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Gonzaga Bulldogs
2012–13 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
File:GU Bulldog.svg
UniversityGonzaga University
Head coachMark Few (14th season)
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
ArenaMcCarthey Athletic Center
(capacity: 6,000)
NicknameBulldogs
Student sectionKennel Club
ColorsBlue and White
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Alternate
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1999
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2009
NCAA tournament appearances
1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Conference tournament champions
1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011
Conference regular season champions
1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

The Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Gonzaga University. The school competes in the West Coast Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Bulldogs play home basketball games at the McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Washington on the university campus.

Gonzaga has had 12 of its players receive the WCC Player of the Year award in its history.[1]

Team history

Early years

Gonzaga introduced a basketball program during the 1907–08 basketball season. During that season, they had no coach, but managed to achieve a record of 9–2 (.818).[2] In the 1908/09 season, George Varnell became the first official coach for Gonzaga, earning a 10–2 (.833) record during his only season with Gonzaga. Varnell was replaced by William Mulligan the following season, who acquired an 11–3 (.786) record.[3] Frank McKevitt took over for Mulligan during the 1910–11 basketball season, acquiring an 8–1 (.889) record, which was the highest winning percentage for Gonzaga basketball at the time.[3]

Dan Monson (1997–1999)

In 1997, Gonzaga assistant coach Dan Monson, the son of veteran Oregon and Idaho basketball coach Don Monson, became head coach of Gonzaga as Fitzgerald wanted to focus on his athletic director's duties.[4] During his first season, Monson led the Zags to a 24–10 record and a WCC regular-season title, which was not enough to land Gonzaga an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament.[4] However, the Bulldogs would earn a bid into the 1998 National Invitation Tournament, where they beat Wyoming 69–55 in the first round before falling to Hawai'i 78–70 in the second round.[5]

During the 1998–99 season, the Bulldogs finished with a 28–7 record, which was enough for Gonzaga to make it as a 10-seed into the 1999 NCAA Tournament.[6] Gonzaga beat fifth-seeded Minnesota 75–63 in the first round and followed it with an 82–74 win over second-seeded Stanford to advance to the regional semifinals.[7] The Zags would go on to beat Florida 73–72 to advance to the regional finals after Casey Calvary tipped in the winning basket with four seconds remaining.[4] They trailed eventual national champion UConn by one point with a minute remaining before losing 67–62 in the regional finals.[8]

Mark Few (1999–present)

Exposure from Gonzaga's elite eight run in the NCAA Tournament caused Monson to take a head coaching position at Minnesota, at which time Gonzaga assistant coach Mark Few became the head coach in the 1999–00 season.[4][9]

McCarthey Athletic Center

Gonzaga home games have been played at the McCarthey Athletic Center since 2004. The Bulldogs opened the arena with a 38-game winning streak, the longest in the NCAA at the time. The streak ended in February 2007 with a loss to the Santa Clara Broncos. When combined with 12 wins at home in the old Charlotte Y. Martin Centre "Kennel", the overall home-game winning streak ended at 50 games.[10] Between 1999 and 2009, Gonzaga compiled a 120–9 record at home, and a 33–2 record in conference. As of 10 December 2011, the team's record for all games played in the McCarthey Athletic Center was 92-7.[11]

The State Farm Battle in Seattle

Gonzaga plays their annual State Farm Battle in Seattle game in the 17,072 seat KeyArena.

The State Farm Battle in Seattle is the annual game that the Bulldogs play at KeyArena in Seattle, Washington. It is considered a neutral site game, considering that Seattle is about 300 miles (480 km) from Gonzaga's hometown of Spokane, but it is essentially a home game for Gonzaga due to a typically heavy fan turnout. The first State Farm Battle in Seattle was in 2003.

Gonzaga is 5–4 in State Farm Battle in Seattle games, winning their first three (2003–2005), losing from 2006–2008, and then rotated wins and losses from 2009-2011, winning in 2009 and 2011, but losing in 2010.

Year Winning Team Score Losing Team Score
2003 #17 Gonzaga 87 #3 Missouri 80 (OT)
2004 Gonzaga 68 UMass 57
2005 #9 Gonzaga 64 Oklahoma State 62
2006 #24 Nevada 82 Gonzaga 74
2007 #11 Tennessee 82 Gonzaga 72
2008 #2 UConn 88 #8 Gonzaga 83 (OT)
2009 #21 Gonzaga 103

Davidson

91
2010 #20 Illinois 73

Gonzaga

61
2011 Gonzaga 71 Arizona 60

Impact on the University

Gonzaga University has experienced an inflow of students since the men's basketball team's 1998–99 season brought the school national attention. A 65-percent increase in the size of the freshman class between 1997 and 2003 is part of a phenomenon called the Flutie Effect, the increase in attention and applications for admission that results after a particularly notable and unexpected sporting victory by a school's athletic team. Gonzaga University president Rev. Robert Spitzer said that the team's success was responsible for the school receiving the $23 million required to build the McCarthey Athletic Center, most of which was received through major gifts.[12]

Gonzaga vs. the AP Top 25 (since 1998–99)

Since the season of Gonzaga's 1999 NCAA Division 1 Men's Basketball Tournament run to the Elite 8, Gonzaga has played a total of 63 games against teams ranked in the AP Top 25 Poll. Gonzaga has a record of 22–41 against such teams. They have beaten a team ranked #3 on three occasions (2003-04 season against Missouri, and the 2004-05 season against Georgia Tech and Oklahoma State), and beat a 2nd ranked North Carolina in November 2006.

Year Opponent Score
1998–99 #8 Kansas
#15 Purdue
#22 Washington
#24 TCU
#7 Stanford
#23 Florida
#3 Connecticut 		Lost 80–66
Lost 83-68
Won 82–71
Lost 90–87
Won 82–74
Won 73–72
Lost 67–62
1999–2000 #1 Cincinnati
#19 Temple
#11 UCLA
#9 St. John's
#25 Purdue 		Lost 75–68
Lost 64–48
Won 59–43
Won 82–76
Lost 75–66
2000–01 #5 Arizona
#8 Florida
#16 Virginia
#3 Michigan State 		Lost 101–87
Lost 85–71
Won 86–85
Lost 77–62
2001–02 #3 Illinois
#21 Fresno State 		Lost 76–58
Won 87–77
2002–03 #19 Indiana
#15 Kentucky
#2 Arizona 		Lost 76–75
Lost 80–72
Lost 96–95
2003–04 #17 St. Joseph's
#3 Missouri
#9 Stanford 		Lost 73–66
Won 87–80
Lost 87–80
2004–05 #5 Illinois
#14 Washington
#3 Georgia Tech
#3 Oklahoma State
#24 Texas Tech 		Lost 89–72
Won 99–87
Won 85–73
Won 78–75
Lost 71–69
2005–06 #23 Maryland
#12 Michigan State
#3 Connecticut
#18 Washington
#4 Memphis
#7 UCLA 		Won 88–76
Won 109–106
Lost 65–63
Lost 99–95
Lost 83–72
Lost 73–71
2006–07 #2 North Carolina
#13 Washington
#6 Duke
#24 Nevada
#23 Stanford
#8 Memphis 		Won 82–74
Won 97–77
Lost 61–54
Lost 82–74
Won 90–86
Lost 78–77
2007–08 #8 Washington State
#11 Tennessee
#1 Memphis
#25 St. Mary's
#25 St. Mary's
#23 Davidson 		Lost 51–47
Lost 82–72
Lost 81–73
Lost 89–85
Won 88–76
Lost 82–76
2008–09 #12 Tennessee
#2 Connecticut
#15 Tennessee
#22 St. Mary's
#14 Memphis
#2 North Carolina 		Won 83–74
Lost 88–83
Won 89–79
Won 69–62
Lost 68–50
Lost 98–77
2009–10 #2 Michigan State
#7 Duke
#4 Syracuse 		Lost 75–71
Lost 76–41
Lost 87–65
2010–11 #25 San Diego State
#3 Kansas State
#20 Illinois
#23 Notre Dame
#9 Baylor
#18 St. John's
#10 BYU 		Lost 79–76
Lost 81–64
Lost 73–61
Lost 83–79
Won 68–64
Won 86–71
Lost 89–67
2011–12 #16 Saint Mary's
#7 Ohio State 		Won 73–59
Lost 73–66

Teams in bold represent games Gonzaga played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.

WCC Tournament results

See also: West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

NCAA tournament results

The Bulldogs have appeared in fourteen NCAA Tournaments. Gonzaga's combined record is 16–14.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result/Score
1995 #14 Round of 64 #3 Maryland L 87–63
1999 #10 Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet 16
Elite 8		 #7 Minnesota
#2 Stanford
#6 Florida
#1 Connecticut		 W 75–63
W 82–74
W 73–72
L 67–62
2000 #10 Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet 16		 #7 Louisville
#2 St. John's
#6 Purdue		 W 77–66
W 82–76
L 75–66
2001 #12 Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet 16		 #5 Virginia
#13 Indiana State
#1 Michigan State		 W 86–85
W 85–68
L 77–62
2002 #6 Round of 64 #11 Wyoming L 73–66
2003 #9 Round of 64
Round of 32		 #8 Cincinnati
#1 Arizona		 W 74–69
L 96–95 (2OT)
2004 #2 Round of 64
Round of 32		 #15 Valparaiso
#10 Nevada		 W 76–49
L 91–72
2005 #3 Round of 64
Round of 32		 #14 Winthrop
#6 Texas Tech		 W 74–64
L 71–69
2006 #3 Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet 16		 #14 Xavier
#6 Indiana
#2 UCLA		 W 79–75
W 90–80
L 73–72
2007 #10 Round of 64 #7 Indiana L 70–57
2008 #7 Round of 64 #10 Davidson L 82–76
2009 #4 Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet 16		 #13 Akron
#12 Western Kentucky
#1 North Carolina		 W 77–64
W 83–81
L 98–77
2010 #8 Round of 64
Round of 32		 #9 Florida State
#1 Syracuse		 W 67–60
L 87–65
2011 #11 Round of 64
Round of 32		 #6 St. John's
#3 BYU		 W 86–71
L 89–67
2012 #7 Round of 64
Round of 32		 #10 West Virginia
#2 Ohio State		 W 77–54
L 73–66

Awards

West Coast Conference Players of the Year

See: West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Year Player
1984 John Stockton
1994 Jeff Brown
1998 Bakari Hendrix
2001 Casey Calvary
2002 Dan Dickau
2003 Blake Stepp
2004 Blake Stepp
2005 Ronny Turiaf
2006 Adam Morrison
2007 Derek Raivio
2008 Jeremy Pargo
2010 Matt Bouldin

West Coast Conference Coach of the Year honors (since 2001)

Year Coach
2001 Mark Few
2002 Mark Few
2003 Mark Few
2004 Mark Few
2005 Mark Few
2006 Mark Few
2008 Mark Few/Randy Bennett (St. Mary's)
2010 Mark Few

National team players

Croatia national basketball team player Mario Kasun moved in 2000 to the Gonzaga University, but was subsequently suspended by the Croatian Basketball Federation for this abrupt move, and spent two seasons on the bench.

All-Americans

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National Player of the Year
First Team
Second Team

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Honorable Mention

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First-round NBA picks

Coaching records

As of the beginning of the 2011-12 basketball season, Mark Few holds the highest winning percentage of any Gonzaga multi-year head coach. Hank Anderson compiled a school-record 290 wins in 21 seasons as head coach.[13]

Name Years Record Win %
George Varnell 1908–09 10–2 .833
William Mulligan 1909–10 11–3 .786
Frank McKevitt 1910–11 8–1 .889
Fred Burns 1911–12 4–2 .667
Ed Mulholland 1912–13 4–2 .667
R. E. Harmon 1913–15 10–4 .714
William S. Higgins 1915–16 2–7 .222
John F. McGough 1916–17 4–5 .444
Guy Condon 1917–18 3–2 .600
Edward Geheves 1918–20 9–7 .563
Gus Dorais 1920–26 50–60 .455
Maurice Smith 1926–31 46–59 .438
S. Dagly 1931–32 4–7 .364
Perry Teneyck 1932–33 4–15 .211
Claude McGrath 1933–42; 1946–49 129–133 .492
B. Frasier 1942–43 2–9 .182
Charles Henry 1943–44 22–4 .846
Eugene Wozny 1944–45 12–19 .387
Gordon White 1945–46 6–14 .300
L. T. Underwood 1949–51 26–33 .441
Hank Anderson 1951–72 290–275 .513
Adrian Buoncristiani 1972–78 78–82 .488
Dan Fitzgerald 1978–81; 1985–97 252–171 .596
Jay Hillock 1981–85 60–50 .545
Dan Monson 1997–99 52–17 .754
Mark Few 1999–present 342–90 .792

Individual career records

As of the 2010–2011 season.[13]

Career assist leaders

1. Matt Santangelo – 668
2. Blake Stepp – 640
3. Jeremy Pargo – 589
4. John Stockton – 554
5. Matt Bouldin – 444
6. Derek Raivio – 356
7. Steven Gray – 339
8. Geoff Goss – 324
9. Don Baldwin – 313
10. Jim McPhee – 304

Career points leaders

1. Frank Burgess – 2,196
2. Jim McPhee – 2,015
3. Adam Morrison – 1,867
4. Matt Santangelo – 1,810
5. Ronny Turiaf – 1,723
6. Matt Bouldin – 1,683
7. Blake Stepp – 1,670
8. Jeff Brown – 1,646
9. Richie Frahm – 1,621
10. Jerry Vermillion – 1,547

Career rebound leaders

1. Jerry Vermillion – 1,670
2. Gary Lechman – 910
3. Cory Violette – 880
4. Ronny Turiaf – 859
5. Greg Sten – 783
6. Casey Calvary – 757
7. Jim Dixon – 666
8. Charlie Jordan – 642
9. Jim Grady – 634
10. Bill Quigg – 630

Career steal leaders

1. John Stockton – 262
2t. Jeremy Pargo - 170
2t. Matt Bouldin - 170
4. Doug Spradley – 159
5. Derek Raivio – 156
6. Steven Gray - 155
7. Blake Stepp – 152
8. Geoff Goss – 139
9. Tim Wagoner – 131
10. Jeff Condill – 116

Career blocked shots leaders

1. Casey Calvary – 207
2. Ronny Turiaf – 179
3. Robert Sacre - 155
4. Tim Ruff – 99
5. Austin Daye – 93
6. Zach Gourde – 86
7. Cory Violette – 85
8. Josh Heytvelt – 85
9. Mark Spink – 80
10. Abdullahi Kuso – 77

References

  1. ^ "2009-10 Men's Basketball Year In Review" (PDF). West Coast Conference. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  2. ^ Zag Record Book. Gonzaga University. 2008. p. 51.
  3. ^ a b 2007-08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. Gonzaga University. 2008. p. 134.
  4. ^ a b c d Boling 2004: xi
  5. ^ "National Invitation Tournament History". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 7, 2009. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
  6. ^ Bradley 2009: 195
  7. ^ "NCAA Basketball Tournament History: Gonzaga Bulldogs". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
  8. ^ Katz, Andy (2008-12-20). "Andy Katz: The game that changed Connecticut and Gonzaga forever". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
  9. ^ "Gonzaga's Monson Hired by Minnesota". The New York Times Company. 1999-07-25. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
  10. ^ "College Basketball Roundup: Zags' home winning streak is snapped at 50". The Seattle Times. Seattle: The Seattle Times Company. Associated Press. 2007-02-13. ISSN 0745-9696. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  11. ^ Geranios, Nicholas K. (2010-02-12). "Zags blow out Gaels, take control of WCC". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco: Hearst Communications. Associated Press. ISSN 1932-8672.
  12. ^ Lieber, Ron (2004-03-14). "Score! Gonzaga University was struggling financially. Then it started winning basketball games". The Wall Street Journal. New York: Dow Jones. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  13. ^ a b "Gonzaga University Athletics - 2010-11 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Retrieved 10 September 2011.

Works cited

  • Boling, Dave (2004). Tales From The Gonzaga Hardwood. New York: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1582612722.
  • Bradley, Bill (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York: Random House Digital, Inc. ISBN 0345513924.
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