SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - The West Coast Conference is excited to return to Resorts World in Las Vegas for the 2024 WCC Men's Basketball Media Day on Thursday, Oct. 17, presented by Southern Nevada Toyota Dealers.
Fans can tune in and watch live on
ESPN+ throughout the day and on ESPNU from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Fans can also follow through social media @WCChoops on X and Instagram.
The WCC is coming off another highly successful men's basketball season in 2023-24 that featured two teams in the NCAA Tournament. Both WCC regular season and tournament champion Saint Mary's and Gonzaga entered the tournament as No. 5 seeds. The Bulldogs advanced to the regional semifinals, while the Gaels lost in the first round. The WCC has been a multi-bid league in the NCAA Tournament every year since 2019, excluding 2020 when the NCAA was not conducted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Among last season's all-conference major award winners, four of the six return this season - Player of the Year Augustas Marciulionis (Saint Mary's), Coach of the Year Randy Bennett (Saint Mary's), Defensive Player of the Year Mitchell Saxen (Saint Mary's) and Freshman of the Year Ryan Beasley (San Francisco). In addition, seven of the All-WCC First Team honorees return to a WCC team.
Below is the schedule of guests for the day.
2024 WCC Men's Basketball Media Day Live Show Schedule - Thursday, Oct. 17
1:00 p.m. - Oregon State (Wayne Tinkle, Damarco Minor, Michael Rataj)
1:20 p.m. - Portland (Shantay Legans, Max Mackinnon, Vukasin Masic)
1:40 p.m. - Pacific (Dave Smart, Jazz Gardner, Elias Ralph)
2:00 p.m. - Gonzaga (Mark Few, Ben Gregg, Nolan Hickman, Graham Ike)
2:20 p.m. - LMU (Stan Johnson, Rick Issanza, Alex Merkviladze, Jevon Porter)
2:40 p.m. - Santa Clara (Herb Sendek, Adama-Alpha Bal, Johnny O'Neil)
3:00 p.m. - WCC Commissioner Stu Jackson
3:20 p.m. - Saint Mary's (Randy Bennett, Luke Barrett, Augustas Marciulionis, Mitchell Saxen)
3:40 p.m. – San Francisco (Chris Gerlufsen, Ndewedo Newbury, Marcus Williams)
4:00 p.m. - San Diego (Steve Lavin, Deven Dahlke, Steven Jamerson II, Dominic Muncey)
4:20 p.m. - Washington State (David Riley, Cedric Coward, Isaiah Watts)
4:40 p.m. - Pepperdine (Ed Schilling, Javon Cooley, Moe Odum)