The 2018–19 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team (also informally referred to as the Zags) represented Gonzaga University, located in Spokane, Washington. in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mark Few, in his 20th season as head coach. This was the Bulldogs' 15th season at the on-campus McCarthey Athletic Center and 39th season as a member of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 33–4, 16-0 to finish in 1st place. In the WCC Tournament, they defeated Pepperdine in the semifinals before losing in the championship game to Saint Mary’s. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Fairleigh Dickinson, Baylor and Florida State to make the Elite Eight. In the Elite Eight, they lost to Texas Tech.
Previous season
The Bulldogs team finished the 2017–18 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.
Offseason
Coaching changes
Additions to staff Name Position Year atGonzaga Alma Mater (year) Previous Job Video coordinator 3rd Long Beach State (2014) Graduate Assistant at Gonzaga Graduate Assistant 1st Florida Atlantic (2011) Assistant coach at Florida Atlantic
Player departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure F 228 (Redshirt) Memphis, TN Graduated G 195 Portland, OR Graduated F 235 (Redshirt) Holte, Denmark Left team G 175 Kaysville, UT Transferred to BYU
Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown PreviousSchool YearsRemaining DateEligible G 185 Minneapolis, MN North Dakota 1 Oct. 12, 2018
2018 recruiting class
Future recruits
Recruiting class of 2019
Recruiting class of 2020
Roster Roster is subject to change as/if players transfer or leave the program for other reasons.
Coaching staff Name Position Year atGonzaga Alma Mater (year) Mark Few Head coach 20th Oregon (1987) Tommy Lloyd Associate head coach 18th Whitman (1998) Donny Daniels Assistant coach 9th Cal State Fullerton (1976) Brian Michaelson Assistant coach 6th Gonzaga (2005) Jorge Sanz Graduate Assistant 1st Florida Atlantic (2011) Stephen Gentry Director of Basketball Operations 2nd Gonzaga (2006) Riccardo Fois Coordinator of Analytics & Video Operations 5th Pepperdine (2009) Ken Nakagawa Video coordinator 3rd Long Beach State (2014) Josh Therrien Athletic Trainer 3rd Washington State (2007) Travis Knight Strength and Conditioning Coach 13th Gonzaga (2000)
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| WCC Regular Season
!colspan=12 style=| WCC Tournament
!colspan=12 style=| NCAA tournament
Source
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.
References