WCC Schedules Are Out!
By Josh Horton
March 11, 2013; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Gonzaga Bulldogs players celebrate after head coach Kelly Graves (far right) receives the championship trophy after the game against the San Diego Toreros in the finals of the West Coast Conference tournament at Orleans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
This morning, the West Coast Conference officially announced the schedule for conference play for this upcoming basketball season. With the addition of Pacific, the schedule has changed a bit to incorporate the Tigers. Below is the complete conference play schedule.
Dec. 28.
BYU @ LMU
San Diego @ Pepperdine
San Francisco @ Portland
Santa Clara @ Gonzaga
Dec. 30.
BYU @ Pepperdine
Saint Mary’s @ Pacific
San Diego @ LMU
San Francisco @ Gonzaga
Santa Clara @ Portland
Jan. 2nd.
LMU @ San Francisco
Pacific @ Portland
Pepperdine @ Santa Clara
Saint Mary’s @ Gonzaga
Jan. 4th.
LMU @ Santa Clara
Pacific @ Gonzaga
Pepperdine @ San Francisco
Saint Mary’s @ Portland
San Diego @ BYU
Jan. 9th.
Gonzaga @ Portland
LMU @ San Diego
Pepperdine @ BYU
San Francisco @ Pacific
Santa Clara @ Saint Mary’s
Jan. 11th.
LMU @ BYU
Pepperdine @ San Diego
San Francisco @ Saint Mary’s
Santa Clara @ Pacific
Jan. 16th.
BYU @ San Francisco
Gonzaga @ Pepperdine
Portland @ LMU
San Diego @ Santa Clara
Jan. 18th.
BYU @ Santa Clara
Gonzaga @ LMU
Pacific @ Saint Mary’s
Portland @ Pepperdine
San Diego @ San Francisco
Jan. 23th.
BYU @ Portland
LMU @ Pacific
Pepperdine @ Saint Mary’s
San Diego @ Gonzaga
Jan. 25th.
BYU @ Gonzaga
LMU @ Saint Mary’s
Pepperdine @ Pacific
San Diego @ Portland’
Santa Clara @ San Francisco
Jan. 3oth.
Gonzaga @ Santa Clara
Pacific @ BYU
Portland @ San Francisco
Saint Mary’s @ San Diego
Feb. 1st.
Gonzaga @ San Francisco
LMU @ Pepperdine
Pacific @ San Diego
Portland @ Santa Clara
Saint Mary’s @ BYU
Feb. 5th.
Portland @ Gonzaga
Feb. 6th.
Pacific @ Pepperdine
Saint Mary’s @ LMU
San Francisco @ San Diego
Santa Clara @ BYU
Feb. 8th.
Pacific @ LMU
Saint Mary’s @ Pepperdine
San Francisco @ BYU
Santa Clara @ San Diego.
Feb. 13th.
BYU @ Pacific
LMU @ Portland
Pepperdine @ Gonzaga
Feb. 15th.
BYU @ Saint Mary’s
LMU @ Gonzaga
Pepperdine @ Portland
San Diego @ Pacific
San Francisco @ Santa Clara
Feb. 2oth.
Gonzaga @ BYU
Pacific @ Santa Clara
Pepperdine @ LMU
Portland @ San Diego
Saint Mary’s @ San Francisco
Feb. 22nd.
Gonzaga @ San Diego
Pacific @ San Francisco
Portland @ BYU
Saint Mary’s @ Santa Clara
Feb. 27th.
Gonzaga @ Pacific
Portland @ Saint Mary’s
San Francisco @ Pepperdine
Santa Clara @ LMU
Mar. 1st.
BYU @ San Diego
Gonzaga @ Saint Mary’s
Portland @ Pacific
San Francisco @ LMU
Santa Clara @ Pepperdine
Mar. 6th- Mar. 11th.
WCC Tournament
Some Impressions:
- This is a great format that the WCC adopted. The 18 game round robin is the ideal conference schedule, and the addition of a tenth team makes it possible. This format is reminiscent of the old Pac-10 schedules, which featured five pairs of travel partners. The travel partners in the WCC are Gonzaga-Portland, BYU-San Diego, Pacific-Saint Mary’s, Santa Clara- San Francisco, and LMU-Pepperdine. The utilization of travel partners makes the schedule much more structured and organized.
- The Gonzaga-Saint Mary’s games have been some of the best that this conference has ever seen. This year, the WCC scheduled these games in an interesting way. Saint Mary’s will travel to Spokane on January 2nd to take on Gonzaga, when most of the students will be home for break. Peculiar move from the WCC, considering this is usually one of the marquee matchups on the WCC schedule. However, when Gonzaga comes to Moraga to take on the Gaels, it will be Saint Mary’s senior night, giving the players extra incentive to beat the Zags. Most likely this was not done on purpose, but it benefits the Gaels.