West Coast Conference sets times for league tournament at Orleans this week

The No. 1 St. Mary’s and No. 2 Gonzaga men’s basketball teams will be the top seeds when the West Coast Conference men’s basketball tournament begins in Las Vegas later this week.

Also the league announced No. 1 BYU and No. 2 St. Mary’s will be the top two seeds during the concurrent women’s tournament. Top seeds for men’s and women’s teams receive byes to the quarterfinals.

Both tournaments will take place at the Orleans Arena beginning with a women’s play-in game at noon Thursday between No. 8 Pacific and No. 9 Pepperdine.

The tournament takes a break on Sunday, with the semifinals set for Monday and the title games scheduled for Tuesday.

Here is the complete schedule (with TV in parenthesis):

Thursday

Women’s First Round and Quarterfinals

Noon: Women’s Game 1: No. 8 Pacific vs. No. 9 Pepperdine (BYUtv).

2 p.m.: Women’s Game 2: No. 7 Loyola Marymount vs. No 10 Portland (BYUtv).

6 p.m.: Women’s Quarterfinal 1: No. 3 San Diego vs. No. 6 San Francisco (BYUtv).

8 p.m.: Women’s Quarterfinal 2: No. 4 Santa Clara vs. No. 5 Gonzaga (BYUtv).

Friday

Women’s Quarterfinals/Men’s First Round

Noon: Women’s Quarterfinal 3: No. 1 BYU vs. TBD (BYUtv).

2 p.m.: Women’s Quarterfinal 4: No. 2 Saint Mary’s vs. TBD (BYUtv).

6 p.m. Men’s Game 1: No. 8 Loyola Marymount vs. No. 9 San Diego (BYUtv).

Saturday

Men’s Quarterfinals

1 p.m.: Men’s Quarterfinal 1: No. 3 BYU vs. No. 6 Santa Clara (TWCSN, CSNBA, ROOT NW, BYUtv).

3 p.m.: Men’s Quarterfinal 2: No. 4 Pepperdine vs. No. 5 San Francisco (TWCSN, CSNBA, ROOT NW, BYUtv).

7 p.m.: Men’s Quarterfinal 3: No. 1 Saint Mary’s vs. TBD (ESPN2).

9 p.m.: Men’s Quarterfinal 4: No. 2 Gonzaga vs. No. 7 Portland (ESPN2).

Monday Women’s & Men’s Semifinals

Noon: Women’s Semifinal 1 (BYUtv).

2 p.m.: Women’s Semifinal 2 (BYUtv).

6 p.m.: Men’s Semifinal 1 (ESPN).

8:30 p.m.: Men’s Semifinal 2 (ESPN2).

March 8

Women’s & Men’s Finals

1 p.m.: Women’s Final (ESPNU).

6 p.m.: Men’s Final (ESPN).