Provo • Take No. 3-ranked and league-leading Gonzaga out of the equation, and a case could be made that the 2018-19 West Coast Conference men’s basketball race is as intriguing — and important — as it has ever been.
Getting the runner-up spot in the regular-season chase is uber-important, after the WCC made a significant change to its conference tournament format last March in an attempt to keep the nationally prominent Zags from bolting for the Mountain West. The top two seeds in the men’s and women’s WCC tournaments will receive double-byes into the semifinal round on Monday, March 11.