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2021–22 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcCarthey Athletic Center
Seasons
2021–22 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Gonzaga 13 1   .929 28 4   .875
No. 18 Saint Mary's 12 3   .800 26 8   .765
Santa Clara 10 5   .667 21 12   .636
San Francisco 10 6   .625 24 10   .706
BYU 9 6   .600 24 11   .686
Portland 7 7   .500 19 15   .559
San Diego 7 9   .438 15 16   .484
Pacific 3 11   .214 8 22   .267
Loyola Marymount 3 12   .200 11 18   .379
Pepperdine 1 15   .063 7 25   .219
2022 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team will represent Gonzaga University, located in Spokane, Washington, in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, also unofficially nicknamed "Zags", is expected to be led by head coach Mark Few, in his 23rd season as head coach. This will be the Bulldogs' 17th season at the on-campus McCarthey Athletic Center and 42nd season as a member of the West Coast Conference (WCC).


Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the regular season 26–0 and 15–0 in WCC play, going on to defeat Saint Mary's and BYU to win the WCC Tournament. The Zags thus became the first Division I men's team since Kentucky in 2015 to enter the NCAA Tournament unbeaten. They went on to become the first undefeated team to advance to the national championship game since Indiana State in 1979. Gonzaga lost 86–70 to fellow 1-seed Baylor in the championship game, denying the Bulldogs a perfect season.

Offseason

Coaching changes

Departures

Name Position Year at
Gonzaga
Alma Mater (year) Reason for departure
Tommy Lloyd Associate Head Coach 20th Whitman (1998) Hired as head coach by Arizona[1]

Player departures

Due to COVID-19, the NCAA ruled in October 2020 that the 2020–21 season would not count against the eligibility of any basketball player, thus giving all players the option to return in 2021–22.[2] Additionally, any players who have declared for the 2021 NBA draft—including seniors, who must opt into this year's draft—have the option to return if they make a timely withdrawal from the draft and end any pre-draft relationships with agents. Thus, separate lists will initially be maintained for confirmed and potential departures.

Confirmed

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Pavel Zakharov 10 F 7'0" 235 Sophomore St. Petersburg, Russia Transferred to California Baptist
Oumar Ballo 21 C 7'0" 260 Freshman (Redshirt) Koulikoro, Mali Transferred to Arizona
Jalen Suggs 1 G 6'4" 205 Freshman West St. Paul, MN Declared for NBA draft and renounced remaining eligibility

Potential

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Potential reason for departure
Aaron Cook Jr. 4 G 6'1" 180 Senior (Redshirt) St. Louis, MO Graduated; expected to declare for NBA draft
Corey Kispert 24 F 6'7" 220 Senior Edmonds, WA Graduated; expected to declare for NBA draft
Joël Ayayi 11 G 6'5" 180 Junior (Redshirt) Bordeaux, France Declared for NBA draft

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous
School
Years
Remaining
Date
Eligible
Rasir Bolton G 6'3" 185 Senior Petersburg, VA Iowa State 1 October 1, 2021[3]

Recruiting classes

2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kaden Perry
PF / C
Battle Ground, WA Battle Ground 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jun 27, 2019 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Hunter Sallis
PG / SG
Omaha, NE Millard North 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Mar 26, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Chet Holmgren
C
Minneapolis, MN Minnehaha Academy 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 19, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 2  247Sports: 2  ESPN: 2
  • 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:

  • "Gonzaga 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  • "2021 Gonzaga Bulldogs Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 23, 2021.

Roster

2021–22 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 23 Matthew Lang (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Jesuit Portland, OR
G 35 Will Graves (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr South Eugene
Lane CC
Eugene, OR
G 3 Andrew Nembhard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Sr Montverde Academy
Florida
Aurora, ON
F 22 Anton Watson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Gonzaga Prep Spokane, WA
G 5 Martynas Arlauskas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr President Valdas Adamkus Gymnasium Kaunas, Lithuania
F 2 Drew Timme 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Pearce Richardson, TX
G 55 Dominick Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Rancho Christian Murrieta, CA
G 0 Julian Strawther 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Liberty HS Las Vegas, NV
G 32 Evan Inglesby (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Barlow Gresham, OR
F 30 Abe Eagle (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Chaminade Prep Los Angeles, CA
F 20 Colby Brooks (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Loyola HS Los Angeles, CA
F 33 Ben Gregg 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Clackamas Clackamas, OR
F Kaden Perry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Battle Ground Battle Ground, WA
G Hunter Sallis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Millard North Omaha, NE
C Chet Holmgren 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Minnehaha Minneapolis, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: April 23, 2021

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


Coaching staff

Name Position Year at
Gonzaga
Alma Mater (year)
Mark Few Head Coach 23rd Oregon (1987)
Brian Michaelson Assistant Coach 9th Gonzaga (2005)
Roger Powell Jr. Assistant Coach 3rd Illinois (2005)
Jorge Sanz Director of Basketball Operations 4th Florida Atlantic (2011)
Evan Manning Graduate Assistant 2nd Kansas (2016)
Ken Nakagawa Video Coordinator 6th Long Beach State (2014)
Josh Therrien Athletic Trainer 6th Washington State (2007)
Travis Knight Strength & Conditioning Coach 16th Gonzaga (2000)

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 12/13, 2021*
TBA
Arizona       McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA
November 26, 2021*
TBA
vs. Duke       T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 18, 2021*
TBA
vs. Texas Tech       Phoenix Suns Arena 
Phoenix, AZ
TBA*
at Texas       Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
WCC Regular Season

BYU
Rivalry
      McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA

at BYU
Rivalry
      Marriott Center 
Provo, UT

Loyola Marymount       McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA

at Loyola Marymount       Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA

Pacific       McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA

at Pacific       Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA

Pepperdine       McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA

at Pepperdine       Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA

Portland       McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA

at Portland       Chiles Center 
Portland, OR

Saint Mary's
Rivalry
      McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA

at Saint Mary's
Rivalry
      University Credit Union Pavilion 
Moraga, CA

San Diego       McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA

at San Diego       Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA

San Francisco       McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA

at San Francisco       The Sobrato Center 
San Francisco, CA

Santa Clara       McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA

at Santa Clara       Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
WCC Tournament

vs.        Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[4]

Rankings

References