Pacific Tigers men's basketball

Pacific Tigers

2016–17 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^[1]

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 University of the Pacific Tigers men's basketball team is 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

NCAA Tournament Results

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	Second Round	Miami (FL)	L 48–79

NIT Results

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

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

See Category:Pacific Tigers men's basketball players

Retired numbers

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

References

↑ "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.

Pacific Tigers men's basketball
Venues	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

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

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