L1 San Diego% 7 9 .438 9.0 4-4 3-5 21 15 .583 12-4 5-9 4-2 L2 Pepperdine 6 10 .375 10.0 4-4 2-6 16 18 .471 9-5 2-11 5-2 L1 Pacific 4 12 .250 12.0 2-6 2-6 14 18 .438 9-7 5-10 0-1 L1 Portland 0 16 .000 16.0 0-8 0-8 7 25 .219 6-11 1-12 0-2 L18 *WCC Regular Season Champions !WCC Tournament Champions $NCAA Tournament %NIT Tournament ^CBI Tournament WCC BASKETBALL PRESEASON QUICK HITS #WCCHOOPS POLL/ALL-WCC TEAM H The WCC sent multiple teams to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in eight seasons in 2018-19 H The WCC was rated eighth among Division I conferences in the KenPom rankings between the Pac 12 and the Mid American H The WCC won 100 non-conference contests and posted the best OOC winning percentage in conference history, including THE 2019-20 WCC PRESEASON a 10-7 slate vs. Pac 12 foes MEN’S BASKETBALL COACHES POLL... H The WCC will be well represented in some of college basket- ball’s signature non-conference events. BYU: Maui Jim Invitation- WILL BE UNVEILED THURSDAY AT THE 2019 WCC MEN’S al; Gonzaga: Battle 4 Atlantis; Pacific: Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic; Pepperdine: Wooden Legacy; Portland: Hawaiian Airlines BASKETBALL TIP-OFF EVENT Diamond Head Classic H The WCC has entered an eight-year deal with ESPN and will broadcast at least 17 games during the regular season in addi- tion to the quarterfinals, semifinals and championship game of the WCC Men’s Basketball Tournament. The WCC and ESPN partnership began nearly two decades ago. H In addition the WCC has entered a new multi-year deal with CBS Sports and the network will broadcast at least nine games each regular season on CBS Sports Network H Gonzaga (No. 9) and Saint Mary’s (No. 21) appear in the ESPN Early Preseason poll and both appear in Joe Lunardi’s most recent Bracketology report - Bulldogs (No. 3/West); Gaels (No. 5 East) H Three WCC coaches surpassed the 400 career coaching wins milestone last season: (SMC), Mike Dunlap (LMU) & (PEP). The WCC has five active coaches with at least 400 victories Bennett, Dunlap, (GON), Romar and (SCU). H The WCC Men’s Basketball Tournament returns to the Orleans Arena March 5-10, 2020

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2019-20 West Coast Conference Basketball 1 2019-20 #WCCHOOPS TIP-OFF INFORMATION 2018-19 WCC Men’s Basketball All-Conference Team 2019 POSTSEASON RESULTS Player of the Year: Rui Hachimura, Gonzaga Coach of the Year: Mark Few, Gonzaga Defensive Player of the Year: Brandon Clarke, Gonzaga Newcomer of the Year: Brandon Clarke, Gonzaga

2018-19 All-WCC Men’s Basketball First Team 2019 #WCCHOOPS POSTSEASON RESULTS (as of 4/1/19) Name Yr. Pos. School Tuesday, March 19 NIT FIRST ROUND James Batemon Sr. G LMU San Diego at Memphis ESPN3/Watch ESPN L 60-74 Yoeli Childs Jr. F BYU Brandon Clarke Jr. F Gonzaga Wednesday, March 20 CBI FIRST ROUND Frankie Ferrari Sr. G San Francisco LMU at Cal Baptist WAC Digital W 56-55 Jordan Ford Jr. G Saint Mary’s Rui Hachimura Jr. F Gonzaga Thursday, March 21 NCAA FIRST ROUND Zach Norvell Jr. So. G Gonzaga No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 16 FDU (truTV) W 87-49 Josh Perkins Sr. G Gonzaga No. 11 Saint Mary’s vs. No. 6 Villanova (TBS) L 57-61 Isaiah Pineiro Sr. F San Diego Saturday, March 23 NCAA SECOND ROUND Colbey Ross So. G Pepperdine No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 12 Baylor (TBS) W 83-71 2018-19 All-WCC Men’s Basketball Second Team Monday, March 25 CBI SECOND ROUND Name Yr. Pos. School Tahj Eaddy So. G Santa Clara Brown at LMU TheW.tv W 81-63 Malik Fitts So. F Saint Mary’s Thursday, March 28 NCAA SWEET 16 TJ Haws Jr. G BYU No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 4 Florida State (CBS) W 72-58 Charles Minlend So. G San Francisco CBI SEMIFINALS Olin Carter III Sr. G San Diego LMU at South Florida 4:00 p.m. 2018-19 All-WCC Men’s Basketball Freshman Team Saturday, March 30 NCAA ELITE EIGHT Name Pos. School No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 2 Texas Tech (TBS) L 69-75 Gavin Baxter F BYU Dameane Douglas G/F LMU OVERALL POSTSEASON: 5-4 Kessler Edwards F Pepperdine OVERALL NCAA POSTSEASON: 3-2 Filip Petrusev F Gonzaga Trey Wertz G Santa Clara 2019 #WCCHOOPS POSTSEASON NOTES 2018-19 WCC Men’s Basketball Honorable Mention Selections Kameron Edwards, Pepperdine; Roberto Gallinat, Pacific; Mattias ABOUT GONZAGA H Markusson, LMU; Marcus Shaver, Portland; Jalil Tripp, Pacific; The Zags earned the third No. 1 seed in program history - all Josip Vrankic, Santa Clara; Isaiah Wright, San Diego coming since 2013. H The Bulldogs improved to 34-22 all-time in the NCAA Tour- 2018-19 WCC Men’s Basketball All-Academic Team nament (22 trips), 31-20 under head coach Mark Few (20 trips) Name School Yr. GPA Major H Gonzaga is one of just two programs to win its NCAA Tour- TJ Haws* BYU Jr. 3.48 Finance nament opener in each of the last 11 seasons (Kansas) Jordan Hunter SMC Sr. 3.28 Business Admin. H No. 1 Gonzaga entered its 21st consecutive NCAA Tourna- Erik Johansson LMU Jr. 3.49 Psychology ment ranked No. 4 in the AP poll and No. 3 in the USA Today Corey Kispert GON So. 3.44 Undec. Business Coaches poll. The Bulldogs have appeared in 55 consecutive Matt McCarthy USF Sr. 3.36 Kinesiology AP Top-25 polls and spent four weeks at No. 1 this season. Charles Minlend USF So. 3.54 Business/Finance H The Zags earned the third No. 1 seed in program history - all Josh Perkins** GON Sr. 3.26 Sport Management coming since 2013. Jordan Ratinho* USF Jr. 3.86 Business Admin. H With a win against Baylor in the 2019 NCAA Second Round, Nate Renfro* USF Sr. 3.83 Business Admin. Gonzaga is the only team to advance to each of the last five Luke Worthington BYU Sr. 3.42 Family Life NCAA Sweet 16s. H Gonzaga’s set an NCAA record this year with the most #WCCHOOPS PRESEASON POLLS / ALL-WCC TEAM consecutive road wins in conference play. The Zags won their 2018-19 WCC PRESEASON MEN’S BASKETBALL POLL 32nd straight at Saint Mary’s (3/2/19). Team (First Place Votes) Pts Team (First Place Votes) Pts ABOUT SAINT MARY’S 1. Gonzaga (9) 81 6. Pacific 39 H No. 11 seed Saint Mary’s competed in its fifth NCAA Tourna- 2. Saint Mary’s 68 7. LMU 31 ment since 2010. The Gaels won the 2019 UCU WCC Champi- 3. BYU (1) 67 8. Pepperdine 22 onship upsetting No. 1 Gonzaga in the title game. 4. San Francisco 57 9. Santa Clara 18 H The Gaels ranked 21st in adjusted offense according to Ken- 5. San Diego 52 10. Portland 15 Pom, despite losing four starters from last year’s 31-win team. ABOUT SAN DIEGO 2018-19 ALL-WCC PRESEASON MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM H After marching to the semifinals of the 2019 UCU WCC Name Yr. Pos. Institution Championships, USD collected the program’s first NIT berth James Batemon Sr. G LMU H The Toreros (21-15) posted back-to-back 20-win seasons for Yoeli Childs Jr. F BYU the first time in the program’s Division I history (1979). KJ Feagin Sr. G SCU ABOUT LMU Frankie Ferrari Sr. G USF H LMU (22-11) started the year with the best start in program Jordan Ford Jr. G SMC history (8-0) and doubled its win tally from a year ago. Rui Hachimura Jr. F GON ABOUT #WCCHOOPS Zach Norvell Jr. So. G GON H This marks the eighth straight year at least four WCC pro- Josh Perkins Sr. G GON grams have competed in the postseason. The conference Isaiah Pineiro Sr. F USD record is seven (2 NCAA, 2 NIT, 3 CIT) established in 2014. Killian Tillie Jr. F GON

2 WCCsports.com | @WCChoops | #WCChoops 2019-20 #WCCHOOPS TEAM CAPSULES BYU – HEAD COACH / • Few was selected as an assistant coach for the USA SR. G TJ HAWS Basketball Select Team at the USA Basketball mini- • BYU has posted a winning record in 14-straight sea- camp in Las Vegas (8/5-9) sons. The Cougars have won 20-plus games in 13 of LOYOLA MARYMOUNT – HEAD COACH MIKE DUNLAP / those seasons and 19 in the other JR. F ELI SCOTT • The Cougars have reached the postseason in 13 of the • LMU’s 22-win campaign last season was the third-best last 14 seasons, including eight trips to the NCAA Tour- victory tally in program history and the most since nament and five to the NIT 1989-90 • Last season, BYU ranked in the top-50 in KenPom ad- • The program will recognize the 30th anniversary of the justed offense (No. 46/112.0) 1989-90 Elite Eight team this season • The BYU roster features three players who have earned • The Lions opened the season at 10-1 - the best start in first-team all-conference honors, one conference play- program history er of the year, seven players with significant experience • The Lions defeated Georgetown in Montego Bay to as starters and seven seniors seize the 2018 Jamaica Classic title • Senior guard TJ Haws has started every game of his • LMU entered WCC play at 12-2, surpassing the 2017-18 BYU career, giving him 101-consecutive starts, the victory tally (11) sixth-longest streak in BYU history. Jeff Chatman holds • Junior forward Eli Scott turned in a solid sophomore the school record at 122. campaign for the Lions, averaging 7.9 points, 4.8 re- • A three-time All-WCC honoree (first team in 2016-17, bounds and 2.5 assists honorable mention in 2017-18, second team in 2018-19) • Scott recorded a 14-point, 12-rebound double-double • A two-time WCC All-Academic Team honoree against Saint Mary’s (1/12/19) and twice dished a ca- • Is among BYU’s all-time leaders in several statistical reer-high seven assists categories, including: 19t in scoring, sixth in 3-point • Mike Dunlap was one of three WCC coaches to surpass field goals, fifth in free-throw percentage, ninth in- as 400 career victories last season (Randy Bennett, Saint sists and 17th in steals Mary’s & Lorenzo Romar, Pepperdine) and enters the • Pope is entering his first season as BYU head coach, year 409-209 in 20 seasons at all NCAA Divisions the 19th head men’s basketball coach since the pro- • Coach Dunlap enters year six at his alma mater in gram’s inaugural season in 1902-03 2019-20 and guided the Lions to a 12-4 slate in Gersten • As head coach of Utah Valley (2015-19), Pope coached Pavilion last season Utah Valley to its first back-to-back 20-win seasons (23 and 25 in 2017-18 and 2018-19), including a program PACIFIC – HEAD COACH / record 25 wins in 2018-19 SR. F JAHLIL TRIPP • Pope led Utah Valley to three-straight postseason bids • Coming off of a 14-18 season, identical to the 2017-18 (CBI in 2017, 2018 and 2019), a program record season. Opened the season at 10-6. • Pacific returns just three key players from last season’s GONZAGA – HEAD COACH MARK FEW / roster – Jahlil Tripp (SR), Jeremiah Bailey (JR), Jahbril SR. F KILLIAN TILLIE Price-Noel (SO). Amari McCray (R-JR), who sat last sea- • Gonzaga is the only program in the nation to appear in son due to injury will make his debut this season as well. the last five NCAA Sweet 16’s • Pacific welcomes a huge incoming class to Stockton • The Bulldogs have appeared in three of the last five this season – including four transfers – Austin Vereen NCAA Elite Eights. Only Duke and Kentucky have made (GR – Virginia Military Academy), Gary Chivichyan three of the last five Elite Eights. (GR – Idaho State), Justin Moore (JR – Georgia Tech), • The Zags returned to No. 1 in the polls twice last sea- Shaquillo Fritz (GR – Arkansas State) son, the third and fourth time in program history • Senior forward Jahlil Tripp is the top returning Tiger and • The Zags have posted 32 straight conference road earned honorable mention All-WCC honors as a junior wins, the longest active streak in the nation after being named to the 2017-18 second team • Gonzaga owns seven straight conference tournament • The only Tiger to start all 32 games last season, Tripp titles and 22 straight appearances in the conference was one of the most dynamic players in the league last tournament title game, both are the longest such year, averaging 10.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists & streaks in nation. 1.6 steals per game during conference play • The Bulldogs own 12 consecutive seasons with at least • Tripp scored 14 points with a season-high 10 assists in a 25 wins, 21 straight with 20-plus wins road win at Pepperdine in the regular season finale • Gonzaga’s 33-win season in 2018-19 was the fifth 30- • Head coach Damon Stoudamire enters his fourth sea- win season in program history - all coming in the last son as the head coach for the Tigers seven years • Gonzaga led the nation in adjusted KenPom offense in PEPPERDINE – HEAD COACH LORENZO ROMAR / 2018-19 at 124.5 and was 12th defensively at 91.6 JR. G COLBEY ROSS • Senior forward Killian Tillie was a Preseason All-WCC • In Lorenzo Romar’s first season back in Malibu, the pick last season before missing 22 games with injuries Waves posted a 10-victory improvement (16-18) over the • The WCC Tournament MoP in 2018, Tillie averaged 12.9 year prior - one of only nine Division I teams to accom- points and 5.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore plish the feat last season • Head coach Mark Few enters 21st season as head • Romar also directed Pepperdine to a 10-game turn- coach with a winning percentage of .823 – and is the around in his first stint in 1997-98 NCAA’s winningest active coach • Pepperdine set a new school record with 313 3-point- • Mark Few ranks third for current consecutive 20-win ers and ranked 18th nationally at the free throw line seasons as a head coach with 20. ( 22, (76.0%) just shy of the program record (76.1%) Bill Self 20)

2019-20 West Coast Conference Basketball 3 2019-20 #WCCHOOPS TEAM CAPSULES • PEPPERDINE CONTINUED... international players in men’s Division I basketball (10 • The Waves return three starters and 10 letterwinners foreign born players) entering the 2019-20 campaign representing 75% of last year’s scoring, 81% of re- • Senior guard Tanner Krebs is a career 39% three-point bounding and 85% of assists shooter and 87% free-throw shooter • Colbey Ross produced one of the most prolific seasons • Krebs averaged 8.9 points as a junior and ranked sixth in Pepperdine history, averaging 19.4 points and 7.0 among WCC leaders in 3-point field goal percentage assists, ranking fourth and first respectively among (39.8%) WCC leaders. The sophomore ranked sixth nationally in • Krebs set a season-high with 20 points against San Jose assists per game and third in made free throws (238). State, with six triples against the Spartans • With 659 points, 239 assists and 100 rebounds, Ross • Head Coach Randy Bennett is the winningest coach in becomes only the second Wave to go 600-200-100, SMC history (.708 win percentage) joining All-American and NBA All-Star Doug Christie • The Gaels ranked 23rd in adjusted KenPom offense in • Ross dished the most assists (239) by any Wave since 2018-19 at 114.7 the 2000 season and had the fifth-most in Pepperdine • Bennett was one of three WCC coaches to surpass single-season history 400 career victories last season (Mike Dunlap, LMU & • Junior forward Kameron Edwards (2019 WCC Honor- Lorenzo Romar, Pepperdine) and enters the year 414-174 able Mention) averaged 14.7 points and 6.2 rebounds in 18 seasons). while his brother, sophomore guard Kessler Edwards • The Gaels have finished first or second in the WCC in 11 (2019 WCC Freshman Team) added 10.0 points, 5.6 of the last 12 seasons rebounds in his collegiate debut season SAN DIEGO – HEAD COACH / • Lorenzo Romar was one of three WCC coaches to sur- JR. F ALEX FLORESCA pass 400 career victories last season (Randy Bennett, • San Diego is coming off back-to-back 20-win seasons, Saint Mary’s & Mike Dunlap, LMU) and enters the year a program first 407-302 in 22 seasons) • The Toreros reached the NIT Postseason Tournament PORTLAND – HEAD COACH TERRY PORTER / last season for the first time in program history JR. G JOJO WALKER • The Toreros have made a 12-win improvement in the last • Portland welcomes back just two of its top-five scorers 4 years, topping it off with 21 wins last season – its most from a year ago in a season since 2007-08 (22; made the Second Round • The Pilots welcome Maine graduate transfer Isaiah of the NCAA Tournament) White to the fold this season. White averaged 13.5 • Returns just 4 letterwinners and has 7 newcomers and 2 points as the second-leading scorer for the Black Bears returning redshirts a year ago and added 3.5 boards per game. • Leading statistical returner is Yauhen Massalski (6.7 pts, • White led Maine in 3-pointers (54), steals (43) and 5.7 reb, 1.5 blocks) blocked shots (22) while connecting on 41% from the • Top returning redshirt: Youngstown State transfer Braun field, reaching 20 points five times Hartfield, who in 29 starts for the Penguins in 2017-18 • Junior forward Tahirou Diabate figures prominently for averaged 13.6 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.7 steals Portland on the front line after averaging career bests • USD returns just 12% of its scoring, 20% of its rebound- of 5.7 points and 3.2 rebounds per game last season ing and 12% of its assists from last season • Portland will compete in the 2019 Hawaiian Airlines • Junior forward has played in 97 career games, averag- Diamond Head Classic (Dec. 22-25), opening against ing 3.6 points on 51.1% shooting as well as 2.3 rebounds 2019 NCAA Sweet 16 participant Houston • Played in all 35 games last year, including 16 starts, with • Junior guard JoJo Walker is the leading returning scor- career-highs in points (5.3), rebounds (3.2), assists (1.3) er for the Pilots after averaging 11.5 points, 3.1 rebounds and minutes (19.5) and 3.3 assists per game as a sophomore • Floresca ranked sixth on the team in points last year – • Walker turned in four 20-point games last season, and is second among returners including back-to-back games vs. North Texas (22) and • Head coach Sam Scholl led the Toreros to 21 wins and CSUN (23). Walker went 6-for-8 from long range against the program’s first NIT appearance in his first full sea- the Matadors, setting a career marks from distance. son as the head coach • Former NBA All-Star Terry Porter enters his fourth sea- son on The Bluff WCC COACHING NOTABLES • Porter’s son, Malcolm, is a redshirt junior guard for the H Three WCC coaches surpassed the 400 career coaching Pilots and averaged 3.7 points and 1.4 rebounds as a wins milestone last season: Randy Bennett (SMC), Mike Dun- sophomore lap (LMU) & Lorenzo Romar (PEP) H WCC has five active coaches with at least 400 wins: Ben- SAINT MARY’S – HEAD COACH RANDY BENNETT / nett, Dunlap, Mark Few (GON), Romar & Herb Sendek (SCU) SR. G TANNER KREBS • After losing over two-thirds of their scoring last season, Randy Bennett Saint Mary’s will return 88.2% of its offensive output H Enters season with 197 WCC victories and seeks to be- heading into the 2019-20 campaign come the second coach in conference history to secure 200 • Eight of the team’s 12 losses last season were by five or triumphs (Mark Few – 276) fewer points or in overtime Mark Few • Gaels were ranked 25th in strength of schedule in 2018- H Has lost four players to the NBA Draft (Brandon Clarke, 19 Zach Collins, Rui Hachimura & Nigel Williams-Goss), includ- • The Gaels have posted 12 straight seasons with 20 wins ing two lottery picks, in three seasons (Hachimura & Collins) or more, all have resulted in NIT or NCAA postseason H Enters season with 568 career victories. Few has averaged berths 34 wins per year in the last three seasons; 33 the last five • For the second straight season, SMC has the most seasons and appears poised to reach 600 career victories.

4 WCCsports.com | @WCChoops | #WCChoops 2019-20 #WCCHOOPS TEAM CAPSULES • Only the second head coach in program history to lead • Played under head coach Randy Bennett at Saint the Toreros to 20-plus wins and postseason in his first Mary’s - was a senior when the Gaels advanced to the season at the helm NCAA Tournament in 2008. Went 6-for-6 from 3-point • Scholl has 19 years of coaching experience in the WCC range against Gonzaga on Feb. 5, 2008, became (eight at Santa Clara, 11 at USD) – third-most of any known as the “Todd is Golden” night. WCC coach (Gonzaga’s Mark Few (30 years, 20 as SANTA CLARA – HEAD COACH HERB SENDEK / head coach), Saint Mary’s Randy Bennett (30 years, 18 JR. G TAHJ EADDY as head coach at SMC). • After a 1-5 start to the non-conference schedule, Santa • Scholl played at USD from 1998-2000 and was the Clara closed the regular season on a 15-9 tear, fueled lone senior on the team’s 20-9 squad in 1999-2000 by a roster that received 74.3 percent fo its offensive campaign. USD posted a 38-18 two-year record during production from first-year players Scholl’s playing career. • With a host of injuries, the Broncos rotation shrunk to SAN FRANCISCO – HEAD COACH / just eight players for large chunks of the 2018-19 season SR. G JORDAN RATINHO • Santa Clara responded with five consecutive victories • San Francisco is coming off three-straight 20-win entering WCC play, including a home double overtime seasons. The longest such streak since the Dons had win vs. USC (102-92) and a road win at Washington seven-straight 20 win seasons from 1975-’76 to ‘81-’82. State (79-71) • Jordan Ratinho (970 points) and Charles Minlend (780 • Sophomore guard Tahj Eaddy led four Broncos in dou- points) will likely become the first active duo with 1,000 ble-digit scoring (15.0 ppg), goodfor 11th among WCC career points to play for the Dons since 2013 scoring leaders • USF will host Princeton in the first-ever collegiate game • A 2018-19 All-WCC Second Team selection, Eaddy played at the Chase Center - the brand new home of scored 20 or more points in eight contests and was the . It will be part of a double- ninth in the WCC in assists (3.2) header with women’s basketball who will host Stanford • The Southeast Missouri transfer scored a career-high prior to the Dons vs. Tigers men’s game. 30 points, including a sparking 12-for-12 from the line • USF returns three of its five starters from last season against San Diego (1/3/19) and eight-letter winners overall. The Dons welcome • Head Coach Herb Sendek has earned conference newcomers Khalil Shabazz (redshirted 2018-19), Isaiah coach of the year in three different leagues and has Hawthrone, Josh Kunen, Jonas Visser, Justin Bieker, led his teams to 18 postseason appearances Emmanuel Nwabueze. • Sendek has 11 former assistant coaches, administrative • Last season, the Dons ranked in the top-50 in KenPom assistants or graduate assistants currently serving as adjusted offense (No. 45/112.0) Division I head coaches • Jordan Ratinho is 33 3-point field goal shy of setting • Sendek is one of the three youngest coaches to the USF career record - which he will likely break late achieve 400 Division I triumphs in non-conference play. His 203 triples trails only Ali Thomas (1997-01) who made 236. They are the only two #WCCHOOPS TIDBITS USF players to make 200 or more from long distance. H WCC IN THE WAY TOO EARLY - Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s • Ratinho was a two-time WCC All-Academic First Team have appeared in most 2019-20 “Way Too Early Polls” pick in 2018 and 2019, boasting a 3.85 cumulative GPA. CBS ESPN NBC NCAA Power 36 • At 970 career points, will likely become the 37th player GONZAGA 11 9 8 11 in USF history to score 1,000 points SAINT MARY’S 25 21 17 26 • Head coach Todd Golden is believed to be the young- H Five WCC programs posted a top-100 est head coach in Division I (will be 33 years old when WCC IN THE NET - finish in the inaugural NET standings: Gonzaga (2), Saint the season begins) Mary’s (35), San Francisco (73), BYU (89) & San Diego (98) • Served as the Dons top recruiter under former head H WCC IN THE NATIONAL POLLS - Three WCC programs coach earned votes in the AP and/or USA Today Coaches Poll in 2018-19: Gonzaga, LMU and San Francisco 2019-20 #WCCHOOPS COACHES CHART ACTIVE WCC COACHES - OVERALL DIVISION I RECORDS (As of 4/10/19) COACH First Year Seasons Won Lost Win % Average 1. Mark Few, GON 1999-00 20 568 122 .823 28.40 2. Herb Sendek, SCU 1993-94 25 457 346 .569 18.28 3. Randy Bennett, SMC 2001-02 18 414 174 .704 23.00 4. Lorenzo Romar, PEP 1996-97 22 407 302 .574 18.50 5. **Mike Dunlap, LMU 2014-15 5/20 79/409 104/209 .432/.662 15.80 6. Mark Pope, BYU 2015-16 4 77 56 .579 19.25 7. Damon Stoudamire, UOP 2016-17 3 39 58 .402 13.00 8. Terry Porter, POR 2016-17 3 28 69 .289 9.33 9. *Sam Scholl, USD 2017-18 2 23 17 .757 11.50 10. Todd Golden, USF 2019-20 ------

*Took over as interim coach in final four games of 2017-18 season **Division III, 1989-90 (Cal Lutheran, 5 years; Division II Metro State 9 years = 328-105/.758) ^Served as interim head coach at St. John’s in 2011-12, posting an 11-17 record Mark Few, Gonzaga 2016-17 AP National Coach of the Year

2019-20 West Coast Conference Basketball 5 #WCCHOOPS2019-20 PRESEASON #WCCHOOPS POLLS / TEAM TEAM CAPSULES ARCHIVES - 1988-2019 2018-19 WCC Preseason Coaches Poll 2015-16 WCC Preseason Coaches Poll 2012-13 WCC Preseason Coaches Poll Team (First Place Votes) Pts Team (First Place Vote) Pts. Team (First Place Votes) Pts. 1. Gonzaga (9) 81 1. Gonzaga (9) 81 1. Gonzaga (7) 63 2. Saint Mary’s 68 2. BYU (1) 73 2. BYU (1) 55 3. BYU (1) 67 3. Pepperdine 62 3. Saint Mary’s (1) 52 4. San Francisco 57 4. Saint Mary’s 58 4. Loyola Marymount 37 5. San Diego 52 5. Portland 43 5. San Diego 36 6. Pacific 39 6. Santa Clara 37 6. Santa Clara 35 7. LMU 31 7. Pacific 32 7. San Francisco 19 8. Pepperdine 22 7. San Francisco 32 8. Portland 15 9. Santa Clara 18 9. San Diego 17 9. Pepperdine 12 10. Portland 15 10. Loyola Marymount 15 2012-13 All-WCC Preseason Team 2018-19 All-WCC Preseason Team 2015-16 All-WCC Preseason Team Player Yr. Pos. School James Batemon Sr. G LMU Name Yr. Pos. School Gary Bell, Jr. So. G GON Yoeli Childs Jr. F BYU Jared Brownridge Jr. G SCU Brandon Davies Sr. F BYU KJ Feagin Sr. G SCU Kyle Collinsworth Sr. G BYU Johnny Dee So. G USD Frankie Ferrari Sr. G USF Stacy Davis Sr. F PEP Sr. G SMC Jordan Ford Jr. G SMC Tim Derksen Sr. G USF Sam Dower RS-Jr. C GON Rui Hachimura Jr. F GON Chase Fischer Sr. G USF Kevin Foster Sr. G SCU Zach Norvell Jr. So. G GON Przemek Karnowski Sr. C GON Elias Harris Sr. F GON Josh Perkins Sr. G GON Domantas Sabonis So. F GON Stephen Holt Jr. G SMC Isaiah Pineiro Sr. F USD T.J. Wallace Jr. G UOP Anthony Ireland Jr. G LMU Killian Tillie Jr. F GON Kyle Wiltjer Sr. F UOP Kevin Pangos So. G GON Alec Wintering Sr. G POR 2017-18 WCC Preseason Coaches Poll 2011-12 WCC Preseason Coaches Poll Team (First Place Vote) Pts. 2014-15 WCC Preseason Coaches Poll Team (First Place Votes) Pts. 1. Saint Mary’s (9) 81 Team (First Place Vote) Pts. 1. Gonzaga (7) 63 2. Gonzaga (1) 73 1. Gonzaga (9) 81 2. Saint Mary’s (1) 56 3. BYU 62 2. BYU (1) 69 3. BYU (1) 52 4. San Francisco 59 3. Saint Mary’s 62 4. San Francisco 42 5. Santa Clara 44 4. San Francisco 59 5. Santa Clara 35 6. San Diego 37 5. San Diego 47 6. Loyola Marymount 27 7. Pepperdine 30 6. Portland 45 7. Portland 25 8. Pacific 24 7. Pepperdine 29 8. Pepperdine 13 9. Portland 21 7. Santa Clara 29 9. San Diego 11 10. Loyola Marymount 19 9. Loyola Marymount 19 10. Pacific 10 2011-12 All-WCC Preseason Team 2017-18 All-WCC Preseason Team Player Yr. Pos. School Name Year Pos. School 2014-15 All-WCC Preseason Team Brandon Davies Jr. F BYU Olin Carter III Jr. G USD Name Yr. Pos. School Matthew Dellavedova Jr. G SMC Yoeli Childs So. F BYU Jared Brownridge So. G SCU Kevin Foster Jr. G SCU KJ Feagin Jr. G SCU Kyle Collinsworth Jr. G BYU Rashad Green Sr. G USF TJ Haws So. G BYU Stacy Davis Jr. F PEP Elias Harris Jr. F GON Calvin Hermanson Sr. F SMC Johnny Dee Sr. G USD Rob Jones Sr. F SMC Jock Landale Sr. C SMC Tyler Haws Sr. G BYU Nemanja Mitrovic Sr. G POR Charles Minlend So. F USF Przemek Karnowski Jr. C GON Rob Sacre Sr. C GON Emmett Naar Sr. G SMC Kevin Pangos Sr. G GON Drew Viney Sr. F LMU Josh Perkins Jr. G GON Kruize Pinkins Sr. F USF Michael Williams Jr. G USF Johnathan Williams Sr. F GON Thomas van der Mars Sr. C POR Brad Waldow Sr. C SMC 2010-11 WCC Preseason Coaches Poll 2016-17 WCC Preseason Coaches Poll Team (First Place Votes) Pts. Team (First Place Vote) Pts. 2013-14 WCC Preseason Coaches Poll 1. Gonzaga (6) 48 1. Gonzaga (7) 79 Team (First Place Votes) Points 2. Loyola Marymount (1) 42 2. Saint Mary’s (3) 75 1. Gonzaga (8) 80 3. Saint Mary’s (1) 39 3. BYU 65 2. BYU (1) 72 4. Santa Clara 28 4. Pepperdine 53 3. Saint Mary’s (1) 66 5. Portland 25 5. Santa Clara 49 4. San Francisco 51 6. San Francisco 18 6. Loyola Marymount 34 5. San Diego 50 7. Pepperdine 14 7. Pacific 29 6. Loyola Marymount 44 8. San Diego 10 8. Portland 28 7. Pacific 28 9. San Francisco 27 8. Santa Clara 25 2010-11 All-WCC Preseason Team 10. San Diego 11 9. Portland 24 Player Yr. Pos. School Keion Bell Jr. G PEP 2016-17 All-WCC Preseason Team 10. Pepperdine 10 Matthew Dellavedova So. G SMC Name Yr. Pos. School 2013-14 All-WCC Preseason Team Kevin Foster So. G SCU Jared Brownridge Sr. G SCU Player Yr. Pos. School Steven Gray Sr. G GON Nick Emery So. G BYU Gary Bell, Jr Jr. G GON Elias Harris Jr. F GON Przemek Karnowski Sr. C GON Stacy Davis So. F PEP Mickey McConnell Sr. G SMC Eric Mika So. C BYU Johnny Dee Jr. G USD Jared Stohl Sr. G POR Lamond Murray Jr. Sr. G/F PEP Cole Dickerson Sr. F USF Vernon Teel Sr. G LMU Emmett Naar Jr. G SMC Cody Doolin Sr. G USF Marc Trasolini Jr. F SCU Josh Perkins So. G GON Tyler Haws Jr. G BYU Drew Viney Jr. F LMU Dane Pineau Sr. F SMC Stephen Holt Sr. G SMC Joe Rahon Sr. G SMC Anthony Ireland Sr. G LMU Alec Wintering Sr. G POR Kevin Pangos Jr. G GON Brad Waldow Jr. F SMC

6 WCCsports.com | @WCChoops | #WCChoops #WCCHOOPS2019-20 PRESEASON #WCCHOOPS POLLS / TEAM TEAM CAPSULES ARCHIVES - 1988-2019 2009-10 WCC Preseason Coaches Poll 7. San Diego 20 2002-03 WCC Preseason Coaches Poll Team (First Place Votes) Pts. 8. Pepperdine 14 Team (First Place Votes) Pts. 1. Gonzaga (6) 48 2004-05 WCC Preseason Coaches Poll 1. Gonzaga (7) 49 2. Portland (2) 44 Team (First Place Votes) Pts. 2. Saint Mary’s (1) 37 3. Saint Mary’s 34 1. Gonzaga (5) 60 2. Pepperdine 37 4. San Francisco 26 2. Saint Mary’s (3) 56 4. San Francisco 32 Santa Clara 26 3. Pepperdine 51 5. San Diego 23 6. San Diego 21 4. Santa Clara 36 6. Santa Clara 22 7. Pepperdine 13 5. San Francisco 28 7. Portland 13 8. Loyola Marymount 12 6. San Diego 20 8. Loyola Marymount 11 2009-10 All-WCC Preseason Team 7. Loyola Marymount 19 2001-02 WCC Preseason Coaches Poll Player Yr. Pos. School 8. Portland 18 Team (First Place Votes) Pts. Keion Bell So. G PEP 2003-04 WCC Preseason Coaches Poll 1. Gonzaga (7) 49 Matt Bouldin Sr. G GON Team (First Place Votes) Pts. 2. San Francisco (1) 37 T.J. Campbell Sr. G POR 1. Gonzaga (7) 49 3. Santa Clara 34 Jared Dubois So. G LMU 2. Saint Mary’s (1) 37 4. Pepperdine 33 Kevin Foster So. G SCU 2. Pepperdine 37 5. San Diego 31 Steven Gray Jr. G GON 4. San Francisco 32 6. Loyola Marymount 20 Brandon Johnson Sr. G USD 5. San Diego 23 7. Portland 15 Dior Lowhorn Sr. F USF 6. Santa Clara 22 8. Saint Mary’s 9 Nik Raivio Sr. G POR 7. Portland 13 Omar Samhan Sr. C SMC 8. Loyola Marymount 11 2008-09 WCC Preseason Coaches Poll Team (First Place Votes) Pts. 1. Gonzaga (5) 46 2. Saint Mary’s (2) 44 ARCHIVAL SID/MEDIA PRESEASON POLLS 1988-2001 3. San Diego (1) 39 2000-01 WCC Preseason 1995-96 WCC Preseason 1990-91 WCC Preseason 4. Santa Clara 30 Coaches Poll SID Poll SID Poll 5. San Francisco 23 1. Pepperdine 1. Santa Clara 1. San Diego 6. Portland 19 2. San Diego 2. Saint Mary’s 2. Loyola Marymount 7. Loyola Marymount 12 3. Gonzaga 3. Gonzaga 3. Pepperdine 8. Pepperdine 11 4. San Francisco 4. Loyola Marymount 4. Santa Clara 5. Santa Clara 5. Portland 5. San Francisco 2008-09 All-WCC Preseason Team 6. Portland 6. San Diego 6. Portland Player Yr. Pos. School 7. Loyola Marymount 7. San Francisco 7. Gonzaga Matt Bouldin Jr. G GON 7. Saint Mary’s 8. Pepperdine 8. Saint Mary’s John Bryant Sr. C SCU 1999-00 WCC Preseason 1994-95 WCC Preseason 1989-90 WCC Preseason Austin Daye So. F GON Coaches Poll SID Poll SID Poll Brandon Johnson Jr. G USD 1. Gonzaga 1. San Diego 1. Saint Mary’s Dior Lowhorn Jr. F USF 2. Santa Clara 2. Portland 2. Loyola Marymount Patrick Mills So. G SMC 3. Pepperdine 3. San Francisco 3. Santa Clara Jeremy Pargo Sr. G GON 4. San Francisco 4. Santa Clara 4. Pepperdine Gyno Pomare Sr. F USD 5. San Diego 4. Pepperdine 5. Gonzaga Omar Samhan Jr. C SMC 6. Saint Mary’s 6. Gonzaga 6. San Francisco Diamon Simpson Sr. F SMC 7. Portland 7. Saint Mary’s 7. San Diego 8. Loyola Marymount 8. Loyola Marymount 8. Portland 2007-08 WCC Preseason Coaches Poll Team (First Place Votes) Pts. 1998-99 WCC Preseason 1993-94 WCC Preseason 1988-89 WCC Preseason Coaches Poll SID Poll Media Poll 1. Gonzaga (5) 61 1. Gonzaga 1. Pepperdine 1. Saint Mary’s 2. Saint Mary’s (3) 59 2. Pepperdine 2. Santa Clara 2. Loyola Marymount 3. San Diego 43 3. Saint Mary’s 3. Gonzaga 3. Santa Clara 4. Santa Clara 38 4. Santa Clara 4. San Francisco 4. Pepperdine 5. San Francisco 34 5. San Francisco 5. San Diego 5. Gonzaga 6. Pepperdine 22 6. San Diego 6. Saint Mary’s 6. San Francisco 7. Portland 16 7. Portland 7. Loyola Marymount 7. San Diego 8. Loyola Marymount 15 8. Loyola Marymount 8. Portland 8. Portland 2006-07 WCC Preseason Coaches Poll 1997-98 WCC Preseason 1992-93 WCC Preseason 1987-88 WCC Preseason Team (First Place Votes) Pts. SID Poll SID Poll Media Poll 1. Portland 1. Pepperdine 1. Loyola Marymount 1. Gonzaga (6) 62 2. Gonzaga 2. Gonzaga 2. Pepperdine 2. Loyola Marymount (1) 51 3. San Diego 3. San Francisco 3. Santa Clara 3. San Francisco 50 4. San Francisco 4. Loyola Marymount 4. San Francisco 4. Saint Mary’s (1) 40 5. Saint Mary’s 5. Portland 5. Saint Mary’s 5. San Diego 33 6. Santa Clara 5. San Diego 6. Gonzaga 6. Santa Clara 27 7. Loyola Marymount 7. Santa Clara 7. San Diego 7. Pepperdine 16 8. Pepperdine 8. Saint Mary’s 8. Portland 8. Portland 9 1996-97 WCC Preseason 1991-92 WCC Preseason 2005-06 WCC Preseason Coaches Poll SID Poll SID Poll Team (First Place Votes) Pts. 1. Portland 1. Pepperdine 2. Gonzaga 2. Santa Clara 1. Gonzaga (6) 62 3. San Diego 3. Loyola Marymount 2. Saint Mary’s (1) 45 4. San Francisco 4. Saint Mary’s 3. Portland (1) 43 5. Saint Mary’s 5. San Francisco 4. Loyola Marymount 40 6. Santa Clara 6. San Diego 5. Santa Clara 36 7. Loyola Marymount 7. Gonzaga 6. San Francisco 28 8. Pepperdine 8. Portland

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