2012 – 13 West Coast Conference men 's basketball season began with practices in October 2012 and ended with the 2013 West Coast Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament at the Orleans Arena March 6 – 11 , 2013 in Las Vegas . The regular season began in November , with the conference schedule starting at the end of December . This was the 62nd season for the conference , and the 24th under its current name as " West Coast Conference " . The conference began as the California Basketball Association in 1952 , became the West Coast Athletic Conference in 1956 , and dropped the word " Athletic " in 1989 . After having no changes from 1980 until 2011 , the conference will have its second change in three years in 2013 . Original conference founder , and a fellow faith-based , private school Pacific will rejoin the conference . Pacific will come from the Big West
2013 West Coast Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament
2013 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2012–13 West Coast Conference men's basketball season