Pacific Tigers men's basketball

Pacific Tigers
Pacific Tigers
	2018–19 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team
University	University of the Pacific
Head coach	Damon Stoudamire (2nd season)
Conference	West Coast Conference
Location	Stockton, California
Arena	Alex G. Spanos Center ; (Capacity: 6,150 (all seater) to 8,000)
Nickname	Tigers
Colors	Black and Orange;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
	1967
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1966, 1967, 1971
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
	2004, 2005
NCAA Tournament appearances
	1966, 1967, 1971, 1979, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013
Conference tournament champions
	1979, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2013
Conference regular season champions
	1933, 1936, 1947, 1966, 1967, 1979, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2010

The Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represents the University of the Pacific. They are an NCAA Division I member, part of the West Coast Conference. The team is based in Stockton, California. They play their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center and are led by head coach Damon Stoudamire.

On July 15, 2013, Pacific left the Big West Conference to rejoin the West Coast Conference. It had been a charter member of the WCC since 1952, but left in 1971 to join the Pacific Coast Athletic Association, later renamed to the Big West Conference.

In late 2015, investigations into improper academic benefits being provided to basketball players began.^[2] On December 11, the school placed head coach Ron Verlin and assistant coach Dwight Young on suspension.^[3] On December 18, the school self imposed a postseason ban for 2016 and a reduction in scholarships due to the pending academic fraud investigations.^[4] On March 3, 2016, the school revealed that Verlin and Young were no longer employed by the university.^[5]

On March 15, 2016, Pacific hired 13-year NBA veteran and 1996 NBA Rookie of the Year Damon Stoudamire as head coach.^[6]

Postseason[edit]

NCAA Tournament Results[edit]

The Tigers have appeared in nine NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 4–10.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1966	Sweet Sixteen Regional Third Place Game	Utah Houston	L 51–83 L 91–102
1967	Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	Texas Western UCLA	W 72–63 L 64–80
1971	Sweet Sixteen Regional Third Place Game	Long Beach State BYU	L 65–78 W 84–81
1979	Second Round	Marquette	L 48–73
1997	First Round	Saint Joseph's	L 65–75
2004	First Round Second Round	Providence Kansas	W 66–58 L 63–78
2005	First Round Second Round	Pittsburgh Washington	W 79–71 L 79–97
2006	First Round	Boston College	L 76–88 ^2OT
2013	Round of 64	Miami (FL)	L 48–79

NIT Results[edit]

The Tigers have appeared in one National Invitation Tournament. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1998	First Round	Fresno State	L 71–73

CIT Results[edit]

The Tigers have appeared in three CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournaments. Their combined record is 8–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2009	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Portland Idaho Bradley	W 82–76 W 69–59 L 49–59
2010	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Loyola Marymount Northern Colorado Appalachian State Missouri State	W 86–76 W 63–59 W 64–56 L 65–78
2014	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Grand Canyon Texas A&M–Corpus Christi San Diego Murray State	W 69–67 W 89–60 W 60–75 L 75–98

Notable players[edit]

Retired numbers[edit]

No.	Player
23	John Gianelli
32	Keith Swagerty
44	Ron Cornelius
55	Michael Olowokandi

References[edit]

^ Pacific Graphic Identity Sheet (PDF). October 5, 2006. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
^ "Pacific looking into ex-assistant's possible improper relationship". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
^ "Pacific Basketball Coaches Placed On Suspension - Pacific". www.pacifictigers.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
^ Wire, SI. "Pacific self-imposes postseason ban, penalties". www.si.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
^ "Suspended coach Verlin no longer at Pacific". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
^ "Pacific hires 1996 NBA Rookie of the Year Damon Stoudamire as coach". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] Pacific Graphic Identity Sheet (PDF). October 5, 2006. Retrieved April 5, 2016.

[2] "Pacific looking into ex-assistant's possible improper relationship". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.

[3] "Pacific Basketball Coaches Placed On Suspension - Pacific". www.pacifictigers.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.

[4] Wire, SI. "Pacific self-imposes postseason ban, penalties". www.si.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.

[5] "Suspended coach Verlin no longer at Pacific". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.

[6] "Pacific hires 1996 NBA Rookie of the Year Damon Stoudamire as coach". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.

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v t e Pacific Tigers men's basketball
Venues	Pacific Pavilion (19??-1979) Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium (1979-1981) Alex G. Spanos Center (1981–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19

v t e University of the Pacific
Located in: Stockton, California
Academics	College of the Pacific (School of Arts and Sciences) Conservatory of Music School of International Studies
Graduate / Professional Schools	McGeorge School of Law (Sacramento) Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry (San Francisco)
Research	Brubeck Institute
Athletics	Pacific Tigers Pacific Tigers men's basketball Pacific Tigers women's basketball Stagg Memorial Stadium Alex G. Spanos Center Klein Family Field Big West Conference / West Coast Conference Pacific Tigers football (1895–1995)
People	Alumni and faculty
Student life	Morris Chapel KPAC 91.9 (FM) KUOP (FM)
Founded: 1851

v t e West Coast Conference men's basketball
Teams	BYU Cougars Gonzaga Bulldogs Loyola Marymount Lions Pacific Tigers Pepperdine Waves Portland Pilots Saint Mary's Gaels San Diego Toreros San Francisco Dons Santa Clara Broncos
Championships & awards	WCC Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18