The West Coast Conference announced its 2022-23 men's basketball conference schedule. The race for the WCC regular season crown will stretch over a nine-week span, featuring 16 conference games.

Conference play is slated to begin on Dec. 31 and will conclude on Feb. 25.

Gonzaga has shared or outright won the WCC regular season title the past 10 seasons. The Bulldogs will look for the program's 26th conference title in 2022-23. GU has shared or won 21 conference championships in the last 22 years, and 23 out of the last 25 years.

The Zags open West Coast Conference play against Pepperdine on Dec. 31. The Bulldogs then begin a three-game road swing starting at San Francisco and Santa Clara on Jan. 5 and 7. GU visits BYU on Jan. 12. Gonzaga hosts Portland (Jan. 14) and Loyola Marymount (Jan. 19), before traveling to Pacific (Jan. 21) and Portland (Jan. 28).

Gonzaga opens the second half of conference play and the month of February versus Santa Clara in Spokane on Feb. 2. The Bulldogs head to Saint Mary's on Feb. 4, before hosting San Francisco and BYU on Feb. 9 and 11.

The Zags are in the Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine on Feb. 16 and 18. GU closes league play at home against San Diego (Feb. 23) and Saint Mary's (Feb. 25).

The West Coast Conference Championships will follow March 2-7 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.

Gonzaga's non-conference schedule, along with game times and television information will be released in the near future.

2022-23 Gonzaga Men's Basketball WCC Schedule

Date   Opponent Location  
Dec. 31 * Pepperdine Spokane    
Jan. 5 * San Francisco San Francisco    
Jan. 7 * Santa Clara Santa Clara, Calif.  
Jan. 12 * BYU Provo, Utah    
Jan. 14 * Portland Spokane    
Jan. 19 * Loyola Marymount Spokane    
Jan. 21 * Pacific Stockton, Calif.  
Jan. 28 * Portland Portland, Ore.    
Feb. 2 * Santa Clara Spokane    
Feb. 4 * Saint Mary's Moraga, Calif.    
Feb. 9 * San Francisco Spokane    
Feb. 11 * BYU Spokane    
Feb. 16 * Loyola Marymount Los Angeles    
Feb. 18 * Pepperdine Malibu, Calif.    
Feb. 23 * San Diego Spokane    
Feb. 25 * Saint Mary's Spokane    
       
    West Coast Conference Championships  
March 2 ! First Round Las Vegas    
March 3 ! Second Round Las Vegas    
March 4 ! Quarterfinals Las Vegas    
March 6 ! Semifinals Las Vegas    
March 7 ! Finals Las Vegas    

 
* West Coast Conference Games
! WCC Championships (Orleans Arena)