USD Men's Basketball 2003-2004

2004 WCC BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

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wee BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT RETURNS TO THE BAYAREA The West Coast Conference Basketball Tournament returns to the Bay Area in 2004 and 2005 after three successful years at the University of San Diego 's Jenny Craig Pavilion. The 2004 WCC Basketball Tournament will be held on the Santa Clara University campus, and for the second consecutive year, the WCC will use an 8-Team/Play-ln format f or both the men and the women. The women will play March 4- 7, 2004 and the men will square-offMarch 5-8, 2004. RESERVED SEATS NOWAVAILABLE! ( Order tickets through the USO ticket office by calling (619) 260-755{D Men's Event

wee TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE February 29 (Sun.) Men's & Women's Brackets Announced

$65 $20 $7 $40 $12 $5

Men's All-Session Pass - Reserved Men's Single Session - Reserved Men's Single Session - Student/Youth Women's Event Women's All-Session Pass - General Adm. Women's Single Session - General Adm. Women's Single Session - Student/Youth

March 1 (Mon.)

Media Teleconference

TBA

All men's and women 's coaches wi ll be on line for the announcement of the 2004 All– West Coast Conference Basketball Teams .

wee TOURNEYFORMAT

March 4 (Thu.)

Women 's First Round

*12 Noon

For the second straight year, the 2004 WCC Basketball Champion– ships will follow an 8-Team/Play-In format for both the men and the women. The women will play March 4-7, 2004 and the men will square– off March 5-8, 2004. Under this format, the #5 through #8 seeds will compete in the opening round to determine who will advance to the next round of the tourna– ment. Waiting for the winners in the quarterfinals wi ll be the #3 and #4 seeds, who will have first round byes. The winners of the quarterfinal match-ups wi ll go head-to-head with the #1 and #2 seeds, who will have byes through the first two rounds of the tournament. Beginning in 2004, the league will rotate the championship site region– ally. The 2004 and 2005 tournaments will be held in the Bay Area, the 2006 and 2007 tourneys in the Pacific Northwest, and the 2008 and 2009 championships in Southern California. San Diego just completed a successful three-year run of the host the WCC Tournament. - ~-";!':;, West Coast Conference Staff Commissioner: Michael Gilleran Assistant Commissioner/SWA: Valerie Richardson Assistant Commissioners: *Brad Walker, Gloria Nevarez, Kim Rogowski Communication Assistant: Will Kiss Championships & Marketing Assts: Ben White & Christina Halsey * denotes WCC Men's Basketball Contact usdtoreros.com - -- - ""

March 5 (Fri.)

*12 Noon *6:00 pm

Women's Second Round Men's First Round

March 6 (Sat.)

*12 Noon *6:00 pm

Women's Semifinals Men 's Second Round

March 7 (Sun.)

TBA TBA

Women's Championship Men 's Semifinals

March 8 (Mon.)

Men's Championship

#9 :00 pm

*Denotes the 2nd game starts 30 minutes after the first game ends; # de– notes ESPN telecast.

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