March 1, 2009
The pairings have been announced for the WCC Basketball Tournament at Orleans Arena March 6-9 in Las Vegas.
With a first round bye, Santa Clara will play the winner of the LMU/San Diego game on Sat., March 7 at 6 pm. The winner will advance to play Gonzaga at 6:30 pm on Sun., March 8 on ESPN2.
Santa Clara finished the regular season at 15-16 and 7-7 in the WCC, which was good enough for fourth.
The WCC All-Conference teams, awards and honors will be announced Mon., March 2 in a 1 pm teleconference with the media. Check back at www.santaclarabroncos.com for all the details.
WCC Tournamnet (Las Vegas, March 6-9)
March 6:
6 p.m., #5 San Diego vs. #8 LMU
8:30 p.m., #6 Pepperdine vs. #7 San Francisco
March 7:
6 p.m., #4 Santa Clara vs. San Diego or LMU
8:30 p.m., #3 Portland vs. Pepperdine or San Francisco
March 8:
6:30 p.m., #1 Gonzaga vs. TBA, ESPN2; 9 p.m.,
#2 St. Mary's vs. TBA, ESPN2
March 9:
6 p.m., Championship game, ESPN