2010 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

2010 West Coast Men's Basketball Tournament
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Classification	Division I
Season	2009–10
Teams	8
Site	Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada
Champions	Saint Mary's (2nd title)
Winning coach	Randy Bennett (1st title)
Television	ESPN
West Coast Men's Basketball Tournaments «2009 2011»

2009–10 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
#22 Gonzaga	12	–	2		.857			27	–	7		.794
Saint Mary's†	11	–	3		.786			28	–	6		.824
Portland	10	–	4		.714			21	–	11		.656
San Francisco	7	–	7		.500			12	–	18		.400
Loyola Marymount	7	–	7		.500			18	–	16		.529
San Diego	3	–	11		.214			11	–	21		.344
Santa Clara	3	–	11		.214			11	–	21		.344
Pepperdine	3	–	11		.214			7	–	24		.226
† 2010 WCC Tournament winner As of March 27, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 5–8, 2010 at Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada.

Format

The teams were seeded based on their record following a 14 game conference season. The winner of the tournament received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Bracket

	First Round Friday, March 5					Quarter finals Saturday, March 6					Semi-finals Sunday, March 7					Finals Monday, March 8
	5	Loyola Marymount	87
	8	Pepperdine	84			4	San Francisco	76
						5	Loyola Marymount	84
											1	Gonzaga	77
											5	Loyola Marymount	62
																1	Gonzaga	62
	6	San Diego	61													2	Saint Mary's	81
	7	Santa Clara	59			3	Portland	72
						6	San Diego	57
											2	Saint Mary's	69
											3	Portland	55

Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime.

See also

• West Coast Conference
• West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

External links

• 2010 WCC Tournament