Gonzaga Bulldogs: 2021-2022 West Coast Conference thumbnail preview
Bottom Four
San Diego Toreros 7-6
San Diego returns several key players. They lost Massalski in the portal to San Francisco but picked up forward Marcellus Earlington from St. John’s. The Toreros have the potential to surprise.
2021-22 Team Leaders
Scoring: Earlington – 13.6 PPG
Rebounds – Terrell Brown – 7.7 RPG
Assists – Bryce Monroe – 2.3 APG
That’s four 3-pointers in as many tries for Marcellus Earlington!
He’s got 14 and #SJUBB leads 65-54 with 11:49 to go. pic.twitter.com/zjIpxG7CZA
— St. John's Men’s Basketball (@StJohnsBBall) February 17, 2021
Pacific Tigers 5-9
The Tigers lost several key players off last season’s 9-9 team. Pacific returns their second-leading scorer Jeremiah Bailey. UNLV transfer Nick Blake should help, but not enough to jump the .500 mark.
2021-22 Team Leaders
Scoring: Bailey – 10.8 PPG
Rebounds – Alphonso Anderson – 6.2 RPG
Assists – Pierre Cockrell – 4.3 APG
Pepperdine Waves 5-9
The Waves won 14 games last season, but due to all the players they lost, Pepperdine will be hard-pressed to match that total. They return no double-digit scorers.
2021-22 Team Leaders
Scoring: Jan Zidek – 12.4 PPG
Rebounding – Keith Fisher – 6.3 RPG
Assists – Mike Mitchell Jr. – 4.9 APG
Portland Pilots 9-6
The Pilots are likely the WCC’s cellar dwellers this season. Their record is a bit deceiving. Portland hasn’t beat anyone good. They shoot 36.3 percent from behind the arc, so the Pilots always have “a shooter’s chance.”
2021-22 Team Leaders
Scoring: Tyler Robertson – 15.6 PPG
Rebounds – Robertson – 6.3 RPG
Assists – Michael Meadows – 4.1 APG
Tyler Robertson snakes around for the three. Pilots have their biggest lead of the game!#WeArePortland | #GoPilots pic.twitter.com/x11T9jdRt7
— Portland Pilots Men's Basketball (@PortlandMBB) November 21, 2021
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