Jan. 21, 2000

Tickets for the West Coast Conference men's and women's basketball tournament are on sale through Gonzaga University and all seven other WCC institutions.

The tournament begins Thursday, March 2, at Toso Pavilion on the Santa Clara University campus with the women's first-round games. The women's semifinals will be played Friday, March 3, with the title game for the automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament scheduled for Sunday, March 5.

Men's action tips off Saturday, March 4, with four first-round games. The men's semifinals will be Sunday, March 5, with the championship game and automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament slated for Monday, March 6.

An all-tournament pass is $65. A women's tournament pass is $30.

In conjunction with the tournament the All-WCC Awards Luncheon sponsored by the San Jose Sports Authority will be held Friday, March 3, at 11:30 a.m. at the Silicon Valley Conference Center on the Novell Campus in San Jose, CA. Luncheon tickets are $25 per person and must be purchased in advance. No luncheon tickets will be sold at the door.

For tournament tickets contact the Gonzaga athletic department at (509) 323-4201. For luncheon tickets call the WCC office at (650) 873-8622.