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2017–18 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcCarthey Athletic Center
Seasons
2017–18 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Gonzaga 17 1   .944 32 5   .865
No. 25 Saint Mary's 16 2   .889 30 6   .833
BYU 11 7   .611 24 11   .686
San Diego 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
San Francisco 9 9   .500 22 17   .564
Pacific 9 9   .500 14 18   .438
Santa Clara 8 10   .444 11 20   .355
Loyola Marymount 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Portland 4 14   .222 10 22   .313
Pepperdine 2 16   .111 6 26   .188
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Gonzaga University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by head coach Mark Few, who is in his 19th season as head coach. The team plays its home games at McCarthey Athletic Center, which has a capacity of 6,000. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the Zags) are playing in their 38th season as a member of the West Coast Conference.

Previous Season

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The 2016-17 Gonzaga Bulldogs team finished the season with a 37–1 record. The 2016–17 season was arguably the greatest season in Gonzaga's 109-year basketball history. The Bulldogs finished with a 32–1 regular season record and did not lose a game until February. They finished ranked second in the AP Poll, the highest final national ranking in school history. They won both the West Coast Conference regular season and tournament championships, and advanced to the first NCAA National Championship game in the school's history--the deepest run for a WCC team since San Francisco advanced to its third consecutive Final Four in 1957. With a victory over South Carolina in the regional semifinal, the Bulldogs tied the NCAA Division I record for the second-most wins in a season. Their run ended in the NCAA National Championship game, where they lost to North Carolina.

Preseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Przemek Karnowski 24 C 7'1" 300 Senior (Redshirt) Toruń, Poland Graduated
Rem Bakamus 15 G 6'0" 173 Senior (Redshirt) Longview, WA Graduated
Jordan Mathews G 6'4" 203 Senior San Francisco, CA Graduated
Zach Collins 32 C 7'0" 230 Freshman Las Vegas, NV Declared for 2017 NBA draft

Incoming transfers

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous
School
Years
Remaining
Date
Eligible

2017 Recruiting Class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Corey Kispert[1]
SF
Seattle, WA King's 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) May 4, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Gonzaga Rivals Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 4, 2016. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)
  • "2017 Gonzaga Scout Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved May 4, 2016. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)
  • "2017 Gonzaga ESPN Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 4, 2016. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  • "2017 Gonzaga 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.

2017 Returning Missionaries

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Jesse Wade graduated high school in 2015, but before enrolling in college at Gonzaga, he left for a 2-year LDS mission in Lyon, France, and will arrive on campus as a freshman in Fall 2017.[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jesse Wade
PG
Kaysville, UT Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Oct 4, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A  247Sports: #110  ESPN: N/A
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2017–18 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 5 Nigel Williams-Goss 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Findlay Prep
Washington
Happy Valley, OR
F 3 Johnathan Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) RS Sr Southwind
Missouri
Memphis, TN
C 25 Ryan Edwards 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 295 lb (134 kg) RS Sr Glacier Kalispell, MT
G 55 Dustin Triano (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr New Hampton School Vancouver, BC
G 0 Silas Melson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Jefferson Portland, OR
F 22 Jeremy Jones (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr East Central
Rice
San Antonio, TX
G 13 Josh Perkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Huntington Prep Park Hill, CO
G 10 Bryan Alberts 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) RS Jr Village Christian Northridge, CA
G 2 Jack Beach (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Torrey Pines San Diego, CA
F 33 Killian Tillie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So INSEP Cagnes-sur-Mer, France
F 21 Rui Hachimura 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Meisei Sendai, Japan
G 23 Zach Norvell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Simeon Chicago, IL
C 14 Jacob Larsen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 227 lb (103 kg) RS Fr Falkonergårdens Gymnasium
SISU Copenhagen
Holte, Denmark
G Jesse Wade 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Davis Kaysville, UT
F Corey Kispert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr King's Seattle, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: April 11, 2017

  • Roster is subject to change as/if players transfer or leave the program for other reasons.

Projected depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Killian Tillie Jacob Larsen Ryan Edwards
PF Johnathan Williams Rui Hachimura
SF Silas Melson Corey Kispert Jeremy Jones
SG Josh Perkins Zach Norvell Jack Beach
PG Nigel Williams-Goss Bryan Alberts Jesse Wade Dustin Triano

Coaching staff

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Name Position Year at
Gonzaga
Alma Mater (year)
Mark Few Head Coach 19th Oregon (1987)
Tommy Lloyd Associate Head Coach 17th Whitman (1998)
Donny Daniels Assistant Coach 8th Cal State Fullerton (1976)
Brian Michaelson Assistant Coach 5th Gonzaga (2005)
Ken Bone Special Assistant to the Head Coach 2nd Seattle Pacific (1982)
John Jakus Director of Basketball Operations 4th Trinity International (1999)
Riccardo Fois Director of Analytics 4th Pepperdine (2009)
Josh Therrien Athletic Trainer 2nd Washington State (2007)
Travis Knight Strength & Conditioning Coach 12th Gonzaga (2000)

Schedule

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Gonzaga's non-conference schedule includes a matchups with Washington [3] and San Diego State on the road.[4] Gonzaga will battle Villanova on a neutral court at Madison Square Garden in the Jimmy V Classic.[5] The Zags were invited to play in the PK80: Phil Knight Invitational, where they will play against 3 the following in Portland, Oregon: Arkansas, Butler, Duke, Florida, Georgetown, Michigan State, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Portland State, Stanford, and Texas.[6] The Zags will play in the single-elimination WCC Tournament, which takes place in March 2018 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.[7]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct./Nov.*
      McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA
Oct./Nov.*
       
 
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov.*
at Washington       Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA
Nov.*

Phil Knight Invitational Opening Round
      McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA
Nov.*
vs. 
Phil Knight Invitational Quarterfinals
       
Portland, OR
Nov.*
vs. 
Phil Knight Invitational
       
Portland, OR
Nov.*
vs. 
Phil Knight Invitational
       
Portland, OR
Dec. 05*
vs. Villanova
Jimmy V Classic
      Madison Square Garden 
New York City, NY
Dec. 21*
at San Diego State       Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
Nov./Dec.*
       
 
Nov./Dec.*
       
 
Nov./Dec.*
       
 
Nov./Dec.*
       
 
Nov./Dec.*
       
 
Nov./Dec.*
       
 
WCC Regular Season

Portland       McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA

at Portland       Chiles Center 
Portland, OR

San Francisco       McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA

Santa Clara       McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA

at Loyola Marymount       Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA

at Pepperdine       Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA

Pacific       McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA

Saint Mary's       McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA

at San Diego       Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA

at BYU       Marriott Center 
Provo, UT

at Santa Clara       Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA

at San Francisco       War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, CA

Pepperdine       McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA

Loyola Marymount       McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA

at Pacific       Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA

at Saint Mary's       McKeon Pavilion 
Moraga, CA

San Diego       McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA

BYU       McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA
WCC Tournament
Mar.
vs.        Orleans Arena 
Las Vegas, NV
2018 Postseason Tournament
Mar.*
       
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APNot released
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Notes

References

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