Pacific Tigers men's basketball

Pacific Tigers
Pacific Tigers
	2024–25 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team
University	University of the Pacific
Head coach	Dave Smart (1st season)
Conference	West Coast Conference
Location	Stockton, California
Arena	Alex G. Spanos Center ; (capacity: 6,150 (all seater) to 8,000)
Nickname	Tigers
Colors	Black and orange;
Uniforms
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	1967
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1966, 1967, 1971
NCAA tournament round of 32
	2004, 2005
NCAA tournament appearances
	1966, 1967, 1971, 1979, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013
Conference tournament champions
	1979, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2013
Conference regular season champions
	1933, 1936, 1947, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1979, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010

The Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represents the University of the Pacific, located in Stockton, California. The team is an NCAA Division I member, part of the West Coast Conference. They play their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center and are led by head coach Dave Smart.

On July 15, 2013, Pacific left the Big West Conference to rejoin the West Coast Conference. It had been a charter member of the WCC since 1952, but left in 1971 to join the Pacific Coast Athletic Association, later renamed to the Big West Conference.

In late 2015, investigations into improper academic benefits being provided to basketball players began.^[2] On December 11, the school placed head coach Ron Verlin and assistant coach Dwight Young on suspension.^[3] On December 18, the school self imposed a postseason ban for 2016 and a reduction in scholarships due to the pending academic fraud investigations.^[4] On March 3, 2016, the school revealed that Verlin and Young were no longer employed by the university.^[5]

On March 15, 2016, Pacific hired 13-year NBA veteran and 1996 NBA Rookie of the Year Damon Stoudamire as head coach.^[6]

Postseason

NCAA Tournament Results

The Tigers have appeared in nine NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 4–10.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1966		Sweet Sixteen Regional third-place game	Utah Houston	L 51–83 L 91–102
1967		Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	Texas Western UCLA	W 72–63 L 64–80
1971		Sweet Sixteen Regional third-place game	Long Beach State BYU	L 65–78 W 84–81
1979	6	Second round	(3) Marquette	L 48–73
1997	13	First round	(4) Saint Joseph's	L 65–75
2004	12	First round Second round	(5) Providence (4) Kansas	W 66–58 L 63–78
2005	8	First round Second round	(9) Pittsburgh (1) Washington	W 79–71 L 79–97
2006	13	First round	(4) Boston College	L 76–88 ^2OT
2013	15	Round of 64	(2) Miami (FL)	L 48–79

NIT Results

The Tigers have appeared in one National Invitation Tournament. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1998	First round	Fresno State	L 71–73

CIT Results

The Tigers have appeared in three CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournaments. Their combined record is 8–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2009	First round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Portland Idaho Bradley	W 82–76 W 69–59 L 49–59
2010	First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Loyola Marymount Northern Colorado Appalachian State Missouri State	W 86–76 W 63–59 W 64–56 L 65–78
2014	First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Grand Canyon Texas A&M–Corpus Christi San Diego Murray State	W 69–67 W 89–60 W 75–60 L 75–98

Notable players

Retired numbers

Pacific has retired five jersey numbers.

No.	Player	Pos.	Career	No. ret.	Ref.
Pacific Tigers retired numbers
5	Dell Demps	PG / SG	1988–1992	2019	^[7]
23	John Gianelli	C / PF	1969–1972	1973	^[8]
32	Keith Swagerty	F	1964–1967	1967	^[8]
44	Ron Cornelius	C	1977–1981	1982	^[8]
55	Michael Olowokandi	C	1995–1998	1998	^[8]

West Coast Conference Player of the Year awardees

Big West Conference Player of the Year awardees

References

^ Pacific Tigers Graphic Identity Sheet (PDF). October 18, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
^ "Pacific looking into ex-assistant's possible improper relationship". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
^ "Pacific Basketball Coaches Placed On Suspension - Pacific". www.pacifictigers.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
^ Wire, SI. "Pacific self-imposes postseason ban, penalties". www.si.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
^ "Suspended coach Verlin no longer at Pacific". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
^ "Pacific hires 1996 NBA Rookie of the Year Damon Stoudamire as coach". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
^ PACIFIC ATHLETICS TO RETIRE DELL DEMPS’ NO. 5 at Joinpaf.org, 9 Jan 2019
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d RETIRED NUMBERS/JERSEYS at Pacifictigers.com

External links

Official website

[1] Pacific Tigers Graphic Identity Sheet (PDF). October 18, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2020.

[2] "Pacific looking into ex-assistant's possible improper relationship". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.

[3] "Pacific Basketball Coaches Placed On Suspension - Pacific". www.pacifictigers.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.

[4] Wire, SI. "Pacific self-imposes postseason ban, penalties". www.si.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.

[5] "Suspended coach Verlin no longer at Pacific". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.

[6] "Pacific hires 1996 NBA Rookie of the Year Damon Stoudamire as coach". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.

[7] PACIFIC ATHLETICS TO RETIRE DELL DEMPS’ NO. 5 at Joinpaf.org, 9 Jan 2019

[pactigersret-8] RETIRED NUMBERS/JERSEYS at Pacifictigers.com

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v t e Pacific Tigers men's basketball
Venues	Pacific Pavilion (19??–1979) Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium (1979–1981) Alex G. Spanos Center (1981–present)
Culture & lore	Gambling scandal
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e University of the Pacific
Located in: Stockton, California
Academics	College of the Pacific (School of Arts and Sciences) Conservatory of Music School of International Studies
Graduate / professional schools	McGeorge School of Law (Sacramento) Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry (San Francisco)
Research	Brubeck Institute
Athletics	Pacific Tigers Men's basketball Women's basketball Football (1895–1995) Stagg Memorial Stadium Alex G. Spanos Center Klein Family Field Big West Conference / West Coast Conference
People	Alumni and faculty
Student life	Morris Chapel KPAC 91.9 (FM) KUOP (FM)
Founded: 1851

v t e West Coast Conference men's basketball
Teams	Gonzaga Bulldogs (leaving in 2026) Loyola Marymount Lions Oregon State Beavers (leaving in 2026) Pacific Tigers Pepperdine Waves Portland Pilots Saint Mary's Gaels San Diego Toreros San Francisco Dons Santa Clara Broncos Washington State Cougars (leaving in 2026)
Future teams	Grand Canyon Antelopes (joining in 2025) Seattle Redhawks (rejoining in 2025)
Championships & awards	Tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24