2018-19 MEN’S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK (UPDATED - 10/12/18) @WCChoops | @TheWtv | #WCChoops | 2018-19 #WCChoops Almanac 1 2018-19 WEST COAST CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL #WCCHOOPS PRESEASON NOTES Contact: Ryan McCrary (650) 873-3614 | @RyMac_26 @WCChoops | @TheWtv | #WCChoops Asst. Commissioner Communications | [email protected] WCCsports.com | TheW.tv WCC BY THE NUMBERS 10-6 3 2 2 Record for #WCChoops teams in #WCChoops programs ranked #WCChoops Coaches ranked #WCChoops Teams ranked in 2018 Postseason in preseason BPI top-55 in NCAA top-10 career win % the final 2017-18 AP Poll 2017-18 #WCCHOOPS SEASON FINAL STANDINGS WCC OVERALL W L Pct. GB Home Away W L Pct. Home Away Neut. Strk. Gonzaga8/6 *!$ 17 1 .944 -- 8-1 9-0 32 5 .865 15-1 10-1 7-3 L1 Saint Mary’s25/19 %# 16 2 .889 1 8-1 8-1 30 6 .833 18-2 10-1 2-3 L1 BYU % 11 7 .611 6 7-2 4-5 24 11 .686 13-3 7-6 4-2 L2 San Diego ^ 9 9 .500 8 5-4 4-5 20 14 .588 12-7 8-6 0-1 L1 San Francisco ® 9 9 .500 8 5-4 4-5 22 17 .564 16-6 4-9 2-2 L2 Pacific 9 9 .500 8 5-4 4-5 14 18 .437 8-8 6-9 0-1 L4 Santa Clara 8 10 .444 9 3-6 5-4 11 20 .355 6-11 5-6 0-3 L3 Loyola Marymount 5 13 .278 12 4-5 1-8 11 20 .355 7-7 3-12 1-1 L1 Portland 4 14 .222 13 2-7 2-7 10 22 .312 7-9 3-9 0-4 L7 Pepperdine 2 16 .111 15 2-7 0-9 6 26 .187 5-11 0-14 1-1 L1 *WCC Regular Season Champions !WCC Tournament Champions $NCAA Tournament %NIT Tournament #NIT Quarterfinalist ®CBI Tournament Runner-up ^CIT Tournament Quarterfinalist WCC BASKETBALL PRESEASON QUICK HITS 2018-19 WCC PRESEASON POLL / ALL-WCC H Three #WCChoops teams enter the 2018-19 season with a top-60 2018-19 WCC PRESEASON ranking in the ESPN Preseason BPI Poll: Gonzaga (No. 2), BYU (No. 32) and Saint Mary’s (No. 54). MEN’S BASKETBALL COACHES POLL Team (First Place Vote) Pts. H Junior forward Rui Hachimura of Gonzaga was named to the 1. Gonzaga (9) 81 five-member 2018-19 Blue Ribbon All-American First Team. It is the 2. Saint Mary’s 68 second straight year a #WCChoops student-athlete has been named 3. BYU (1) 67 to the first team (Jock Landale, Saint Mary’s - 2017-18). 4. San Francisco 57 H Senior Gonzaga guard Josh Perkins was named to the preseason 5. San Diego 52 watch list for the Bob Cousy Award, presented to the nation’s top 6. Pacific 39 point guard. 7. Loyola Marymount 31 H Six members of the 2017-18 All-WCC First Team return while four 8. Pepperdine 22 members of the Second Team are set to hit the hardwood this season. 9. Santa Clara 18 10. Portland 15 H The WCC will be well represented in some of college basketball’s signature non-conference events. BYU: Neon Hoops Showcase; Gonzaga: Maui Jim Maui Invitational; Jerry Colangelo Classic; LMU: 2018-19 WCC PRESEASON Jamaica Classic; Pepperdine: Islands of the Bahamas Showcase; MEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-WCC TEAM Portland: Rainbow Classic; Saint Mary’s: MGM Resorts Classic; Name Yr. Pos. Institution San Francisco: Belfast Classic; Santa Clara: Vancouver Showcase James Batemon Sr. G Loyola Marymount H For the second time in WCC history and for the second consecutive Yoeli Childs Jr. F BYU season, two teams concluded the regular season ranked in the final KJ Feagin Sr. G Santa Clara AP Poll. Gonzaga checked in at No. 8 and Saint Mary’s was No. 25. Frankie Ferrari Sr. G San Francisco H A minimum of 29 men’s basketball games involving WCC pro- Jordan Ford Jr. G Saint Mary’s grams will air nationally on an ESPN network this season, including Rui Hachimura Jr. F Gonzaga additional exposures during the 2019 #WCChoops Championship. Zach Norvell Jr. So. G Gonzaga Josh Perkins Sr. G Gonzaga H For the fifth straight year, the WCC will broadcast every game Isaiah Pineiro Sr. F San Diego during league play on a national or regional level, and/or produced Killian Tillie Jr. F Gonzaga for broadcast on the conference’s digital network, TheW.tv. H The West Coast Conference Basketball Championships celebrated **REMINDER: The #WCChoops preseason poll and All-WCC its 10-Year Anniversary in Las Vegas in 2018. The 2019 WCC Cham- teams voted on solely by the 10 head coaches. pionships return to the Desert March 7-12 at the Orleans Arena. 2 2018-19 #WCChoops Almanac | WCCsports.com | TheW.tv 2018 #WCCHOOPS POSTSEASON RESULTS 2017-18 WCC Men’s Basketball All-Conference Team Player of the Year: Jock Landale, Saint Mary’s Coach of the Year: Mark Few, Gonzaga Defensive Player of the Year: Namdi Okonkwo, Pacific Newcomer of the Year: Zach Norvell Jr., Gonzaga 2017-18 All-WCC Men’s Basketball First Team Name Yr. Pos. School Friday, March 30 Elijah Bryant Jr. G BYU San Francisco @ North Texas (CBI) ESPNU | Watch ESPN L 77-88 Yoeli Childs So. F BYU Monday, March 28 KJ Feagin Jr. G Santa Clara San Francisco @ North Texas (CBI) ESPNU | Watch ESPN L 55-69 Frankie Ferrari Jr. G San Francisco Wednesday, March 26 Rui Hachimura So. F Gonzaga North Texas @ San Francisco (CBI) ESPNU | Watch ESPN W 72-62 Jock Landale Sr. C Saint Mary’s Monday, March 19 Emmett Naar Sr. G Saint Mary’s Washington @ Saint Mary’s (NIT) ESPNU | Watch ESPN W 85-81 Josh Perkins Jr. G Gonzaga Utah Valley @ San Francisco (CBI) TheW.tv W 78-73 Isaiah Pineiro Jr. F San Diego Wednesday, March 21 Johnathan Williams Sr. F Gonzaga Northern Colorado@ San Diego (CIT) TheW.tv L 75-86 Utah @ Saint Mary’s (NIT) ESPN2 L 58-67, OT 2017-18 All-WCC Men’s Basketball Second Team Thursday, March 22 Name Yr. Pos. School Florida State vs. Gonzaga (NCAA) TBS L 60-75 James Batemon Jr. G Loyola Marymount Campbell at San Francisco (CBI) TheW.tv W 65-62 Calvin Hermanson Sr. F Saint Mary’s Thursday, March 15 Killian Tillie So. F Gonzaga No. 13 UNC Greensboro vs. No. 4 Gonzaga (NCAA) W 68-64 Jahlil Tripp So. G/F Pacific Saturday, March 17 Isaiah Wright Jr. G San Diego No. 5 Ohio State vs. No. 4 Gonzaga (NCAA) W 90-84 Portland State @ San Diego (CIT) TheW.tv W 67-64 2017-18 All-WCC Men’s Basketball Freshman Team Wednesday, March 14 Name Pos. School Colgate @ San Francisco (CBI) TheW.tv W 72-68 Souley Boum G San Francisco BYU @ Stanford (NIT) ESPNU | Watch ESPN L 83-86 Zach Norvell Jr. G Gonzaga Tuesday, March 13 Colbey Ross G Pepperdine SE Louisiana @ Saint Mary’s (NIT) ESPNU | Watch ESPN W 89-45 Eli Scott F Loyola Marymount Monday, March 12 Marcus Shaver G Portland Hartford @ San Diego (CIT) CBS Sports Network W 88-72 2017-18 WCC Men’s Basketball Honorable Mention Selections Olin Carter III, San Diego; Roberto Gallinat, Pacific; TJ Haws, BYU; Silas Melson, Gonzaga; Zach Norvell Jr., Gonzaga; Miles Reynolds, Pacific; Colbey Ross, Pepperdine; Marcus Shaver, Portland #WCCHOOPS 2018 POSTSEASON QUICK HITS 2017-18 WCC MEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM H With wins against No. 13 UNC Greensboro (68-64) and No. 5 Name School Class GPA Major Ohio State (90-84) No. 4 Gonzaga advanced to its fourth consecu- Chase Foster USF Sr. 3.78 Economics tive NCAA Sweet-16. The Zags bid to make their third Elite Eight TJ Haws BYU So. 3.50 Undelclared berth since 2015 was halted by Florida State in the West Regional. Steven Haney LMU Gr. 3.77 Educational Studies H Kai Healy SCU Sr. 3.28 Communication Saint Mary’s concluded its season in an overtime loss to Utah in Mattias Markusson LMU So. 3.30 Undec. Liberal Arts the NIT Quarterfinals. The Gaels own a 7-6 slate in six NIT appear- Emmanuel Ndumanya SCU Gr. 3.82 Edu. Leadership ances - all coming since 2008-09 under Randy Bennett. The second Cameron Neubauer USD Sr. 3.27 Finance round win vs. Washington gave SMC its first-ever 30-win season. Josh Perkins GON Jr. 3.26 Sport Management H BYU made its third straight NIT Tournament appearance, capping Jordan Ratinho USF So. 3.83 Business Admin. a 24-victory season, highlighted by a march to the WCC Champion- Nate Renfro USF Jr. 3.77 Business Admin. ship Finals. The Cougars fell to No. 3 Stanford in its 13th straight postseason berth (including eight NCAA tournament). H San Francisco posted its second straight 20-win season accom- One Year Ago... plishing the feat in consecutive years for the first time since 1981-82. 2017-18 WCC PRESEASON MEN’S BASKETBALL POLL The Dons advanced to the CBI Finals, bowing to North Texas 2-1 in Team (First Place Votes) Pts Team (First Place Votes) Pts the best of three series. 1. Saint Mary’s (9) 81 6. San Diego 37 2. Gonzaga (1) 73 7. Pepperdine 30 H San Diego posted its first 20-win season since 2007-08 (22-14) 3. BYU 62 8. Pacific 24 and fourth as a Division I member (1979-80) with a thrilling 67-64 win 4. San Francisco 59 9.