2012–13 West Coast Conference men's basketball season

The 2012–13 West Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2012 and ended with the 2013 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament at the Orleans Arena March 6–11, 2013 in Las Vegas. The regular season began in November, with the conference schedule starting at the end of December.

This was the 62nd season for the conference, and the 24th under its current name as "West Coast Conference". The conference began as the California Basketball Association in 1952, became the West Coast Athletic Conference in 1956, and dropped the word "Athletic" in 1989. After having no changes from 1980 until 2011, the conference will have its second change in three years in 2013. Original conference founder, and a fellow faith-based, private school Pacific will rejoin the conference. Pacific will come from the Big West.

Pre-season

 * Pre-season media day was scheduled Monday, October 29, and took place at the Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes Studios. Barry Tompkins hosted video interviews through WCCSports.com and Youtube.com beginning at 11:30 AM PDT. Jeff Lampe of WCC Live will also interviewed each coach and get a preview of their respective season. The regional television schedule announcement, the Pre-season Conference team, and the pre-season coaches rankings were some of the additional events that took place.

2012–13 West Coast Men's Basketball Media Poll

 * Rank, School (first-place votes), Points
 * 1. Gonzaga (7), 63
 * 2. BYU (1), 55
 * 3. St. Mary's (1), 52
 * 4. Loyola Marymount, 37
 * 5. San Diego, 36
 * 6. Santa Clara, 35
 * 7. San Francisco, 19
 * 8. Portland, 15
 * 9. Pepperdine, 12

2012–13 West Coast Men's Preseason All-West Conference Team

 * Player, School, Yr., Pos.
 * Gary Bell, Jr., Gonzaga, So., G
 * Brandon Davies, BYU, Sr., F
 * Johnny Dee, San Diego, So, G
 * Matthew Dellavedova, Saint Mary's, Sr., G
 * Sam Dower, Gonzaga, R-Jr., C
 * Kevin Foster, Santa Clara, Sr., G
 * Elias Harris, Gonzaga, Sr., F
 * Stephen Holt, Saint Mary's, Jr., G
 * Anthony Ireland, Loyola Marymount, Jr., G
 * Kevin Pangos, Gonzaga, So., G

Non-Conference games

 * Gonzaga won the 2012 Old Spice Classic.
 * Saint Mary's finished 3rd at the DirecTV Classic.

Composite Matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.

Conference tournament

 * March 6–11, 2013– West Coast Conference Basketball Tournament, Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, NV.

Bracket
All times listed are Pacific

Head coaches

 * Dave Rose, BYU
 * Mark Few, Gonzaga
 * Max Good, Loyola Marymount
 * Marty Wilson, Pepperdine
 * Eric Reveno, Portland
 * Randy Bennett, Saint Mary's
 * Bill Grier, San Diego
 * Rex Walters, San Francisco
 * Kerry Keating, Santa Clara

Highlights and notes

 * The Santa Clara Broncos won the 2013 College Basketball Invitational Tournament

WCC Player-of-the-Week

 * Nov. 12 – Kevin Foster, G, Santa Clara
 * Nov. 26 – Elias Harris, F, Gonzaga
 * Dec. 10 – Johnny Dee, G, San Diego
 * Dec. 24 – Marc Trasolini, F, Santa Clara
 * Jan. 7 – Kelly Olynyk, F, Gonzaga
 * Jan. 21 – Kevin Foster, G, Santa Clara
 * Feb. 4 – Matt Carlino, G, BYU
 * Feb. 18 – Kelly Olynyk, F, Gonzaga
 * Mar. 4 - Cole Dickerson, F, San Francisco
 * Nov. 19 – Johnny Dee, G, San Diego
 * Dec. 3 – Cole Dickerson, F, San Francisco
 * Dec. 17 – Brandon Davies, F, BYU
 * Dec. 31 – Tyler Haws, G, BYU
 * Jan. 14 – Tyler Haws, G, BYU
 * Jan. 28 – Beau Levesque, F, Saint Mary's
 * Feb. 11 –De'End Parker, G, San Francisco
 * Feb. 25 – Matthew Dellavedova, G, Saint Mary's

College Madness West Coast Player of the Week

 * Nov. 12 – Przemek Karnowski, C, Gonzaga
 * Nov. 26 – Elias Harris, F, Gonzaga
 * Dec. 10 – Jordan Baker, G, Pepperdine
 * Dec. 24 – Marc Trasolini, F, Santa Clara
 * Jan. 7 – Kelly Olynyk, F, Gonzaga (Also High Major Player of the Week)
 * Jan. 21 – Matthew Dellavedova, G, Saint Mary's
 * Feb. 4 – Matt Carlino, G, BYU
 * Feb. 18 – Kelly Olynyk, F, Gonzaga
 * Mar. 4 -
 * Nov. 19 – Kevin Foster, G, Santa Clara
 * Dec. 3 – Cole Dickerson, F, San Francisco
 * Dec. 17 – Kelly Olynyk, F, Gonzaga
 * Dec. 31 – Tyler Haws, G, BYU (Also High Major Player of the Week)
 * Jan. 14 – Tyler Haws, G, BYU
 * Jan. 28 – Beau Levesque, F, Saint Mary's
 * Feb. 11 – De'End Parker, G, San Francisco
 * Feb. 25 – Matthew Dellavedova, G, Saint Mary's

Player-of-the-Month

 * November – Kevin Foster, G, Santa Clara
 * December – Kelly Olynyk, F, Gonzaga
 * January – Kelly Olynyk, F, Gonzaga
 * February –

All West Coast Conference teams
Voting was by conference coaches:
 * Player of The Year: Kelly Olynyk, Gonzaga
 * Newcomer of The Year: Stacy Davis, Pepperdine
 * Defensive Player of The Year: Mike Hart, Gonzaga
 * Coach of The Year: Mark Few, Gonzaga