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University | Gonzaga University | |||
Head coach | Mark Few (10th season) | |||
Conference | West Coast Conference | |||
Arena | McCarthey Athletic Center (capacity: 6,000) | |||
Nickname | Bulldogs | |||
Student section | Kennel Club | |||
Colors | Blue, White, and Red | |||
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NCAA tournament Elite Eight | ||||
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NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
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Conference tournament champions | ||||
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Men's basketball is an athletic program for the Bulldogs of Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Despite playing in the "mid-major" West Coast Conference, the Gonzaga Bulldogs have come to be regarded as one of the nation's elite collegiate powers.[1] in the last decade. Gonzaga played in the Big Sky Conference until the 1979-80 season. Since 1992, Gonzaga has won more games than any other program in the three Pacific states,with 380 wins.[2] Gonzaga is one of only nine schools to have reached each of the past nine NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournaments, and is the only school not from a major conference to do so.[3] In 2004, Gonzaga earned its highest-ever national ranking, ending the season as the AP #3 in the final polls. At the conclusion of the 2006-07 season, current Coach Mark Few ranked fourth on the all-time NCAA D-I wins list for coaches in their eighth year with 211 wins, an average of 26 per season.
McCarthey Athletic Center
Gonzaga home games have been played at the McCarthey Athletic Center since 2004. The Bulldogs opened the arena with a 38-game win streak, the longest in the NCAA at the time. The streak was eventually snapped in February 2007 by the Santa Clara Broncos. When combined with 12 wins at home in the old Kennel (Charlotte Y. Martin Centre), the overall home win streak ended at 50 games.[4] Between 1999 and 2009, Gonzaga had compiled a 120-9 record at home, and a 33-2 record in conference, but in the McCarthey Athletic Center (since 2004), they are 64-3 (.955) overall, and 34-1 (.971) in conference, the lone loss being Santa Clara in 2007.
Notable alumni
Before the Mark Few era, Gonzaga was best known by many basketball fans as the college of NBA Hall of Famer John Stockton. Starting with the program's success in the late 90s a number of players have joined the list of notable alumni. That includes forwards/centers like J. P. Batista, the L.A. Lakers Adam Morrison, the Golden State Warriors Ronny Turiaf, Cory Violette, and Casey Calvary. However, Gonzaga basketball is perhaps best known for its guard play. Successful guards include Richie Frahm, Dan Dickau, Blake Stepp, Matt Santangelo, and Derek Raivio (the latter four have all earned at least All-American Honorable Mention Awards). Current Bulldogs players that may soon join the pantheon of Gonzaga greats include senior point guard Jeremy Pargo (2008 West Coast Conference player of the year), sophomore forwards Austin Daye and Steven Gray, junior guard Matt Bouldin, and senior forward Josh Heytvelt.
Pre-Cinderella Story Years
For most of the Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team history prior to 1999, the Bulldogs had generally been seen as another mid-major team and were just a mediocre West Coast Conference (WCC) team. Gonzaga began play in 1908, and had seen 14 different coaches by 1933, none of these coaches winning more than 50 games. In fact, only two coaches had won more than 12 games. Guy Dorias went 50-60 from 1920-26. He was followed by Maurice Smith who coached from 1926-31 and compiled a 46-59 record. The next most wins by a Gonzaga coach was 11. In 1933, Claude McGrath took over the coaching reigns and stayed at Gonzaga until 1942. He came back from 1946 to 1949 and became the first Zags coach to compile at least 100 victories. He left Gonzaga with a 129-133 overall record. Gonzaga struggled getting wins and coaches to stay until 1951 when Hank Anderson took over and led Gonzaga to 290 wins. Anderson left the Bulldogs in 1972 (he finished with a 290-275 record). In 1978, Gonzaga found another main-stay coach in Dan Fitzgerald who led the Bulldogs to a 252-171 record under his tenure. Fitzgerald was coach from 1978-1981 and was welcomed back to Spokane from 1985-1997. In the 1994-95 season, he became the first coach to lead a Gonzaga team into the NCAA Tournament after they won the WCC Championship. They were a #14 seed and lost to 3rd seeded Maryland in the first round. After the 1997 season, assistant Dan Monson took over and went 52-17 in his two years as head coach. Monson left for Minnesota and was followed by Mark Few who is currently 260-65 as Gonzaga's coach, a tenure that spands the years from 1999 to today. Before Gonzaga's rise to WCC dominance under Dan Monson and Mark Few, Gonzaga was generally only known for being the school that bred NBA all-time assist leader John Stockton. That all changed with Gonzaga's run to the Elite 8 in 1999, and subsequent runs to the Sweet 16 in 2000 and 2001, and then another Sweet 16 appearance in 2006. The 1999 Elite 8 squad is widely considered to be the team that put Gonzaga on the map. For most of the Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team history prior to 1999, the Bulldogs had generally been seen as another mid-major team and were just a mediocre West Coast Conference (WCC) team.
The Dan Monson Years
Dan Monson, son of former Idaho Vandals and Oregon Ducks head coach Don Monson, began his collegiate coaching career in 1986 where he was an assistant at the University of Alabama-Birmingham, where he assisted head coach Gene Bartow until 1988, that year he was brought to Spokane to be an assistant to Bulldogs coach Dan Fitzgerald, he was an assistant there until 1997, when he took over the coaching reigns for the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs were coming off of a 15-12 season in 96-97 when Monson took over. In 1997, Monson was able to string together a 5-0 start for the Zags, Gonzaga then went 5-2 in their next seven games, and finished their non-conference campaign with a 11-4 record, through conference play the Bulldogs went 10-4, to finish the regular season 21-8, in the conference tournament the Zags beat Loyola Marymount, and San Diego to reach the WCC Championship Game against San Francisco, whom they had beaten twice in the regular season. The Bulldogs lost the Championship Game by a score of 80-67 to finish their season at 23-9, many thought that perhaps Gonzaga would get a NCAA at-large bid, but the Zags squad had to settle for an NIT bid, where they beat the University of Wyoming by a 69-55 tally, and then faced Hawaii, where they dropped the game by a 78-70 final. Gonzaga finished the season 24-10. Monson had the off-season task of trying to better his team for the next season, while many thought that the previous season had been a fluke, even though he had only reached the NIT. Monson had retained two of his best players in Matt Santangelo and Richie Fraham, and Gonzaga started the season against #8 Kansas and lost 80-66, two games later Gonzaga faced #15 Purdue, and lost by a 83-68 tally. The Zags went 4-1 over their next five, and took on 22nd ranked cross-state rival Washington, Gonzaga eventually won the game 82-71, and that was the launching pad that started their "run to glory" Gonzaga went 16-3 in their next 19 games, and finished the regular season with a 22-6 (12-2) record. In their conference tournament, the Zags beat Portland, St. Mary's, and Santa Clara to lock up a big to the NCAA Tournament with a 25-6 overall record. The Bulldogs got a relatively high seed at 10, and faced the team Monson would coach the very next season, the Minnesota Golden Gophers, the Zags pulled off an upset by beating Minnesota 75-63, the Bulldogs were heavy underdogs for their next game against the Stanford Cardinal, who were ranked 7th in the nation, and the 2 seed in the region. Gonzaga pulled off another upset by knocking off the Cardinal 82-74. The Gonzaga Bulldogs had come into the national spotlight by reaching the Sweet 16, Gonzaga was an underdog yet again, as they took on the Florida Gators (ranked 23rd in the country, and 6th in the region), the game was close all along, and Gonzaga pulled off one more upset by narrowly escaping the Gators 73-72, on a Casey Calvary tip-in with under 10 seconds remaining. Gonzaga reached the Elite 8, which had never been done by a school that was such an unknown just a season, or ten games before. Gonzaga faced the UConn Huskies and kept them close all game, but the eventual champion Huskies pulled out a 67-62 win, ending Gonzaga's hopes of a Final Four. For their performance in the 1999 Tournament, the Gonzaga team is regarded, to this day, as one of the greatest Cinderella stories of all-time. After the season, the University of Minnesota offered Monson their head coaching position, setting up Gonzaga for the "Mark Few Era."
The Mark Few Era
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Mark Few took over as coach of Gonzaga before the 1999-2000 season, off the heels of Gonzaga's Elite 8 run. Gonzaga had brought back their three best starters from that Elite 8 team, and were favorites to win the WCC. Few started off his Zags coaching tenure by winning his first four games, all against local teams. Gonzaga then played #1 ranked Cincinnati, and lost 75-68, their next game they played #19 Temple and lost 64-48, the Bulldogs then played their third straight game against a ranked team in #11 UCLA, and broke through with a 59-43 win. Later in the season, the Bulldogs were 9-5 after losing three out of four games. Gonzaga won their last two non-conference games to boost their record to 11-5, and began conference play, the Zags reeled off nine straight conference wins, and then dropped three of their next four, to give them a 21-8 mark, Gonzaga won their last regular season game to finish 22-8, and then Gonzaga won their 3 WCC tournament games, beating 1st seed Pepperdine in a 69-65 overtime game. Gonzaga began the NCAA Tournament as a 10 seed for the second straight year, and played Cinderella again by beating Louisville 77-66, 9th ranked, and 2nd seed St. John's 82-76, and then in the Sweet 16 dropped out of the tourney by losing to Purdue 75-66. The Bulldogs finished the season 26-9.
The next season the Bulldogs faced two top 10 teams in Arizona and Florida, losing both. Following the losses, Gonzaga was able to win its next 14 consecutive games to put them at 20-5. After a loss to New Mexico that pitted them at 6-5. Gonzaga went 1-1 in their next two. Gonzaga won the WCC Tournament for the 3rd straight year to give them 24-6 record going into the tournament, Gonzaga was a 12 seed in the NCAA Tournament, and beat 5th seed, and 16th ranked Virginia 86-85. They followed that by beating the 13th seed Indiana State 85-68, and the Zags had played Cinderella one more time by reaching the Sweet 16, but lost to eventual champions Michigan State 77-62, to finish Gonzaga's season with a 26-7 record. In the 2001-02 season, Gonzaga had arguably their best season in their history to that date, by going 26-3 in the regular season, only losing to #3 Illinois, Marquette, and Pepperdine. For the 4th straight season Gonzaga won the WCC tournament, so Few had his team at 29-3, heading into the NCAA Tourney. Gonzaga was given a 6 seed, and faced 11th seeded Wyoming, and dropped the game 73-67. Gonzaga finished the season with a 29-4 record.
Few led his team into the 02-03 season where Gonzaga saw themselves go 22-7 in the regular season, and reached the WCC championship game for the 6th straight year, but Gonzaga lost the championship game to San Diego 72-63. In the NCAA Tournament, Few's team garnered a 9th seed, and reached the second round, but lost to #1 seed Arizona 96-95 in double overtime.
Mark Few led the 2003-04 season Bulldogs squad into play by losing to 17th ranked St. Josephs 73-66 to start the season, but Gonzaga followed by winning 7 in a row including a victory over #3 nationally-ranked Missouri in overtime. The next game the Zags dropped to #9 Stanford 87-80, to bring their record to 7-2. Few then led his team to 21 consecutive victories, including another WCC championship that pushed the Zags to a 27-2 record heading into the NCAA tournament, the Zags beat 15th seed Valparaiso, and many expected a Final Four out of the Zags, but Gonzaga lost to 10th seed Nevada 91-72. Gonzaga had achieved a #3 AP ranking, being their highest all-time ranking. The Zags finished 28-3.
The 2004-2005 season saw the Bulldogs in a new arena, and Gonzaga started off the season 3-0, but lost to eventual national runner-up, and 5th ranked Illinois 89-72. The next game the Zags took on the 14th-ranked Washington Huskies and won 89-77. Gonzaga pulled off three straight wins, and faced #3-ranked Georgia Tech, the Zags pulled off a 85-73 win, and then after a win over Eastern Washington, they played the new #3 team in Oklahoma State and won 78-75. The Bulldogs then went 13-3 over their next sixteen to finish the season at 23-4. After winning the WCC Tourney yet again, Gonzaga was 25-4, and was a #3 seed in the Big Dance, where they beat Winthrop, but lost 71-69 to Bob Knight's Texas Tech squad. Gonzaga finished 26-5.
The next season Few led the Bulldogs to wins over #23 Maryland, and #12 Michigan State in the Maui Invitational. The Gonzaga-Michigan State game was a 109-106 triple-overtime game that left the Zags tired for their pre-Thanksgiving Day game against #3 UConn, where UConn pulled out a 65-63 win. Gonzaga beat Portland State, but lost to #18 Washington 99-95 to bring their record to 4-2. The Zags pulled off five straight wins, including a 64-62 win over Oklahoma State, that saw future All-American Adam Morrison hit a fade-away, buzzer-beater bank shot three pointer from NBA range. Gonzaga then lost to #4 Memphis 83-72, but then pulled off 16 straight regular season wins to give them a 25-3 mark, followed by yet another WCC Championship. The Bulldogs received a #3 seed and headed into the tournament with a 27-3 record and reached the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2001. Their next game was against the #2 seed UCLA Bruins. After leading by as many as 17 in the second half, the Bruins used a furious run to win the game 73-71.
Few had a couple of sub-par years, that saw the Zags go 23-11 with a first round exit, but a 10th straight WCC Championship Game appearance, and a 4th straight WCC Tournament win in the 2006-07 season.
The following season Few's team went 25-8, and yet another first round exit, this time to 10th seeded, eventual Elite 8 team Davidson. The Zags also dropped the WCC Championship Game to San Diego, the only team to beat Gonzaga in a WCC Championship Game, since 1999 (in 2003 and 2008).
To begin the 2008-09 season, the Bulldogs started off the season 7-0 for the first time ever, and were ranked #4 in the nation. Gonzaga dropped a close game to Arizona 69-64, but Gonzaga followed that game by getting a 42 point victory against Texas Southern. Gonzaga saw one of their worst stretches in the Dan Monson/Mark Few Eras by losing to #2 UConn 88-83 in overtime, that saw UConn's AJ Price hit a 3-pointer to send the game to overtime. The Zags never fully recovered afterward, losing in overtime. The Bulldogs would go on to lose their next two games at home against Portland State (77-70) and on the road against Utah (66-65). Gonzaga got back on their feet by beating 15th-ranked Tennessee on the road in overtime, 89-79. Gonzaga then raced to another 8 victories before losing to 14th-ranked Memphis 68-50. Gonzaga then pulled off another seven victories to lead them to their third undefeated WCC season. After beating Santa Clara, and Saint Mary's in the WCC Tournament by a combined 60 points (94-59 over Santa Clara, and 83-58 over Saint Mary's), Gonzaga improved their season record to 26-5 and guaranteed a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the 11th straight year. Additionally, they won their 9th WCC Championship in the last 11 years and their 10th championship overall. On March 15, it was announced that Few's Bulldogs were a #4 seed in the South region for the NCAA Tournament and would play the 13th-seeded Akron Zips in the first round. On March 19, Akron was poised to pull an upset on Few's 4th seeded Zags by being up by a game-high 6 points with a 49-43 lead with a little over 14 minutes left. The Zags responded with a 19-2 run that helped them climb to a 62-51 lead, and in total a 30-6 run that helped them to a 73-55 lead. The Zags finished the game with a 77-64 win, to move onto the round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament. In the second round of the tournament, which ended in controversy, Gonzaga took on Western Kentucky the game was close throughout as WKU's biggest lead was 6, and Gonzaga's biggest lead was 9, which came with the Zags up 81-72 with 2:14 left. After a two-point basket, the score was 81-74. Orlando Mendez-Valdez of the Hilltoppers hit a 3 to cut the lead to 81-77 with 1:30 to go. After Matt Bouldin of Gonzaga fell down, a near foul "no-call" occurred and Mendez-Valdez jumped to grab the ball and set up a break-away dunk to cut the lead to 2, at 81-79. After a Bouldin missed a shot, WKU grabbed a rebound, called a timeout and set up for a shot with 24.8 left on the clock, the Hilltoppers missed a three pointer, but Steffphon Pettigrew tipped in the ball to tie the game with 7.2 left, Gonzaga imbounded the ball and freshman Demetri Goodson took the ball the length of the court and made a short running bank shot with 0.9 left. The controversy occurred after this, WKU's coach Ken McDonald, and a WKU player tried to call a timeout, but no referees witnessed the time-out call, instead WKU just simply imbounded it and hucked up an almost full court shot that sailed away from the basket, and the Bulldogs of Gonzaga escaped with an 83-81 victory to give them their 5th Sweet 16 appearance to play the #1 seed North Carolina Tar Heels. Gonzaga ultimately dropped their Sweet 16 game to the North Carolina team, 98-77, effectively ending their season.
In ten years as an assistant and the past eight as head coach, Few has led Gonzaga to remarkable heights. At the start of the 2007-08 season, Few was tied with Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels with an .802 win percentage, highest among active coaches in D-I. Gonzaga's home and conference records are impressive under Few, as well. Since 1999, the Bulldogs' home record stands at 120-9 (.930) and has five undefeated home seasons (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006). Additionally, GU is 126-14 (.900) in WCC play. Despite the regular season successes, Gonzaga has struggled in the NCAA tournament in recent years. In their last seven appearances, Gonzaga has lost in the first or second round six times.
During Few's tenure as head coach, Gonzaga has won 9 consecutive regular-season conference titles (splitting the title with Pepperdine in 2002). In the WCC Tournament, Few's Gonzaga teams have won 8 of the last 10 championships, including five of the last six (the University of San Diego defeated Gonzaga in the title game in 2003 and 2008). Under Few Gonzaga has reached 10 straight WCC Championship games, and with the two under Dan Monson, Gonzaga has reached 12 straight collectively. A member of Few's team had won WCC Player of the Year in every year from 2001-2008. Few has coached winners of 7 AP All-American Honorable Mention awards, 2 AP or Wooden Second Team All-American awards, and 2 AP and Wooden First Team All-Americans (Dan Dickau, 2002; Adam Morrison, 2006)
The Battle in Seattle
The Battle in Seattle is the annual game that the Bulldogs play in Seattle, Washington, similar to the Washington State Cougars' annual Cougar Gridiron Classic Game at Qwest Field in Seattle. The Bulldogs play a highly-touted team each year in Seattle. It is considered a neutral site game, considering that Seattle and Gonzaga's hometown of Spokane are about 300 miles apart, but it is essentially a home game for Gonzaga due to the massive amount of Gonzaga fans that go to the game. The first Battle in Seattle was in 2003 and the game has continued ever since. Gonzaga is 3-3 in Battle in Seattle games, winning their first three (2003-2005) and losing their last three (2006-2008).
Year | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Score |
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2003 | #17 Gonzaga | 87 | #3 Missouri | 80 (OT) |
2004 | Gonzaga | 68 | UMass | 57 |
2005 | #9 Gonzaga | 64 | Oklahoma State | 62 |
2006 | #24 Nevada | 82 | Gonzaga | 74 |
2007 | #11 Tennessee | 82 | Gonzaga | 72 |
2008 | #2 UConn | 88 | #8 Gonzaga | 83 (OT) |
Season records and tournament results
Gonzaga basketball was thrown into the national spotlight in the 1998-99 season, when an unexpected run to the Elite Eight and victories over the bracket's #2, 6, and 7 seeds made the Bulldogs an unlikely story and "Cinderella" underdog,[6] a characterization that would stick to the program for a few years to come.
Gonzaga has yet to appear in a Final Four. The Bulldogs have advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 8 of the last 11 years, and have advanced to the Sweet 16 five times in the last 11 years.
Year | Record | Postseason |
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1993-94 | 22-8 (12-2) | NIT: Beat Stanford 80-76 Lost to Kansas State 66-64 |
1994-95 | 21-9 (7-7) | NCAA: Lost #3 Maryland 87-63 |
1995-96 | 21-9 (10-4) | NIT: Lost to Washington State 92-73 |
1996-97 | 15-12 (8-6) | none |
1997-98 | 24-10 (10-4) | NIT: Beat Wyoming 69-55 Lost to Hawaii 78-70 |
1998-99 | 28-7 (12-2) | NCAA: Beat #7 Minnesota 75-63 Beat #2 Stanford 82-74 Beat #6 Florida 73-72 Lost to #1 UConn 67-62 |
1999-2000 | 26-9 (11-3) | NCAA: Beat #7 Louisville 77-66 Beat #2 St. John's 82-76 Lost to #6 Purdue 75-66 |
2000-01 | 26-7 (13-1) | NCAA: Beat #5 Virginia 86-85 Beat #13 Indiana State 85-68 Lost to #1 Michigan State 77-62 |
2001-02 | 29-4 (13-1) | NCAA: Lost to #11 Wyoming 73-66 |
2002-03 | 24-9 (12-2) | NCAA: Beat #8 Cincinnati 74-69 Lost to #1 Arizona 96-95 (2ot) |
2003-04 | 28-3 (14-0) | NCAA: Beat #15 Valparaiso 76-49 Lost to #10 Nevada 91-72 |
2004-05 | 26-5 (12-2) | NCAA: Beat #14 Winthrop 74-64 Lost to #6 Texas Tech 71-69 |
2005-06 | 29-4 (14-0) | NCAA: Beat #14 Xavier 79-75 Beat #6 Indiana 90-80 Lost to #2 UCLA 73-71 |
2006-07 | 23-11 (11-3) | NCAA: Lost to #7 Indiana 70-57 |
2007-08 | 25-8 (13-1) | NCAA: Lost to #10 Davidson 82-76 |
2008-09 | 28-6 (14-0) | NCAA: Beat #13 Akron 77-64 Beat #12 Western Kentucky 83-81 Lost to #1 North Carolina 98-77 |
Individual Career Records
Individual career records:[7]
Category | Player | Career Stats | Years |
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Points | Frank Burgess | 2,196 | 1959-61 |
Field Goal Percentage | Billy Dunlap | 62.5% | 1980-82 |
3-Point Field Goals Made | Blake Stepp | 288 | 2001-04 |
Free Throw Percentage | Derek Raivio | 92.7% | 2004-07 |
Rebounds | Jerry Vermillion | 1,670 | 1952-55 |
Assists | Matt Santangelo | 668 | 1997-2000 |
Steals | John Stockton | 262 | 1981-84 |
Blocked Shots | Casey Calvary | 207 | 1998-2001 |
West Coast Conference Player of the Year Honors (since 2001)
Players from Gonzaga
Year | Player |
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2008 | Jeremy Pargo |
2007 | Derek Raivio |
2006 | Adam Morrison |
2005 | Ronny Turiaf |
2004 | Blake Stepp |
2003 | Blake Stepp |
2002 | Dan Dickau |
2001 | Casey Calvary |
West Coast Conference Coach of the Year Honors (since 2001)
Coaches from Gonzaga
Year | Coach |
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2008 | Mark Few/Randy Bennett (St. Mary's) |
2006 | Mark Few |
2005 | Mark Few |
2004 | Mark Few |
2003 | Mark Few |
2002 | Mark Few |
2001 | Mark Few |
All-Americans
National Player of the Year
- Adam Morrison (2006) USBWA, NABC, CBS-Chevrolet
First Team
- Dan Dickau (2002) AP, Wooden
- Adam Morrison (2006) AP (consensus), Wooden
Second Team
- Frank Burgess (1961) AP
- Casey Calvary (2001) Wooden
- Blake Stepp (2004) AP, Wooden
Honorable Mention
- Bill Dunlap (1982) AP
- John Stockton (1984) AP
- Matt Santangelo (1999) AP
- Casey Calvary (2001) AP
- Blake Stepp (2003) AP
- Ronny Turiaf (2004, 2005) AP
- Adam Morrison (2005) AP
- JP Batista (2006) AP
- Derek Raivio (2007) AP
First-Round Pro Picks
- John Stockton, 16th overall pick to Utah in 1984.
- Dan Dickau, 28th overall pick to Sacramento in 2002.
- Adam Morrison, 3rd overall pick to Charlotte in 2006.
- Austin Daye, 15th overall pick to Detroit in 2009.
Coaching Records
Mark Few currently holds the highest winning percentage of any Gonzaga multi-year head coach. Hank Anderson compiled a school-record 290 wins in 21 seasons as head coach. Few is on pace to break Anderson's record in the next three years.
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 Mullholland | 1912-13 | 4-2 | .667 |
R.E. Harmon | 1913-15 | 10-4 | .714 |
William Higgins | 1915-16 | 2-7 | .222 |
McGough | 1916-17 | 4-5 | .444 |
Condon | 1917-18 | 3-2 | .600 |
Edward Geheves | 1918-20 | 9-7 | .563 |
Gus Dorias | 1920-26 | 50-60 | .455 |
Maurice Smith | 1926-31 | 46-59 | .438 |
S. Dagly | 1931-32 | 4-7 | .364 |
Perry Teneyck | 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 | 264-66 | .800 |
Individual Career Records
Points
1. Frank Burgess - 2,196
2. Jim McPhee - 2,015
3. Adam Morrison - 1,867
4. Matt Santangelo - 1,810
5. Ronny Turiaf - 1,723
6. Blake Stepp - 1,670
7. Jeff Brown – 1,646
8. Richie Frahm - 1,621
9. Jerry Vermillion - 1,547
10. Casey Calvary - 1,509
11. Rich Evans - 1,507
12. Derek Raivio - 1,456
13. Gary Lechman - 1,452
14. Doug Spradley - 1,427
15. Bill Suter - 1,354
16. Cory Violette – 1,342
17. John Stockton - 1,340
18. Bill Wilson - 1,226
19. Matt Stanford - 1,171
20. Greg Sten - 1,168
21. Zach Gourde - 1,145
22. Dan Dickau - 1,125
23. Jack Curran - 1,121
24. Frank Walter - 1,083
25. Jon Kinloch - 1,071
26. Jeremy Pargo - 1,062
27. Bryce McPhee - 1,060
28. Jarrod Davis - 1,054
29. John Rillie - 1,038
30. Jeff Bagwell - 1,004
Rebounds
1. Jerry Vermillion - 1,670
2. Gary Lechman - 910
3. Cory Violette – 880
4. Ronny Turiaf - 859
5. Greg Sten - 783
6. Casey Calvary – 757
7. Jim Dixon - 666
8. Charlie Jordan - 642
9. Jim Grady - 634
10. Bill Quigg - 630
Assists
1. Matt Santangelo - 668
2. Blake Stepp - 640
3. John Stockton - 554
4. Jeremy Pargo (active) - 528
5. Derek Raivio - 356
6. Geoff Goss - 324
7. Don Baldwin - 313
8. Jim McPhee - 304
9. Kyle Dixon - 303
10. Dan Dickau - 299
Steals
1. John Stockton - 262
2. Doug Spradley - 159
3. Derek Raivio - 156
4. Blake Stepp - 152
5. Jeremy Pargo (active) – 145
6. Geoff Goss - 139
7. Tim Wagoner - 131
8. Jeff Condill - 116
9. Matt Santangelo - 115
10. Mike Nilson - 112
Blocked Shots
1. Casey Calvary - 207
2. Ronny Turiaf - 179
3. Tim Ruff - 99
4. Austin Daye - 93
5. Zach Gourde - 86
6. Cory Violette - 85
6. Josh Heytvelt - 85
8. Mark Spink - 80
9. Abdullahi Kuso - 77
10. Paul Rogers - 72
External links
References
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/16/sports/ncaabasketball/16nevada.html
- ^ http://gozags.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/gonz/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0708-mg-1
- ^ "About The Gonzaga Bulldogs". Ticket Specialists. 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2003569426_hoop13.html?syndication=rss
- ^ "Coach Bio: Mark Few - Men's Basketball". GoZags.com. Retrieved 2007-03-25.
- ^ http://www.matr.net/article-10265.html
- ^ http://gozags.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/0708mbbmediaguide.html