2015–16 West Coast Conference men's basketball season

The 2015–16 West Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2015 and ended with the 2016 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament at the Orleans Arena March 4–8, 2016 in Paradise, Nevada. The regular season began in November, with the conference schedule starting at the end of December.

This was the 65th season for WCC men's basketball, and the 27th under its current name of "West Coast Conference". The conference was founded in 1952 as the California Basketball Association, became the West Coast Athletic Conference in 1956, and dropped the word "Athletic" in 1989.

Pre-season

 * Pre-season media day took place in October at the Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes Studios. Video interviews were to be hosted on the WCC's streaming video outlet, TheW.tv, beginning at 11:30 AM PDT. Jeff Lampe of WCC Live interviewed each coach and got 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.

2015–16 West Coast Men's Basketball Media Poll
The Pre-season poll was announced at the conferences media day in October 2016.
 * Rank, School (first-place votes), Points
 * 1. Gonzaga (9), 81
 * 2. BYU (1), 73
 * 3. Pepperdine, 62
 * 4. St. Mary's, 58
 * 5. Portland, 43
 * 6. Santa Clara, 37
 * 7. Pacific, 32
 * 7. San Francisco, 32
 * 9. San Diego, 17
 * 10. Loyola Marymount, 15

2015–16 West Coast Men's Preseason All-West Conference Team

 * Player, School, Yr., Pos.
 * Kyle Collinsworth, BYU, Sr., G
 * Chase Fischer, BYU, Sr., G
 * Przemek Karnowski, Gonzaga, Sr., C
 * Domantas Sabonis, Gonzaga, So., F
 * Kyle Wiltjer, Gonzaga, Sr., F
 * T. J. Wallace, Pacific, Jr., G
 * Stacy Davis, Pepperdine, Sr., F
 * Alec Wintering, Portland, Sr., G
 * Tim Derksen, San Francisco, Sr., G
 * Jared Brownridge, Santa Clara, Jr., G

College Sports Madness Preseason All-West Conference Team

 * Coach of the Year- Mark Few, Gonzaga
 * Player of the Year- Kyle Wiltjer, Gonzaga
 * Freshman of the Year- Josh Perkins, Gonzaga

First Team
 * Jared Brownridge, G, Santa Clara
 * Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU
 * Stacy Davis, G/F, Pepperdine
 * Kyle Wiltjer, F, Gonzaga
 * Domantas Sabonis, F/C, Gonzaga

Second Team
 * Alec Wintering, G, Portland
 * T.J. Wallace, G, Pacific
 * Tim Derksen, G/F, San Francisco
 * Jett Raines, F, Pepperdine
 * Przemek Karnowski, F/C, Gonzaga

Third Team
 * Chase Fischer, G, BYU
 * Joe Rahon, G, Saint Mary's
 * Shawn Olden, G, Pepperdine
 * Bryce Pressley, G/F, Portland
 * Kyle Davis, F/C, BYU

Fourth Team
 * Eric McClellan, G, Gonzaga
 * Josh Perkins, G, Gonzaga
 * Duda Sanadze, G, San Diego
 * Brandon Brown, G/F, Loyola Marymount
 * Matt Hubbard, F/C, Santa Clara

Rankings
The AP Poll does not do a post-season rankings. As a result, their last rankings are Week 19. The Coaches Poll does a post-season poll and the end of the NCAA Tournament.

Non-Conference games

 * To be posted shortly.

Composite Matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

Conference tournament

 * March 4–8, 2016– West Coast Conference Basketball Tournament, Orleans Arena, Paradise, Nevada.

Bracket

 * Pacific has placed themselves on a post-season probation and will not participate in the 2016 WCC Tournament.

Head coaches

 * Dave Rose, BYU
 * Mark Few, Gonzaga
 * Mike Dunlap, Loyola Marymount
 * Ron Verlin, Pacific
 * Marty Wilson, Pepperdine
 * Eric Reveno, Portland
 * Randy Bennett, Saint Mary's
 * Lamont Smith, San Diego
 * Rex Walters, San Francisco
 * Kerry Keating, Santa Clara

WCC Player-of-the-Week
The WCC player of the week awards are given each Monday.


 * Nov. 16- Kyle Davis, F, BYU
 * Nov. 30- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU & Kyle Wiltjer, F, Gonzaga
 * Dec. 14- Stacy Davis, F, Pepperdine
 * Dec. 28- Alec Wintering, G, Portland
 * Jan. 11- Kyle Collinsworth, G, BYU (2)
 * Jan. 25- Adom Jacko, F, Loyola Marymount
 * Feb. 8- Alec Wintering, G, Portland
 * Feb. 22-
 * Nov. 23- Domantas Sabonis, F, Gonzaga
 * Dec. 7- Nate Kratch, F, Santa Clara
 * Dec. 21- Domantas Sabonis, F, Gonzaga (2)
 * Jan. 4- Jared Brownridge, G, Santa Clara
 * Jan. 18- Jock Landale, C, Saint Mary's
 * Feb. 1- Kyle Wiltjer, F, Gonzaga (2)
 * Feb. 15- Nick Emery, G, BYU
 * Feb. 29-

College Madness West Coast Player of the Week
College Madness WCC player of the Week Awards are given every Sunday.


 * Nov. 15 - Kyle Davis, F, BYU
 * Nov. 29 - Jared Brownridge, G, Santa Clara
 * Dec. 13 - Stacy Davis, F, Pepperdine
 * Dec. 27 - Chase Fischer, G, BYU
 * Jan. 10 - Nick Emery, G, BYU
 * Jan. 24 - Evan Fitzner, C, Saint Mary's
 * Feb. 7 - Alec Wintering, G, Portland (Also High Major player of the Week)
 * Feb. 21-
 * Nov. 22 - Domantas Sabonis, F, Gonzaga
 * Dec. 6 - Nate Kratch, F, Santa Clara
 * Dec. 20 - Domantas Sabonis, F, Gonzaga
 * Jan. 3 - Kyle Wiltjer, F, Gonzaga
 * Jan. 17 - David Humphries, G, Loyola Marymount
 * Jan. 31 - Kyle Wiltjer, F, Gonzaga
 * Feb. 14 - Nick Emery, G, BYU (Also High Major player of the week)
 * Feb. 28-

National Player of the Week Awards
To Be Determined after the season begins.

Conference Awards
The voting body for all conference awards is league coaches, with voting taking place at the end of the regular season.

Individual Honors

 * Player of the Year: Kyle Collinsworth, BYU
 * Coach of the Year: Randy Bennett, Saint Mary's
 * Defensive Player of the Year: Eric McClellan, Gonzaga
 * Newcomer of the Year: Joe Rahon, Saint Mary's