1972–73 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1972–73 Gonzaga Bulldogs Big Sky Conference Big Sky 14–12 6–8 Adrian Buoncristiani 1st Dan Fitzgerald Kennedy Pavilion The 1972–73 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University during the 1972–73 NCAA University Division basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Bulldogs were led by first-year head coach Adrian Buoncristiani and played their home games on campus at Kennedy Pavilion in Spokane, Washington. They were 14–12 overall and 6–8 in conference play, in fifth place.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iJJYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=evgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6675%2C1096071 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Brown Bruce Big Sky coaches seek added help March 5, 1973 19 Senior forward Greg Sten led the Big Sky in scoring and was selected to the all-conference team; senior forward Joe Clayton was second team and junior center Stewart Morrill was honorable mention.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ipJYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=evgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4969%2C1996951 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Honors mounting up for Zags' Greg Sten March 7, 1973 31https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=904pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BX4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3507%2C1569669 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah UPI 'Sky team named March 7, 1973 D4 Previously an assistant coach at UC Santa Barbara. Buoncristiani succeeded Hank Anderson, who left Gonzaga after 21 years as head coach for a similar position at Montana State in Bozeman, a conference rival.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UhtOAAAAIBAJ&pg=7140%2C1999597 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Zags appoint Buoncristiani April 20, 1972 23https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mkoaAAAAIBAJ&pg=7176%2C853140 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington GU tabs cage coach April 19, 1972 31 Less than a week after accepting the job in April, Buoncristiani was involved in a traffic accident in Spokane in which his car was demolished, but "ABC"https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=miBOAAAAIBAJ&pg=5422%2C2588458 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington ABC walks off court (photo) February 23, 1976 16 escaped with only minor injuries.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n0oaAAAAIBAJ&pg=7436%2C2538433 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Start startling for Zag boss April 25, 1972 18https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WBtOAAAAIBAJ&pg=5878%2C4428827 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Missildine Harry Buoncristiani arrives - pow! April 26, 1972 18 Schedule Dec 1, 1972 yes yes Eastern Washington 88–63 1–0 Dec 2, 1972 yes yes North Dakota 90–71 2–0 Dec 5, 1972 yes yes Washington State 54–52 3–0 Dec 9, 1972 yes yes Sacramento State 58–73 3–1 Dec 14, 1972 yes yes Central Washington 76–55 4–1 Dec 16, 1972 yes yes Whitworth 69–45 5–1 Dec 22, 1972 yes yes Oregon 56–68 5–2 Dec 23, 1972 yes yes Washington 61–93 5–3 Jan 5, 1973 no yes Boise State 73–58 6–3 Jan 6, 1973 no yes Idaho State 63–66 6–4 Jan 13, 1973 yes yes Portland 76–73 7–4 Jan 16, 1973 yes yes Washington State 61–52 8–4 Jan 18, 1973 yes yes Portland State 69–64 9–4 Jan 20, 1973 yes yes Puget Sound 71–72 9–5 Jan 26, 1973 no yes Montana 54–57 9–6 Jan 27, 1973 no yes Montana State 51–73 9–7 Feb 2, 1973 no yes Montana 60–57 10–7 Feb 3, 1973 no yes Montana State 71–84 10–8 Feb 8, 1973 no yes Northern Arizona 70–58 11–8 Feb 10, 1973 no yes Weber State 60–68 11–9 Feb 16, 1973 no yes Northern Arizona 99–81 12–9 Feb 17, 1973 no yes Weber State 65–70 12–10 Feb 23, 1973 no yes Boise State 85–87 12–11 Feb 24, 1973 no yes Idaho State 72–74 12–12 Mar 2, 1973 no yes Idaho 88–82 13–12 Mar 3, 1973 no yes Idaho 85–75 14–12 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: 1972–73 basketball season Category:Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball seasons Gonzaga Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball Category:Long stubs with short prose