BYU tabbed #2 in West Coast Conference by coaches, Davies named preseason all-conference

The West Coast Conference held its media day on Monday, which included the release of the preseason poll and all-conference team as voted on by the coaches. BYU was picked to finish second in the WCC behind Gonzaga. The Cougars received one first-place vote and narrowly edged Saint Mary's for the second spot.

Despite ten players appearing on the WCC preseason all-conference team, only Brandon Davies appears on the list from BYU.

Also of note, the conference announced a TV partnership with Time Warner Sports in Los Angeles. Time Warner is the new rights-holder of the L.A. Lakers, and will now feature a WCC game of the week every Saturday during conference play. BYU's road game at Santa Clara on January 12, 2013 is featured in the game-of-the-week lineup. This is a very good thing for the conference as a whole, and it sounded like it would open the door to simulcasting of BYUtv broadcasts on some occasions as well.

Here are the full preseason poll and all-conference team:

2012-13 WEST COAST CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLL

PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM

GUARDS

Gary Bell, Jr. - Gonzaga
Johnny Dee - San Diego
Matthew Dellavedova - Saint Mary's
Kevin Foster - Santa Clara
Stephen Holt - Saint Mary's
Anthony Ireland - Loyola Marymount
Kevin Pangos - Gonzaga

FORWARDS

Brandon Davies - BYU
Sam Dower - Gonzaga
Elias Harris - Gonzaga