Saint Mary’s is the the No. 1 seed in the WCC Basketball Championship for the second straight year after winning the regular-season conference title.
The Gaels are led by guard Alex Ducas, who has 270 career 3-pointers, 18 shy of Matthew Dellavedova’s program record.
Gonzaga is the No. 2 seed after ending the regular season on an eight-game winning streak. The Bulldogs’ streak of 24 straight NCAA Tournament berths was thought to be in jeopardy, but Gonzaga now has a chance of receiving an at-large bid if necessary.
San Francisco is the No. 3 seed followed by Santa Clara as the No. 4 seed. After being picked to finish in ninth place in the WCC preseason coaches poll, San Diego earned the No. 5 seed.
The WCC Championship will be held from March 7-12 at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.
WCC tournament bracket 2024
The full seeding, bracket and team records for the 2024 WCC Tournament are below.
RANK TEAM Overall Conference 1 Saint Mary’s 24-7 15-1 2 Gonzaga 24-6 14-2 3 San Francisco 22-9 11-5 4 Santa Clara 19-12 10-6 5 San Diego 17-14 7-9 6 Portland 11-20 5-11 7 LMU 12-18 5-11 8 Pepperdine 12-18 5-11 9 Pacific 6-25 0-16
WCC basketball tournament schedule 2024
Dates: March 7-12 Location: Orleans Arena in Las Vegas
Thursday, March 7: First round
Score Game 1: No. 8 Pepperdine 102, No. 9 Pacific 43
Friday, March 8: Second round
Scores Game 2: No. 5 San Diego 57, No. 8 Pepperdine 52 Game 3: No. 6 Portland 78, No. 7 LMU 70
Saturday, March 9: Quarterfinals
Scores Game 4: No. 4 Santa Clara 104, No. 5 San Diego 79 Game 5: No. 3 San Francisco 72, No. 6 Portland 51
Monday, March 11: Semifinals
Scores Game 6: No. 1 Saint Mary’s 79, No. 4 Santa Clara 65 Game 7: No. 2 Gonzaga 89, No. 3 San Francisco 77
Tuesday, March 12: Championship
Game Time (ET) TV/Live stream No. 1 Saint Mary’s vs. No. 2 Gonzaga 9 p.m. ESPN, Sling
How to watch the WCC tournament live
TV channel: ESPN, ESPN2 Live stream: ESPN+ | Sling
The first round and second rounds of the WCC basketball tournament can be streamed on ESPN+. The quarterfinals and semifinals can been seen on ESPN and ESPN2. The championship game will air on ESPN, and it can also be streamed on Sling.
WCC tournament tickets 2024
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Todd Karpovich is a freelance contributor to The Sporting News. He is also a frequent contributor to the Associated Press, the Baltimore Sun, and PressBox, among other media outlets nationwide, including the Boston Globe, Dallas Morning News, Boston Herald, and Chicago Tribune. He is the author of “If These Walls Could Talk: Stories from the Baltimore Ravens Sideline, Locker Room, and Press Box”; “Skipper Supreme: Buck Showalter and the Baltimore Orioles”; “Manchester United (Europe’s Best Soccer Clubs),” “Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees,” and “Michigan State Spartans (Inside College Football).”
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