West Coast Conference

The West Coast Conference is an NCAA collegiate athletic conference consisting of eight member schools in California, Oregon, and Washington. It was founded in 1952 by a group of five schools in the San Francisco Bay Area. All of the current members are private, religiously-affiliated institutions; four of the eight are Jesuit, and only Pepperdine is not Catholic. It is also a remarkably stable union in the constantly changing world of college athletics. The WCC has not had a school join or leave the conference since 1980. Only two conferences, the Ivy League and the Pac-10, have remained unchanged for a longer period of time.

Famous athletes

Some of the famous athletes who played collegiately in the WCC include NBA legends Bill Russell and John Stockton; current NBA star Steve Nash; Brandi Chastain, Shannon MacMillan and Tiffeny Milbrett of the 1999 USA Women's World Cup champions; USA men's soccer team goalkeeper Kasey Keller; former major league pitchers Mike Scott and Tom Candiotti; and current major league outfielder Jason Bay.

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NBA - Bill Russell - John Stockton - Steve Nash - Brandi Chastain - Shannon MacMillan - Tiffeny Milbrett - 1999 - Women's World Cup - USA men's soccer team - Kasey Keller - Mike Scott - Tom Candiotti - Jason Bay

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