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
Season199899
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
Gonzaga122 .857  287  .800
San Diego95 .643  189  .667
Pepperdine95 .643  1913  .594
Santa Clara86 .571  1415  .483
Loyola Marymount68 .429  1116  .407
Saint Mary's59 .357  1318  .419
San Francisco410 .286  1218  .400
Portland311 .214  918  .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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