1996–97 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1996–97 Gonzaga Bulldogs West Coast Conference WCC 15–12 8–6 Dan Fitzgerald 15th Dan Monson 9th Mark Few 8th Bill Grier 6th Charlotte Y. Martin Centre The 1996–97 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the West Coast Conference (WCC) during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fifteenth-year head coach Dan Fitzgerald, the Bulldogs were 15 11 y overall in the regular season (8–6 in WCC, tied for fourth),https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kM0zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hfEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6859%2C3153104 Spokesman-Review Basketball: college standings February 25, 1997 C4 and played their home games on campus at the Charlotte Y. Martin Centre in Spokane, Washington. As announced two years earlier, athletic director Fitzgerald stepped down as head coach after the season, and nine-year assistant Dan Monson was promoted.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=u2NWAAAAIBAJ&pg=6538%2C6434144 Spokesman-Review Fitzgerald will pass off to Monson in 1997 Boling Dave November 8, 1995 C1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=u3BXAAAAIBAJ&pg=1787%2C2589371 Spokesman-Review All the right moves Blanchette John January 5, 1997 C1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TFZWAAAAIBAJ&pg=2774%2C3790482 Stockton's mentor retiring at Gonzaga Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press February 15, 1997 6D Postseason results yes yes |- !colspan=6 style=Gonzaga Bulldogs| WCC tournament Sat, March 1 yes 5 San Diego 4 Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California Quarterfinal 59–64 15–12 AP poll Pacific time References 2 External links Sports Reference – Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball – 1996–97 season Category:Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball seasons Gonzaga Category:1996 in sports in Washington (state) Category:1997 in sports in Washington (state)