1991 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1991 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 2–4 at the Toso Pavilion at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California.[1] This was the fifth edition of the tournament.

1991 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1990–91
Teams8
SiteToso Pavilion
Santa Clara, California
ChampionsPepperdine (1st title)
Winning coachTom Asbury (1st title)
MVPGeoff Lear (Pepperdine)
1990–91 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Pepperdine †13–1 .929  22–9  .710
Loyola Marymount9–5 .643  16–15  .516
San Diego8–6 .571  17–12  .586
Saint Mary's7–7 .500  13–17  .433
Santa Clara7–7 .500  16–13  .552
Gonzaga5–9 .357  14–14  .500
San Francisco4–10 .286  12–17  .414
Portland3–11 .214  5–23  .179
† 1991 West Coast Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Top seed Pepperdine defeated #4 seed Saint Mary's in the championship game, 71–68 in overtime, to win the school's first WCC tournament title.

The Waves received the automatic bid to the 64-team NCAA Tournament as the 14 seed in the West regional.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 2
Semifinals
Sunday, March 3
Championship
Monday, March 4
                           
  1 Pepperdine 97
8 Portland 62
1 Pepperdine 65  
7 San Francisco 56  
5 Santa Clara 74
  4 Saint Mary's 79
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)   1 Pepperdine 71*
  4 Saint Mary's 68
  3 San Diego 72
6 Gonzaga 62
3 San Diego 72
4 Saint Mary's 75  
7 San Francisco 101
  2 Loyola Marymount 93

References

  1. "1990-91 West Coast Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
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