Sport: | basketball |
Year: | 2023–24 |
Prev Year: | 2022–23 |
Next Year: | 2024–25 |
Team: | Gonzaga Bulldogs |
Conference: | West Coast Conference |
Short Conf: | WCC |
Aprank: | 15 |
Coachrank: | 16 |
Record: | 27–8 |
Conf Record: | 14–2 |
Head Coach: | Mark Few |
Hc Year: | 25th |
Asst Coach1: | Brian Michaelson |
Ac1 Year: | 11th |
Asst Coach2: | Stephen Gentry |
Ac2 Year: | 3rd |
Asst Coach3: | R-Jay Barsh |
Ac3 Year: | 1st |
Asst Coach4: | Zach Norvell Jr. |
Ac4 Year: | 1st |
Arena: | McCarthey Athletic Center |
Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
Tourney Result: | Sweet Sixteen |
The 2023–24 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University, located in Spokane, Washington, in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, also unofficially nicknamed the "Zags", was led by head coach Mark Few, in his 25th season as head coach, and played home games at the on-campus McCarthey Athletic Center as members of the West Coast Conference (WCC). They finished the season 27–8, 14–2 in WCC play to finish in second place, failing to win at least a share of the regular season title for the first time since 2012. As the No. 2 seed in the WCC Tournament, they defeated San Francisco in the semifinals, before losing to Saint Mary's in the championship. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where as the No. 5 seed in the Midwest region, they defeated McNeese in the First Round and Kansas in the Second Round to reach their ninth consecutive Sweet Sixteen, where they lost to Purdue.
See main article: 2022–23 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team.
The Bulldogs finished the 2021–22 season 31–6, 14–2 in WCC Play to win the regular season championship with Saint Mary's. They defeated San Francisco and Saint Mary's in the WCC tournament to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the West region, where they defeated Grand Canyon in the first round, TCU in the second round, UCLA in the sweet sixteen before losing to national champion UConn in the elite eight.
On January 19, 2023, the Zags lost to Loyola Marymount at the McCarthey Athletic Center, ending their 76-game home winning streak, which was the longest in the nation at the time.[1]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | |
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45 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Senior | Completed college eligibility | |||
2 | F | 6'10" | 235 | Senior | Declared for 2023 NBA draft; undrafted | |||
13 | G | 6'4' | 210 | RS Junior | Declared for 2023 NBA draft; undrafted | |||
0 | G | 6'7" | 205 | Junior | Declared for 2023 NBA draft; selected 29th overall by Indiana Pacers | |||
Dominick Harris | 55 | G | 6'3" | 185 | RS Sophomore | Transferred to Loyola Marymount | ||
Abe Eagle | 30 | F | 6'9" | 225 | RS Sophomore | Walk-on
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Kaden Perry | 20 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Sophomore | Retired from basketball due to injury[2] | ||
5 | G | 6'5" | 180 | Sophomore | Transferred to Wake Forest | |||
15 | C | 7'0" | 240 | Sophomore | Transferred to Wake Forest | |||
Kellen Mitchell | 4 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Freshman | Walk-on
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2 | G | 6'7" | 195 | RS Junior | Eastern Washington | |||
13 | F | 6'9" | 240 | RS Junior | Wyoming | |||
0 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Junior | Creighton | |||
Jun Seok Yeo | 21 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Sophomore | Korea University |
Note: Players' year is based on remaining eligibility. The NCAA did not count the 2020–21 season towards eligibility.
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See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.