2013–14 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

2013–14 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
2013–14 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
WCC tournament champions ; WCC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	29–7 (15–3 WCC)
Head coach	Mark Few (15th season);
Assistant coaches	Tommy Lloyd (13th season); Donny Daniels (4th season); Brian Michaelson (1st season);
Home arena	McCarthey Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 2012–13 2014–15 →

2013–14 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Gonzaga †	15	–	3	.833	29	–	7	.806
BYU	13	–	5	.722	23	–	12	.657
San Francisco	13	–	5	.722	21	–	12	.636
Saint Mary's	11	–	7	.611	23	–	12	.657
Pepperdine	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
San Diego	7	–	11	.389	18	–	17	.514
Portland	7	–	11	.389	15	–	16	.484
Pacific	6	–	12	.333	18	–	16	.529
Santa Clara	6	–	12	.333	14	–	19	.424
Loyola Marymount	4	–	14	.222	13	–	19	.406

† Conference tournament winner

The 2013–14 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center, which has a capacity of 6,000. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the Zags) were in their 34th season as a member of the West Coast Conference, and were led by head coach Mark Few, who is in his 15th season as head coach. They finished the season 29–7, 15–3 in WCC play to be WCC regular season champions. They were also champions of the WCC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the NCAA Tournament, they defeated Oklahoma State in the second round before losing in the third round to Arizona.

Preseason

In 2013–14, the Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team is in its 34th season as a member of the West Coast Conference.^[1] Since 2004, the team has played their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center, which has a capacity of 6,000.^[2] In their previous season, a West Coast Conference Preseason Poll predicted that the Bulldogs would finish atop of the conference.^[3] The Zags finished in first place in the West Coast Conference Standings with a 16–0 conference record.^[4] The Bulldogs beat Saint Mary's in the West Coast Conference tournament, and captured their first number one ranking in school history.^[5] The team drew its first number one seed in school history in the 2013 NCAA tournament, where they lost to ninth-seed Wichita State in the third round, 76–70, and finished with a record of 32–3.^[6]

During the 2013 off-season, former Zags player Adam Morrison returned to the school, apparently deciding to end an injury-riddled professional career, and was added to Mark Few's staff as a student assistant.^[7]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Mike Hart	30	G	6'6'"	206	Senior (Redshirt)	Portland, OR	Graduated
Elias Harris	33	F	6'8"	239	Senior	Speyer, Germany	Graduated
Guy Landry Edi	10	F	6'6"	218	Senior	Agboville, Côte d'Ivoire	Graduated
Kelly Olynyk	13	F	7'0"	238	Junior (redshirt)	Kamloops, BC	Graduated; declared for 2013 NBA draft; selected 13th overall by the Dallas Mavericks^[8]

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Years Remaining	Date Eligible
Kyle Wiltjer	F	6'10"	239	Junior	Portland, OR	Kentucky	2	Oct. 1, 2014^[9]

2013 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Luke Meikle^[10] PF	Tacoma, WA	Bellarmine Prep	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Apr 27, 2012
Luke Meikle^[10] PF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 69
Ryan Edwards^[11] C	Kalispell, MT	Glacier	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Jul 2, 2012
Ryan Edwards^[11] C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 69
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr Rivals: nr 247Sports: nr ESPN: nr
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2013 Gonzaga Rivals Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 2, 2012. "2013 Gonzaga Scout Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 2, 2012. "2013 Gonzaga ESPN Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 2, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 2, 2012. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 2, 2012.

2014 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2014 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Silas Melson^[12] SG	Portland, OR	Jefferson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Jun 18, 2013
Silas Melson^[12] SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73
Josh Perkins^[13] PG	Aurora, CO	Huntington Prep	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Aug 24, 2013
Josh Perkins^[13] PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
Bryan Alberts^[14] SG	Northridge, CA	Village Christian	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 28, 2013
Bryan Alberts^[14] SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 70
Domantas Sabonis^[15] PF	Kaunas, Lithuania	Sunny View School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Apr 17, 2014
Domantas Sabonis^[15] PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: #14 ESPN: N/A
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2014 Gonzaga Rivals Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 17, 2014. "2014 Gonzaga Scout Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 17, 2014. "2014 Gonzaga ESPN Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 17, 2014. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 17, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 17, 2014. "2014 Gonzaga 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 17, 2014.

2015 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2015 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jesse Wade^[16] PG	Kaysville, UT	Davis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Oct 4, 2013
Jesse Wade^[16] PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2013 Gonzaga Rivals Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 4, 2013. "2013 Gonzaga Scout Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved October 4, 2013. "2013 Gonzaga ESPN Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 4, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 4, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 4, 2013. "2013 Gonzaga 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 4, 2013.

Roster

2013–14 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	35	Sam Dower	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	RS Sr	Osseo	Brooklyn Park, MN
G	11	David Stockton	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS Sr	Gonzaga Prep	Spokane, WA
G	43	Drew Barham	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	Christian Brothers Memphis	Memphis, TN
G	22	Brian Bhaskar (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Stevenson School	Monterey, CA
G	0	Gerard Coleman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Jr	Tilton School (Tilton, NH) Providence	Boston, MA
G	5	Gary Bell Jr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Kentridge	Kent, WA
G	4	Kevin Pangos	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Denison Secondary	Newmarket, ON
F	33	Kyle Wiltjer (I)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Jesuit Kentucky	Portland, OR
F	2	Angel Nunez	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Notre Dame Prep (MA) Louisville	Bronx, NY
G	3	Kyle Dranginis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Skyview	Nampa, ID
C	24	Przemek Karnowski	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	296 lb (134 kg)	So	Nicolaus Copernicus Siarka Jezioro Tarnobrzeg	Toruń, Poland
G	15	Rem Bakamus (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Mark Morris	Longview, WA
F	21	Luke Meikle	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Fr	Bellarmine Prep	Tacoma, WA
C	25	Ryan Edwards	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	290 lb (132 kg)	Fr	Glacier	Kalispell, MT
G	14	Connor Griffin (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Lake Oswego	Lake Oswego, OR
G	40	Dustin Triano (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	Fr	New Hampton School (New Hampton, NH)	Vancouver, BC
G	23	Leo Roese (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Timpview (Provo, UT)	São Paulo, Brazil

Head coach

Mark Few, 15th yr. (Oregon, 1987)

Assistant coach(es)

Tommy Lloyd, 13th yr. (Whitman, 1998)
Donny Daniels, 4th yr. (Cal State Fullerton, 1976)
Brian Michaelson, 1st yr. (Gonzaga, 2005)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Angel Nunez will have 2.5 years of eligibility remaining starting on December 21, 2013^[17]

Schedule

Gonzaga played 18 conference games (home-and-home) during the season. The Zags played three non-conference games at the Maui Invitational. A fourth Maui Invitational game was played against Oakland in Spokane on November 17.

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/25/2013* 6:00 pm, KHQ	No. 15	Simon Fraser	W 103–68	-	20 – Dower	12 – Dower	5 – Pangos	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
11/02/2013*	No. 15	vs. Texas Secret Scrimmage	W –	-	–	–	–	GCU Arena (-) Phoenix, AZ
Regular Season
11/09/2013* 4:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW	No. 15	Bryant	W 100–76	1–0	21 – Dower	17 – Dower	5 – Pangos	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
11/11/2013* 6:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 15	Colorado State ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon	W 93–61	2–0	24 – Bell	10 – Karnowski	4 – Stockton	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
11/17/2013* 5:00 pm, KAYU/RTNW	No. 15	Oakland Maui Invitational	W 82–67	3–0	21 – Pangos	6 – Karnowski	5 – Dranginis & Stockton	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
11/21/2013* 6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW	No. 13	Washington State	W 90–74	4–0	27 – Pangos	8 – Barham	9 – Stockton	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
11/25/2013* 9:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 11	vs. Dayton Maui Invitational First Round	L 79–84	4–1	27 – Pangos	7 – Dower	7 – Stockton	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI
11/26/2013* 1:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 11	vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational Consolation Round	W 113–81	5–1	19 – Coleman, Dower	13 – Karnowski	7 – Pangos	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI
11/27/2013* 2:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 11	vs. Arkansas Maui Invitational 5th Place Game	W 91–81	6–1	34 – Pangos	9 – Karnowski	6 – Dranginis, Stockton	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI
12/01/2013* 5:00 pm, KAYU/RTNW	No. 11	Coppin State	W 86–51	7–1	15 – Bell	8 – Dower, Karnowski	6 – Pangos	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
12/07/2013* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 19	New Mexico State	W 80–68	8–1	22 – Dower	9 – Karnowski, Pangos	6 – Pangos	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
12/10/2013* 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 20	at West Virginia	W 80–76	9–1	19 – Karnowski	13 – Karnowski	8 – Stockton	WVU Coliseum (9,350) Morgantown, WV
12/14/2013* 7:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW	No. 20	vs. South Alabama Battle in Seattle	W 68–59	10–1	20 – Bell	11 – Dower	4 – Pangos	KeyArena (9,140) Seattle, WA
12/21/2013* 12:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 21	vs. Kansas State Wichita Wildcat Classic	L 62–72	10–2	14 – Pangos	7 – Karnowski	6 – Pangos	INTRUST Bank Arena (13,224) Wichita, KS
12/28/2013 5:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 24	Santa Clara	W 74–60	11–2 (1–0)	21 – Stockton	8 – Karnowski	4 – Dranginis	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
12/30/2013 6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW	No. 24	San Francisco	W 69–41	12–2 (2–0)	15 – Barham	9 – Barham	7 – Stockton	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
01/02/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 24	Saint Mary's	W 73–51	13–2 (3–0)	15 – Karnowski, Pangos	9 – Karnowski	4 – Dranginis, Pangos	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
01/04/2014 5:00 pm, KAYU/RTNW	No. 24	Pacific	W 86–64	14–2 (4–0)	16 – Pangos & Barham	8 – Karnowski	7 – Dranginis	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
01/09/2014 8:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 22	at Portland	L 73–82	14–3 (4–1)	14 – Dower	5 – Dranginis, Nunez	6 – Dranginis, Pangos	Chiles Center (4,714) Portland, OR
01/16/2014 7:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW		at Pepperdine	W 70–43	15–3 (5–1)	18 – Dower	8 – Dranginis, Dower	4 – Pangos	Firestone Fieldhouse (3,092) Malibu, CA
01/18/2014 1:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW		at Loyola Marymount	W 82–72	16–3 (6–1)	28 – Dower	14 – Dower	6 – Pangos	Gersten Pavilion (4,059) Los Angeles, CA
01/23/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU		San Diego	W 59–56	17–3 (7–1)	18 – Dower	10 – Dower	4 – Dranginis	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
01/25/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN2		BYU	W 84–69	18–3 (8–1)	24 – Pangos	5 – Karnowski	7 – Pangos, Stockton	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
01/29/2014 8:00 pm, SWX/RTNW		at Santa Clara	W 54–52	19–3 (9–1)	15 – Bell	8 – Karnowski	4 – Pangos	Leavey Center (4,721) Santa Clara, CA
02/01/2014 7:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW		at San Francisco	W 75–65	20–3 (10–1)	24 – Dower	12 – Dranginis	2 – Pangos, Stockton	War Memorial Gymnasium (4,200) San Francisco, CA
02/05/2014 8:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW	No. 23	Portland	W 71–66	21–3 (11–1)	13 – Pangos, Stockton, & Nunez	9 – Karnowski	5 – Stockton	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
02/08/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 23	at No. 24 Memphis ESPN's College GameDay	L 54–60	21–4	18 – Dower	8 – Dower	4 – Stockton	FedExForum (18,248) Memphis, TN
02/13/2014 6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW		Pepperdine	W 83–68	22–4 (12–1)	18 – Pangos, Stockton	7 – Karnowski, Bell	5 – Stockton	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
02/15/2014 5:00 pm, KAYU/RTNW		Loyola Marymount	W 86–67	23–4 (13–1)	25 – Dower	15 – Dower	5 – Stockton	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
02/20/2014 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 25	at BYU	L 65–73	23–5 (13–2)	14 – Dower	8 – Dower	4 – Dranginis	Marriott Center (19,136) Provo, UT
02/22/2014 9:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 25	at San Diego	L 66–69	23–6 (13–3)	18 – Dower	15 – Dower	5 – Stockton	Jenny Craig Pavilion (4,126) San Diego, CA
02/27/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Pacific	W 70-53	24–6 (14–3)	18 – Pangos	9 – Karnowski	5 – Stockton	Alex G. Spanos Center (5,454) Stockton, CA
03/01/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Saint Mary's	W 75–47	25–6 (15–3)	15 – Dower	10 – Dower	5 – Stockton	McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA
WCC Tournament
03/08/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. Santa Clara Quarterfinals	W 77–75	26–6	23 – Dower	12 – Karnowski	4 – Stockton	Orleans Arena (7,898) Las Vegas, NV
03/10/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. Saint Mary's Semifinals	W 70–54	27–6	21 – Stockton	9 – Dower	4 – Stockton	Orleans Arena (7,168) Las Vegas, NV
03/11/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN		vs. BYU Championship	W 75–64	28–6	20 – Dower	13 – Dower	7 – Stockton	Orleans Arena (7,898) Las Vegas, NV
NCAA tournament
03/21/2014* 1:40 pm, TNT	No. (8 W)	vs. (9 W) Oklahoma State Second round	W 85–77	29–6	26 – Pangos	10 – Karnowski	4 – Dower	Viejas Arena (11,196) San Diego, CA
03/23/2014* 6:40, TBS	No. (8 W)	vs. No. 4 (1 W) Arizona Third round	L 61–84	29–7	14 – Karnowski	10 – Karnowski	6 – Stockton	Viejas Arena (11,504) San Diego, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region W=West. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Game summaries

Exhibition: Simon Fraser

Broadcasters: Greg Heister, Richard Fox and Dan Dickau

KHQ

Oct 25
6:00 pm PDT

Simon Fraser Clan 68, Gonzaga Bulldogs 103
Scoring by half: 28-52, 40-51
Pts: David Gebru 14 Rebs: Justin Cole 7 Asts: Sango Niang 3		Pts: Sam Dower 20 Rebs: Sam Dower 12 Asts: Kevin Pangos 5

Bryant Bulldogs 76, Gonzaga Bulldogs 100
Scoring by half: 28-49, 48-51
Pts: Dyami Starks 35 Rebs: Corey Maynard, Joe O'Shea, Alex Francis, & Bosko Kostur 4 Asts: Alex Francis & Declan Soukup 2		Pts: Sam Dower 21 Rebs: Sam Dower 17 Asts: Kevin Pangos 5

Colorado State Rams 61, Gonzaga Bulldogs 93
Scoring by half: 26-47, 35-46
Pts: Jon Octeus 27 Rebs: Marcus Holt 5 Asts: Joe De Ciman 3		Pts: Gary Bell 24 Rebs: Przemek Karnowski 10 Asts: David Stockton 4

Oakland Golden Grizzlies 67, Gonzaga Bulldogs 82
Scoring by half: 30-39, 37-43
Pts: Travis Bader 22 Rebs: Corey Petros 5 Asts: Khalil Felder 7		Pts: Kevin Pangos 21 Rebs: Przemek Karnowski 6 Asts: Kyle Dranginis & David Stockon 5

Preseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2013 recruiting class

2014 recruiting class

2015 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule

Game summaries

Exhibition: Simon Fraser

Bryant

Colorado State

Oakland

Washington State

Maui Invitational: Dayton

Maui Invitational: Chaminade

Maui Invitational: Arkansas

Coppin State

New Mexico State

West Virginia

South Alabama

Wichita Wildcat Classic: Kansas State

Santa Clara

San Francisco

Saint Mary's

Pacific

Portland

Rankings

See also

References