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===Mark Few (1999–present)=== |
===Mark Few (1999–present)=== |
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[[File:Mark-few-USD-vs-Gonzaga-feb-18-08.jpg|thumb|160px|left|Mark Few during a game against [[San Diego Toreros men's basketball|San Diego]] on February 18, 2008]] |
[[File:Mark-few-USD-vs-Gonzaga-feb-18-08.jpg|thumb|160px|left|Mark Few during a game against [[San Diego Toreros men's basketball|San Diego]] on February 18, 2008]] |
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After Dan Monson took the head coaching position at [[Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball|Minnesota]],<ref name="Monson Leaves">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/25/sports/plus-basketball-colleges-gonzaga-s-monson-hired-by-minnesota.html|title=Gonzaga's Monson Hired by Minnesota|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 25, 1999}}</ref> assistant coach [[Mark Few]] was named the new head coach on July 26, 1999.<ref name="Few Hired">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/092899aab.html|title=Bulldogs Promote Mark Few To Head Men's Basketball Coach|publisher=[[Gonzaga University]]|date=July 26, 1999}}</ref> In his [[1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|inaugural season]], Few led the Zags to a 26–9 record, which was highlighted by winning the [[West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament|WCC Tournament]] and advancing to the Sweet 16 of the [[2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2000 NCAA Tournament]] with wins over [[Louisville Cardinals men's basketball|Louisville]] and [[St. John's Red Storm men's basketball|St. John's]].<ref name="1999–2000 Season">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205165015|title=Men's Basketball Banquet April 30 |
After Dan Monson took the head coaching position at [[Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball|Minnesota]],<ref name="Monson Leaves">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/25/sports/plus-basketball-colleges-gonzaga-s-monson-hired-by-minnesota.html|title=Gonzaga's Monson Hired by Minnesota|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 25, 1999}}</ref> assistant coach [[Mark Few]] was named the new head coach on July 26, 1999.<ref name="Few Hired">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/092899aab.html|title=Bulldogs Promote Mark Few To Head Men's Basketball Coach|publisher=[[Gonzaga University]]|date=July 26, 1999}}</ref> In his [[1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|inaugural season]], Few led the Zags to a 26–9 record, which was highlighted by winning the [[West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament|WCC Tournament]] and advancing to the Sweet 16 of the [[2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2000 NCAA Tournament]] with wins over [[Louisville Cardinals men's basketball|Louisville]] and [[St. John's Red Storm men's basketball|St. John's]].<ref name="1999–2000 Season">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205165015|title=Men's Basketball Banquet April 30|publisher=Gonzaga University|date=2000-04-14|accessdate=2014-05-25|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525054735/http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205165015|archivedate=2014-05-25|df=}}</ref> |
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In the [[2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2000–01 season]], the Bulldogs faced a tough schedule highlighted by games against [[Arizona Wildcats men's basketball|Arizona]], [[Washington Huskies men's basketball|Washington]], [[Florida Gators men's basketball|Florida]], and [[New Mexico Lobos men's basketball|New Mexico]].<ref name="2000–01 Tough Schedule">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205165430|title=Men's Basketball Faces Another Tough Schedule |
In the [[2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2000–01 season]], the Bulldogs faced a tough schedule highlighted by games against [[Arizona Wildcats men's basketball|Arizona]], [[Washington Huskies men's basketball|Washington]], [[Florida Gators men's basketball|Florida]], and [[New Mexico Lobos men's basketball|New Mexico]].<ref name="2000–01 Tough Schedule">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205165430|title=Men's Basketball Faces Another Tough Schedule|publisher=Gonzaga University|date=2000-10-13|accessdate=2014-05-25|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525191534/http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205165430|archivedate=2014-05-25|df=}}</ref> Despite starting the season 5–1, the Zags dropped four of their next five games.<ref name="2000–01 Season Schedule">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=627529&SPID=90846&DB_OEM_ID=26400&Q_SEASON=2000|title=Men's Basketball - 2000-01 Schedule/Results|publisher=Gonzaga University|accessdate=2014-05-25|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525192131/http://www.gozags.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=627529&SPID=90846&DB_OEM_ID=26400&Q_SEASON=2000|archivedate=2014-05-25|df=}}</ref> Gonzaga rebounded and finished the regular season 15–6<ref name="2000–01 Season Schedule"/> before winning their third consecutive WCC Tournament title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=627529&SPID=90846&DB_OEM_ID=26400&Q_SEASON=2000|title=It's Three In A Row For Gonzaga|last=Wiley|first=John|agency=[[Associated Press]]|publisher=Gonzaga University|date=2001-03-06|accessdate=2014-05-25|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525192131/http://www.gozags.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=627529&SPID=90846&DB_OEM_ID=26400&Q_SEASON=2000|archivedate=2014-05-25|df=}}</ref> The win gave the Bulldogs an [[automatic bid]] into the [[2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2001 NCAA Tournament]], where they were given a 12-seed.<ref name="2001 NCAA Tournament Seed">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205173118|title=No. 12 Seed Gonzaga To Meet Virginia In NCAA First Round|publisher=Gonzaga University|date=2001-03-11|accessdate=2014-05-25|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525235942/http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205173118|archivedate=2014-05-25|df=}}</ref> In the first round game against fifth-seeded [[Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball|Virginia]], [[Casey Calvary]] put back a blocked shot with nine seconds left to give the Zags an 86–85 victory.<ref name="2001 NCAA Tournament First Round">{{cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/men/recaps/2001/03/16/vaf_gaj/|title=Gonzaga 86, Virginia 85|work=[[Sports Illustrated]]|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=2001-03-16 |accessdate=2014-05-25}}</ref> Gonzaga would go on to beat 13th-seeded [[Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball|Indiana State]] 85–68 in the second round to advance to their third consecutive Sweet 16 appearance.<ref name="2001 NCAA Tournament Second Round">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205165263|title=Small Jesuit School Preps For Third Consecutive NCAA Round Of 16|last=Wiley|first=John|agency=Associated Press|publisher=Gonzaga University|date=2001-03-20|accessdate=2014-05-25|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525212018/http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205165263|archivedate=2014-05-25|df=}}</ref> The Zags would go on to lose to defending national champion [[Michigan State Spartans men's basketball|Michigan State]] 77–62 and finished the season with a 26–7 record.<ref name="2001 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205170797|title=Zags Exit Tourney With Loss To Defending Champs, 77-62|last=Newberry|first=Paul|agency=Associated Press|publisher=Gonzaga University|date=2001-03-23|accessdate=2014-05-25|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525212605/http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205170797|archivedate=2014-05-25|df=}}</ref> |
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Before the [[2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2001–02 season]] started, the Bulldogs were unanimously favored to win the WCC title in the 2001–02 WCC preseason coaches poll.<ref name="2001–02 Preseason Poll">{{cite web|url=http://www.wccsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/100201aaa.html|title=2001-02 WCC Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll|work=[[West Coast Conference]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|date=2001-10-02|accessdate=2014-05-26}}</ref> Few led the Zags to a share of the WCC regular season title, as [[Pepperdine Waves men's basketball|Pepperdine]] also had a 13–1 conference record.<ref name="2001–02 WCC Standings">{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/conferences/standings/_/id/29/year/2002/west-coast-conference|title=WCC Standings - 2001-02|publisher=[[ESPN Internet Ventures]]|accessdate=2014-05-26}}</ref> The Bulldogs would avenge their only conference loss of the season by defeating Pepperdine 96–90 for their fourth straight WCC title.<ref name="2002 WCC Tournament">{{cite web |
Before the [[2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2001–02 season]] started, the Bulldogs were unanimously favored to win the WCC title in the 2001–02 WCC preseason coaches poll.<ref name="2001–02 Preseason Poll">{{cite web|url=http://www.wccsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/100201aaa.html|title=2001-02 WCC Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll|work=[[West Coast Conference]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|date=2001-10-02|accessdate=2014-05-26}}</ref> Few led the Zags to a share of the WCC regular season title, as [[Pepperdine Waves men's basketball|Pepperdine]] also had a 13–1 conference record.<ref name="2001–02 WCC Standings">{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/conferences/standings/_/id/29/year/2002/west-coast-conference|title=WCC Standings - 2001-02|publisher=[[ESPN Internet Ventures]]|accessdate=2014-05-26}}</ref> The Bulldogs would avenge their only conference loss of the season by defeating Pepperdine 96–90 for their fourth straight WCC title.<ref name="2002 WCC Tournament">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205170701|title=No. 6 Bulldogs Win Fourth Straight WCC Title Over Pepperdine, 96-90|last=Wilson|first=Bernie|agency=Associated Press|publisher=Gonzaga University|accessdate=2014-05-26|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140526031418/http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205170701|archivedate=2014-05-26|df=}}</ref> The win gave the Zags an automatic bid as a six-seed in the [[2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2002 NCAA Tournament]], where they would face 11th-seeded [[Wyoming Cowboys basketball|Wyoming]].<ref name="2002 NCAA Tournament">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205172036|title=Gonzaga – Wyoming To Meet In NCAA First Round|publisher=Gonzaga University|date=2002-03-10|accessdate=2014-05-26|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527212929/http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205172036|archivedate=2014-05-27|df=}}</ref> Despite beating the Cowboys in the [[1998 National Invitation Tournament]],<ref name="2002 NCAA Tournament"/> they would end up losing 73–66, marking the first time the Zags lost in the first round of the tournament in the Mark Few era.<ref name="2002 NCAA Tournament First Round">{{cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2002-03-14-gonzaga.html|title=(11) Wyoming 73, (6) Gonzaga 66|publisher=[[Sports Reference]]|date=2002-03-14}}</ref><ref name="NCAA Tournament History">{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/history?team1Id=6058|title=NCAA Basketball Tournament History |publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|accessdate=2014-05-26}}</ref> |
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In the [[2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2002–03 season]], Few led the Bulldogs to their fifth regular season title in six years with a 12–2 conference record.<ref name="2002–03 Regular Season Title">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205167650|title=Bulldogs All Alone Atop WCC|publisher=Gonzaga University|date=2003-03-01|accessdate=2014-05-31}}</ref> Despite this, Gonzaga lost to [[San Diego Toreros men's basketball|San Diego]] in the WCC Tournament championship game 72–63,<ref name="2003 WCC Tournament">{{cite web|url=http://www.wccsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031103aaa.html|title=March 10--For the first time in WCC tournament history, the San Diego Toreros are the WCC men's basketball tournament champions|work=West Coast Conference|publisher=CBS Interactive|date=2003-03-10|accessdate=2017-04-11}}</ref> marking the first time the Zags had lost in the championship game in four years.<ref name="WCC Tournament History">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205163187|title=Bulldogs Slip Up Against Toreros In WCC Title Game|last=Wilson|first=Bernie|agency=Associated Press |
In the [[2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2002–03 season]], Few led the Bulldogs to their fifth regular season title in six years with a 12–2 conference record.<ref name="2002–03 Regular Season Title">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205167650|title=Bulldogs All Alone Atop WCC|publisher=Gonzaga University|date=2003-03-01|accessdate=2014-05-31|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531040217/http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205167650|archivedate=2014-05-31|df=}}</ref> Despite this, Gonzaga lost to [[San Diego Toreros men's basketball|San Diego]] in the WCC Tournament championship game 72–63,<ref name="2003 WCC Tournament">{{cite web|url=http://www.wccsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031103aaa.html|title=March 10--For the first time in WCC tournament history, the San Diego Toreros are the WCC men's basketball tournament champions|work=West Coast Conference|publisher=CBS Interactive|date=2003-03-10|accessdate=2017-04-11}}</ref> marking the first time the Zags had lost in the championship game in four years.<ref name="WCC Tournament History">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205163187|title=Bulldogs Slip Up Against Toreros In WCC Title Game|last=Wilson|first=Bernie|agency=Associated Press|publisher=Gonzaga University|date=2003-03-11|accessdate=2014-05-31|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531043123/http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205163187|archivedate=2014-05-31|df=}}</ref> Gonzaga garnered a nine-seed in the [[2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2003 NCAA Tournament]], where they beat [[Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball|Cincinnati]] 74–69 to advance to the second round of the tournament for the fourth time in five years.<ref name="2003 NCAA Tournament First Round">{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=234000002|title=Huggins ejected early in second half of 'Cats loss|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|date=2003-03-20|accessdate=2014-05-31}}</ref> The Bulldogs would go on to lose to [[Arizona Wildcats men's basketball|Arizona]] 96–95 in double overtime to finish 24–9.<ref name="2003 NCAA Tournament Second Round">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/23/sports/2003-ncaa-tournament-west-gonzaga-leaves-arizona-gasping-but-it-s-still.html|title=2003 N.C.A.A. TOURNAMENT: WEST; Gonzaga Leaves Arizona Gasping, but It's Still Advancing|last=Hack|first=Damon|work=The New York Times|date=2003-03-23|accessdate=2014-05-31}}</ref><ref name="2002–03 Season Record">{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/2250/year/2003/gonzaga-bulldogs|title=Gonzaga Bulldogs Schedule - 2002-03|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|accessdate=2014-05-31}}</ref> |
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The [[2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2003–04 season]] marked the first time that the team participated in the annual [[Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball#Battle in Seattle|Battle in Seattle]] game.<ref name="First Battle in Seattle">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205172984 |
The [[2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2003–04 season]] marked the first time that the team participated in the annual [[Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball#Battle in Seattle|Battle in Seattle]] game.<ref name="First Battle in Seattle">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205172984|title=Bulldogs, Missouri In 'Battle In Seattle'|publisher=Gonzaga University|date=2003-12-10|accessdate=2014-06-01|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140601212349/http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205172984|archivedate=2014-06-01|df=}}</ref> Gonzaga faced third-ranked [[Missouri Tigers men's basketball|Missouri]], who was the highest-ranked regular season opponent that the Zags had played against up to that point; they would go on to win the game in an 87–80 overtime victory.<ref name="Highest-Ranked Regular Season Opponent">{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=233472250|title=Turiaf leads Gonzaga with 4 OT points|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures |date=2003-12-13|accessdate=2014-06-01}}</ref> This season marked the last time Gonzaga would play home games in the [[Charlotte Y. Martin Centre]]; their last game in the building took place February 28, 2004, where they beat [[Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball|Santa Clara]] 80–64.<ref name="Charlotte Y. Martin Centre Last Game">{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=240592250|title=Gonzaga wins 18th in a row|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|date=2004-02-28|accessdate=2014-06-01}}</ref> The win gave the Bulldogs their first undefeated run through the [[West Coast Conference|WCC]] in school history with a 14–0 conference record.<ref name="Charlotte Y. Martin Centre Last Game"/> Gonzaga would go on to receive an automatic bid into the [[2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2004 NCAA Tournament]] with a two-seed, which was the highest seed they had received in school history in seven tournament appearances.<ref name="2004 NCAA Tournament Seed">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205173028|title=Bulldogs Ready To Dance Again|publisher=Gonzaga University|date=2004-03-16|accessdate=2014-06-01|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140601221741/http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205173028|archivedate=2014-06-01|df=}}</ref> The Bulldogs would go on to beat 15th-seeded [[Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball|Valparaiso]] 76–49<ref name="2004 NCAA Tournament First Round">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/19/sports/college-basketball-st-louis-gonzaga-76-valparaiso-49.html|title=COLLEGE BASKETBALL: ST. LOUIS; GONZAGA 76, VALPARAISO 49 |last=Tafur |first=Vittorio|work=The New York Times|date=2004-03-19|accessdate=2014-06-01}}</ref> before being upset in the second round by tenth-seeded [[Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball|Nevada]] 91–72, where they finished the season 28–3.<ref name="2004 NCAA Tournament Second Round">{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/tourney04/2004-03-20-nevada-gonzaga_x.htm|title=Okeson helps Nevada turn tables on Gonzaga|last=Leon Moore |first=David |work=[[USA Today]]|date=2004-03-20|accessdate=2014-06-01}}</ref> |
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Gonzaga opened up the [[2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2004–05 season]] with a home game against [[Portland State Vikings men's basketball|Portland State]] in the new 6,000-seat [[McCarthey Athletic Center]] on November 19, 2004.<ref name="McCarthey Athletic Center Opens">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205170423|title=Men's Exhibitions Sold Out|publisher=Gonzaga University|date=2004-11-02|accessdate=2014-06-02}}</ref> Despite losing five seniors, including second-round [[NBA draft]] pick [[Blake Stepp]],<ref name="Losing Five Seniors">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205164018|title=Bulldogs Look To Re-Load|publisher=Gonzaga University|date=2004-11-05|accessdate=2014-06-02}}</ref> Few was still able to lead the Zags to their ninth regular season title since 1994 with a 12–2 conference record.<ref name="2004–05 Regular Season Title">{{cite web |url=http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=250552501|title=Zags on nine game winning streak|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|date=2005-02-24|accessdate=2014-06-02}}</ref> The Bulldogs would go on to win their second straight WCC Tournament title,<ref name="2005 WCC Tournament">{{cite web |url=http://www.wccsports.com/news/sports_m-baskbl_spec-rel_030805aab_html |title=Gonzaga Captures Tournament Title With 80-67 Win Over Saint Mary's|work=West Coast Conference|publisher=CBS Interactive|date=2005-03-07|accessdate=2017-04-11}}</ref> giving them an automatic bid into the [[2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2005 NCAA Tournament]] as a three-seed.<ref name="2005 NCAA Tournament Automatic Bid">{{cite web|url=http://seattletimes.com/html/sports/2002206850_zags14.html|title=Gonzaga bags a No. 3 seed, trip to Tucson|last=Withers|first=Bud|work=[[The Seattle Times]]|date=2005-03-14|accessdate=2014-06-02}}</ref> The Zags beat 14th-seeded [[Winthrop Eagles men's basketball|Winthrop]] 74–64<ref name="2005 NCAA Tournament First Round">{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/tourney05/2005-03-17-gonzaga-winthrop_x.htm|title=Gonzaga grabs control late to survive Winthrop 74-64 |last=Harris|first=Beth|work=USA Today|date=2005-03-17|accessdate=2014-06-02}}</ref> before falling to [[Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball|Texas Tech]] 71–69 in the second round, where they ended the season with a 26–5 record.<ref name="2005 NCAA Tournament Second Round">{{cite web|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2005/mar/20/stalled-in-second/|title=Stalled in second|last=Bergum|first=Steve|work=[[The Spokesman-Review]]|date=2005-03-20|accessdate=2014-06-02}}</ref> |
Gonzaga opened up the [[2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2004–05 season]] with a home game against [[Portland State Vikings men's basketball|Portland State]] in the new 6,000-seat [[McCarthey Athletic Center]] on November 19, 2004.<ref name="McCarthey Athletic Center Opens">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205170423|title=Men's Exhibitions Sold Out|publisher=Gonzaga University|date=2004-11-02|accessdate=2014-06-02|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602023029/http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205170423|archivedate=2014-06-02|df=}}</ref> Despite losing five seniors, including second-round [[NBA draft]] pick [[Blake Stepp]],<ref name="Losing Five Seniors">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205164018|title=Bulldogs Look To Re-Load|publisher=Gonzaga University|date=2004-11-05|accessdate=2014-06-02|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602023056/http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205164018|archivedate=2014-06-02|df=}}</ref> Few was still able to lead the Zags to their ninth regular season title since 1994 with a 12–2 conference record.<ref name="2004–05 Regular Season Title">{{cite web |url=http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=250552501|title=Zags on nine game winning streak|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|date=2005-02-24|accessdate=2014-06-02}}</ref> The Bulldogs would go on to win their second straight WCC Tournament title,<ref name="2005 WCC Tournament">{{cite web |url=http://www.wccsports.com/news/sports_m-baskbl_spec-rel_030805aab_html |title=Gonzaga Captures Tournament Title With 80-67 Win Over Saint Mary's|work=West Coast Conference|publisher=CBS Interactive|date=2005-03-07|accessdate=2017-04-11}}</ref> giving them an automatic bid into the [[2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2005 NCAA Tournament]] as a three-seed.<ref name="2005 NCAA Tournament Automatic Bid">{{cite web|url=http://seattletimes.com/html/sports/2002206850_zags14.html|title=Gonzaga bags a No. 3 seed, trip to Tucson|last=Withers|first=Bud|work=[[The Seattle Times]]|date=2005-03-14|accessdate=2014-06-02}}</ref> The Zags beat 14th-seeded [[Winthrop Eagles men's basketball|Winthrop]] 74–64<ref name="2005 NCAA Tournament First Round">{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/tourney05/2005-03-17-gonzaga-winthrop_x.htm|title=Gonzaga grabs control late to survive Winthrop 74-64 |last=Harris|first=Beth|work=USA Today|date=2005-03-17|accessdate=2014-06-02}}</ref> before falling to [[Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball|Texas Tech]] 71–69 in the second round, where they ended the season with a 26–5 record.<ref name="2005 NCAA Tournament Second Round">{{cite web|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2005/mar/20/stalled-in-second/|title=Stalled in second|last=Bergum|first=Steve|work=[[The Spokesman-Review]]|date=2005-03-20|accessdate=2014-06-02}}</ref> |
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Before the [[2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2005–06 season]] got underway, Gonzaga junior [[Adam Morrison]] became the first player in team history to be named to the preseason [[Associated Press]] [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-America team]].<ref name="2005–06 AP Preseason All-America">{{cite web|url=http://www.wccsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/110805aab.html|title=GU's Morrison Named AP Preseason All-American|work=West Coast Conference|publisher=CBS Interactive|date=2005-11-08|accessdate=2014-06-02}}</ref> The Zags also received their highest preseason ranking in program history at number seven in the ''[[USA Today]]''/[[ESPN]] preseason poll.<ref name="2005–06 Preseason Poll">{{cite web |url=http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stories/102805abh.html|title=Bulldogs Seventh In USA Today/ESPN Poll|publisher=[[CBS Sports Network|CSTV]]|date=2005-10-28|accessdate=2014-06-02}}</ref> The Bulldogs captured their third straight WCC Tournament title when they beat [[Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball|Loyola Marymount]] 68–67 in the championship game.<ref name="2006 WCC Tournament">{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=260652250|title=Despite poor shooting, Zags win WCC championship|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures |date=2006-03-06|accessdate=2014-06-02}}</ref> They received an automatic bid into the [[2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2006 NCAA Tournament]] as a three-seed, where they beat [[Xavier Musketeers men's basketball|Xavier]] 79–75 in the first round.<ref name="2006 NCAA Tournament First Round">{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=264000009|title=Morrison's 35 helps Gonzaga avoid Xavier's upset bid|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|date=2006-03-16|accessdate=2014-06-02}}</ref> The Zags would go on to beat [[Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball|Indiana Hoosiers]] 90–80,<ref name="2006 NCAA Tournament Second Round">{{cite web |url=http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20060319/NEWS/603190370|title=Hoosiers fall to Gonzaga, 90-80|work=[[The Tuscaloosa News]]|date=2006-03-19 |accessdate=2014-06-02}}</ref> where they would advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2001.<ref name="NCAA Tournament History"/> Despite being ahead by as many as 17 points, the Bulldogs ended their season in the Sweet 16 by losing to [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA]] 73–71, finishing 29–4.<ref name="2005 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/24/sports/ncaabasketball/24ucla.html?_r=0|title=Looking Done, U.C.L.A. Comes Back|last=Thamel|first=Pete|work=The New York Times|date=2006-03-24|accessdate=2014-06-02}}</ref><ref name="2005–06 Season Record">{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/2250/year/2006/gonzaga-bulldogs|title=Gonzaga Bulldogs Schedule - 2005-06|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|accessdate=2014-06-02}}</ref> |
Before the [[2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2005–06 season]] got underway, Gonzaga junior [[Adam Morrison]] became the first player in team history to be named to the preseason [[Associated Press]] [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-America team]].<ref name="2005–06 AP Preseason All-America">{{cite web|url=http://www.wccsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/110805aab.html|title=GU's Morrison Named AP Preseason All-American|work=West Coast Conference|publisher=CBS Interactive|date=2005-11-08|accessdate=2014-06-02}}</ref> The Zags also received their highest preseason ranking in program history at number seven in the ''[[USA Today]]''/[[ESPN]] preseason poll.<ref name="2005–06 Preseason Poll">{{cite web |url=http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stories/102805abh.html|title=Bulldogs Seventh In USA Today/ESPN Poll|publisher=[[CBS Sports Network|CSTV]]|date=2005-10-28|accessdate=2014-06-02}}</ref> The Bulldogs captured their third straight WCC Tournament title when they beat [[Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball|Loyola Marymount]] 68–67 in the championship game.<ref name="2006 WCC Tournament">{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=260652250|title=Despite poor shooting, Zags win WCC championship|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures |date=2006-03-06|accessdate=2014-06-02}}</ref> They received an automatic bid into the [[2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2006 NCAA Tournament]] as a three-seed, where they beat [[Xavier Musketeers men's basketball|Xavier]] 79–75 in the first round.<ref name="2006 NCAA Tournament First Round">{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=264000009|title=Morrison's 35 helps Gonzaga avoid Xavier's upset bid|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|date=2006-03-16|accessdate=2014-06-02}}</ref> The Zags would go on to beat [[Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball|Indiana Hoosiers]] 90–80,<ref name="2006 NCAA Tournament Second Round">{{cite web |url=http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20060319/NEWS/603190370|title=Hoosiers fall to Gonzaga, 90-80|work=[[The Tuscaloosa News]]|date=2006-03-19 |accessdate=2014-06-02}}</ref> where they would advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2001.<ref name="NCAA Tournament History"/> Despite being ahead by as many as 17 points, the Bulldogs ended their season in the Sweet 16 by losing to [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA]] 73–71, finishing 29–4.<ref name="2005 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/24/sports/ncaabasketball/24ucla.html?_r=0|title=Looking Done, U.C.L.A. Comes Back|last=Thamel|first=Pete|work=The New York Times|date=2006-03-24|accessdate=2014-06-02}}</ref><ref name="2005–06 Season Record">{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/2250/year/2006/gonzaga-bulldogs|title=Gonzaga Bulldogs Schedule - 2005-06|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|accessdate=2014-06-02}}</ref> |
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The [[2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2006–07 season]] marked the first time that the Zags suffered at least ten losses in a season since the [[1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1997–98 season]].<ref name="Double-Digit Season Losses">{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=270482250|title=Douglas-Roberts gives Memphis edge in OT, wins 15th straight|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|date=2007-03-17|accessdate=2014-06-02}}</ref> Despite this, Few still led the Bulldogs to their seventh straight regular season title with a conference record of 11–3.<ref name="Seventh Straight Regular Season Title">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205173403|title=Bulldogs Set Sights On WCC Tournament|publisher=Gonzaga University|date=2007-02-28 |
The [[2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2006–07 season]] marked the first time that the Zags suffered at least ten losses in a season since the [[1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1997–98 season]].<ref name="Double-Digit Season Losses">{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=270482250|title=Douglas-Roberts gives Memphis edge in OT, wins 15th straight|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|date=2007-03-17|accessdate=2014-06-02}}</ref> Despite this, Few still led the Bulldogs to their seventh straight regular season title with a conference record of 11–3.<ref name="Seventh Straight Regular Season Title">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205173403|title=Bulldogs Set Sights On WCC Tournament|publisher=Gonzaga University|date=2007-02-28|accessdate=2014-06-02|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607001841/http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205173403|archivedate=2014-06-07|df=}}</ref> Gonzaga would go on to win the WCC Tournament for the fourth year in a row, being the only [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] school to do so that year.<ref name="Fourth Straight WCC Tournament Title">{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=2789190|title=Elias Says ...|work=[[Elias Sports Bureau]]|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|date=2007-03-06|accessdate=2014-06-02}}</ref> They received an automatic bid into the [[2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2007 NCAA Tournament]], where they were given a 10-seed.<ref name="2007 NCAA Tournament Automatic Bid">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205168584|title=Bulldogs Ready For Indiana In NCAA Re-Match|publisher=Gonzaga University|date=2007-03-13|accessdate=2014-06-02|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602221053/http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205168584|archivedate=2014-06-02|df=}}</ref> The Zags would end their season by losing in the opening round for the first time since 2001, as [[Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball|Indiana]] beat Gonzaga 70–57.<ref name="2007 NCAA Tournament First Round">{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/west/2007-03-15-sacramento-night_N.htm|title=UCLA routs Weber State; Indiana advances past Gonzaga|last=Leon Moore|first=David|work=USA Today|date=2007-03-16|accessdate=2014-06-02}}</ref> |
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In [[2007–08 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team|2007–08]] the Bulldogs went 25-8, but lost in the Round of 64 to a [[2007-08 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team|Davidson]] team. |
In [[2007–08 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team|2007–08]] the Bulldogs went 25-8, but lost in the Round of 64 to a [[2007-08 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team|Davidson]] team. |
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[[File:McCarthey Athletic Center.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The McCarthey Athletic Center has been home to Gonzaga's basketball teams since 2004.]] |
[[File:McCarthey Athletic Center.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The McCarthey Athletic Center has been home to Gonzaga's basketball teams since 2004.]] |
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Basketball started at Gonzaga in February 1905 after a [[gym]]nasium was put in as an addition to the east end of the new college building that was being built.<ref name="First Gymnasium">{{cite web|url=http://www.gonzaga.edu/academics/libraries/foley-library/departments/special-collections/exhibitions/Past_Exhibits/Gonzaga_History/GonzagaHistory1896.asp|title=Gonzaga History 1896-1912|accessdate=2014-06-03}}</ref> In 1955, the basketball team moved from the gymnasium, nicknamed "the cave",<ref name="Kennedy Pavilion Construction"/> and began to play at the newly constructed [[Spokane Coliseum]].<ref name="Spokane Coliseum">{{cite web|url=http://www.gonzaga.edu/academics/libraries/foley-library/departments/special-collections/exhibitions/Past_Exhibits/Gonzaga_History/GonzagaHistory1961.asp|title=Gonzaga History 1961-1979|accessdate=2014-06-03}}</ref> On June 3, 1964, construction began for a new 3,800-seat athletic facility called the John F. Kennedy Memorial Pavilion.<ref name="Kennedy Pavilion Construction">{{cite news|date=1965-05-21|title=Kennedy Pavilion Heralds Modern Gonzaga Sports Era|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FzlWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AOkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7058%2C2093278|page=15}}</ref> To raise money for the $1.1 million project, Gonzaga's [[Students' union|student body]] had each student pay $10 per semester until $500,000 was raised. The university matched that amount, while the remaining $100,000 came from contributions.<ref name="Kennedy Pavilion Construction"/> Gonzaga's first game in the pavilion took place on December 3, 1965 against [[Washington State Cougars men's basketball|Washington State]], who beat the Bulldogs 106–78.<ref name="Gonzaga First Game in Pavilion">{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=1906949|title=McCarthy Athletic Center will open Saturday|date=October 21, 2004}}</ref><ref name="2013–14 Record Book">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/fls/26400//MEN'S%20BASKETBALL/2013-14%20MBB%20RECORD%20BOOK.pdf|title=2013–14 Record Book|page=84|accessdate=2014-06-05}}</ref> In 1986, the facility was renamed the [[Charlotte Y. Martin Centre]] after an eponymous donor donated $4.5 million to finance a remodel of the arena that could hold up to 4,000 people.<ref name="Facility Renamed">{{cite web|url=http://www.gonzaga.edu/academics/libraries/foley-library/departments/special-collections/exhibitions/Past_Exhibits/Gonzaga_History/GonzagaHistory1980.asp|title=Gonzaga History 1980-1989|accessdate=2014-06-03}}</ref><ref name="$4.5 Million Donated">{{cite web |url=http://www.gozags.com/facilities/gonz-martin-centre.html#history|title=Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (Volleyball)|accessdate=2014-06-03}}</ref> |
Basketball started at Gonzaga in February 1905 after a [[gym]]nasium was put in as an addition to the east end of the new college building that was being built.<ref name="First Gymnasium">{{cite web|url=http://www.gonzaga.edu/academics/libraries/foley-library/departments/special-collections/exhibitions/Past_Exhibits/Gonzaga_History/GonzagaHistory1896.asp|title=Gonzaga History 1896-1912|accessdate=2014-06-03}}</ref> In 1955, the basketball team moved from the gymnasium, nicknamed "the cave",<ref name="Kennedy Pavilion Construction"/> and began to play at the newly constructed [[Spokane Coliseum]].<ref name="Spokane Coliseum">{{cite web|url=http://www.gonzaga.edu/academics/libraries/foley-library/departments/special-collections/exhibitions/Past_Exhibits/Gonzaga_History/GonzagaHistory1961.asp|title=Gonzaga History 1961-1979|accessdate=2014-06-03|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140603042309/http://www.gonzaga.edu/academics/libraries/foley-library/departments/special-collections/exhibitions/Past_Exhibits/Gonzaga_History/GonzagaHistory1961.asp|archivedate=2014-06-03|df=}}</ref> On June 3, 1964, construction began for a new 3,800-seat athletic facility called the John F. Kennedy Memorial Pavilion.<ref name="Kennedy Pavilion Construction">{{cite news|date=1965-05-21|title=Kennedy Pavilion Heralds Modern Gonzaga Sports Era|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FzlWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AOkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7058%2C2093278|page=15}}</ref> To raise money for the $1.1 million project, Gonzaga's [[Students' union|student body]] had each student pay $10 per semester until $500,000 was raised. The university matched that amount, while the remaining $100,000 came from contributions.<ref name="Kennedy Pavilion Construction"/> Gonzaga's first game in the pavilion took place on December 3, 1965 against [[Washington State Cougars men's basketball|Washington State]], who beat the Bulldogs 106–78.<ref name="Gonzaga First Game in Pavilion">{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=1906949|title=McCarthy Athletic Center will open Saturday|date=October 21, 2004}}</ref><ref name="2013–14 Record Book">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/fls/26400//MEN'S%20BASKETBALL/2013-14%20MBB%20RECORD%20BOOK.pdf|title=2013–14 Record Book|page=84|accessdate=2014-06-05}}</ref> In 1986, the facility was renamed the [[Charlotte Y. Martin Centre]] after an eponymous donor donated $4.5 million to finance a remodel of the arena that could hold up to 4,000 people.<ref name="Facility Renamed">{{cite web|url=http://www.gonzaga.edu/academics/libraries/foley-library/departments/special-collections/exhibitions/Past_Exhibits/Gonzaga_History/GonzagaHistory1980.asp|title=Gonzaga History 1980-1989|accessdate=2014-06-03}}</ref><ref name="$4.5 Million Donated">{{cite web |url=http://www.gozags.com/facilities/gonz-martin-centre.html#history|title=Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (Volleyball)|accessdate=2014-06-03}}</ref> |
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After competing for over 39 years in the Charlotte Y. Martin Centre,<ref name="McCarthey Athletic Center History">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/facilities/gonz-mccarthey.html|title=McCarthey Athletic Center (Basketball)|date=June 6, 2011}}</ref> Gonzaga trustees approved construction for a new 6,000-seat arena on April 11, 2003.<ref name="McCarthey Athletic Center Construction Approved">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041103aaa.html|title=Gonzaga Trustees Approve Arena Construction|date=April 11, 2003}}</ref> The [[McCarthey Athletic Center]] was named after Gonzaga trustee Philip G. McCarthey and Gonzaga regent Thomas K. McCarthey, who contributed a significant portion of the funds needed to build the arena.<ref name="McCarthey Athletic Center Broke Ground">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/042403aaa.html|title=Bulldogs Break Ground For New Arena |date=April 24, 2003}}</ref> The first official game took place on November 19, 2004 against [[Portland State Vikings men's basketball|Portland State]], whom the Zags would beat 98–80 in front of a sold-out crowd.<ref name="McCarthey Athletic Center Opens"/><ref name="Gonzaga First Game in MAC">{{cite web|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2004/nov/19/psu-looks-tougher-this-time/|title=PSU looks tougher this time|date=November 19, 2004}}</ref> The Bulldogs opened the arena with a 38-game winning streak, which was the nation's longest active winning streak at the time.<ref name="McCarthey Athletic Center Winning Streak">{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2003569426_hoop13.html?syndication=rss|title=College Basketball Roundup: Zags' home winning streak is snapped at 50|date=February 13, 2007}}</ref> When combined with 12 wins at the Charlotte Y. Martin Centre, the overall home-game winning streak ended at 50 games with a loss to the [[Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball|Santa Clara]] on February 12, 2007.<ref name="McCarthey Athletic Center Winning Streak"/> In February 2015, BYU snapped Gonzaga's 41-game home winning streak in the McCarthey Athletic Center, which was also the longest active home winning streak in the NCAA at the time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400587360|title=BYU beats No. 3 Gonzaga, ending nation's longest home win streak|date=February 28, 2015}}</ref> |
After competing for over 39 years in the Charlotte Y. Martin Centre,<ref name="McCarthey Athletic Center History">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/facilities/gonz-mccarthey.html|title=McCarthey Athletic Center (Basketball)|date=June 6, 2011}}</ref> Gonzaga trustees approved construction for a new 6,000-seat arena on April 11, 2003.<ref name="McCarthey Athletic Center Construction Approved">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041103aaa.html|title=Gonzaga Trustees Approve Arena Construction|date=April 11, 2003}}</ref> The [[McCarthey Athletic Center]] was named after Gonzaga trustee Philip G. McCarthey and Gonzaga regent Thomas K. McCarthey, who contributed a significant portion of the funds needed to build the arena.<ref name="McCarthey Athletic Center Broke Ground">{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/042403aaa.html|title=Bulldogs Break Ground For New Arena |date=April 24, 2003}}</ref> The first official game took place on November 19, 2004 against [[Portland State Vikings men's basketball|Portland State]], whom the Zags would beat 98–80 in front of a sold-out crowd.<ref name="McCarthey Athletic Center Opens"/><ref name="Gonzaga First Game in MAC">{{cite web|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2004/nov/19/psu-looks-tougher-this-time/|title=PSU looks tougher this time|date=November 19, 2004}}</ref> The Bulldogs opened the arena with a 38-game winning streak, which was the nation's longest active winning streak at the time.<ref name="McCarthey Athletic Center Winning Streak">{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2003569426_hoop13.html?syndication=rss|title=College Basketball Roundup: Zags' home winning streak is snapped at 50|date=February 13, 2007}}</ref> When combined with 12 wins at the Charlotte Y. Martin Centre, the overall home-game winning streak ended at 50 games with a loss to the [[Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball|Santa Clara]] on February 12, 2007.<ref name="McCarthey Athletic Center Winning Streak"/> In February 2015, BYU snapped Gonzaga's 41-game home winning streak in the McCarthey Athletic Center, which was also the longest active home winning streak in the NCAA at the time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400587360|title=BYU beats No. 3 Gonzaga, ending nation's longest home win streak|date=February 28, 2015}}</ref> |
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University | Gonzaga University | |||
Head coach | Mark Few (19th season) | |||
Conference | West Coast Conference | |||
Location | Spokane, Washington | |||
Arena | McCarthey Athletic Center (capacity: 6,000) | |||
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The Gonzaga Bulldogs are 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 Gonzaga Bulldogs play home basketball games at the McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Washington on the university campus.
Gonzaga has had 15 of its players receive the WCC Player of the Year award,[2] and two players, Frank Burgess in 1961 with 32.4 points per game, and Adam Morrison in 2006 with 28.1 points per game, have led the nation in scoring. Adam Morrison was named the Co-National Player of the year for the 2005–06 season.
Since the mid-1990s, Gonzaga has established itself as one of the closest things to a major basketball power in a mid-major conference. They have been to every NCAA Tournament since 1999, a year in which they made a Cinderella run to the Elite Eight, and have appeared in every final AP poll since the 2008–09 season. They have also appeared in all but one WCC conference title game since 1995, and in every conference title game since 1998, winning 16 of them. This culminated in 2016–17, when the Bulldogs went to their first Final Four in school history, advancing all the way to the national championship game.
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).[3] 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.[4] Frank McKevitt took over for Mulligan during the 1910–11 basketball season, acquiring an 8–1 (.889) record.[4] From 1944 to 1994 the Bulldogs compiled a record of 628–531 (.542), earning regular season titles in 1965–66, 1966–67 and 1993–94. 1993–94 also saw the team qualify for its first postseason tournament, the NIT. A year later, the 1994–95 team would make the school's first appearance into the NCAA tournament, under coach Dan Fitzgerald.[5]
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 Dan Fitzgerald wanted to focus on his athletic director's duties.[6] 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.[6] 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.[7]
During the 1998–99 season, the Bulldogs finished with a 28–7 record and the conference tournament championship, which gave Gonzaga a 10-seed into the 1999 NCAA Tournament.[8] In what would be the tournament's "Cinderella" run and Gonzaga's "coming out party" (Gonzaga has made the NCAA Tournament each year since) the Zags beat seventh-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.[9] 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.[6] They trailed eventual national champion UConn by one point with a minute remaining before losing 67–62 in the regional finals.[10]
Mark Few (1999–present)
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After Dan Monson took the head coaching position at Minnesota,[11] assistant coach Mark Few was named the new head coach on July 26, 1999.[12] In his inaugural season, Few led the Zags to a 26–9 record, which was highlighted by winning the WCC Tournament and advancing to the Sweet 16 of the 2000 NCAA Tournament with wins over Louisville and St. John's.[13]
In the 2000–01 season, the Bulldogs faced a tough schedule highlighted by games against Arizona, Washington, Florida, and New Mexico.[14] Despite starting the season 5–1, the Zags dropped four of their next five games.[15] Gonzaga rebounded and finished the regular season 15–6[15] before winning their third consecutive WCC Tournament title.[16] The win gave the Bulldogs an automatic bid into the 2001 NCAA Tournament, where they were given a 12-seed.[17] In the first round game against fifth-seeded Virginia, Casey Calvary put back a blocked shot with nine seconds left to give the Zags an 86–85 victory.[18] Gonzaga would go on to beat 13th-seeded Indiana State 85–68 in the second round to advance to their third consecutive Sweet 16 appearance.[19] The Zags would go on to lose to defending national champion Michigan State 77–62 and finished the season with a 26–7 record.[20]
Before the 2001–02 season started, the Bulldogs were unanimously favored to win the WCC title in the 2001–02 WCC preseason coaches poll.[21] Few led the Zags to a share of the WCC regular season title, as Pepperdine also had a 13–1 conference record.[22] The Bulldogs would avenge their only conference loss of the season by defeating Pepperdine 96–90 for their fourth straight WCC title.[23] The win gave the Zags an automatic bid as a six-seed in the 2002 NCAA Tournament, where they would face 11th-seeded Wyoming.[24] Despite beating the Cowboys in the 1998 National Invitation Tournament,[24] they would end up losing 73–66, marking the first time the Zags lost in the first round of the tournament in the Mark Few era.[25][26]
In the 2002–03 season, Few led the Bulldogs to their fifth regular season title in six years with a 12–2 conference record.[27] Despite this, Gonzaga lost to San Diego in the WCC Tournament championship game 72–63,[28] marking the first time the Zags had lost in the championship game in four years.[29] Gonzaga garnered a nine-seed in the 2003 NCAA Tournament, where they beat Cincinnati 74–69 to advance to the second round of the tournament for the fourth time in five years.[30] The Bulldogs would go on to lose to Arizona 96–95 in double overtime to finish 24–9.[31][32]
The 2003–04 season marked the first time that the team participated in the annual Battle in Seattle game.[33] Gonzaga faced third-ranked Missouri, who was the highest-ranked regular season opponent that the Zags had played against up to that point; they would go on to win the game in an 87–80 overtime victory.[34] This season marked the last time Gonzaga would play home games in the Charlotte Y. Martin Centre; their last game in the building took place February 28, 2004, where they beat Santa Clara 80–64.[35] The win gave the Bulldogs their first undefeated run through the WCC in school history with a 14–0 conference record.[35] Gonzaga would go on to receive an automatic bid into the 2004 NCAA Tournament with a two-seed, which was the highest seed they had received in school history in seven tournament appearances.[36] The Bulldogs would go on to beat 15th-seeded Valparaiso 76–49[37] before being upset in the second round by tenth-seeded Nevada 91–72, where they finished the season 28–3.[38]
Gonzaga opened up the 2004–05 season with a home game against Portland State in the new 6,000-seat McCarthey Athletic Center on November 19, 2004.[39] Despite losing five seniors, including second-round NBA draft pick Blake Stepp,[40] Few was still able to lead the Zags to their ninth regular season title since 1994 with a 12–2 conference record.[41] The Bulldogs would go on to win their second straight WCC Tournament title,[42] giving them an automatic bid into the 2005 NCAA Tournament as a three-seed.[43] The Zags beat 14th-seeded Winthrop 74–64[44] before falling to Texas Tech 71–69 in the second round, where they ended the season with a 26–5 record.[45]
Before the 2005–06 season got underway, Gonzaga junior Adam Morrison became the first player in team history to be named to the preseason Associated Press All-America team.[46] The Zags also received their highest preseason ranking in program history at number seven in the USA Today/ESPN preseason poll.[47] The Bulldogs captured their third straight WCC Tournament title when they beat Loyola Marymount 68–67 in the championship game.[48] They received an automatic bid into the 2006 NCAA Tournament as a three-seed, where they beat Xavier 79–75 in the first round.[49] The Zags would go on to beat Indiana Hoosiers 90–80,[50] where they would advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2001.[26] Despite being ahead by as many as 17 points, the Bulldogs ended their season in the Sweet 16 by losing to UCLA 73–71, finishing 29–4.[51][52]
The 2006–07 season marked the first time that the Zags suffered at least ten losses in a season since the 1997–98 season.[53] Despite this, Few still led the Bulldogs to their seventh straight regular season title with a conference record of 11–3.[54] Gonzaga would go on to win the WCC Tournament for the fourth year in a row, being the only Division I school to do so that year.[55] They received an automatic bid into the 2007 NCAA Tournament, where they were given a 10-seed.[56] The Zags would end their season by losing in the opening round for the first time since 2001, as Indiana beat Gonzaga 70–57.[57]
In 2007–08 the Bulldogs went 25-8, but lost in the Round of 64 to a Davidson team.
The 2008–09 team won both the WCC Regular Season Championship and the WCC Tournament Championship. Entering the NCAA Tournament as a #4 seed, the team reached the Sweet Sixteen, before losing to eventual NCAA Champions North Carolina.
For the next five seasons, The team advanced to the NCAA Tournament, but fell in the Round of 32 each time. The 2012–13 team became the first Gonzaga squad to be ranked as the #1 team in the country and was awarded as a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time. The Zags also won over 30 games for the first time in program history with a 32-3 overall record.
The 2014–15 team advanced all the way to the Elite Eight before losing to eventual national champion Duke. This was the first time since 1999 that Gonzaga had advanced to the Elite Eight. Gonzaga also won the WCC regular-season and tournament championships for the third consecutive season. The 2014–15 also set the school record for wins in a single season with 35.
The 2015–16 team team suffered 4 losses at home and nearly missed the NCAA Tournament entirely, but shared the WCC regular-season crown with Saint Mary's and then won the WCC Tournament. The Zags were awarded a #11 seed and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, dismantling #6 seed Seton Hall and #3 seed Utah, before falling to Syracuse by three points.
The 2016–17 team won its first 29 games, setting a new school record for consecutive games won, before falling to WCC rival BYU.
The Zags made the NCAA tournament as a #1 seed and advanced to the school's first-ever championship game, with wins over South Dakota State, Northwestern, West Virginia, Xavier, and South Carolina. The Zags set a new school record for wins in a single season with 37 and also had the most wins of any team that season.
Facilities
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Basketball started at Gonzaga in February 1905 after a gymnasium was put in as an addition to the east end of the new college building that was being built.[58] In 1955, the basketball team moved from the gymnasium, nicknamed "the cave",[59] and began to play at the newly constructed Spokane Coliseum.[60] On June 3, 1964, construction began for a new 3,800-seat athletic facility called the John F. Kennedy Memorial Pavilion.[59] To raise money for the $1.1 million project, Gonzaga's student body had each student pay $10 per semester until $500,000 was raised. The university matched that amount, while the remaining $100,000 came from contributions.[59] Gonzaga's first game in the pavilion took place on December 3, 1965 against Washington State, who beat the Bulldogs 106–78.[61][62] In 1986, the facility was renamed the Charlotte Y. Martin Centre after an eponymous donor donated $4.5 million to finance a remodel of the arena that could hold up to 4,000 people.[63][64]
After competing for over 39 years in the Charlotte Y. Martin Centre,[65] Gonzaga trustees approved construction for a new 6,000-seat arena on April 11, 2003.[66] The McCarthey Athletic Center was named after Gonzaga trustee Philip G. McCarthey and Gonzaga regent Thomas K. McCarthey, who contributed a significant portion of the funds needed to build the arena.[67] The first official game took place on November 19, 2004 against Portland State, whom the Zags would beat 98–80 in front of a sold-out crowd.[39][68] The Bulldogs opened the arena with a 38-game winning streak, which was the nation's longest active winning streak at the time.[69] When combined with 12 wins at the Charlotte Y. Martin Centre, the overall home-game winning streak ended at 50 games with a loss to the Santa Clara on February 12, 2007.[69] In February 2015, BYU snapped Gonzaga's 41-game home winning streak in the McCarthey Athletic Center, which was also the longest active home winning streak in the NCAA at the time.[70]
Through the end of the 2016–17 season, the Zags are 177–14 (.927) in the building, which includes a 80–8 (.909) record in non-conference games, a 95–6 (.941) record in conference games, and a 2–0 (1.000) record in the WCC Tournament.[71][72]
Traditions
Battle in Seattle
Battle in Seattle Results | ||||
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Year | Opponent | Result | Score | Attendance |
2003 | #3 Missouri | Won | 87–80 (OT) | 12,831 |
2004 | Massachusetts | Won | 68–57 | 10,126 |
2005 | Oklahoma State | Won | 64–62 | 13,644 |
2006 | #24 Nevada | Lost | 74–82 | 15,110 |
2007 | #11 Tennessee | Lost | 72–82 | 15,141 |
2008 | #2 Connecticut | Lost | 83–88 (OT) | 16,763 |
2009 | Davidson | Won | 103–91 | 13,176 |
2010 | #20 Illinois | Lost | 61–73 | 14,789 |
2011 | Arizona | Won | 71–60 | 15,127 |
2012 | Kansas State | Won | 68–52 | 16,241 |
2013 | South Alabama | Won | 68–59 | 9,140 |
2014 | Cal Poly | Won | 63–50 | 11,741 |
2015 | Tennessee | Won | 86–79 | 16,770 |
On December 13, 2003, Gonzaga participated in a neutral court game at KeyArena that would later become an annual event known as the Battle in Seattle.[33] The event marked the first time that a regular season Gonzaga basketball game was broadcast nationally on CBS Sports, as Craig Bolerjack called the action while Clark Kellogg provided commentary.[73] Ranked third in the country, Missouri was the highest ranked regular season opponent that Gonzaga had faced up to that point; the Bulldogs would go on to beat the Tigers 87–80 in overtime.[34]
The 2005 Battle in Seattle is remembered for Adam Morrison's game-winning shot against Oklahoma State that sealed a 64–62 victory for the Bulldogs.[74] Gus Johnson's call at the end of the game with Bill Raftery[75] was ranked fourth on a list of 25 of his most "over-the-top calls" by Complex.[76] Johnson's call at the end of the game:
Zags no timeouts. They gotta hurry. But here comes the All-America. Morrison... six... fires... OH... HE BANKED IN A THREE! [Raftery shouts "OH!"] OH... WOW... [Raftery: ONIONS!] WHAT A GAME... [Raftery shouts "OH!" again] LARRY BIRD... BABY... [Raftery makes an unintelligible sound...] WHOA! [Raftery laughs in the background... Replay is shown as Raftery says, "Look at the clock. And when you're sleepless in Seattle, why not get a little kiss... Gus... Oh! Major onions... all on his own! Look at the contesting... oh, what a smooch... woo... wow!"] Crunch time you go to your best player. [Raftery says, "This kid is extraordinary... and watch the contesting Gus, it's not like he's standing still. Two defenders, knowing... look at that.] Adam Morrison refusing to let his team lose.[76]
In 2008, the game broke the state attendance record for a regular season college basketball game, as a sold out crowd of 16,763 watched the Bulldogs play Connecticut.[77]
In the 2016–17 season, Gonzaga failed to schedule the Battle in Seattle, ending an annual tradition of participating in the event every December for 13 consecutive years. Representatives from the Zags cited an inability to find a quality opponent to schedule and wanting to maintain strong résumé.[78] The Zags have compiled an 9–4 (.692) record in the event since they first appeared in it back in 2003.[79]
Rivalries
Saint Mary's
Gonzaga's biggest rivalry is with fellow West Coast Conference foe Saint Mary's. Many analysts and members of the media have touted the Gaels vs. Zags as one of the best, if not the best, college basketball rivalry on the West Coast,[80][81] as both teams have been consistently the two top teams in the conference over the last 2 decades. Gonzaga and Saint Mary's have combined to win 19 out of the last 23 conference championship games.[82] Currently Gonzaga leads the series 67-29, with the most recent of the meetings coming in the 2017 WCC Championship Game, which the Bulldogs won 74-56.
Arizona
Since the most recent turn of the century, Gonzaga has developed a budding out-of-conference rivalry with the Arizona Wildcats.[83] The series began in 2000 and has been played a total of 8 times, including once every season since the 2013-14 season and twice in the NCAA Tournament. The 2003 meeting came in the second round of that year's NCAA Tournament, a thrilling 96-95 win for Arizona at the buzzer. Their second and final postseason meeting occurred in 2014, a decisive 84-61 win for the Wildcats in the second round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament.[84] Currently, Arizona leads the series 6-2 and is 2-0 in postseason meetings.[85]
Washington State
Gonzaga also enjoys a regional rivalry with their Washington counterparts, the Washington State Cougars. As of the 2015–16 season, Washington State has a 98–52 lead in the all-time series against the Gonzaga Bulldogs in a series that began in 1907 and was most recently played every season from 2002 until 2016, but Gonzaga has won 14 of the last 17 matchups in the series since the 1998–99 season, including each of the last five games.[86] The Gonzaga/WSU game on December 5, 2007 marked the first time the two schools played each other as ranked teams;[87] Washington State, ranked #6 in the AP Poll, won over #19 Gonzaga 51-47.[88]
Impact
University enrollment
Freshman enrollment at Gonzaga in the mid-nineties hovered around 500 students annually, including a total of 569 as late as 1998.[89] In 1999, enrollment jumped to 701 five months after the Zags went to the Elite Eight.[89] This trend continued after Gonzaga won five games in the 1999 and 2000 NCAA Tournaments, as freshman enrollment increased to 796 in 2000 and to a then-record 979 in 2001.[89] 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.[90]
Gonzaga has been viewed as reaping benefits from its basketball-related exposure to this day. The university's financial position and fundraising success dramatically improved. This led to a campus building boom; the McCarthey Athletic Center proved to be just the first of a series of major campus buildings that opened between 2004 and 2017. Booming freshman enrollment led Gonzaga to introduce a more selective admissions process in 2003, which led to a significant increase in the academic credentials of incoming freshmen. Even with greater selectivity, freshman enrollment has continued to grow, reaching 1,200 for 2016–17.[91]
Coaching records
Name | Years | Record | Win % |
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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 | 9–17 | .346 |
Gus Dorais | 1920–25 | 34–53 | .391 |
Maurice Smith | 1925–31 | 46–59 | .438 |
S. Dagly | 1931–32 | 4–7 | .364 |
Perry Ten Eyck | 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 | 503–113 | .817 |
Season-by-season results
Under Mark Few:
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | - | Mark Few (West Coast Conference) (1999–present) | ||||||||
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1999–00 | Mark Few | 26–9 | 11–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen | |||||||||
2000–01 | Mark Few | 26–7 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen | |||||||||
2001–02 | Mark Few | 29–4 | 13–1 | T–1st | NCAA Division I first round | |||||||||
2002–03 | Mark Few | 24–9 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I second round | |||||||||
2003–04 | Mark Few | 28–3 | 14–0 | 1st | NCAA Division I second round | |||||||||
2004–05 | Mark Few | 26–5 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I second round | |||||||||
2005–06 | Mark Few | 29–4 | 14–0 | 1st | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen | |||||||||
2006–07 | Mark Few | 23–11 | 11–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I first round | |||||||||
2007–08 | Mark Few | 25–8 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I first round | |||||||||
2008–09 | Mark Few | 28–6 | 14–0 | 1st | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen | |||||||||
2009–10 | Mark Few | 27–7 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I second round | |||||||||
2010–11 | Mark Few | 25–10 | 11–3 | T–1st | NCAA Division I second round | |||||||||
2011–12 | Mark Few | 26–7 | 13–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division I second round | |||||||||
2012–13 | Mark Few | 32–3 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Division I second round | |||||||||
2013–14 | Mark Few | 29–7 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I second round | |||||||||
2014–15 | Mark Few | 35–3 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | |||||||||
2015–16 | Mark Few | 28–8 | 15–3 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen | |||||||||
2016–17 | Mark Few | 37–2 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Runner-up | |||||||||
2017–18 | Mark Few | 32–5 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen | |||||||||
2018–19 | Mark Few | 33–4 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | |||||||||
2019–20 | Mark Few | 31–2 | 15–1 | 1st | No postseason held | |||||||||
2020–21 | Mark Few | 31–1 | 15–0 | 1st | NCAA Division I Runner-up | |||||||||
2021–22 | Mark Few | 28–4 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen | |||||||||
2022–23 | Mark Few | 31–6 | 14–2 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | |||||||||
2023–24 | Mark Few | 27–8 | 14–2 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen | |||||||||
Mark Few: | 716–143 (.834) | 347–36 (.906) | ||||||||||||
Total: | 1,836–1,144 (.616) | |||||||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Record vs. WCC Opponents
The Gonzaga Bulldogs lead the all-time series vs. all of the nine other current WCC opponents.
Opponent | Overall Record |
In the Mark Few Era |
As a WCC Member |
Home | Road | Neutral | Last 5 Meetings |
Last 10 Meetings |
Current Streak |
First Meeting |
Latest Meeting |
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BYU | GU, 12–6 (.667) | GU, 11–6 (.647) | GU, 11–5 (.688) | TIED, 3–3 (.500) | GU, 4–2 (.667) | GU, 5–1 (.833) | GU, 3–2 (.600) | GU, 6–4 (.600) | L 1 | W 46–41 (Dec. 16, 1949)[92] |
L 71–79 (Feb. 25, 2017)[93] |
LMU | GU, 69–21 (.767) | GU, 37–3 (.925) | GU, 66–20 (.767) | GU, 38–6 (.864) | GU, 27–13 (.675) | GU, 4–2 (.667) | GU, 5–0 (1.000) | GU, 10–0 (1.000) | W 16 | W 75–71 (1953)[94] |
W 90–60 (Feb. 9, 2017)[95] |
Pacific | GU, 12–1 (.923) | GU, 10–0 (1.000) | GU, 9–0 (1.000) | GU, 6–0 (1.000) | GU, 5–1 (.833) | GU, 1–0 (1.000) | GU, 5–0 (1.000) | GU, 10–0 (1.000) | W 10 | W 85–83 (Feb. 5, 1959)[96] |
W 82–50 (Mar. 4, 2017)[97] |
Pepperdine | GU, 53–31 (.631) | GU, 37–2 (.949) | GU, 52–31 (.627) | GU, 27–12 (.692) | GU, 21–17 (.553) | GU, 5–2 (.714) | GU, 5–0 (1.000) | GU, 10–0 (1.000) | W 33 | W 93–70 (Dec. 11, 1964)[98] |
W 96–49 (Jan. 28, 2017)[99] |
Portland | GU, 100–66 (.602) | GU, 35–2 (.946) | GU, 65–16 (.802) | GU, 47–22 (.681) | GU, 40–35 (.533) | GU, 13–9 (.591) | GU, 5–0 (1.000) | GU, 9–1 (.900) | W 8 | W 58–41 (1947)[100] |
W 83–64 (Jan. 23, 2017)[101] |
Saint Mary's | GU, 67–29 (.698) | GU, 40–9 (.816) | GU, 64–27 (.703) | GU, 31–9 (.775) | GU, 22–18 (.550) | GU, 14–2 (.875) | GU, 4–1 (.800) | GU, 8–2 (.800) | W 4 | W 94–77 (Dec. 17, 1955)[102] |
W 74–56 (Mar. 7, 2017)[103] |
San Diego | GU, 69–22 (.758) | GU, 40–4 (.909) | GU, 69–21 (.767) | GU, 34–6 (.850) | GU, 29–13 (.690) | GU, 6–3 (.667) | GU, 5–0 (1.000) | GU, 9–1 (.900) | W 6 | L 66–69 (Jan. 27, 1968)[104] |
W 96–38 (Feb. 23, 2017)[105] |
San Francisco | GU, 55–22 (.714) | GU, 34–4 (.895) | GU, 55–18 (.753) | GU, 33–3 (.917) | GU, 20–18 (.526) | GU, 2–1 (.667) | GU, 5–0 (1.000) | GU, 10–0 (1.000) | W 11 | W 62–64 (Jan. 28, 1961)[106] |
W 96–61 (Feb. 16, 2017)[107] |
Santa Clara | GU, 59–31 (.656) | GU, 39–4 (.907) | GU, 58–28 (.674) | GU, 31–7 (.816) | SCU, 20–23 (.465) | GU, 8–1 (.889) | GU, 5–0 (1.000) | GU, 10–0 (1.000) | W 15 | L 32–44 (Jan. 2, 1947)[108] |
W 77–68 (Mar. 6, 2017)[109] |
vs. All Current WCC Opponents |
GU, 496–229 (.684) | GU, 283–34 (.893) | GU, 449–166 (.730) | GU, 250–68 (.786) | GU, 188–140 (.573) | GU, 58–21 (.734) | GU, 4–1 (.800) | GU, 9–1 (.900) | W 3 | vs. SCU[108] | vs. SMC[103] |
*As of March 8, 2017.[110][111] |
Gonzaga vs. the AP Top 25 (since 1998–99)
Since the season of Gonzaga's 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament run to the Elite 8, Gonzaga has played a total of 86 games against teams ranked in the AP Top 25 Poll. Gonzaga has a record of 34–52 (.395) 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 |
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1998–99 (3–4) |
#8 Kansas #15 Purdue #22 Washington #24 TCU #7 Stanford #23 Florida #3 Connecticut |
L 80–66 L 83-68 W 82–71 L 90–87 W 82–74 W 73–72 L 67–62 |
1999–2000 (2–3) |
#1 Cincinnati #19 Temple #11 UCLA #9 St. John's #25 Purdue |
L 75–68 L 64–48 W 59–43 W 82–76 L 75–66 |
2000–01 (1–3) |
#5 Arizona #8 Florida #16 Virginia #3 Michigan State |
L 101–87 L 85–71 W 86–85 L 77–62 |
2001–02 (1–1) |
#3 Illinois #21 Fresno State |
L 76–58 W 87–77 |
2002–03 (0–3) |
#19 Indiana #15 Kentucky #2 Arizona |
L 76–75 L 80–72 L 96–952OT |
2003–04 (1–2) |
#17 St. Joseph's #3 Missouri #9 Stanford |
L 73–66 W 87–80OT L 87–80 |
2004–05 (3–2) |
#5 Illinois #14 Washington #3 Georgia Tech #3 Oklahoma State #24 Texas Tech |
L 89–72 W 99–87 W 85–73 W 78–75 L 71–69 |
2005–06 (2–4) |
#23 Maryland #12 Michigan State #3 Connecticut #18 Washington #4 Memphis #7 UCLA |
W 88–76 W 109–1063OT L 65–63 L 99–95 L 83–72 L 73–71 |
2006–07 (3–3) |
#2 North Carolina #13 Washington #6 Duke #24 Nevada #23 Stanford #8 Memphis |
W 82–74 W 97–77 L 61–54 L 82–74 W 90–862OT L 78–77OT |
2007–08 (1–5) |
#8 Washington State #11 Tennessee #1 Memphis #25 St. Mary's #25 St. Mary's #23 Davidson |
L 51–47 L 82–72 L 81–73 L 89–85OT W 88–76 L 82–76 |
2008–09 (3–3) |
#12 Tennessee #2 Connecticut #15 Tennessee #22 St. Mary's #14 Memphis #2 North Carolina |
W 83–74 L 88–83OT W 89–79OT W 69–62 L 68–50 L 98–77 |
2009–10 (0–3) |
#2 Michigan State #7 Duke #4 Syracuse |
L 75–71 L 76–41 L 87–65 |
2010–11 (2–5) |
#25 San Diego State #3 Kansas State #20 Illinois #23 Notre Dame #9 Baylor #18 St. John's #10 BYU |
L 79–76 L 81–64 L 73–61 L 83–79 W 68–64 W 86–71 L 89–67 |
2011–12 (1–1) |
#16 Saint Mary's #7 Ohio State |
W 73–59 L 73–66 |
2012–13 (1–2) |
#13 Illinois #22 Oklahoma State #13 Butler |
L 85–74 W 69–68 L 64–63 |
2013–14 (0–2) |
#24 Memphis #4 Arizona |
L 60–54 L 84–61 |
2014–15 (1–2) |
#22 SMU #3 Arizona #4 Duke |
W 72–56 L 66–63OT L 66–52 |
2015–16 (3–3) |
#25 Texas A&M #18 Connecticut #19 Arizona #16 SMU #20 Seton Hall #13 Utah |
L 62–61 W 73–70 L 68–63 L 69–60 W 68–52 W 82–59 |
2016–17 (6–1) |
#21 Iowa State #16 Arizona #21 Saint Mary's #20 Saint Mary's #19 Saint Mary's #13 West Virginia #6 North Carolina |
W 73–71 W 69–62 W 79–56 W 74–64 W 74–56 W 61–58 L 71–65 |
Teams in bold represent games Gonzaga played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.
WCC Tournament results
Postseason
NCAA Tournament
The Bulldogs have appeared in 20 NCAA Tournaments. The 2017 tournament was the Bulldogs' 19th consecutive appearance. Gonzaga's combined record is 29–20 (.592).
Year | Record | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1995 | 21–9 | #14 | Round of 64 | #3 Maryland | L 87–63 |
1999 | 28–7 | #10 | Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
#7 Minnesota #2 Stanford #6 Florida #1 Connecticut |
W 75–63 W 82–74 W 73–72 L 67–62 |
2000 | 26–9 | #10 | Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen |
#7 Louisville #2 St. John's #6 Purdue |
W 77–66 W 82–76 L 75–66 |
2001 | 26–7 | #12 | Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen |
#5 Virginia #13 Indiana State #1 Michigan State |
W 86–85 W 85–68 L 77–62 |
2002 | 29–4 | #6 | Round of 64 | #11 Wyoming | L 73–66 |
2003 | 24–9 | #9 | Round of 64 Round of 32 |
#8 Cincinnati #1 Arizona |
W 74–69 L 96–95 2OT |
2004 | 28–3 | #2 | Round of 64 Round of 32 |
#15 Valparaiso #10 Nevada |
W 76–49 L 91–72 |
2005 | 26–5 | #3 | Round of 64 Round of 32 |
#14 Winthrop #6 Texas Tech |
W 74–64 L 71–69 |
2006 | 29–4 | #3 | Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen |
#14 Xavier #6 Indiana #2 UCLA |
W 79–75 W 90–80 L 73–71 |
2007 | 23–11 | #10 | Round of 64 | #7 Indiana | L 70–57 |
2008 | 25–8 | #7 | Round of 64 | #10 Davidson | L 82–76 |
2009 | 28–6 | #4 | Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen |
#13 Akron #12 Western Kentucky #1 North Carolina |
W 77–64 W 83–81 L 98–77 |
2010 | 27–7 | #8 | Round of 64 Round of 32 |
#9 Florida State #1 Syracuse |
W 67–60 L 87–65 |
2011 | 25–10 | #11 | Round of 64 Round of 32 |
#6 St. John's #3 BYU |
W 86–71 L 89–67 |
2012 | 26–7 | #7 | Round of 64 Round of 32 |
#10 West Virginia #2 Ohio State |
W 77–54 L 73–66 |
2013 | 32–3 | #1 | Round of 64 Round of 32 |
#16 Southern #9 Wichita State |
W 64–58 L 76–70 |
2014 | 29–7 | #8 | Round of 64 Round of 32 |
#9 Oklahoma State #1 Arizona |
W 85–77 L 84–61 |
2015 | 35–3 | #2 | Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
#15 North Dakota State #7 Iowa #11 UCLA #1 Duke |
W 86–76 W 87–68 W 74–62 L 66–52 |
2016 | 28–8 | #11 | Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen |
#6 Seton Hall #3 Utah #10 Syracuse |
W 68–52 W 82–59 L 63–60 |
2017 | 37–2 | #1 | Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship |
#16 South Dakota State #8 Northwestern #4 West Virginia #11 Xavier #7 South Carolina #1 North Carolina |
W 66–46 W 79–73 W 61–58 W 83–59 W 77–73 L 71–65 |
NCAA Tournament seeding history
The NCAA began seeding the tournament with the 1979 edition.
Year → | '95 | '99 | '00 | '01 | '02 | '03 | '04 | '05 | '06 | '07 | '08 | '09 | '10 | '11 | '12 | '13 | '14 | '15 | '16 | '17 |
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Seed → | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
NIT results
The Bulldogs have appeared in three National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Gonzaga's combined record is 2–3 (.400).
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1994 | First Round Second Round |
Stanford Kansas State |
W 80–76 L 66–64 |
1996 | First Round | Washington State | L 92–73 |
1998 | First Round Second Round |
Wyoming Hawaiʻi |
W 69–55 L 78–70 |
Current roster
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WCC and Big Sky Conference Awards
Conference Coach of the Year
WCC Player of the Year
WCC Defensive Player of the Year
1st-Team All-Conference
2nd-Team All-Conference
All-WCC Honorable Mention Team
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WCC Tournament MVP
Conference All-Tournament Team
WCC Newcomer of the Year
WCC Freshman of the Year
WCC All-Freshmen Team
WCC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
WCC All-Academic Team
WCC Honorable Mention All-Academic Team
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National Awards
National Coach of the YearNational Player of the Year
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (Best Center)
First Team All-American
Second Team All-American
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Third Team All-American
Honorable Mention All-American
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Academic National Honors
CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame
CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year
Anson Mount Scholar-Athlete of the Year
DI-AAA ADA Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year
DI-AAA ADA Men's Scholar-Athlete Team
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First Team CoSIDA Academic All-American
Second Team CoSIDA Academic All-American
Third Team CoSIDA Academic All-American
First Team Senior CLASS All-American
Second Team Senior CLASS All-American
Elite 90 Award
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McDonald's All-Americans
Four McDonald's All-Americans have played for Gonzaga. Zach Collins was the first of these individuals to have started his college basketball career with the Bulldogs.[224]
Year | Player | First College Team |
Gonzaga Seasons |
Ref. |
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2016 | Zach Collins | Gonzaga | 2016–17 | [225] |
2013 | Nigel Williams-Goss | Washington | 2016–17 | [226] |
2011 | Kyle Wiltjer | Kentucky | 2014–16 | [227] |
2005 | Micah Downs | Kansas | 2006–09 | [228] |
Players in the NBA
Draft Year |
Round | Pick | Player | Gonzaga Seasons |
Draft Team / First NBA Team |
Pro Seasons |
Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | 1 | 10 | Zach Collins | 2017 | Sacramento Kings | 2018–present | [229] |
2017 | 2 | 55 | Nigel Williams-Goss | 2016–17 | Utah Jazz | – | [230] |
2016 | 1 | 11 | Domantas Sabonis | 2015–16 | Orlando Magic | 2017–present | [231] |
2016 | – | – | Kyle Wiltjer | 2014–16 | Undrafted; Houston Rockets | 2017 | [232] |
2014 | – | – | David Stockton | 2010–14 | Undrafted; Sacramento Kings | 2015 | [233] |
2013 | 1 | 13 | Kelly Olynyk | 2010–13 | Dallas Mavericks | 2014–present | [234] |
2013 | – | – | Elias Harris | 2010–13 | Undrafted; Los Angeles Lakers | 2014 | [235] |
2012 | 2 | 60 | Robert Sacre | 2008–12 | Los Angeles Lakers | 2013–16 | [236] |
2009 | 1 | 15 | Austin Daye | 2006–09 | Detroit Pistons | 2010–15 | [237] |
2009 | – | – | Jeremy Pargo | 2006–09 | Undrafted; Memphis Grizzlies | 2012–13 | [238] |
2006 | 1 | 3 | Adam Morrison | 2004–06 | Charlotte Hornets | 2007–10 | [239] |
2005 | 2 | 37 | Ronny Turiaf | 2002–05 | Los Angeles Lakers | 2006–15 | [240] |
2004 | 2 | 58 | Blake Stepp | 2001–04 | Minnesota Timberwolves | – | [241] |
2002 | 1 | 28 | Dan Dickau | 2000–02 | Sacramento Kings | 2003–08 | [242] |
2002 | 2 | 40 | Mario Kasun | 2001 | Los Angeles Clippers | 2005–06 | [243] |
2000 | – | – | Richie Frahm | 1997–2000 | Undrafted; Seattle SuperSonics | 2004–08 | [244] |
1997 | 2 | 53 | Paul Rogers | 1995–97 | Los Angeles Lakers | – | [245] |
1987 | – | – | Mike Champion | 1984–87 | Undrafted; Seattle SuperSonics | 1989 | [246] |
1984 | 1 | 16 | John Stockton | 1981–84 | Utah Jazz | 1985–2003 | [247] |
1980 | 7 | 139 | Carl Pierce | 1979–80 | Detroit Pistons | – | [248] |
1978 | 7 | 141 | Jim DeWeese | 1977–78 | Atlanta Hawks | – | [249] |
1977 | 5 | 94 | Jim Grady | 1974–77 | New Orleans Jazz | – | [250] |
1975 | 5 | 77 | Ken Tyler | 1973–75 | Philadelphia 76ers | – | [251] |
1971 | 11 | 171 | Howard Burford | 1970–71 | Portland Trail Blazers | – | [252] |
1971 | 15 | 171 | Bill Quigg | 1970–71 | San Diego Rockets | – | [253] |
1967 | 3 | 113 | Gary Lechman | 1965–67 | Seattle SuperSonics | – | [254] |
1961 | 3 | 27 | Frank Burgess | 1959–61 | Los Angeles Lakers | – | [255] |
1960 | 9 | 64 | Jean Claude Lefebvre | 1958–59 | Los Angeles Lakers | – | [256] |
Statistical records
Individual career records
Career Points Leaders
Career Assists Leaders
Career Steals Leaders
Career Rebounds Leaders
Career Blocked Shots Leaders
Career 3-Pointers Made Leaders
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Career Field Goals Made Leaders
Career Free Throws Made Leaders
Career Field Goal Percentage Leaders
Career Free Throw Percentage Leaders
Career Wins Leaders
Career Games Played Leaders
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Individual season records
Single-Season Points Leaders
Single-Season Assists Leaders
Single-Season Steals Leaders
Single-Season Rebounds Leaders
Single-Season Blocked Shots Leaders
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Single-Season 3-Pointers Made Leaders
Single-Season Field Goals Made Leaders
Single-Season Free Throws Made Leaders
Single-Season Field Goal Percentage Leaders
Single-Season Free Throw Percentage Leaders
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Individual game records
Single-Game Points Leaders
Single-Game Rebounds Leaders
Single-Game Assists Leaders
Single-Game Field Goals Made Leaders
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Single-Game Free Throws Made Leaders
Single-Game Free Throw Percentage Leaders
Single-Game 3-Pointers Made Leaders
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