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2019–20 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

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2019–20 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
WCC regular season and tournament champions
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record31–2 (15–1 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcCarthey Athletic Center
Seasons
2019–20 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Gonzaga 15 1   .938 31 2   .939
No. 14 BYU 13 3   .813 24 8   .750
Saint Mary's 11 5   .688 26 8   .765
Pacific 11 5   .688 23 10   .697
San Francisco 9 7   .563 22 12   .647
Pepperdine 8 8   .500 16 16   .500
Santa Clara 6 10   .375 20 13   .606
Loyola Marymount 4 12   .250 11 21   .344
San Diego 2 14   .125 9 23   .281
Portland 1 15   .063 9 23   .281
2020 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team (also informally referred to as the Zags) represented Gonzaga University, located in Spokane, Washington, in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mark Few, in his 21st season as head coach. This was the Bulldogs' 16th season at the on-campus McCarthey Athletic Center and 40th season as a member of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 31–2, 15–1 in WCC play to be WCC regular season champions. They defeated San Francisco and Saint Mary's to be champions of the WCC tournament. They earned the WCC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, all postseason play, including the NCAA Tournament, was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic, making this season the first one under Mark Few that they did not play in the NCAA Tournament.

Previous season

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The Bulldogs team finished the 2018–19 season 33–4, 16–0 in WCC play to win the WCC regular season championship. After losing to Saint Mary's in the WCC tournament, they received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Fairleigh Dickinson in the Round of 64, Baylor in the Round of 32, and then Florida State in the Sweet Sixteen, before losing to Texas Tech in the Elite Eight.

Offseason

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Coaching changes

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Departures

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Name Position Year at
Gonzaga
Alma Mater (year) Reason for Departure
Donny Daniels Assistant coach 9th Cal State Fullerton (1976) Director of player development at Utah
Riccardo Fois Coordinator of Analytics & Video Operations 5th Pepperdine (2009) Player Development Coach at Phoenix Suns
Stephen Gentry Director of Basketball Operations 2nd Gonzaga (2006) Assistant coach at Illinois

Additions to staff

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Name Position Year at
Gonzaga
Alma Mater (year) Previous Job
Jorge Sanz Director of Basketball Operations 2nd Florida Atlantic (2011) Graduate Assistant at Gonzaga
Roger Powell Jr. Assistant coach 1st Illinois (2005) Assistant coach at Vanderbilt
Gary Bell Jr. Graduate Assistant 1st Gonzaga (2015) Pro Basketball Player at Aris Thessaloniki

Player departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Jeremy Jones 22 F 6'7" 213 Senior (Redshirt) San Antonio, TX Graduated
Josh Perkins 13 G 6'3" 190 Senior (Redshirt) Park Hill, CO Graduated
Geno Crandall 0 G 6'4" 185 Senior (Redshirt) Minneapolis, MN Graduated
Brandon Clarke 15 F 6'8" 215 Junior (Redshirt) Phoenix, AZ Declared for 2019 NBA draft; selected 21st overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder[1]
Jack Beach 2 G 6'3" 180 Junior (Redshirt) San Diego, CA Graduated
Alex Martin 5 G 6'5" 205 Junior (Redshirt) Overland Park, KS Left team
Rui Hachimura 21 F 6'8" 230 Junior Toyama, Japan Declared for 2019 NBA draft; selected 9th overall by the Washington Wizards[2]
Zach Norvell 23 G 6'5" 205 Sophomore (Redshirt) Chicago, IL Declared for 2019 NBA draft; undrafted
Greg Foster 4 G 6'5" 195 Freshman Milwaukee, WI Transferred to Saint Joseph's
Paul Pennington 20 G 5'10" 160 Freshman Boise, ID Transferred to San Diego

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous
School
Years
Remaining
Date
Eligible
Admon Gilder 1 G 6'4" 200 Senior (Redshirt) Dallas, TX Texas A&M 1 Oct. 1, 2019[3]
Ryan Woolridge 4 G 6'3" 175 Senior (Redshirt) Mansfield, TX North Texas 1 Oct. 1, 2019[4]
Will Graves 35 G 6'5" 180 Sophomore Eugene, OR Lane CC 3 Oct. 1, 2019

Left program before playing

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous
School
Brock Ravet 32 G 6'1" 175 Freshman Kittitas, WA Kittitas

2019 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Anton Watson
#11 SF
Spokane, WA Gonzaga Prep 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jun 21, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Brock Ravet
#17 SG
Kittitas, WA Kittitas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 23, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Martynas Arlauskas
#13 SF
Kaunas, Lithuania President Valdas Adamkus Gymnasium 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 20, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPNN/A
Drew Timme
#14 C
Richardson, TX Pearce 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Nov 14, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Pavel Zakharov
#10 C
St. Petersburg, Russia Montverde Academy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Nov 19, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Oumar Ballo
#16 C
Koulikoro, Mali NBA Academy Latin America 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Feb 23, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPNN/A
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:

  • "Gonzaga Commit List for 2019". Rivals.com.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2019–20 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Admon Gilder 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Madison
Texas A&M
Dallas, TX
G 4 Ryan Woolridge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Lake Ridge
San Diego
North Texas
Mansfield, TX
F 33 Killian Tillie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr INSEP Cagnes-sur-Mer, France
F 24 Corey Kispert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr King's Edmonds, WA
G 11 Joël Ayayi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So INSEP Bordeaux, France
F 3 Filip Petrušev 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Montverde Academy Belgrade, Serbia
G 23 Matthew Lang 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Jesuit Portland, OR
G 35 Will Graves (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So South Eugene
Lane CC
Eugene, OR
F 22 Anton Watson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Gonzaga Prep Spokane, WA
G 32 Brock Ravet (L) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Kittitas Kittitas, WA
G 5 Martynas Arlauskas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr President Valdas Adamkus Gymnasium Kaunas, Lithuania
F 2 Drew Timme 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Pearce Richardson, TX
F 10 Pavel Zakharov 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Montverde Academy Saint Petersburg, Russia
C 21 Oumar Ballo (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr NBA Academy Latin America Koulikoro, Mali
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (L) Left team
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 2, 2020

  • Roster is subject to change as/if players transfer or leave the program for other reasons.
  • Oumar Ballo was ruled as an academic redshirt prior to the start of the 2019–20 season. He will have 4 years of eligibility remaining at the start of the 2020–21 season.
  • Brock Ravet left the team due to personal reasons before the 2019–20 regular season began.
  • Matthew Lang was awarded a basketball scholarship for the second semester of the 2019–20 season.


Coaching staff

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Name Position Year at
Gonzaga
Alma Mater (year)
Mark Few Head coach 21st Oregon (1987)
Tommy Lloyd Associate head coach 19th Whitman (1998)
Brian Michaelson Assistant coach 7th Gonzaga (2005)
Roger Powell Jr. Assistant coach 1st Illinois (2005)
Jorge Sanz Director of Basketball Operations 2nd Florida Atlantic (2011)
Gary Bell Graduate Assistant 1st Gonzaga (2015)
Ken Nakagawa Video coordinator 4th Long Beach State (2014)
Josh Therrien Athletic Trainer 4th Washington State (2007)
Travis Knight Strength and Conditioning Coach 14th Gonzaga (2000)

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2019*
6:00 pm, KHQ
No. 8 Lewis–Clark State W 116–61 
 28  Watson   9  Tied   5  Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
5:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW
No. 8 Alabama State W 95–64  1–0
 28  Kispert   7  Ayayi   7  Ayayi  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
November 9, 2019*
5:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW
No. 8 Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 110–60  2–0
 25  Petrušev   13  Ayayi   9  Woolridge  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
November 12, 2019*
6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW
No. 8 North Dakota W 97–66  3–0
 20  Kispert   15  Petrušev   5  Kispert  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
November 15, 2019*
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 8 at Texas A&M W 79–49  4–0
 16  Tied   10  Petrušev   6  Ayayi  Reed Arena (10,344)
College Station, TX
November 19, 2019*
6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW
No. 8 UT Arlington
Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game
W 72–66  5–0
 19  Woolridge   10  Timme   5  Gilder  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
November 23, 2019*
5:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW
No. 8 Cal State Bakersfield W 77–49  6–0
 15  Petrušev   7  Petrušev   4  Petrušev  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
November 27, 2019*
4:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 8 vs. Southern Miss
Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals
W 94–69  7–0
 28  Kispert   12  Ayayi   7  Woolridge  Imperial Arena (1,459)
Nassau, BS
November 28, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 8 vs. No. 11 Oregon
Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals
W 73–72 OT 8–0
 22  Petrušev   15  Petrušev   3  Ayayi  Imperial Arena (1,432)
Nassau, BS
November 29, 2019*
11:00 am, ESPN
No. 8 vs. Michigan
Battle 4 Atlantis championship
L 64–82  8–1
 20  Tillie   9  Petrušev   5  Woolridge  Imperial Arena (1,503)
Nassau, BS
December 4, 2019*
6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW
No. 9 Texas Southern W 101–62  9–1
 17  Kispert   9  Ayayi   5  Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
December 8, 2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 9 at No. 22 Washington
Rivalry
W 83–76  10–1
 17  Petrušev   10  Petrušev   6  Tillie  Alaska Airlines Arena (9,268)
Seattle, WA
December 14, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6 at No. 15 Arizona W 84–80  11–1
 18  Kispert   8  Kispert   7  Ayayi  McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ
December 18, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 2 North Carolina W 94–81  12–1
 26  Kispert   10  Ayayi   9  Woolridge  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
December 21, 2019*
2:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW
No. 2 Eastern Washington W 112–77  13–1
 24  Petrušev   9  Tied   5  Woolridge  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
December 30, 2019*
6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW
No. 1 Detroit Mercy W 93–72  14–1
 22  Petrušev   7  Timme   8  Woolridge  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
WCC Regular Season
January 2, 2020
7:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW
No. 1 at Portland W 85–72  15–1
(1–0)
 22  Tillie   8  Petrušev   4  Tied  Chiles Center (4,633)
Portland, OR
January 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 1 Pepperdine W 75–70  16–1
(2–0)
 20  Tillie   10  Petrušev   4  Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
January 9, 2020
7:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW
No. 1 at San Diego W 94–50  17–1
(3–0)
 20  Ayayi   10  Tillie   6  Woolridge  Jenny Craig Pavilion (4,549)
San Diego, CA
January 11, 2020
1:00 pm, KAYU/RTNW
No. 1 at Loyola Marymount W 87–62  18–1
(4–0)
 16  Petrušev   11  Timme   5  Woolridge  Gersten Pavilion (3,534)
Los Angeles, CA
January 16, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 1 Santa Clara W 104–54  19–1
(5–0)
 19  Ayayi   11  Timme   5  Woolridge  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
January 18, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 1 BYU
Rivalry
W 92–69  20–1
(6–0)
 22  Tillie   10  Tillie   6  Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
January 25, 2020
7:00 pm, KAYU/RTNW
No. 2 Pacific W 92–59  21–1
(7–0)
 22  Tillie   8  Tillie   4  Ayayi  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
January 30, 2020
7:30 pm, CBSSN
No. 2 at Santa Clara W 87–72  22–1
(8–0)
 31  Petrušev   9  Petrušev   6  Woolridge  Leavey Center (4,200)
Santa Clara, CA
February 1, 2020
1:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW
No. 2 at San Francisco W 83–79  23–1
(9–0)
 23  Petrušev   11  Petrušev   3  Timme  War Memorial Gymnasium (3,006)
San Francisco, CA
February 6, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 2 Loyola Marymount W 85–67  24–1
(10–0)
 21  Petrušev   8  Timme   4  Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
February 8, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 at Saint Mary's
Rivalry
W 90–60  25–1
(11–0)
 20  Timme   11  Petrušev   5  Gilder  University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
February 15, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 at Pepperdine W 89–77  26–1
(12–0)
 27  Petrušev   12  Petrušev   5  Tied  Firestone Fieldhouse (3,104)
Malibu, CA
February 20, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 2 San Francisco W 71–54  27–1
(13–0)
 22  Tillie   9  Tillie   7  Woolridge  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
February 22, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 2 at No. 23 BYU
Rivalry
L 78–91  27–2
(13–1)
 18  Tillie   8  Tied   4  Tied  Marriott Center (18,987)
Provo, UT
February 27, 2020
6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW
No. 3 San Diego W 94–59  28–2
(14–1)
 21  Petrušev   9  Tied   6  Woolridge  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
February 29, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 Saint Mary's
Rivalry
W 86–76  29–2
(15–1)
 27  Petrušev   8  Ayayi   4  Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
WCC Tournament
March 9, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN
(1) No. 2 vs. (5) San Francisco
Semifinals
W 81–77  30–2
 19  Tillie   10  Tillie   3  Petrušev  Orleans Arena (7,471)
Paradise, NV
March 10, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN
(1) No. 2 vs. (3) Saint Mary's
Finals
W 84–66  31–2
 17  Tied   14  Petrušev   5  Petrušev  Orleans Arena (7,471)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[5]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP8888962 (15)1 (54)1 (63)1 (54)1 (30)2 (31)2 (19)2 (15)2 (15)2 (14)3222
Coaches77^87962 (4)1 (23)1 (30)1 (27)1 (16)1 (19)2 (17)2 (12)2 (13)2 (11)4222

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

References

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