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
Season199091
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
Pepperdine131 .929  229  .710
Loyola Marymount95 .643  1615  .516
San Diego86 .571  1712  .586
Saint Mary's77 .500  1317  .433
Santa Clara77 .500  1613  .552
Gonzaga59 .357  1414  .500
San Francisco410 .286  1217  .414
Portland311 .214  523  .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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