1976–77 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1976–77 Gonzaga Bulldogs Big Sky Conference Big Sky 11–16 7–7 Adrian Buoncristiani 5th Kennedy Pavilion The 1976–77 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University during the 1976–77 NCAA Division I basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Bulldogs were led by fifth-year head coach Adrian Buoncristiani and played their home games on campus at Kennedy Pavilion in Spokane, Washington. They were 11–15 in the regular season and 7–7 in conference play.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g_BLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=se0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6092%2C5058026 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Zags draw Weber State February 28, 1977 17https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HXVhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=su0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4221%2C81155 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington College cage standings March 1, 1977 16 Gonzaga was third in the regular season standings and qualified for the four-team conference tournament, hosted by Idaho State in Pocatello.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zTtOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=su0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6913%2C1377961 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Gonzaga, Montana State in tough but not without chances March 4, 1977 31 The Bulldogs lost by a point in the semifinals to favored Weber State;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4flLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7fgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6728%2C1492754 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington English Sue Cats survive GU scare March 5, 1977 11 ISU won the tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight, upsetting #2 UCLA in the Sweet Sixteen. It remains the best-ever showing in the NCAA tournament by a Big Sky team. This was the Zags' sole appearance in the postseason while in the Big Sky, narrowly missing the next two conference tournaments. They joined the West Coast Athletic Conference (WCAC, now WCC) in the summer of 1979, and its tourney debuted in 1987. Senior forward Jim Grady was on the all-conference team, and center Willie Moss was honorable mention.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6PlLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7fgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3437%2C3537080 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Grady wins All-Big Sky cage honors March 15, 1977 22https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AtFSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IX8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2902%2C3575024 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Associated Press Mayhew, Hayes head all-Big Sky cage team March 15, 1977 B6 Schedule Nov 29, 1976 yes yes Whitworth 89–57 1–0 Nov 30, 1976 yes yes Puget Sound 76–64 2–0 Dec 3, 1976 yes Washington State Spokane Coliseum 57–66 2–1 Dec 9, 1976 yes yes Wisconsin-Milwaukee 62–80 2–2 Dec 10, 1976 yes yes Depaul 53–77 2–3 Dec 13, 1976 yes yes Seattle University 62–59 3–3 Dec 22, 1976 yes yes Saint Mary’s 80–82 3–4 Dec 23, 1976 yes yes Univ. Of The Pacific 60–70 3–5 Dec 28, 1976 yes yes Portland State 59–74 3–6 Dec 29, 1976 yes yes Loyola Marymount 59–68 3–7 Jan 7, 1977 no yes Boise State 68–61 4–7 Jan 8, 1977 no yes Idaho State 59–60 4–8 Jan 14, 1977 no yes Idaho 65–68 4–9 Jan 15, 1977 yes yes Creighton 83–100 4–10 Jan 21, 1977 no yes Idaho 92–68 5–10 Jan 22, 1977 yes yes Air Force 68–55 6–10 Jan 28, 1977 no yes Montana 50–53 6–11 Jan 29, 1977 no yes Montana State 68–81 6–12 Feb 4, 1977 no yes Montana 63–60 7–12 Feb 5, 1977 no yes Montana State 93–69 8–12 Feb 10, 1977 no yes Northern Arizona 71–70 9–12 Feb 12, 1977 no yes Weber State 72–84 9–13 Feb 18, 1977 no yes Northern Arizona 76–62 10–13 Feb 19, 1977 no yes Weber State 62–61 11–13 Feb 25, 1977 no yes Boise State 84–100 11–14 Feb 26, 1977 no yes Idaho State 66–103 11–15 Fri, March 4 6:00 pm yes 3 Weber State 2 ISU Minidome Pocatello, Idaho Semifinal 68–69 11–16 4,427 AP Poll https://gozags.com/documents/2024/11/14/2024-25_Record_Book.pdf 2024-25 Record Book June 7, 2026 References 2 External links Sports Reference – Gonzaga Bulldogs: 1976–77 basketball season Category:Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball seasons Gonzaga