SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Santa Clara men's and women's basketball is set to take part in next week's 2022 West Coast Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Media Days presented by the Southern Nevada Toyota Dealers on Oct. 5 and 6. The event will be held at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., and both days will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT.
Santa Clara will be well-represented on both days beginning on Wednesday with the women. Head Coach Bill Carr will be joined by student-athetes Ashlee Maldonado and Lexie Pritchard. The men will then take their turn on Thursday with Keshawn Justice and Jaden Bediako joining head coach Herb Sendek. Both teams will have the final slot of the WCC live show on their respective days, at 3:20 p.m. PT.
Fans can tune in and watch live on the WCC Network throughout each day. Ann Schatz and Jennifer Mountain will host the Women's Basketball Media Day live show, while Sean Farnham and Guy Haberman will host the Men's Basketball Media Day live show.
To watch the women’s basketball live show on Oct. 5, visit – wccsports.com/watch/?sid=
To watch the men’s basketball live show on Oct. 6, visit – wccsports.com/watch/?sid=
The WCC is hosting in-person men's and women's basketball media days for the first time since 2019, with the Orleans Arena serving as host for the event. In September, the WCC and Boyd Gaming announced a contract extension that will keep the University Credit Union WCC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament at The Orleans Arena through 2025, continuing a relationship that began in 2009.
Below is the schedule of guests for the live show each day.
2022 WCC Women's Basketball Media Day Live Show Schedule - Wednesday, Oct. 5
11:35 a.m. - Portland (Michael Meek, Haylee Andrews, Alex Fowler)
Noon - Gonzaga (Lisa Fortier, Kayleigh Truong, Kaylynne Truong)
12:25 p.m. - Pacific (Bradley Davis, Anaya James, Elizabeth Elliott)
12:50 p.m. - San Diego (Cindy Fisher, Kiera Oakry, Erica Martinsen)
1:15 p.m. - BYU (Amber Whiting, Lauren Gustin, Nani Falatea)
1:40 p.m. - Pepperdine (Kristen Dowling, Ally Stedman, Jane Nwabi)
2:05 p.m. - Saint Mary's (Paul Thomas, Ali Bamberger, Taycee Wedin)
2:30 p.m. - San Francisco (Molly Goodenbour, Jessica McDowell-White, Ioanna Krimili)
2:55 p.m. - LMU (Aarika Hughes, Nicole Rodriguez, Amaya Oliver)
3:20 p.m. - Santa Clara (Bill Carr, Ashlee Maldonado, Alexis Pritchard)
2022 WCC Men's Basketball Media Day Live Show Schedule - Thursday, Oct. 6
11:35 a.m. - Portland (Shantay Legans, Tyler Robertson, Mark Meadows)
Noon - Gonzaga (Mark Few, Drew Timme, Julian Strawther)
12:25 p.m. - Pacific (Leonard Perry, Lukas Avdalovic, Gregory Outlaw)
12:50 p.m. - San Diego (Steve Lavin, Jaiden Delaire, Eric Williams)
1:15 p.m. - BYU (Mark Pope, Fousseyni Traore, Gideon George)
1:40 p.m. - Pepperdine (Lorenzo Romar, Houston Mallette, Jan Zidek)
2:05 p.m. - Saint Mary's (Randy Bennett, Alex Ducas, Logan Johnson)
2:30 p.m. - San Francisco (Chris Gerlufsen, Khalil Shabazz, Tyrell Roberts)
2:55 p.m. - LMU (Stan Johnson, Keli Leaupepe, Cam Shelton)
3:20 p.m. - Santa Clara (Herb Sendek, Keshawn Justice, Jaden Bediako)
