The West Coast Conference (WCC) — known as the California Basketball Association from 1952 to 1956 and then as the West Coast Athletic Conference until 1989 — is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I consisting of nine member schools across the states of California, Oregon, and Washington.
Michael John Whitmarsh was an American male volleyball and basketball player. He won the silver medal in the men's inaugural beach volleyball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, partnering with Mike Dodd. Throughout his volleyball career, Whitmarsh earned over $1.6 million as well as 28 tournament wins.
Omar Hassan Samhan is an American-Egyptian professional former basketball player. He played college basketball for Saint Mary's College of California where he was an honorable mention All-American in 2010. In 2011, Samhan joined the Egypt national basketball team.
Richard Barton "Mickey" McConnell is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the Saint Mary's Gaels of the West Coast Conference. He played college basketball at Saint Mary's College of California. In 2011, he was named West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year. McConnell was drafted in 31st round of the 2011 MLB First Year Player Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Marcus Lashaun Mann is an American former college basketball player who attended Mississippi Valley State University. He became a Southern Baptist minister.
Marcos Antônio Abdalla Leite, also commonly known as Marquinhos Leite is a retired Brazilian professional basketball player and coach. He represented the senior Brazilian national basketball team at three Summer Olympics and four FIBA World Cup competitions. At a height of 2.08 m (6'10") tall, he played at the center position.
Jerry C. Grote is an American retired basketball player. He played one season for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Oliver Johnson is a retired American basketball player. He was an All-American forward at the University of San Francisco and a first-round draft pick in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1965.
LaRoy Samuel Doss was an American college basketball player and businessman. He was the first African-American player in Saint Mary's College history and their first to be named West Coast Conference player of the year.
Diamon Simpson is an American professional basketball player for Peñarol Mar del Plata of the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB). He played college basketball for the Saint Mary's College before playing professionally in the NBA D League, the Philippines, Turkey, Australia, Israel, Spain, Czech Republic and Venezuela.
Eric Schraeder is an American former basketball player. He played professionally in Sweden and Germany and was the 1999 West Coast Conference player of the year as a senior at Saint Mary's College.
Scott Thompson is an American former basketball player. He is one of the best players in University of San Diego history and was named the conference player of the year of the West Coast Athletic Conference (WCAC) in 1987.
Joe Coleman is an American basketball player. He was named 2011 Minnesota Mr. Basketball and was a Top 100 ESPN Recruit. He was also a contestant on The Bachelorette.
Jock Landale is an Australian professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels. Landale also represents the Australian national team. He was part of the Australian team that won bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Todd Raymond Golden is an American former basketball player and current head coach of the Florida Gators men's basketball team.
Christopher Lykes is an American professional basketball player for Denain Voltaire Basket of the LNB Pro B. He played college basketball for the Miami Hurricanes and the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Malik Jahmal Fitts is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the South Florida Bulls and the Saint Mary's Gaels.
Trevor Jamaal Keels is an American professional basketball player for the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. Keels was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top shooting guards in the 2021 class.
Tommy Kuhse is an American professional basketball player for Rasta Vechta of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He played five seasons of college basketball at Saint Mary's before going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft.
Aidan Mahaney is an American college basketball player for the UConn Huskies of the Big East Conference. He previously played for the Saint Mary's Gaels of the West Coast Conference.
