By Curran McCauley West Coast Conference Basketball is nearing the end of its regular season, which just one weekend of play to go before the 10 conference teams will descend on the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas for a weekend of hoops to decide who represents the conference in the NCAA Tournament. The odds-on favorite, No. 3/2 Gonzaga, was tested against Saint Mary's, who figures … [Read more...] about West Coast Conference Player Power Rankings | 2/24/15
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Kyle Wiltjer and the #WCCHoops Slate
By Curran McCauley While the conference's most prolific had a great night on his senior night in Provo, Kyle Wiltjer, the junior transfer from Kentucky and the reigning WCC Player of the Week, had a historic scoring night for Gonzaga. Elsewhere, Saint Mary's and USF used big runs to down their opponents and Pepperdine clinched a winning season for the first time since 2005. … [Read more...] about Kyle Wiltjer and the #WCCHoops Slate
West Coast Conference Player Power Rankings | 2/3/15
By Curran McCauley With Virginia's loss to Duke and convincing victories over Portland and Memphis, the Gonzaga Bulldogs have moved to No. 2 in the country in the AP Top 25, pacing the West Coast Conference with a program-best 22-1 start (11-0 in conference). For his efforts this week, Gonzaga's Domantas Sabonis was named WCC Player of the Week. See where the freshman ranks in … [Read more...] about West Coast Conference Player Power Rankings | 2/3/15
West Coast Conference Player Power Rankings |1/26/15
By Curran McCauley The last week of West Coast Conference action was defined by an increasing separation between Gonzaga (9-0) and Saint Mary's (8-1) and the rest of the conference. Elsewhere, the battle for conference tournament positioning became increasingly tight, as BYU, Santa Clara and Pepperdine all sit at 5-4 at the true midpoint of the season. San Diego, San … [Read more...] about West Coast Conference Player Power Rankings |1/26/15
No. 23 Billikens Fall Short at Loyola Marymount
Courtesy of SLUBillikens.com. LOS ANGELES – No. 23 Saint Louis fell 75-68 to Loyola Marymount Tuesday in non-conference men’s basketball action at the Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles. The loss is the first of the season for the 6-1 Billikens. Loyola Marymount won its third in a row and second this year against a ranked opponent after opening with a victory over No. 17 … [Read more...] about No. 23 Billikens Fall Short at Loyola Marymount