Top-seeded GU teams off to Las Vegas
Men: Bulldogs look to extend dominance
Third-ranked Gonzaga is headed back to the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas for the West Coast Conference tournament, an event the Bulldogs have dominated for the past 20 years.
Gonzaga (29-2, 17-1 WCC), the WCC regular-season champion and No. 1 seed for the tournament, has a bye into the quarterfinals on Saturday. The Bulldogs will play the winner of Friday’s matchup between No. 8 San Francisco (13-17, 7-11) and No. 9 Pacific (12-18, 4-14).
The tournament is in Las Vegas for the seventh time. Gonzaga has won the championship at the Orleans Arena four times, losing only to Saint Mary’s in 2010 and 2012.
Gonzaga has reached the tournament’s title game 16 consecutive times and 19 times in the past 20 seasons, winning the championship 13 times.