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1995 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1994–95
Teams8
SiteToso Pavilion
Santa Clara, California
ChampionsGonzaga (1st title)
Winning coachDan Fitzgerald (1st title)
MVPJohn Rillie (Gonzaga)
Top scorerJohn Rillie (Gonzaga)
(96 points)
West Coast Conference men's basketball tournaments← 19941996 →
1994–95 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Santa Clara 12 2   .857 21 7   .750
Portland 10 4   .714 21 8   .724
Saint Mary's 10 4   .714 18 10   .643
Gonzaga 7 7   .500 21 9   .700
San Diego 5 9   .357 11 16   .407
San Francisco 4 10   .286 10 19   .345
Pepperdine 4 10   .286 8 19   .296
Loyola Marymount 4 10   .286 13 15   .464
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1995 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place on March 4–6, 1995. All rounds were held in Santa Clara, California at the Toso Pavilion.

The Gonzaga Bulldogs won the WCC Tournament title and an automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA tournament. John Rillie of Gonzaga was named Tournament MVP.

Format

With eight teams participating, all eight teams were placed into the first round, with teams seeded and paired based on regular-season records. After the first round, teams were re-seeded so the highest-remaining team was paired with the lowest-remaining time in one semifinal with the other two teams slotted into the other semifinal.

Bracket

Quarter finals
Saturday, March 4
Semi-finals
Sunday, March 5
Finals
Monday, March 6
         
1 Santa Clara 83
8 Loyola Marymount 87
2 Portland 74
8 Loyola Marymount 68
4 Gonzaga 74
5 San Diego 57
2 Portland 67
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
4 Gonzaga 80
3 Saint Mary's 72
6 San Francisco 41
3 Saint Mary's 59
4 Gonzaga 69
7 Pepperdine 52
2 Portland 62

References

  1. sports-reference.com 1994-95 West Coast Conference Season Summary
  2. "1994-95 West Coast Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  3. "2021-22 Men's Basketball Almanac" (PDF). WCCSports.com. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
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