1997–98 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
| 1997–98 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball | |
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WCC regular season champions | |
National Invitation Tournament, Second round | |
| Conference | West Coast Conference |
| Record | 24–10 (10–4 WCC) |
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| Assistant coaches |
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| Home arena | Charlotte Y. Martin Centre |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 18 | – | 10 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco † | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1997–98 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the West Coast Conference (WCC) during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by newly-promoted head coach Dan Monson, the Bulldogs were 21–8 (.724) overall in the regular season (10–4 in WCC, first),[1][2] and played their home games on campus at the Charlotte Y. Martin Centre in Spokane, Washington.
Regular season conference champions, Gonzaga lost to San Francisco in the WCC tournament final at Santa Clara.[3] In the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), they advanced to the second round, and finished at 24–10 (.706).[4]
Conference honors went to Monson as coach of the year, the first rookie head coach to win a WCC regular season title, and senior forward Bakari Hendrix was the player of the year.[5] He repeated as the league's top scorer and was player of the month for three consecutive months.[6] Sophomore point guard Matt Santangelo joined him as a unanimous selection to the all-conference team.[7]
Monson was in his tenth season as a coach at Gonzaga; the previous nine were as an assistant under Dan Fitzgerald.[8][9][10]
Roster
[edit]- Source:[11]
Schedule
[edit]- Source:[11]
Postseason results
[edit]| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| WCC tournament | |||||||||||
| Sat, Feb 28 2:30 pm |
(1) | vs. (8) Loyola Marymount Quarterfinal |
W 79–78 OT | 22–8 |
Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California | ||||||
| Sun, Mar 1 6:00 pm |
(1) | vs. (7) San Diego Semifinal |
W 74–59 | 23–8 |
Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California | ||||||
| Mon, Mar 2 9:00 pm, ESPN |
(1) | vs. (5) San Francisco Final |
L 67–80 | 23–9 |
Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California | ||||||
| National Invitation tournament | |||||||||||
| Wed, Mar 11 6:30 pm |
at Wyoming First round |
W 69–55 | 24–9 |
Arena-Auditorium (7,412) Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
| Mon, Mar 16 9:30 pm, KSKN |
at Hawaii Second round |
L 70–78 | 24–10 |
Sheriff Center (10,254) Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Basketball: College men's standings". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). February 24, 1998. p. C4.
- ^ Bergum, Steve (February 27, 1998). "Zags inherit curse of WCC's top seed". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
- ^ "San Francisco back in NCAA tourney". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 2, 1998. p. 3D.
- ^ "Hawaii brings down curtain on GU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 17, 1998. p. C1.
- ^ Bergum, Steve (February 28, 1998). "WCC honors GU duo". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
- ^ "Hendrix nails honors again". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). February 23, 1998. p. C1.
- ^ "Two Zags WCC stars". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). February 24, 1998. p. C1.
- ^ Boling, Dave (November 8, 1995). "Fitzgerald will pass off to Monson in 1997". Spokesman-Review. p. C1.
- ^ Blanchette, John (January 5, 1997). "All the right moves". Spokesman-Review. p. C1.
- ^ "Stockton's mentor retiring at Gonzaga". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. February 15, 1997. p. 6D.
- ^ a b "Roster, schedule". Spokesman-Review. November 14, 1997. p. C8.
External links
[edit]- Sports Reference – Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball – 1997–98 season