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fifth-year head coach [[Adrian Buoncristiani]] and played their home games on campus at [[Charlotte Y. Martin Centre|Kennedy Pavilion]] in [[Spokane, Washington]]. They were {{nowrap|11–15}} in the regular season and {{nowrap|7–7}} in conference play.<ref name=zgdraw>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g_BLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=se0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6092%2C5058026 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington)|title=Zags draw Weber State |date=February 28, 1977 |page=17}}</ref><ref name=cbbssrv>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HXVhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=su0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4221%2C81155 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |title=College cage standings |date=March 1, 1977 |page=16}}</ref> |
fifth-year head coach [[Adrian Buoncristiani]] and played their home games on campus at [[Charlotte Y. Martin Centre|Kennedy Pavilion]] in [[Spokane, Washington]]. They were {{nowrap|11–15}} in the regular season and {{nowrap|7–7}} in conference play.<ref name=zgdraw>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g_BLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=se0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6092%2C5058026 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington)|title=Zags draw Weber State |date=February 28, 1977 |page=17}}</ref><ref name=cbbssrv>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HXVhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=su0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4221%2C81155 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |title=College cage standings |date=March 1, 1977 |page=16}}</ref> |
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Gonzaga was third in the regular season standings and qualified for the four-team [[1977 Big Sky Conference |
Gonzaga was third in the regular season standings and qualified for the four-team [[1977 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament|conference tournament]], hosted by [[1976–77 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team|Idaho State]] in [[Holt Arena|Pocatello]].<ref name=zgdraw/><ref name=nwoch>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zTtOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=su0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6913%2C1377961 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |title=Gonzaga, Montana State in tough but not without chances |date=March 4, 1977 |page=31}}</ref> The Bulldogs lost by a point in the semifinals to favored {{nowrap|[[1976–77 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]];<ref name=csvgusc>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4flLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7fgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6728%2C1492754 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |last=English |first=Sue |title=Cats survive GU scare |date=March 5, 1977 |page=11}}</ref>}} ISU won the tournament and advanced to the [[1977 NCAA Division I basketball tournament|NCAA Tournament's]] Elite Eight, upsetting #2 [[1976–77 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]] in the Sweet Sixteen. It remains the best-ever showing in the [[NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]] by a Big Sky team.<!--through 2018--> |
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This was the Zags' sole appearance in the postseason while in the Big Sky, narrowly missing the next two [[Big Sky Conference |
This was the Zags' sole appearance in the postseason while in the Big Sky, narrowly missing the next two [[Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament|conference tournaments]]. They joined the [[West Coast Conference|West Coast Athletic Conference]] (WCAC, now WCC) in the summer of [[1979–80 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team|1979]], and its [[West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament|tourney]] debuted in [[1987 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament|1987]]. |
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Senior forward Jim Grady was on the all-conference team, and center Willie Moss was honorable mention.<ref name=gwabs>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6PlLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7fgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3437%2C3537080 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Grady wins All-Big Sky cage honors |date=March 15, 1977 |page=22}}</ref><ref name=mhdhts>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AtFSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IX8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2902%2C3575024 |work=Deseret News |location=(Salt Lake City, Utah) |agency=Associated Press |title=Mayhew, Hayes head all-Big Sky cage team |date=March 15, 1977 |page=B6}}</ref> |
Senior forward Jim Grady was on the all-conference team, and center Willie Moss was honorable mention.<ref name=gwabs>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6PlLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7fgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3437%2C3537080 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Grady wins All-Big Sky cage honors |date=March 15, 1977 |page=22}}</ref><ref name=mhdhts>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AtFSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IX8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2902%2C3575024 |work=Deseret News |location=(Salt Lake City, Utah) |agency=Associated Press |title=Mayhew, Hayes head all-Big Sky cage team |date=March 15, 1977 |page=B6}}</ref> |
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Gonzaga Bulldogs}}| [[1977 Big Sky Conference |
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1976–77 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 11–16 (7–7 Big Sky) |
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Home arena | Kennedy Pavilion |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State † | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 25 | – | 5 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 20 | – | 8 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gonzaga | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 7 | – | 19 | .269 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 5 | – | 21 | .192 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner |
The 1976–77 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University during the 1976–77 NCAA Division I basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Bulldogs were led by fifth-year head coach Adrian Buoncristiani and played their home games on campus at Kennedy Pavilion in Spokane, Washington. They were 11–15 in the regular season and 7–7 in conference play.[1][2]
Gonzaga was third in the regular season standings and qualified for the four-team conference tournament, hosted by Idaho State in Pocatello.[1][3] The Bulldogs lost by a point in the semifinals to favored Weber State;[4] ISU won the tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight, upsetting #2 UCLA in the Sweet Sixteen. It remains the best-ever showing in the NCAA tournament by a Big Sky team.
This was the Zags' sole appearance in the postseason while in the Big Sky, narrowly missing the next two conference tournaments. They joined the West Coast Athletic Conference (WCAC, now WCC) in the summer of 1979, and its tourney debuted in 1987.
Senior forward Jim Grady was on the all-conference team, and center Willie Moss was honorable mention.[5][6]
Postseason result
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Fri, March 4 6:00 pm |
(3) | vs. (2) Weber State Semifinal |
L 68–69 | 11–16 |
ISU Minidome (4,427) Pocatello, Idaho | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Zags draw Weber State". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). February 28, 1977. p. 17.
- ^ "College cage standings". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 1, 1977. p. 16.
- ^ "Gonzaga, Montana State in tough but not without chances". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 4, 1977. p. 31.
- ^ English, Sue (March 5, 1977). "Cats survive GU scare". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 11.
- ^ "Grady wins All-Big Sky cage honors". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 15, 1977. p. 22.
- ^ "Mayhew, Hayes head all-Big Sky cage team". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. March 15, 1977. p. B6.
External links
[edit]- Sports Reference – Gonzaga Bulldogs: 1976–77 basketball season