1990 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1990 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 3 and 4 at the Gersten Pavilion at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.[1] This was the fourth edition of the tournament.

1990 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1989–90
Teams8
SiteGersten Pavilion
Los Angeles, California
ChampionsLoyola Marymount (awarded title) (3rd title)
Winning coachPaul Westhead (3rd title)
1989–90 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 21 Loyola Marymount13–1 .929  26–6  .813
Pepperdine10–4 .714  17–11  .607
San Diego9–5 .643  16–12  .571
Portland7–7 .500  11–17  .393
Santa Clara6–8 .429  9–19  .321
San Francisco4–10 .286  8–20  .286
Saint Mary's4–10 .286  7–20  .259
Gonzaga3–11 .214  8–20  .286
Rankings from AP Poll

During the first semi-final game on Sunday between top-seeded Loyola Marymount and #4 seed Portland, LMU forward Hank Gathers collapsed with 13:34 left in the first half. He had just scored a dunk on an alley-oop pass from point guard Terrell Lowery that put the Lions up 25–13. He fell a short distance from Pilots point guard Erik Spoelstra, attempted to get up, but shortly after stopped breathing. Transferred to nearby Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital, Gathers was pronounced dead less than two hours later; he was 23 years old.[2][3][4]

The game and the rest of the tournament were subsequently cancelled, with regular season champion LMU awarded the WCC's berth in the 64-team NCAA Tournament.[4] Seeded eleventh in the West regional, the Lions won three games and advanced to the Elite Eight;[5] they lost to top seed UNLV,[6][7] the eventual national champion.

Bracket
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 3 		Semifinals
Sunday, March 4 		Championship
Monday, March 5
         
1 #22 Loyola Marymount 121
8 Gonzaga 84
1 #22 Loyola Marymount
4 Portland
5 Santa Clara 62
4 Portland 65
 
 
3 San Diego 80
6 San Francisco 74
3 San Diego
2 Pepperdine
7 Saint Mary's 83
2 Pepperdine 94

References
  1. "1988-89 West Coast Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  2. Smith, Shelley (March 12, 1990). "Death on the court". Sports Illustrated. p. 14.
  3. Jones, Gary (March 5, 1990). "Loyola's Gathers dies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Los Angeles Times). p. C1.
  4. "Marymount's Gathers dies; Games halted". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 5, 1990. p. 1D.
  5. Smith, Shelley (March 26, 1990). "A team on a mission". Sports Illustrated. p. 24.
  6. Jones, Gary (March 26, 1990). "'Great game' ends Lions' bid". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 1B.
  7. Kirkpatrick, Curry (April 2, 1990). "NCAA's West: The Rebels outran them". Sports Illustrated. p. 26.
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