Watch WCC Insider Preview Show on X & YouTube

SAN BRUNO, Calif. – The WCC will partner with The Field of 68 network for the West Coast Conference Insider Men’s Basketball Preview Show on Wednesday, Oct. 21 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. PT. Every head coach and one student-athlete from each men’s basketball program will discuss their outlooks on the upcoming 2026-27 season with site founders and hosts Rob Dauster and Jeff Goodman.
 
WCC Commissioner Stu Jackson will also join The Field of 68 crew for a segment (12:15 p.m. PT) to preview the year and state of the Conference, and discuss his role as Vice Chair (Chair in 2027-28) of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Selection Committee.
 
Viewers can access the show streams on X (link) and YouTube (link).
 
Santa Clara was picked by the league’s head coaches as the preseason favorite to capture the WCC regular-season title, the first time the Broncos have been predicted to win the league since 1995-96. Last year’s regular season co-champion Saint Mary’s was picked second, followed by San Francisco (third), Seattle U (fourth) and Pacific (fifth) completing the top half.
 
Half of the league’s 10 selections to the WCC Preseason Team will be guests on The Field of 68 show – Denver’s Carson Johnson, LMU’s All Wright, Pepperdine’s Will McClendon, Saint Mary’s Joshua Dent, and Santa Clara’s Jake Ensminger.
 
For the second consecutive year, The Field of 68 network will also be home to the West Coast Conference Insider video podcast, featuring interviews with head coaches and student-athletes from men's basketball programs around the conference each week.

West Coast Conference men’s basketball teams earned three bids to the 2026 NCAA Tournament, marking multiple selections for a record seventh consecutive tournament and 12th time in the last 14 events. Saint Mary’s earned an NCAA bid for a record fifth consecutive season, while Santa Clara competed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1996. This marked the first time since 2022 and the fourth time in conference history (2022, 2012, 2008) the conference boasted three NCAA bids. In addition, Seattle U advanced to the second round in the NIT, giving the conference four postseason teams in 2025-26.
 
2026-27 WCC Insider Men’s Basketball Preview Show on The Field of 68
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026
Schedule & Participants (all times PT)
 

TIME	SCHOOL - PARTICIPANTS
10:00 AM	Pepperdine – Head Coach Griff Aldrich, Will McClendon
10:15 AM	Pacific – Head Coach Dave Smart, Jaden Winston
10:30 AM	Denver – Head Coach Tim Bergstraser, Carson Johnson
10:45 AM	Saint Mary's – Head Coach Mickey McConnell, Joshua Dent
11:00 AM	Santa Clara – Head Coach Herb Sendek, Jake Ensminger
11:15 AM	Seattle U – Head Coach Chris Victor, Tyler Boston
11:30 AM	BREAK
11:45 AM	San Francisco – Head Coach Chris Gerlufsen, Ismaila Diagne
12:00 PM	San Diego – Head Coach JR Blount, Marqui Worthy Jr.
12:15 PM	WCC Commissioner Stu Jackson
12:30 PM	LMU – Head Coach Stan Johnson, All Wright
12:45 PM	Portland – Head Coach Shantay Legans, Riley Parker