LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The West Coast Conference announced their 2022-23 preseason honors on Thursday prior to the start of WCC Men's Basketball Media Day, and Santa Clara's Keshawn Justice found himself on the 10-man preseason All-WCC team.
Justice, a four-year player with 72 career starts and 111 appearances, is coming off his most productive season as a Bronco in which he was a second team All-WCC selection after finishing fourth in the league with eight double-doubles and sixth in the league in 3-point shooting (42.3 percent). As one of just two Broncos to start every game last season (Jalen Williams), he finished the year with 25 double-figure scoring efforts, finished third on the team with 13.0 ppg and was the team leader in rebounds with 6.7 per game. The 6-foot-7 forward gave the Broncos some outstanding news in the offseason by announcing that he would be taking advantage of his final year of eligibility and returning for one final year in the red and white.
The full preseason All-WCC team is below.
Name | Year | Postition |
School |
Rasir Bolton | Sr. | G | Gonzaga |
Alex Ducas | Sr. | F | Saint Mary's |
Logan Johnson | Sr. | G | Saint Mary's |
Keshawn Justice | Sr. | F | Santa Clara |
Houston Mallette | So. | G | Pepperdine |
Tyler Robertson | Jr. | F | Portland |
Khalil Shabazz | Sr. | G | San Francisco |
Julian Strawther | Jr. | G | Gonzaga |
Drew Timme | Sr. | G | Gonzaga |
Fousseyni Traore | So. | F | BYU |
The conference office also unveiled the 2022-23 WCC Preseason Coaches Poll with the Broncos picked to finish sixth in the annual poll, as voted on by the league's 10 head coaches. Santa Clara finished third in the WCC last season with a 10-5 mark in conference play and was selected for a postseason tournament for the first time since 1996 after posting a 21-12 overall record.
Place | Team | Points (1st Place Votes) |
1. | Gonzaga | 81 (9) |
2. | Saint Mary's | 73 (1) |
T3. | BYU | 57 |
T3. | San Francisco | 57 |
5. | Portland | 48 |
6. | Santa Clara | 43 |
7. | Pepperdine | 33 |
8. | San Diego | 31 |
9. | LMU | 17 |
10. | Pacific | 10 |