1988 West Coast Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1988 West Coast Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament) was held March 5–7 at the Leavey Center at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California.[1] This was the second edition of the tournament; it included all eight teams and all seven games were held at the same site.

1988 West Coast Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198788
Teams8
SiteLeavey Center
Santa Clara, CA
ChampionsLoyola Marymount (1st title)
Winning coachPaul Westhead (1st title)
MVPHank Gathers (Loyola Marymount)
1987–88 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 15 Loyola Marymount140 1.000  284  .875
Saint Mary's95 .643  199  .679
Santa Clara95 .643  2011  .645
Pepperdine86 .571  1713  .567
Gonzaga77 .500  1612  .571
San Francisco59 .357  1315  .464
San Diego311 .214  1117  .393
Portland113 .071  622  .214
1988 WCAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Regular season champion Loyola Marymount defeated tournament host and #3 seed Santa Clara 104–96 in the final to win their first WCAC/WCC tournament championship.[2]

The Lions received the automatic bid to the 64-team NCAA Tournament and were the tenth seed in the West regional. They advanced to the second round, but were stopped 123–97 by second-seeded North Carolina.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 5
Semifinals
Sunday, March 6
Championship
Monday, March 7
         
1 #18 Loyola Marymount 110
8 San Diego 104
1 #18 Loyola Marymount 109
4 Pepperdine 106
5 Gonzaga 70
4 Pepperdine 81
1 #18 Loyola Marymount 104
3 Santa Clara 96
3 Santa Clara 90
6 San Francisco 88
3 Santa Clara 69
2 Saint Mary's 62
7 Portland 48
2 Saint Mary's 68

Notes

  • The tournament champion, Loyola Marymount, scored over 100 points in all three games (San Diego: 110-104, Pepperdine: 109-106, Santa Clara: 104-96) for a total of 323 points.

References

  1. "1987-88 West Coast Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  2. "Loyola claims WCAC crown". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. March 8, 1988. p. 2D.
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