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1999 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament

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1999 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1998–99
Teams8
SiteToso Pavilion
Santa Clara, California
ChampionsGonzaga (2nd title)
Winning coachDan Monson (1st title)
MVPMatt Santangelo (Gonzaga)
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1998–99 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Gonzaga 12 2   .857 28 7   .800
San Diego 9 5   .643 18 9   .667
Pepperdine 9 5   .643 19 13   .594
Santa Clara 8 6   .571 14 15   .483
Loyola Marymount 6 8   .429 11 16   .407
Saint Mary's 5 9   .357 13 18   .419
San Francisco 4 10   .286 12 18   .400
Portland 3 11   .214 9 18   .333
1999 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1999 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place on February 27–March 1, 1999. All rounds were held in Santa Clara, California at the Toso Pavilion.

The Gonzaga Bulldogs won the WCC Tournament title[1] and an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament. Matt Santangelo of Gonzaga was named Tournament MVP.

Format

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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

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Quarter finals
Saturday, February 27
Semi-finals
Sunday, February 28
Finals
Monday, March 1
         
1 Gonzaga 84
8 Portland 63
1 Gonzaga 70
6 Saint Mary's 57
4 Santa Clara 77
5 Loyola Marymount 64
1 Gonzaga 91
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
4 Santa Clara 66
3 San Diego 60
6 Saint Mary's 65
2 Pepperdine 54
4 Santa Clara 58
2 Pepperdine 67
7 San Francisco 65

References

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  1. ^ "1998-99 West Coast Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2019.