The West Coast Conference announced Thursday the matchups for the 2021-22 men’s basketball season.
As part of its 16-game WCC schedule, BYU will play San Diego and Santa Clara only one time each — at home against San Diego and on the road against Santa Clara.
The Cougars will face the seven other WCC programs twice, both home and away.
For the third straight year, the WCC will feature a 16-game schedule rather than an 18-game slate to allow for more nonconference scheduling flexibility. The league’s presidents and athletic directors put the scheduling initiatives in place in an attempt to enhance the national profile of the WCC’s 10 basketball programs and get more teams into the NCAA Tournament.
Last season, Mark Pope’s BYU squad posted a 20-7 record and earned a No. 23 national ranking. The Cougars returned to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in six years and, as a No. 6 seed, fell to UCLA in the first round.
Perennial WCC champ Gonzaga lost in the NCAA title game against Baylor.
Conference play begins Thursday, Dec. 30. Specific dates and times for each game will be announced later this summer after the conference’s league schedule is finalized.
The 2022 UCU WCC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament will take place March 3-8 at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.
The regular-season WCC matchups for the 2021-22 season are listed below.
BYU
Home/road: Gonzaga, LMU, Pacific, Pepperdine, Portland, Saint Mary’s, San Francisco
Home: San Diego
Road: Santa Clara
Gonzaga
Home/road: BYU, LMU, Pacific, Pepperdine, Saint Mary’s, San Francisco, Santa Clara
Home: Portland
Road: San Diego
Loyola Marymount
Home/road: BYU, Gonzaga, Pacific, Portland, Saint Mary’s, San Diego, Santa Clara
Home: Pepperdine
Road: San Francisco
Pacific
Home/road: BYU, Gonzaga, LMU, Pepperdine, Portland, San Diego, Santa Clara
Home: San Francisco
Road: Saint Mary’s
Pepperdine
Home/road: BYU, Gonzaga, Pacific, Portland, Saint Mary’s, San Diego, San Francisco
Home: Santa Clara
Road: LMU
Portland
Home/road: BYU, LMU, Pacific, Pepperdine, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Clara
Home: Saint Mary’s
Road: Gonzaga
Saint Mary’s
Home/road: BYU, Gonzaga, LMU, Pepperdine, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Clara
Home: Pacific
Road: Portland
San Diego
Home/road: LMU, Pacific, Pepperdine, Portland, Saint Mary’s, San Francisco, Santa Clara
Home: Gonzaga
Road: BYU
San Francisco
Home/road: BYU, Gonzaga, Pepperdine, Portland, Saint Mary’s, San Diego, Santa Clara
Home: LMU
Road: Pacific
Santa Clara
Home/road: Gonzaga, LMU, Pacific, Portland, Saint Mary’s, San Diego, San Francisco
Home: BYU
Road: Pepperdine