With four head coaching changes this past offseason, the West Coast Conference will have plenty of new looks and faces during the 2016-17 campaign. On the other hand, Gonzaga's Mark Few (18th season), Saint Mary's Randy Bennett (16th season), and Brigham Young's Dave Rose (12th season) have been stepping outside the coaches box for years. For the sixth time in as many seasons, fans should expect those three veteran coaches to lead No. 7 (AP poll) Gonzaga, No. 19 (AP poll) Saint Mary's, and BYU, respectively, to the top three spots in the WCC. That said, there is some upward movement among several other WCC squads, which has the league positioned as the second best league in the West for the third time in the past four seasons.
WCC basketball preview and predictions: BYU, Gonzaga and Saint Mary's lead the charge
