2017–18 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

2017–18 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
WCC regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 8
Record32–5 (17–1 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcCarthey Athletic Center
Seasons
2017–18 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
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 represented Gonzaga University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mark Few, who was in his 19th season as head coach. The team played its home games at McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Washington. This was the Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the Zags) 38th season as a member of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 32–5, 17–1 in WCC play to win the WCC regular season championship. They defeated Loyola Marymount, San Francisco and BYU to become champions of the WCC tournament. They received the WCC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated UNC Greensboro and Ohio State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Florida State.

The last weeks of the season were played against the backdrop of a potential Gonzaga move to the Mountain West Conference (MW), first publicly reported by the San Diego Union-Tribune on February 28, 2018. MW commissioner Craig Thompson told the newspaper that the league had discussed expansion with six schools, with Gonzaga the only school he specifically named. Thompson added that Gonzaga could potentially join as a full but non-football member as early as the 2018–19 school year.[1] A later Union-Tribune report indicated that talks were advanced enough that the conference's presidents planned a vote on an invitation to Gonzaga during the MW men's and women's basketball tournaments in Las Vegas, but decided to delay the vote until after the Final Four.[2] However, before the MW's planned vote, Gonzaga athletic director Mike Roth notified both conferences that Gonzaga would remain in the WCC for the immediate future.[3]

Previous season

Main article: 2016–17 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

The Bulldogs team finished the 2016–17 season 37–2, 17–1 in WCC play. The 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 final AP Poll, the highest final national ranking in school history. They won both the WCC regular season and tournament championships. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and a received a No. 1 seed in the West region. They 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, and also the deepest run by any Division I school without a football team since Seton Hall made the championship game in 1989. With a victory over South Carolina in the national 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.

Offseason

Coaching changes

Departures

Name Position Year at
Gonzaga 		Alma Mater (year) Reason for Departure
John Jakus Director of Basketball Operations 3rd Trinity International (1999) Assistant coach at Baylor
Ken Bone Special Assistant to the head coach 1st Seattle Pacific (1982) Associate head coach at Pepperdine

Additions to staff

Name Position Year at
Gonzaga 		Alma Mater (year) Previous Job
Stephen Gentry Director of Basketball Operations 1st Gonzaga (2006) Director of player development at Oklahoma State

Player departures

Johnathan Williams had entered the NBA draft but did not hire an agent, giving him the option to return to Gonzaga.[4] He withdrew from the draft on May 24, the last day he could have done so to retain NCAA eligibility.[5]

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 4 G 6'4" 203 Senior San Francisco, CA Completed athletic eligibility; graduated from California in 2016
Nigel Williams-Goss 5 G 6'3" 195 Junior (Redshirt) Happy Valley, OR Graduated; declared for 2017 NBA draft; selected 55th overall by the Utah Jazz[6]
Ryan Edwards 25 C 7'1" 295 Junior (Redshirt) Kalispell, MT Graduated; transferred to Portland State[7]
Dustin Triano 55 G 6'3" 180 Junior (Redshirt) Vancouver, BC Graduated; transferred to Western Oregon[8]
Bryan Alberts 10 G 6'5" 198 Sophomore (Redshirt) Northridge, CA Graduated; transferred to Long Beach State[9]
Zach Collins 32 C 7'0" 230 Freshman Las Vegas, NV Declared for 2017 NBA draft; selected 10th overall by the Sacramento Kings[10]

Incoming transfers

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous
School 		Years
Remaining 		Date
Eligible
Brandon Clarke F 6'8" 210 Junior Phoenix, AZ San Jose State 2 Oct. 1, 2018[11]
Alex Martin G 6'5" 205 Sophomore (redshirt) Overland Park, KS Johnson County CC 3 Oct. 1, 2017[12]

2017 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Corey Kispert[13]
SF 		Seattle, WA King's HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) May 4, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Joël Ayayi[14]
PG 		Bordeaux, France INSEP 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 27, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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 April 27, 2017.
  • "2017 Gonzaga Scout Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  • "2017 Gonzaga ESPN Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  • "2017 Gonzaga 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 27, 2017.

2017 returning missionaries

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.[15]

College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:

Future recruits

Recruiting class of 2018

College recruiting information (2018)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Filip Petrušev
PF 		Belgrade, Serbia Montverde Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oct 22, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Greg Foster
SG 		Thiensville, WI Ed W. Clark High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Nov 8, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:

Roster

2017–18 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 3 Johnathan Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) RS Sr Southwind
Missouri 		Memphis, TN
G 0 Silas Melson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Jefferson Portland, OR
G 20 Brian Pete (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Southridge Portland, OR
F 22 Jeremy Jones 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
F 15 Brandon Clarke (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Desert Vista
San Jose State 		Phoenix, AZ
G 2 Jack Beach (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Torrey Pines San Diego, CA
G 5 Alex Martin (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Blue Valley
Belmont
Johnson County CC 		Overland Park, KS
F 33 Killian Tillie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So INSEP Cagnes-sur-Mer, France
F 21 Rui Hachimura 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Meisei Toyama, 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 10 Jesse Wade 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Davis Kaysville, UT
F 24 Corey Kispert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr King's Seattle, WA
G 11 Joël Ayayi Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 169 lb (77 kg) Fr INSEP Bordeaux, France
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 17, 2018

  • 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 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 Nakagawa Graduate Assistant 2nd Long Beach State (2014)
Stephen Gentry Director of Basketball Operations 1st Gonzaga (2006)
Riccardo Fois Director of Analytics 4th Pepperdine (2009)
Josh Therrien Athletic Trainer 2nd Washington State (2007)
Travis Knight Strength and Conditioning Coach 12th Gonzaga (2000)

Schedule and results

Gonzaga's non-conference schedule includes matchups with Washington[16] and San Diego State on the road.[17] Gonzaga hosted Creighton,[18] Texas Southern,[19] and Incarnate Word at home.[20] Gonzaga battled Villanova on a neutral court at Madison Square Garden in the Jimmy V Classic.[21] The Zags were invited to play in the PK80: Phil Knight Invitational, where they played against Florida, Ohio State, and Texas.[22][23] The Zags played in the single-elimination WCC Tournament, which took place in March 2018 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.[24]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 4, 2017*
5:00 pm, KHQ 		No. 18 College of Idaho W 96–67 
 28 – Tillie   6 – 3 Tied   5 – Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10*
6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW 		No. 18 Texas Southern W 97–69  1–0
  20 – Perkins   12 – Tillie   5 – Norvell  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Nov 14*
6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW 		No. 17 Howard W 106–69  2–0
  18 – Norvell   9 – Tied   6 – Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Nov 18*
7:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW 		No. 17 Utah State
PK80–Phil Knight Invitational Opening Round 		W 79–66  3–0
  20 – Tillie   9 – Tied   3 – Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Nov 23*
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 17 vs. Ohio State
PK80–Phil Knight Invitational Motion Bracket Quarterfinals 		W 86–59  4–0
  21 – Williams   11 – Tillie   4 – Tied  Veterans Memorial Coliseum (7,878)
Portland, OR
Nov 24*
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 17 vs. No. 7 Florida
PK80–Phil Knight Invitational Motion Bracket Semifinals 		L 105–111 2OT 4–1
  39 – Williams   12 – Williams   7 – Perkins  Moda Center (14,274)
Portland, OR
Nov 26*
10:00 am, ESPN 		No. 17 vs. Texas
PK80–Phil Knight Invitational Motion Bracket 3rd Place Game 		W 76–71 OT 5–1
  20 – Hachimura   9 – Hachimura   7 – Perkins  Moda Center (15,365)
Portland, OR
Nov 29*
6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW 		No. 15 Incarnate Word W 103–68  6–1
  18 – Hachimura   8 – Larsen   5 – Norvell  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Dec 1*
7:15 pm, ESPN2 		No. 15 No. 25 Creighton W 91–74  7–1
  22 – Tillie   8 – Tillie   4 – Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Dec 5*
4:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 12 vs. No. 4 Villanova
Jimmy V Classic 		L 72–88  7–2
  22 – Norvell Jr.   5 – Perkins   5 – Perkins  Madison Square Garden (17,532)
New York, NY
Dec 10*
5:00 pm, P12N 		No. 12 at Washington
Rivalry 		W 97–70  8–2
  21 – Williams   12 – Williams   8 – Perkins  Alaska Airlines Arena (9,749)
Seattle, WA
Dec 16*
5:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW 		No. 12 North Dakota W 89–83 OT 9–2
  20 – Perkins   9 – Tillie   7 – Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Dec 18*
6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW 		No. 12 IUPUI W 101–71  10–2
  27 – Tillie   14 – Williams   6 – Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Dec 21*
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 12 at San Diego State L 70–72  10–3
  22 – Norvell Jr.   15 – Williams   7 – Perkins  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
WCC Regular Season
Dec 28
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 20 Pacific W 81–48  11–3
(1–0) 		 19 – Hachimura   6 – Kispert   5 – Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Dec 30
4:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW 		No. 20 Santa Clara W 101–52  12–3
(2–0) 		 19 – Melson   6 – Tied   8 – Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Jan 4, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 19-t at Pepperdine W 89–59  13–3
(3–0) 		 22 – Tillie   8 – Tillie   5 – 3 Tied  Firestone Fieldhouse (2,930)
Malibu, CA
Jan 6
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 19-t at Loyola Marymount W 85–66  14–3
(4–0) 		 30 – Williams   10 – Williams   10 – Perkins  Gersten Pavilion (2,782)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 11
6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW 		No. 15 Portland W 103–57  15–3
(5–0) 		 23 – Melson   10 – Larsen   7 – Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Jan 13
6:30 pm, ESPNU 		No. 15 at San Francisco W 75–65  16–3
(6–0) 		 17 – Williams   9 – Williams   3 – Williams  War Memorial Gymnasium (4,022)
San Francisco, CA
Jan 18
6:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 13 Saint Mary's
Rivalry 		L 71–74  16–4
(6–1) 		 23 – Hachimura   8 – Tillie   7 – Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Jan 20
5:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW 		No. 13 at Santa Clara W 75–60  17–4
(7–1) 		 17 – Perkins   8 – Williams   7 – Norvell Jr.  Leavey Center (5,011)
Santa Clara, CA
Jan 25
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 15 at Portland W 95–79  18–4
(8–1) 		 27 – Tillie   7 – Tied   6 – Melson  Chiles Center (4,557)
Portland, OR
Jan 27
5:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW 		No. 15 San Francisco W 82–73  19–4
(9–1) 		 16 – Tied   8 – Tillie   4 – Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Feb 1
6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW 		No. 14 San Diego W 69–59  20–4
(10–1) 		 14 – Williams   12 – Williams   2 – 3 Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Feb 3
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 14 BYU
Rivalry 		W 68–60  21–4
(11–1) 		 15 – Hachimura   10 – Williams   7 – Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Feb 8
7:00 pm, SWX/RTNW 		No. 12 at Pacific W 71–61  22–4
(12–1) 		 21 – Tillie   13 – Williams   5 – Perkins  Alex G. Spanos Center (3,453)
Stockton, CA
Feb 10
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 12 at No. 11 Saint Mary's
Rivalry 		W 78–65  23–4
(13–1) 		 21 – Hachimura   11 – Williams   5 – Perkins  McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
Feb 15
6:00 pm, SWX/RTNW 		No. 9 Loyola Marymount W 76–46  24–4
(14–1) 		 14 – Kispert   13 – Williams   2 – 3 Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Feb 17
5:00 pm, KAYU/RTNW 		No. 9 Pepperdine W 81–67  25–4
(15–1) 		 18 – Williams   12 – Williams   7 – Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Feb 22
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 6-t at San Diego W 77–72  26–4
(16–1) 		 17 – Tillie   9 – Williams   4 – Perkins  Jenny Craig Pavilion (4,772)
San Diego, CA
Feb 24
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 6-t at BYU
Rivalry 		W 79–65  27–4
(17–1) 		 16 – Williams   6 – 3 Tied   7 – Perkins  Marriott Center (18,987)
Provo, UT
WCC Tournament
Mar 3
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		(1) No. 7 vs. (8) Loyola Marymount
Quarterfinals 		W 83–69  28–4
  24 – Tillie   10 – Williams   6 – Perkins  Orleans Arena (7,279)
Paradise, NV
Mar 5
6:00 pm, ESPN 		(1) No. 6 vs. (4) San Francisco
Semifinals 		W 88–60  29–4
  26 – Tillie   10 – Williams   8 – Perkins  Orleans Arena (8,296)
Paradise, NV
Mar 6
6:00 pm, ESPN 		(1) No. 6 vs. (3) BYU
Championship/Rivalry 		W 74–54  30–4
  22 – Tillie   13 – Williams   8 – Perkins  Orleans Arena (8,030)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
Mar 15*
10:30 am, TNT 		(4 W) No. 8 vs. (13 W) UNC Greensboro
First Round 		W 68–64  31–4
  19 – Williams   11 – Williams   2 – Tied  Taco Bell Arena (11,662)
Boise, ID
Mar 17*
7:45 pm, CBS 		(4 W) No. 8 vs. (5 W) No. 17 Ohio State
Second Round 		W 90–84  32–4
  28 – Norvell Jr.   12 – Norvell Jr.   8 – Perkins  Taco Bell Arena (11,686)
Boise, ID
Mar 22*
7:07 pm, TBS 		(4 W) No. 8 vs. (9 W) Florida State
Sweet Sixteen 		L 60–75  32–5
  16 – Hachimura   11 – Williams   4 – Perkins  Staples Center (19,181)
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP181717151212122019151315141296-t768Not released
Coaches1919^1714131315191914141512118676810

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Notes

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