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Michael Vernetti is the WCC correspondent for RTC.

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The Final Week

It all comes down to this week, WCC fans: Saint Mary’s, Gonzaga, BYU and Loyola Marymount all have legitimate shots at the conference title and the one and two seeds for next week’s WCC Tournament. In an age where parity is the Holy Grail of organized sports, the WCC has it going on. And, although this season’s nine-team schedule caused some distortions in the first half of the season, no one could have planned a more compelling finale.

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Looking Back

Saint Mary’s was in the spotlight last week and the Gaels did not shirk from the attention. First came a businesslike, 71-64, win over Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles, then an epochal, 80-66, romp over BYU in Provo that seemed to unhinge everyone connected with BYU basketball. It wasn’t only the 22,000-plus rabid fans in the Marriott Center, it wasn’t only normally low-key BYU coach Dave Rose losing his cool, it wasn’t just Noah Hartsock earning a flagrant foul with a blatant forearm shiver to the neck of Gaels’ [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2012/02/02/checking-in-on-the-wcc-31/feed/ 0 Checking In On… the WCC http://rushthecourt.net/2011/12/12/checking-in-on-the-wcc-25/ http://rushthecourt.net/2011/12/12/checking-in-on-the-wcc-25/#respond Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:15:13 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=51184

Michael Vernetti is the RTC correspondent for the West Coast Conference.

[Ed. Note — a previous version of this CIO misrepresented several of the author’s thoughts. We have reverted it back to its original format, and for the oversight the editing team apologizes.]

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Looking Back

Who Fears the Pac-12? Not Us:  Sunday’s 93-55 beatdown of Santa Clara by Washington State notwithstanding, the WCC has compiled a 5-4 record against Pac-12 teams so far in 2011. Most notable were Loyola Marymount’s season-opening 69-58 upset of then-#17 UCLA at the LA Sports Arena (Pauley Pavilion is being remodeled) before UCLA’s troubles [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2011/12/12/checking-in-on-the-wcc-25/feed/ 0 Checking in on… the WCC http://rushthecourt.net/2011/01/04/checking-in-on-the-wcc-21/ http://rushthecourt.net/2011/01/04/checking-in-on-the-wcc-21/#respond Tue, 04 Jan 2011 22:32:48 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=30267

Michael Vernetti is the RTC correspondent for the West Coast Conference.

A Look Back

With the pre-conference season all wrapped up, let’s look all the way back to October and the WCC coaches poll for a reset on conference expectations. The coaches overwhelmingly picked Gonzaga to finish first, giving the Zags 48 total votes and six for first place. By a total of 42 to 39 they also picked Loyola Marymount to finish second over Saint Mary’s, Santa Clara (28 votes) to finish fourth and Portland (25 votes) fifth. How would the coaches vote if the [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2011/01/04/checking-in-on-the-wcc-21/feed/ 0