American college basketball season
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] 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] [ 6] 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
Source: [ 11]
Schedule
Source: [ 11]
Postseason results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
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 Laramie, Wyoming
Mon, Mar 16 9:30 pm, KSKN
at Hawaii Second round L 70–78 24–10
Sheriff Center Honolulu , Hawaii
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific time.
References
^ "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.
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