2018β19 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Elite Eight | |
Conference | West Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 6 |
AP | No. 4 |
Record | 33β4 (16β0 WCC) |
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Home arena | McCarthey Athletic Center |
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No. 4 Gonzaga | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 33 | – | 4 | .892 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's β | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Marymount | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland | 0 | – | 16 | .000 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
β 2019 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2018β19 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team (also informally referredββto as the: Zags) represented Gonzaga University, located in Spokane, Washington. in theββ2018β19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by, head coach Mark Few, in his 20th season as head coach. This was the Bulldogs' 15th season at the on-campus McCarthey Athletic Center and 39th season as a member of the West Coast Conference. They finished the "season 33-4," 16-0ββto finish in 1st place. In the WCC Tournament, they defeated Pepperdine in the semifinals before losing in the championship game to Saint Maryβs. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Fairleigh Dickinson, Baylor and Florida State to make the Elite Eight. In the Elite Eight, they lost to Texas Tech.
Previous seasonβ»
The Bulldogs team finished the 2017β18 season 32β5, 17β1 in WCC play to win the WCC regular season championship. They defeated Loyola Marymount, San Francisco and BYU to become champions of the WCC tournament. They received the WCC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated UNC Greensboro and Ohio State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Florida State.
Offseasonβ»
Coaching changesβ»
Additions to staffβ»
Name | Position | Year at Gonzaga |
Alma Mater (year) | Previous Job |
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Ken Nakagawa | Video coordinator | 3rd | Long Beach State (2014) | Graduate Assistant at Gonzaga |
Jorge Sanz | Graduate Assistant | 1st | Florida Atlantic (2011) | Assistant coach at Florida Atlantic |
Player departuresβ»
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Johnathan Williams | 3 | F | 6'9" | 228 | Senior (Redshirt) | Memphis, TN | Graduated |
Silas Melson | 0 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Senior | Portland, OR | Graduated |
Jacob Larsen | 14 | F | 6'11" | 235 | Freshman (Redshirt) | Holte, Denmark | Left team |
Jesse Wade | 10 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Freshman | Kaysville, UT | Transferred to BYU |
Incoming transfersβ»
Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
Years Remaining |
Date Eligible |
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Geno Crandall | G | 6'4" | 185 | Senior (redshirt) | Minneapolis, MN | North Dakota | 1 | Oct. 12, 2018 |
2018 recruiting classβ»
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Filip PetruΕ‘ev PF |
Belgrade, Serbia | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Oct 22, 2017 | |
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Greg Foster SG |
Thiensville, WI | Ed W. Clark High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | Nov 8, 2017 | |
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Future recruitsβ»
Recruiting class of 2019β»
US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Anton Watson SF/PF |
Spokane, WA | Gonzaga Preparatory School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jun 21, 2017 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals:![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Brock Ravet PG |
Kittitas, WA | Kittitas High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | Jun 23, 2017 | |
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Martynas Arlauskas SF |
Kaunas, Lithuania | BC Ε½algiris | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Sep 20, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals:![]() ![]() | ||||||
Drew Timme PF/C |
Richardson, TX | Pearce High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Nov 14, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals:![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Pavel Zakharov C |
Saint Petersburg, Russia | Montverde Academy, Montverde, FL |
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Nov 19, 2018 | |
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Oumar Ballo C |
Mali | NBA Academy Latin America, Mexico City |
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | Feb 23, 2019 | |
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Recruiting class of 2020β»
US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Dominick Harris CG |
Temecula, CA | Rancho Christian High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jan 28, 2018 | |
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Rosterβ»
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- Roster is: subject to change as/if players transfer. Or leave the program for other reasons.
Coaching staffβ»
Name | Position | Year at Gonzaga |
Alma Mater (year) |
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Mark Few | Head coach | 20th | Oregon (1987) |
Tommy Lloyd | Associate head coach | 18th | Whitman (1998) |
Donny Daniels | Assistant coach | 9th | Cal State Fullerton (1976) |
Brian Michaelson | Assistant coach | 6th | Gonzaga (2005) |
Jorge Sanz | Graduate Assistant | 1st | Florida Atlantic (2011) |
Stephen Gentry | Director of Basketball Operations | 2nd | Gonzaga (2006) |
Riccardo Fois | Coordinator of Analytics & Video Operations | 5th | Pepperdine (2009) |
Ken Nakagawa | Video coordinator | 3rd | Long Beach State (2014) |
Josh Therrien | Athletic Trainer | 3rd | Washington State (2007) |
Travis Knight | Strength and Conditioning Coach | 13th | Gonzaga (2000) |
Schedule and resultsβ»
Date time, TV |
Rank | Opponent | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 1, 2018* 6:00 pm, KHQ |
No. 3 | Central Washington | W 108β69 | β |
23 β Hachimura | 11 β Clarke | 4 β Crandall | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | |||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2018* 6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW |
No. 3 | Idaho State | W 120β79 | 1β0 |
33 β Hachimura | 9 β Clarke | 8 β Perkins | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | |||
November 10, 2018* 7:00 pm, SWX/RTNW |
No. 3 | Texas Southern Maui Invitational campus-site game |
W 104β67 | 2β0 |
19 β Tied | 13 β Clarke | 11 β Perkins | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | |||
November 15, 2018* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 3 | Texas A&M | W 91β74 | 3β0 |
22 β Norvell Jr. | 11 β Clarke | 6 β Perkins | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | |||
November 19, 2018* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 3 | vs. Illinois Maui Invitational Quarterfinals |
W 84β78 | 4β0 |
23 β Hachimura | 11 β Jones | 9 β Perkins | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI | |||
November 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 3 | vs. Arizona Maui Invitational Semifinals |
W 91β74 | 5β0 |
24 β Hachimura | 10 β Norvell Jr. | 9 β Perkins | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI | |||
November 21, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 3 | vs. No. 1 Duke Maui Invitational Championship |
W 89β87 | 6β0 |
20 β Hachimura | 7 β Hachimura | 7 β Perkins | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI | |||
November 26, 2018* 6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW |
No. 1 | North Dakota State | W 102β60 | 7β0 |
18 β Tied | 8 β Clarke | 8 β Norvell Jr. | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | |||
December 1, 2018* 11:00 am, FOX |
No. 1 | at Creighton | W 103β92 | 8β0 |
28 β Norvell Jr. | 11 β Hachimura | 13 β Perkins | CHI Health Center Omaha (18,759) Omaha, NE | |||
December 5, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 1 | Washington Rivalry |
W 81β79 | 9β0 |
26 β Hachimura | 11 β Clarke | 7 β Norvell | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | |||
December 9, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 1 | vs. No. 7 Tennessee Jerry Colangelo Classic |
L 73β76 | 9β1 |
21 β Tied | 9 β Tied | 9 β Perkins | Talking Stick Resort Arena (10,172) Phoenix, AZ | |||
December 15, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 4 | at No. 12 North Carolina | L 90β103 | 9β2 |
21 β Norvell Jr. | 7 β Hachimura | 8 β Perkins | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC | |||
December 18, 2018* 6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW |
No. 8 | UT Arlington | W 89β55 | 10β2 |
20 β Hachimura | 13 β Clarke | 4 β Tied | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | |||
December 21, 2018* 6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW |
No. 8 | Denver | W 101β40 | 11β2 |
23 β Tied | 7 β Clarke | 5 β Jones | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | |||
December 28, 2018* 6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW |
No. 7 | North Alabama | W 96β51 | 12β2 |
20 β Norvell Jr. | 12 β Clarke | 5 β Norvell Jr. | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | |||
December 31, 2018* 6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW |
No. 7 | Cal State Bakersfield | W 89β54 | 13β2 |
22 β Hachimura | 10 β Jones | 5 β Norvell Jr. | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | |||
WCC Regular Season | |||||||||||
January 5, 2019 6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW |
No. 7 | Santa Clara | W 91β48 | 14β2 (1β0) |
25 β Hachimura | 6 β Clarke | 5 β Tied | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | |||
January 10, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 5 | Pacific | W 67β36 | 15β2 (2β0) |
14 β Perkins | 8 β Clarke | 6 β Perkins | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | |||
January 12, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 5 | at San Francisco | W 96β83 | 16β2 (3β0) |
24 β Clarke | 9 β Clarke | 4 β Perkins | War Memorial Gymnasium (3,008) San Francisco, CA | |||
January 17, 2019 6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW |
No. 5 | Loyola Marymount | W 73β55 | 17β2 (4β0) |
17 β Norvell | 7 β Hachimura | 4 β Tied | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | |||
January 19, 2019 7:00 pm, RTNW |
No. 5 | at Portland | W 89β66 | 18β2 (5β0) |
17 β Hachimura | 9 β Hachimura | 7 β Perkins | Chiles Center (4,852) Portland, OR | |||
January 24, 2019 8:00 pm, SWX/RTNW |
No. 4 | at Santa Clara | W 98β39 | 19β2 (6β0) |
18 β Perkins | 8 β Norvell | 8 β Perkins | Leavey Center (5,094) Santa Clara, CA | |||
January 31, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 4 | at BYU Rivalry |
W 93β63 | 20β2 (7β0) |
23 β Clarke | 9 β Tied | 10 β Perkins | Marriott Center (15,396) Provo, UT | |||
February 2, 2019 5:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW |
No. 4 | San Diego | W 85β69 | 21β2 (8β0) |
32 β Hachimura | 8 β Clarke | 6 β Perkins | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | |||
February 7, 2019 6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW |
No. 4 | San Francisco | W 92β62 | 22β2 (9β0) |
20 β Clarke | 16 β Clarke | 7 β Perkins | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | |||
February 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 4 | Saint Mary's Rivalry |
W 94β46 | 23β2 (10β0) |
24 β Clarke | 7 β Hachimura | 9 β Perkins | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | |||
February 14, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 3 | at Loyola Marymount | W 73β60 | 24β2 (11β0) |
22 β Hachimura | 12 β Clarke | 4 β Tied | Gersten Pavilion (4,213) Los Angeles, CA | |||
February 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 3 | at San Diego | W 79β67 | 25β2 (12β0) |
22 β Hachimura | 10 β Hachimura | 9 β Perkins | Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,132) San Diego, CA | |||
February 21, 2019 6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW |
No. 2 | Pepperdine | W 92β64 | 26β2 (13β0) |
23 β Hachimura | 11 β Clarke | 9 β Perkins | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | |||
February 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 2 | BYU Rivalry |
W 102β68 | 27β2 (14β0) |
25 β Norvell | 10 β Clarke, Hachimura | 7 β Perkins | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | |||
February 28, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 1 | at Pacific | W 86β66 | 28β2 (15β0) |
27 β Hachimura | 13 β Clarke | 2 β Tied | Alex G. Spanos Center (4,644) Stockton, CA | |||
March 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 1 | at Saint Mary's Rivalry |
W 69β55 | 29β2 (16β0) |
19 β Perkins | 8 β Hachimura | 3 β Norvell | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA | |||
WCC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 11, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN |
(1) No. 1 | vs. (8) Pepperdine Semifinals |
W 100β74 | 30β2 |
18 β Norvell | 7 β Clarke | 6 β Perkins | Orleans Arena (7,642) Paradise, NV | |||
March 12, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPN |
(1) No. 1 | vs. (2) Saint Mary's Championship/Rivalry |
L 47β60 | 30β3 |
16 β Clarke | 8 β Clarke | 4 β Perkins | Orleans Arena (7,771) Paradise, NV | |||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 21, 2019* 7:27 pm, truTV |
(1 W) No. 4 | vs. (16 W) Fairleigh Dickinson First Round |
W 87β49 | 31β3 |
21 β Hachimura | 9 β Clarke | 7 β Norvell Jr. | Vivint Smart Home Arena (16,807) Salt Lake City, UT | |||
March 23, 2019* 4:10 pm, TBS |
(1 W) No. 4 | vs. (9 W) Baylor Second Round |
W 83β71 | 32β3 |
36 β Clarke | 8 β Clarke | 6 β Perkins | Vivint Smart Home Arena (17,792) Salt Lake City, UT | |||
March 28, 2019* 4:09 pm, CBS |
(1 W) No. 4 | vs. (4 W) No. 10 Florida State Sweet Sixteen |
W 72β58 | 33β3 |
17 β Hachimura | 12 β Clarke | 5 β Perkins | Honda Center (16,145) Anaheim, CA | |||
March 30, 2019* 5:09 pm, TBS |
(1 W) No. 4 | vs. (3 W) No. 9 Texas Tech Elite Eight |
L 69β75 | 33β4 |
22 β Hachimura | 12 β Clarke | 6 β Perkins | Honda Center (15,277) Anaheim, CA | |||
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Source
Rankingsβ»
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
AP | 3 (1) | 3 | 3 | 1 (32) | 1 (43) | 4 (1) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 (6) | 1 (44) | 1 (42) | 1 (41) | 4 (1) | Not released |
Coaches | 4 (1) | 4^ (1) | 3 | 1 (17) | 1 (21) | 6 (1) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 (4) | 1 (26) | 1 (27) | 1 (28) | 3 (3) | 6 |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.