USD Men's Basketball 2002-2003

2003 WCC BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

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USD TO HOST 17THANNUAL wee BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS For the third straight year, the WCC will showcase its premier event at the Jenny Craig Pavilion on the campus of the University of San Diego. The 2003 WCC Basketball Championships takes place March 6 through March IO as the league displays some of the most exciting basketball in the nation. Only two years-old, the Jenny Craig Pavilion seats 5, I 00 spec– tators in the state-of-the-art facility and has received rave reviews in hosting the WCC Basketball Championships the last two years. RESERVED SEATS NOW AVAILABLE! ( Order tickets through the USD ticket office by calling (619) 260-7550.) Men's All-Session Pass - Reserved Sideline $65 Men's All-Session Pass - Reserved Baseline $55 Men's Single Session - Reserved Sideline $20 Men's Single Session - Reserved Baseline $15 Men's Single Game (student) $7 Women's All-Session Pass-General Adm. Women's Single Session- Women's Single Game (student) $40 $12 $5 NEW wee TOURNEYFORMAT Effective with the 2003 WCC Basketball Championships, the WCC has adopted an 8-Team/Play-In format for both the men and the women. The women will play March 6-9, 2003 and the men will square-off March 7-10, 2003. Under the new format, the #5 through #8 seeds will compete in the opening round to determine who will advance to the next round of the tournament. Waiting for the winners in the quarterfinals will be the #3 and #4 seeds, who will have first round byes. The winners of the quarterfinal match-ups will go head-to-head with the #1 and #2 seeds, who will have byes through the first two rounds of the tournament. For the third straight season, the West Coast Conference Basketball Tournament will be held at the Jenny Craig Pavilion on the University of San Diego campus. Beginning in 2004, the league will rotate the championship site regionally. The 2004 and 2005 tournaments will be held in the Bay Area, the 2006 and 2007 tourneys in the Pacific North– west, and the 2008 and 2009 championships in Southern California. West Coast Conference Staff Commissioner: Michael Gilleran Assistant Commissioners: Valerie Richardson, *Brad Walker, Gloria Nevarez Director of Championships: Kim Hay Championships & Marketing Assts: Kerry Cathcart & Erin Kido Communications Assistants: Jae Wilson, Jim Andrews * denotes WCC Men's Basketball Contact

wee TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE March 2 (Sun.)

Brackets Announced

March 4 (Tue.)

Media Teleconference

10:00 am

All men's and women's coaches will be on line for the announcement of the 2002-2003 All-West Coast Conference Teams.

March 6 (Thu.)

Women's First Round

*12Noon

March 7 (Fri.)

Women's Second Round Men's First Round

*12Noon *6:00pm

March 8 (Sat.)

Women's Semifinals Men's Second Round

*12 Noon *6:00pm

March 9 (Sun.)

Women's Championship Men's 1st Semifinal Men's 2nd Semifinal

2:30pm 6:30pm #9:00pm

March 10 (Mon.)

Men's Championship

#9:00 pm

*Denotes the 2nd game starts 30 minutes after the first game ends; # denotes ESPN telecast. WWW.WCCSPORTS.COM

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