1999 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1999 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place on February 27–March 1, 1999. All rounds were held in Santa Clara, California at the Toso Pavilion.

1999 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1998–99
Teams8
SiteToso Pavilion
Santa Clara, California
ChampionsGonzaga (2nd title)
Winning coachDan Monson (1st title)
MVPMatt Santangelo (Gonzaga)
1998–99 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Gonzaga †12–2 .857  28–7  .800
San Diego9–5 .643  18–9  .667
Pepperdine9–5 .643  19–13  .594
Santa Clara8–6 .571  14–15  .483
Loyola Marymount6–8 .429  11–16  .407
Saint Mary's5–9 .357  13–18  .419
San Francisco4–10 .286  12–18  .400
Portland3–11 .214  9–18  .333
† 1999 WCC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Gonzaga Bulldogs won the WCC Tournament title[1] and an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Tournament. Matt Santangelo of Gonzaga was named Tournament MVP.

Format

With eight teams participating, all eight teams were placed into the first round, with teams seeded and paired based on regular-season records. After the first round, teams were re-seeded so the highest-remaining team was paired with the lowest-remaining time in one semifinal with the other two teams slotted into the other semifinal.

Bracket

  Quarter finals
Saturday, February 27
Semi-finals
Sunday, February 28
Finals
Monday, March 1
                           
  1 Gonzaga 84
8 Portland 63
1 Gonzaga 70  
6 Saint Mary's 57  
4 Santa Clara 77
  5 Loyola Marymount 64
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)   1 Gonzaga 91
  4 Santa Clara 66
  3 San Diego 60
6 Saint Mary's 65
2 Pepperdine 54
4 Santa Clara 58  
2 Pepperdine 67
  7 San Francisco 65

See also

References

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