2020–21 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

2020–21 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
2020–21 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 WCC)
Head coach	Mark Few (22nd season);
Assistant coaches	Tommy Lloyd (20th season); Brian Michaelson (8th season); Roger Powell Jr. (2nd season);
Home arena	McCarthey Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Gonzaga †	15	–	0	1.000	31	–	1	.969
No. 23 BYU	10	–	3	.769	20	–	7	.741
Loyola Marymount	7	–	5	.583	13	–	9	.591
Pepperdine	7	–	6	.538	15	–	12	.556
Pacific	6	–	7	.462	9	–	9	.500
Santa Clara	4	–	5	.444	12	–	8	.600
Saint Mary's	4	–	6	.400	14	–	10	.583
San Francisco	4	–	9	.308	11	–	14	.440
San Diego	2	–	7	.222	3	–	11	.214
Portland	0	–	11	.000	6	–	15	.286

† 2021 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Gonzaga University, located in Spokane, Washington, in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by head coach Mark Few, in his 22nd season as head coach. This is the Bulldogs' 17th season at the on-campus McCarthey Athletic Center and 41st season as a member of the West Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the season 31–2, 15–1 in WCC play to be WCC regular season champions. They then defeated San Francisco and Saint Mary's to be champions of the WCC Tournament. They earned the WCC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However, all postseason play, including the NCAA Tournament, was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bulldogs finished #2 in the final AP and Coaches poll.

Offseason

Coaching Changes

Departures

Name	Position	Year at Gonzaga	Alma Mater (year)	Reason for Departure

Additions to Staff

Name	Position	Year at Gonzaga	Alma Mater (year)	Previous Job

Player Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Admon Gilder	1	G	6'4"	200	Senior (Redshirt)	Dallas, TX	Completed college eligibility^[a]
Ryan Woolridge	4	G	6'3"	175	Senior (Redshirt)	Mansfield, TX	Completed college eligibility^[a]
Killian Tillie	33	F	6'10"	220	Senior	Cagnes-sur-Mer, France	Graduated
Corey Kispert	24	F	6'7"	220	Junior	Edmonds, WA	Declared for 2020 NBA draft^[1]^[b]
Joël Ayayi	11	G	6'5"	180	Sophomore (Redshirt)	Bordeaux, France	Declared for 2020 NBA draft^[2]^[b]
Filip Petrušev	3	F	6'11"	235	Sophomore	Belgrade, Serbia	Declared for 2020 NBA draft^[3]^[b]
Brock Ravet	32	G	6'1"	175	Freshman	Kittitas, WA	Left team^[4]

^ ^a ^b Gilder and Woolridge were both graduate transfers in the 2019–20 season, with Gilder having graduated from Texas A&M and Woolridge from North Texas.
^ ^a ^b ^c Kispert, Ayayi, and Petrušev have all declared for the 2020 NBA Draft, but all have eligibility to return to Gonzaga for the 2020–21 season.

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Years Remaining	Date Eligible
Aaron Cook Jr.	4	G	6'2"	185	Senior (Redshirt)	St. Louis, MO	Southern Illinois	1	Immediate^[5]
Andrew Nembhard	–	G	6'5"	193	Junior	Aurora, ON	Florida	2	October 1, 2021^[6]

Recruiting class of 2020

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dominick Harris CG	Temecula, CA	Rancho Christian School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jan 28, 2018
Dominick Harris CG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Julian Strawther SF	Henderson, NV	Liberty HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Apr 18, 2019
Julian Strawther SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jalen Suggs PG	Minneapolis, MN	Minnehaha Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jan 3, 2020
Jalen Suggs PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "Gonzaga Commit List for 2020". Rivals.com. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Recruiting class of 2021

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kaden Perry PF/C	Battle Ground, WA	Battle Ground HS	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jun 27, 2019
Kaden Perry PF/C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "Gonzaga Commit List for 2021". Rivals.com. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2020–21 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	4	Aaron Cook Jr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Westminster Christian Southern Illinois	St. Louis, MO
F	24	Corey Kispert	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	King's	Edmonds, WA
G	11	Joël Ayayi	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	INSEP	Bordeaux, France
F	3	Filip Petrušev	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Montverde Academy	Belgrade, Serbia
G	23	Matthew Lang	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Jesuit	Portland, OR
G	35	Will Graves (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	South Eugene Lane CC	Eugene, OR
G	–	Andrew Nembhard	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Montverde Academy Florida	Aurora, ON
F	22	Anton Watson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Gonzaga Prep	Spokane, WA
G	5	Martynas Arlauskas	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Žalgiris Kaunas	Kaunas, Lithuania
F	2	Drew Timme	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Pearce	Richardson, TX
F	10	Pavel Zakharov	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Montverde Academy	Saint Petersburg, Russia
C	21	Oumar Ballo	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	RS Fr	NBA Academy Latin America	Koulikoro, Mali
G	20	Dominick Harris	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Rancho Christian	Temecula, CA
F	0	Julian Strawther	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Liberty	Henderson, NV
G	1	Jalen Suggs	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Minnehaha Academy	Minneapolis, MN
G	13	Evan Inglesby (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Barlow	Gresham, OR
F	33	Abraham Eagle (W)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Chaminade Prep	Los Angeles, CA

Head coach

Mark Few (Oregon)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 23, 2020

Roster is subject to change as/if players transfer or leave the program for other reasons.
Corey Kispert, Joël Ayayi, and Filip Petrušev have all declared for the 2020 NBA Draft, but all have eligibility to return to Gonzaga for the 2020–21 season.
Andrew Nembhard was ruled as a redshirt prior to the start of the 2020–21 season. He will have 2 years of eligibility remaining at the start of the 2021–22 season.

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Filip Petrušev	Oumar Ballo	Pavel Zakharov	Abraham Eagle
PF	Drew Timme	Anton Watson
SF	Corey Kispert	Julian Strawther		Will Graves
SG	Joël Ayayi	Dominick Harris	Martynas Arlauskas	Evan Inglesby
PG	Jalen Suggs	Aaron Cook Jr.		Matthew Lang

Depth chart is a projection for the 2020–21 season and is subject to change.

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at Gonzaga	Alma Mater (year)
Mark Few	Head Coach	22nd	Oregon (1987)
Tommy Lloyd	Associate Head Coach	20th	Whitman (1998)
Brian Michaelson	Assistant Coach	8th	Gonzaga (2005)
Roger Powell Jr.	Assistant Coach	2nd	Illinois (2005)
Jorge Sanz	Director of Basketball Operations	3rd	Florida Atlantic (2011)
Gary Bell	Graduate Assistant	2nd	Gonzaga (2015)
Ken Nakagawa	Video Coordinator	5th	Long Beach State (2014)
Josh Therrien	Athletic Trainer	5th	Washington State (2007)
Travis Knight	Strength & Conditioning Coach	15th	Gonzaga (2000)

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
TBD* TBD	TBD	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2020* TBD	at Texas	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
November 20, 2020* TBD	North Florida	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
November 22, 2020* TBD	Cal State Bakersfield	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
November 26, 2020* TBD, ESPN	TBD Orlando Invitational quarterfinals	TBD Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 27, 2020* TBD, ESPN	TBD Orlando Invitational semifinals	TBD Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 29, 2020* TBD, ESPN	TBD Orlando Invitational championship	TBD Lake Buena Vista, FL
December 5, 2020* TBD	Arizona	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
December 12, 2020* TBD	Washington	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
December 19, 2020* TBD	vs. Texas Tech	TBD Phoenix, AZ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[7]

References

^ "Corey Kispert Enters NBA Draft Process Without Hiring Agent". April 23, 2020.
^ "Joel Ayayi declares for NBA draft but indicates No. 1 option is returning to Gonzaga". April 25, 2020.
^ "Gonzaga's Filip Petrušev will enter his name in the 2020 NBA Draft without hiring an agent, per sources". April 25, 2020.
^ "Brock Ravet decides to leave Gonzaga men's basketball team". January 5, 2020.
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^ "gozags.com :: Gonzaga Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". gozags.com.

[grad-1] Gilder and Woolridge were both graduate transfers in the 2019–20 season, with Gilder having graduated from Texas A&M and Woolridge from North Texas.

[draft-3] Kispert, Ayayi, and Petrušev have all declared for the 2020 NBA Draft, but all have eligibility to return to Gonzaga for the 2020–21 season.

[2] "Corey Kispert Enters NBA Draft Process Without Hiring Agent". April 23, 2020.

[4] "Joel Ayayi declares for NBA draft but indicates No. 1 option is returning to Gonzaga". April 25, 2020.

[5] "Gonzaga's Filip Petrušev will enter his name in the 2020 NBA Draft without hiring an agent, per sources". April 25, 2020.

[6] "Brock Ravet decides to leave Gonzaga men's basketball team". January 5, 2020.

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[9] "gozags.com :: Gonzaga Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". gozags.com.

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