1996 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1996 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place on March 2–4, 1996. All rounds were held in Santa Clara, California, at the Toso Pavilion.

1996 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1995–96
Teams	8
Site	Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California
Champions	Portland (1st title)
Winning coach	Rob Chavez (1st title)
MVP	Kweemada King (Portland)
West Coast Conference men's basketball tournaments

1995–96 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Santa Clara	10	–	4		.714			20	–	9		.690
Gonzaga	10	–	4		.714			21	–	9		.700
Loyola Marymount	8	–	6		.571			18	–	11		.621
San Francisco	8	–	6		.571			15	–	12		.556
Portland †	7	–	7		.500			19	–	11		.633
San Diego	6	–	8		.429			14	–	14		.500
Saint Mary's	5	–	9		.357			12	–	15		.444
Pepperdine	2	–	12		.143			10	–	18		.357
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The Portland Pilots won the WCC Tournament title and an automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament. Kweemada King of Portland was named Tournament MVP.

Format

With eight teams participating, all eight teams were placed into the first round, with teams seeded and paired based on regular-season records. After the first round, teams were re-seeded so the highest-remaining team was paired with the lowest-remaining time in one semifinal with the other two teams slotted into the other semifinal.

Bracket

	Quarter finals Saturday, March 2					Semi-finals Sunday, March 3					Finals Monday, March 4
	1	Santa Clara	60
	8	Pepperdine	63
						2	Gonzaga	76
						8	Pepperdine	48
	4	San Francisco	72
	5	Portland	78
											2	Gonzaga	68
	(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
											5	Portland	76
	3	Loyola Marymount	51
	6	San Diego	75
						5	Portland	65
						6	San Diego	52
	2	Gonzaga	64
	7	Saint Mary's	54