West Coast

The Brigham Young University Cougars women's basketball team represents the university in the West Coast Conference and is coached by Jeff Judkins. The Cougars play their home games in the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah.

The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the "Zags"), members of the West Coast Conference, were led by new head coach Lisa Fortier; she replaces Kelly Graves, who left to take the head coaching vacancy at Oregon. The Zags play their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the university campus in Spokane, Washington.

The Lions, members of the West Coast Conference, were led by head coach Charity Elliott, in her 2nd season at the school. The Lions played their home games at the Gersten Pavilion on the university campus in Los Angeles, California.

Pacific is one of the founders of what became the WCC. After four decades the Tigers returned, allowing the WCC to return to a travel partner scenario. Pacific and Saint Mary's became travel partners. The other 4 sets of travel partners were San Francsico and Santa Clara, Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine, Gonzaga and Portland, and BYU and San Diego. The Tigers are led by eighth year head coach Lynne Roberts and played their home games in the Alex G. Spanos Center.

The Waves, members of the West Coast Conference, are led by second year coach Ryan Weisenberg. The Waves play their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse on the university campus in Malibu, California.

It was head coach Cheryl Sorensen's first season as head coach at Portland. The Pilots were members of the West Coast Conference and play their home games at the Chiles Center.

It is head coach Paul Thomas's tenth season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels, members of the West Coast Conference, play their home games at the McKeon Pavilion.

The 2015-16 San Diego Toreros women's basketball team will represent the University of San Diego in the 2015-16 college basketball season. The Toreros, members of the West Coast Conference, are led by head coach Cindy Fisher, in her eleventh season at the school. The Toreros play their home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion on the university campus in San Diego, California.

Women's basketball also experienced recent successes, including appearances in the NCAA women's tournament in 1995, 1996, and 1997 and a WNIT berth in 2002. The 1996 season represented their best ever, as the women's team made it into the tournament's Sweet Sixteen. The team is presently coached by Jennifer Azzi.

Women's basketball played its first season in 1963. Since then, the women's basketball team has historically been a strong program within the West Coast Conference. The Women's Basketball team won the WNIT in 1991. The 2012-13 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team was another notable team.