For the twelfth consecutive year, the 2020 WCC Tournament was held in the Orleans Arena. When the Orleans Arena is setup for basketball games, the seating capacity is 7,471. The tournament is scheduled to be held at the Orleans Arena at least until 2022. The Orleans Arena is located at the 1,886 room Orleans Hotel and Casino about 1 mile west of the Las Vegas Strip. The Orleans poker tournament schedule and information, including starting times, buy-ins, prize pool guarantees, and freerolls. Attention Poker Rooms: Get your Real-Time Live Action on PokerAtlas! Visit the Orleans Arena site to view and buy Las Vegas event tickets online. Find ticketing outlets and register to receive exclusive pre-sales, discounts & the inside scoop on events at OrleansArena.com. The WCC Conference Tournament is played at the Orleans Arena, which is a 9,500 seat venue that is connected to The Orleans Hotel & Casino. The Orleans is just a short walk from the world famous Las Vegas Strip. WCC Basketball Tourney Teams.
| 2020 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2019–20 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada |
| Champions | Gonzaga(18th title) |
| Winning coach | Mark Few(16th title) |
| MVP | Joël Ayayi(Gonzaga) |
| Television | ESPN, ESPN2, BYUtv |
2021 → |
| 2019–20 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conf | Overall | |||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||
| No. 2 Gonzaga † | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 31 | – | 2 | .939 |
| No. 14 BYU | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 |
| Saint Mary's | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 |
| Pacific | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 |
| San Francisco | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 |
| Pepperdine | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 |
| Santa Clara | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 |
| Loyola Marymount | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 |
| San Diego | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 |
| Portland | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 |
| † 2020 WCC Tournament winner As of December 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2020 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the West Coast Conference during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament was held from March 5 through March 10, 2020 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada.[1] Gonzaga, the winner of the tournament, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Tournament.[2] For the second consecutive year, the Los Angeles-based University Credit Union is the title sponsor of the tournament.[3]
Venue[edit]
For the twelfth consecutive year, the 2020 WCC Tournament was held in the Orleans Arena. When the Orleans Arena is setup for basketball games, the seating capacity is 7,471.[4] The tournament is scheduled to be held at the Orleans Arena at least until 2022.[5] The Orleans Arena is located at the 1,886 room Orleans Hotel and Casino about 1 mile west of the Las Vegas Strip.[6] Tickets sold out for the 2020 WCC Tournament within one hour of the time they were made available to the public.[7] Tickets have sold out for the WCC Tournament for 11 years in a row.[7]
Orleans Hotel And Casino Basketball Tournament
Seeds[edit]
All 10 WCC schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records.[8] The tournament returned to a format similar to that used from 2003 to 2011, with slight changes to the terminology used for the rounds prior to the semifinals. The 7 through 10 seeds played in the 'first round', the 5 and 6 seeds started play in the 'second round', and the 3 and 4 seeds started in the 'third round'. The top two seeds received byes into the semifinals.[9]
| Seed | School | Record | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonzaga | 15–1 | ||
| 2 | BYU | 13–3 | ||
| 3 | Saint Mary's | 11–5 | 1–1 vs. Pacific | 2–0 vs. USF[10] |
| 4 | Pacific | 11–5 | 1–1 vs. Saint Mary's | 1–1 vs. USF |
| 5 | San Francisco | 9–7 | ||
| 6 | Pepperdine | 8–8 | ||
| 7 | Santa Clara | 6–10 | ||
| 8 | Loyola Marymount | 4–12 | ||
| 9 | San Diego | 2–14 | ||
| 10 | Portland | 1–15 |
The Orleans Poker Tournament Schedule
Schedule[edit]
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Thursday March 5, 2020 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 6:00 pm | No. 8 Loyola Marymount vs. No. 9 San Diego | 75–61 | BYUtv | 1,983 |
| 2 | 8:00 pm | No. 7 Santa Clara vs. No. 10 Portland | 76–62 | |||
| Second round – Friday March 6, 2020 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 pm | No. 5 San Francisco vs. No. 8 Loyola Marymount | 82–53 | BYUtv | 3,850 |
| 4 | 8:00 pm | No. 6 Pepperdine vs. No. 7 Santa Clara | 84–73 | |||
| Third round – Saturday, March 7, 2020 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 7:00 pm | No. 4 Pacific vs. No. 5 San Francisco | 54–72 | ESPN2 | 4,350 |
| 6 | 9:00 pm | No. 3 Saint Mary's vs. No. 6 Pepperdine | 89–82 | |||
| Semifinals – Monday, March 9, 2020 | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 5 San Francisco | 81–77 | ESPN | 7,471 |
| 8 | 8:30 pm | No. 2 BYU vs. No. 3 Saint Mary's | 50–51 | ESPN2 | ||
| Championship – Tuesday, March 10, 2020 | ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 3 Saint Mary's | 84–66 | ESPN | 7,210 |
| *Game times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. |
For the twelfth consecutive year, the 2020 WCC Tournament was held in the Orleans Arena. When the Orleans Arena is setup for basketball games, the seating capacity is 7,471. The tournament is scheduled to be held at the Orleans Arena at least until 2022. The Orleans Arena is located at the 1,886 room Orleans Hotel and Casino about 1 mile west of the Las Vegas Strip. The Orleans poker tournament schedule and information, including starting times, buy-ins, prize pool guarantees, and freerolls. Attention Poker Rooms: Get your Real-Time Live Action on PokerAtlas! Visit the Orleans Arena site to view and buy Las Vegas event tickets online. Find ticketing outlets and register to receive exclusive pre-sales, discounts & the inside scoop on events at OrleansArena.com. The WCC Conference Tournament is played at the Orleans Arena, which is a 9,500 seat venue that is connected to The Orleans Hotel & Casino. The Orleans is just a short walk from the world famous Las Vegas Strip. WCC Basketball Tourney Teams.
| 2020 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2019–20 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada |
| Champions | Gonzaga(18th title) |
| Winning coach | Mark Few(16th title) |
| MVP | Joël Ayayi(Gonzaga) |
| Television | ESPN, ESPN2, BYUtv |
2021 → |
| 2019–20 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conf | Overall | |||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||
| No. 2 Gonzaga † | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 31 | – | 2 | .939 |
| No. 14 BYU | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 |
| Saint Mary's | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 |
| Pacific | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 |
| San Francisco | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 |
| Pepperdine | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 |
| Santa Clara | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 |
| Loyola Marymount | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 |
| San Diego | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 |
| Portland | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 |
| † 2020 WCC Tournament winner As of December 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2020 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the West Coast Conference during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament was held from March 5 through March 10, 2020 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada.[1] Gonzaga, the winner of the tournament, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Tournament.[2] For the second consecutive year, the Los Angeles-based University Credit Union is the title sponsor of the tournament.[3]
Venue[edit]
For the twelfth consecutive year, the 2020 WCC Tournament was held in the Orleans Arena. When the Orleans Arena is setup for basketball games, the seating capacity is 7,471.[4] The tournament is scheduled to be held at the Orleans Arena at least until 2022.[5] The Orleans Arena is located at the 1,886 room Orleans Hotel and Casino about 1 mile west of the Las Vegas Strip.[6] Tickets sold out for the 2020 WCC Tournament within one hour of the time they were made available to the public.[7] Tickets have sold out for the WCC Tournament for 11 years in a row.[7]
Orleans Hotel And Casino Basketball Tournament
Seeds[edit]
All 10 WCC schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records.[8] The tournament returned to a format similar to that used from 2003 to 2011, with slight changes to the terminology used for the rounds prior to the semifinals. The 7 through 10 seeds played in the 'first round', the 5 and 6 seeds started play in the 'second round', and the 3 and 4 seeds started in the 'third round'. The top two seeds received byes into the semifinals.[9]
| Seed | School | Record | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonzaga | 15–1 | ||
| 2 | BYU | 13–3 | ||
| 3 | Saint Mary's | 11–5 | 1–1 vs. Pacific | 2–0 vs. USF[10] |
| 4 | Pacific | 11–5 | 1–1 vs. Saint Mary's | 1–1 vs. USF |
| 5 | San Francisco | 9–7 | ||
| 6 | Pepperdine | 8–8 | ||
| 7 | Santa Clara | 6–10 | ||
| 8 | Loyola Marymount | 4–12 | ||
| 9 | San Diego | 2–14 | ||
| 10 | Portland | 1–15 |
The Orleans Poker Tournament Schedule
Schedule[edit]
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Thursday March 5, 2020 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 6:00 pm | No. 8 Loyola Marymount vs. No. 9 San Diego | 75–61 | BYUtv | 1,983 |
| 2 | 8:00 pm | No. 7 Santa Clara vs. No. 10 Portland | 76–62 | |||
| Second round – Friday March 6, 2020 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 pm | No. 5 San Francisco vs. No. 8 Loyola Marymount | 82–53 | BYUtv | 3,850 |
| 4 | 8:00 pm | No. 6 Pepperdine vs. No. 7 Santa Clara | 84–73 | |||
| Third round – Saturday, March 7, 2020 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 7:00 pm | No. 4 Pacific vs. No. 5 San Francisco | 54–72 | ESPN2 | 4,350 |
| 6 | 9:00 pm | No. 3 Saint Mary's vs. No. 6 Pepperdine | 89–82 | |||
| Semifinals – Monday, March 9, 2020 | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 5 San Francisco | 81–77 | ESPN | 7,471 |
| 8 | 8:30 pm | No. 2 BYU vs. No. 3 Saint Mary's | 50–51 | ESPN2 | ||
| Championship – Tuesday, March 10, 2020 | ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 3 Saint Mary's | 84–66 | ESPN | 7,210 |
| *Game times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. |
Bracket[edit]
| First round Thursday, March 5 BYUtv | Second round Friday, March 6 BYUtv | Third round Saturday, March 7 ESPN2 | Semifinals Monday, March 9 ESPN & ESPN2 | Championship Tuesday, March 10 ESPN | |
| 8 | Loyola Marymount | 75 | |||
| 9 | San Diego | 61 | 8 | Loyola Marymount | 53 |
| 5 | San Francisco | 82 | |||
| 5 | San Francisco | 72 | |||
| 4 | Pacific | 54 | |||
| 5 | San Francisco | 77 | |||
| 1 | Gonzaga | 81 | |||
| 1 | Gonzaga | 84 | |||
| 3 | Saint Mary's | 66 | |||
| 2 | BYU | 50 | |||
| 3 | Saint Mary's | 51 | |||
| 3 | Saint Mary's | 89** | |||
| 6 | Pepperdine | 82 | |||
| 6 | Pepperdine | 84 | |||
| 7 | Santa Clara | 76 | 7 | Santa Clara | 73 |
| 10 | Portland | 62 |
References[edit]
- ^'West Coast Conference Official Athletic Site'. wccsports.com. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
- ^'Exploring the absurd odds of a perfect bracket | NCAA.com'. www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
- ^'West Coast Conference Partners with University Credit Union as Title Sponsor of Basketball Championships'. wccsports.com. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
- ^'Orleans Arena, Las Vegas Event Production | OrleansArena.com'. 2008-01-22. Archived from the original on 2008-01-22. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
- ^'West Coast Conference agrees to three-year extension to hold tournaments at Orleans Arena | The Spokesman-Review'. www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
- ^Hawks, John; Higgins, Tom (2009-02-03). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Las Vegas: The Savvy Vacationer's Guide to All Things Las Vegas. Penguin. ISBN978-1-4406-8515-6.
- ^ ab'UCU WCC Basketball Tournament Sold Out'. wccsports.com. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
- ^'Explaining Tiebreakers for the West Coast Conference standings'. CougarSportsInsider.com. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
- ^'WCC approves significant changes to scheduling, tournament format | The Spokesman-Review'. www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
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