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2017–18 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
2017–18 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 WCC)
Head coach	Mark Few (19th season);
Assistant coaches	Tommy Lloyd (17th season); Donny Daniels (8th season); Brian Michaelson (5th season);
Home arena	McCarthey Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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[edit]

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[edit]

Departures[edit]

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[edit]

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

2017 Recruiting Class[edit]

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
Corey Kispert^[1] SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: 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[edit]

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
Jesse Wade PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: 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: "2015 Gonzaga Rivals Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 4, 2013. "2015 Gonzaga Scout Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved October 4, 2013. "2015 Gonzaga ESPN Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 4, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 4, 2013. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 4, 2013. "2015 Gonzaga 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 4, 2013.

Roster[edit]

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

Mark Few (Oregon)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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	Opponent^#	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[edit]

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP																				Not released
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Notes

References[edit]

^ "Kispert commits to Gonzaga". November 20, 2015.
^ "Priorities of a point guard – Gonzaga recruit Jesse Wade puts basketball on hold for LDS mission". January 24, 2015.
^ "UW, Gonzaga to renew series Dec. 7 in Spokane". April 13, 2016.
^ "SDSU to play basketball series vs. Gonzaga". June 27, 2016.
^ "Top-Calibur Field Announced for 2017 Jimmy V Men's Basketball Classic". December 6, 2016.
^ "PK80: 16-Team College Hoops Event Held in Honor of Phil Knight in 2017". September 21, 2016.
^ "West Coast Conference, Orleans Arena Announce Three-Year Extension". May 12, 2016.

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[Kispert-1] "Kispert commits to Gonzaga". November 20, 2015.

[2] "Priorities of a point guard – Gonzaga recruit Jesse Wade puts basketball on hold for LDS mission". January 24, 2015.

[3] "UW, Gonzaga to renew series Dec. 7 in Spokane". April 13, 2016.

[4] "SDSU to play basketball series vs. Gonzaga". June 27, 2016.

[5] "Top-Calibur Field Announced for 2017 Jimmy V Men's Basketball Classic". December 6, 2016.

[6] "PK80: 16-Team College Hoops Event Held in Honor of Phil Knight in 2017". September 21, 2016.

[7] "West Coast Conference, Orleans Arena Announce Three-Year Extension". May 12, 2016.

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v t e Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
Venues	Russell Gymnasium (1907–1958) Spokane Coliseum (1958–1965, 1979–1980) Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (1965–2004) McCarthey Athletic Center (2004–present) Spokane Arena (alternate, 1995–present)
Rivalries	BYU Idaho (dormant) Saint Mary's Washington
Culture & lore	Spike the Bulldog "Go, Gonzaga!"
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics