2019-20 #WCCHOOPS SCHEDULE |
#WCCHOOPS CONFERENCE WEEK TWO REVIEW
2019-20 #WCCHOOPS ALMANAC
WCC Weekly Notes on the Web: http://bit.ly/2TrqTAi
REQUIRED #WCCHOOPS VIEWING | THURSDAY HIGHLIGHTS
- In the debut week of a new podcast version of “Katz Chats #WCChoops”, Andy sits down with two exclusive guests.
- Episode Two – Andy chats with Pepperdine Hall-of-Famer Al Epstein and discusses Pepperdine’s record winning streak of 32 regular season WCC games, a mark just tied by No. 1 Gonzaga on Thursday. LISTEN
Episode One – Andy chats with broadcasting legend Barry Tompkins about his impressions of #WCChoops and the strength of the conference this season. LISTEN
- Katz Chats 2019-20 Video | ARCHIVES
- WCC columnist Jeff Faraudo delivers a profile of San Francisco first-year head coach Todd Golden who has the Dons right back in contention. READ | ARCHIVES
- One year later Pepperdine regroups from tragedy. STORY
#WCCHOOPS UPDATES
- No. 1 Gonzaga defeats Santa Clara Thursday, 104-54
- **Posts 32nd consecutive regular season conference win, matching the longest winning streak in WCC history
- Pepperdine won 32 regular season games 1/12/91-1/29/93 (38 overall vs. WCC opponents – includes WCC Tournament)
- San Francisco won 31 straight regular season games in 1955-57
- Extend nation’s longest active home winning streak to 33 games
- Improved to 19-1 and won its 11th straight game overall after losing its lone game of the season to Michigan in the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament
- Gonzaga is the only team in the nation to feature six players averaging double-digit scoring
- Three WCC teams are in the top-35 of the current BPI: No. 1 Gonzaga (4), BYU (26) and Saint Mary’s (34) (As of 1/17/20)
- Three WCC teams are in the top-45 in the NET: No. 1 Gonzaga (4), BYU (33) and Saint Mary’s (42). Seven teams rate in the top-125 – Santa Clara (89), San Francisco (97), Pacific (126) and Pepperdine (146). (As of 1/17/20)
#WCCHOOPS NCAA TOURNAMENT WATCH
- Three WCC teams are in the current edition of Joe Lunardi’s Bracketology (as of 1/17/20)…
- Gonzaga is listed as a No. 1 seed in the West Region (Los Angeles)
- Saint Mary’s is tabbed a No. 9 seed in the South
- BYU is projected as a No. 10 seed in the Midwest
#WCCHOOPS NCAA STAT LEADERS
- The WCC leads all Division I conferences in three categories (as of 1/17/20)
- Scoring: 75.00 ppg
- Field Goal Percentage: 46.30
- 3-Point Field Goal Percentage: 36.69
- WCC programs lead the nation in the following team categories (as of 1/17/20)
- Gonzaga – Scoring Offense: 88.7 ppg, Scoring Margin: 22.0, Total Rebounds: 835 & Total Assists: 362
- Pepperdine – Free Throw percentage: 83.5
- Saint Mary’s – 3-point Field Goal percentage: 42.1
#WCCHOOPS MILESTONES
- With a 87-84 overtime victory against BYU Thursday in McKeon Pavilion head coach Randy Bennett collected his 199th league victory
- Will shoot for win No. 200 Saturday at Pepperdine
- Looks to become the second coach in WCC history to compile 200 Conference triumphs (Mark Few)
- Gonzaga hosts BYU Saturday looking to take sole possession of the longest conference regular season winning streak in WCC history.
#WCCHOOPS THURSDAY RESULTS
- Home teams went 3-1 Thursday to open week three of WCC action
- at No. 1 Gonzaga 104, Santa Clara 54
- at BYU 93, San Diego 70
- at Pepperdine 75, LMU 67
- Pacific 65, at Portland 55
#WCCHOOPS SATURDAY SLATE
LMU at San Francisco – 1:00 p.m.
NBC SN CA, Spectrum, ROOT Sports NW, AT&T RM/SW, WCC Network
Saint Mary’s at Pepperdine – CBS Sports – 1:00 p.m.
Pacific at Santa Clara – WCC Network – 6:00 p.m.
San Diego at Portland – WCC Network – 7:00 p.m.
BYU at Gonzaga – ESPN2 – 7:00 p.m.