Pacific Tigers men's basketball
The Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represents the University of the Pacific, located in Stockton, California. The team is an NCAA Division I member, part of the West Coast Conference. They play their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center and are led by head coach Dave Smart.
1976 Pacific roster
Keith Swagerty in the 1967 NCAA tournament.
John Gianelli during the 1970–71 season.
West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
The West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the most outstanding men's basketball player in the West Coast Conference (WCC). The award was first given following the conference's inaugural 1952–53 season, when it was known as the California Basketball Association. The only season in which the award was not presented was the conference's second season of 1953–54. There have been six ties in the award's history, most recently in 2022–23 between Brandin Podziemski of Santa Clara and Drew Timme of Gonzaga. There have also been 13 repeat winners, but only one, Bill Cartwright of San Francisco, has been player of the year three times.
Ken Sears, Santa Clara, 1953 and 1955
Bill Russell, San Francisco, 1956
Jerry Grote, Loyola Marymount, 1960
Tom Meschery, Saint Mary's, 1961