1996–97 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

1996–97 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record15–12 (8–6 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCharlotte Y. Martin Centre
Seasons
1996–97 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Santa Clara 10 – 4   .714 16 – 11   .593
Saint Mary's † 10 – 4   .714 23 – 8   .742
San Francisco 9 – 5   .643 16 – 13   .552
San Diego 8 – 6   .571 17 – 11   .607
Gonzaga 8 – 6   .571 15 – 12   .556
Portland 4 – 10   .286 9 – 18   .333
Pepperdine 4 – 10   .286 6 – 21   .222
Loyola Marymount 3 – 11   .214 7 – 21   .250
† 1997 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1996–97 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the West Coast Conference (WCC) during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fifteenth-year head coach Dan Fitzgerald, the Bulldogs were 15–11 (.577) overall in the regular season (8–6 in WCC, tied for fourth),[1] and played their home games on campus at the Charlotte Y. Martin Centre in Spokane, Washington.

As announced two years earlier, athletic director Fitzgerald stepped down as head coach after the season, and nine-year assistant Dan Monson was promoted.[2][3][4]

Postseason results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
WCC tournament
Sat, March 1
 (5) vs. (4) San Diego
Quarterfinal 		L 59–64  15–12
 Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

References

  1. ^ "Basketball: college standings". Spokesman-Review. February 25, 1997. p. C4.
  2. ^ Boling, Dave (November 8, 1995). "Fitzgerald will pass off to Monson in 1997". Spokesman-Review. p. C1.
  3. ^ Blanchette, John (January 5, 1997). "All the right moves". Spokesman-Review. p. C1.
  4. ^ "Stockton's mentor retiring at Gonzaga". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 15, 1997. p. 6D.


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