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The end of the Pac-12 conference resulted in the two remaining programs – Washington State and Oregon State – joining the WCC as affiliate members in all sports outside of football and baseball.
The 2024-25 college basketball season will be their first in the WCC, where they will compete with Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s to try to win the league and secure an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
The Zags and Gaels have been atop the standings in the WCC for the better part of the past two decades, and even a ten-year run by BYU in the league didn’t derail either Mark Few or Randy Bennett’s program.
The Cougars come into the WCC having lost nearly every single player from last year’s NCAA Tournament squad, as well as coach Kyle Smith, while Oregon State limps into the league after struggling mightily the last couple seasons in the Pac-12.
Can both new programs finish top five in a league that also features quality programs in San Francisco and Santa Clara? Or will they be relegated to the middle of the pack in conference play?
Below is a way-too-early look at how the conference regular season might play out in 2024-25, including key additions and departures for each program:
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2023-24 Record: 27-8 (14-2)
NCAA Tournament Seed: 5
Key Departures: Anton Watson, Luka Krajnovic, Pavle Stosic
Key Additions: Michael Ajayi, Khalif Battle, Emmanuel Innocenti, Ismaila Diagne
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2023-24 Record: 26-8 (15-1)
NCAA Tournament Seed: 5
Key Departures: Aidan Mahaney, Joshua Jefferson, Alex Ducas
Key Additions: Paulius Murauskas, Ashton Hardaway, Mikey Lewis
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2023-24 Record: 20-13 (10-6)
NCAA Tournament Seed: N/A
Key Departures: Carlos Marshall, Jalen Benjamin, Francisco Caffaro
Key Additions: Carlos Stewart
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2023-24 Record: 23-11 (11-5)
NCAA Tournament Seed: N/A
Key Departures: Jonathan Mogbo, Mike Sharavjamts, Josh Kunen, Stefan Todorovic
Key Additions: Jason Rivera Torres, Carlton Linguard
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2023-24 Record: 25-10 (14-6 in Pac-12)
NCAA Tournament Seed: 7
Key Departures: Everyone (Isaac Jones, Jaylen Wells, Myles Rice, Rueben Chinyelu)
Key Additions: Dane Erikstrup, Cedric Coward, LeJuan Watts, Casey Jones, ND Okafor
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2023-24 Record: 12-19 (5-11)
NCAA Tournament Seed: N/A
Key Departures: Dominick Harris, Keli Leaupepe, Justin Wright, Michael Graham, Lars Thiemann
Key Additions: Jevon Porter, Myron Amey, Jan Vide, Matar Diop, Caleb Stone Carrawell
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2023-24 Record: 13-19 (5-15 in Pac-12)
NCAA Tournament Seed: N/A
Key Departures: Jordan Pope, Tyler Bilodeau, KC Ibekwe, Dexter Akanno
Key Additions: Matthew Marsh, Damarco Minor, Parsa Fallah, Marcus Wilson
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2023-24 Record: 13-20 (5-11)
NCAA Tournament Seed: N/A
Key Departures: Michael Ajayi, Jevon Porter, Houston Mallette, Ethan Anderson
Key Additions: Moe Odum, Javon Cooley, Aaron Clark, Stefan Todorovic
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2023-24 Record: 18-15 (7-9)
NCAA Tournament Seed: N/A
Key Departures: Deuce Turner, Wayne McKinney, Kevin Patton, PJ Hayes, Jimmy Oladokun
Key Additions: Gavin Ripp
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2023-24 Record: 12-21 (5-11)
NCAA Tournament Seed: N/A
Key Departures: Tyler Robertson, Tyler Harris, Juanse Gorosito, Vasilije Vucinic, Yuto Yamanouchi
Key Additions: Max Mackinnon, Jermaine Ballisager-Webb, Mezziah Oakman, Todd Jones
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2023-24 Record: 6-26 (0-16)
NCAA Tournament Seed: N/A
Key Departures: Moe Odum, Donovan Williams, Cam Denson, Tyler Beard, Judson Martindale
Key Additions: Lamar Washington, Elijah Fisher, Jefferson Koulibaly, Jazz Gardner, Solomon Ominu
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