2014–15 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 Gonzaga Bulldogs Gonzaga Bulldogs wordmark.svg West Coast Conference WCC 6 7 35–3 17–1 Mark Few 16th Tommy Lloyd 14th Donny Daniels 5th Brian Michaelson 2nd McCarthey Athletic Center WCC regular season and tournament champions NIT Season Tip-Off champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 2014–15 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mark Few, who was in his 16th season as head coach. The team played its home games at McCarthey Athletic Center, which has a capacity of 6,000. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the Zags) were playing in their 35th season as a member of the West Coast Conference. The Zags were predicted to finish atop of the conference by the West Coast Conference Preseason Poll.West Coast Conference Announces 2014-15 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll, All-WCC Team http://www.wccsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102714aaa.html October 27, 2014 March 30, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113554/http://www.wccsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102714aaa.html April 2, 2015 dead The Zags finished in first place in the West Coast Conference Standings for the 18th time with a 17-1 conference record after BYU defeated the Zags in the regular season finale, snapping the nation's longest active home winning streak of 41 games, as well as Gonzaga's school record 22-game winning streak.BYU beats No. 3 Gonzaga, ending nation's longest home win streak https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400587360 February 28, 2015 The Bulldogs then went on to beat BYU in the West Coast Conference tournament, and claimed their 14th WCC tournament title, along with punching their 18th ticket to the NCAA Tournament.No. 7 Gonzaga cruises past BYU to 14th WCC title https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400768043 March 10, 2015 Gonzaga entered the 2015 NCAA tournament as a #2 seed in the South region, and dismantled #15 seed North Dakota State,Gonzaga moves on with 86-76 win over ND State https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400768043 March 20, 2015 #7 seed Iowa,Gonzaga catches fire in second half, routs Iowa to reach Sweet 16 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400786332 March 22, 2015 and #11 seed UCLA,Gonzaga handles UCLA, reaches Elite Eight for 1st time since '99 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400786510 March 27, 2015 to gain its second trip to the Elite Eight, as well as Mark Few's first as head coach. The Zags then fell to #1 seed (and eventual national champion) Duke, and finished the season with a 35–3 record, which were the most wins in school history.Freshmen-led Duke pounds Gonzaga to earn Coach K's 12 Final Four https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400787701 March 29, 2015 Previous season 2013-14 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team The 2013-14 Gonzaga Bulldogs team were predicted to finish atop of the conference by the West Coast Conference Preseason Poll.Coaches Tab Gonzaga to Capture WCC Men's Basketball Title http://www.wccsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102413aac.html October 24, 2013 April 10, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140413041604/http://www.wccsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102413aac.html April 13, 2014 dead The Zags finished in first place in the West Coast Conference Standings for the 17th time with a 15–3 conference record.Gonzaga beats St. Mary's 75-47 to close WCC season https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400506815 March 1, 2014 The Bulldogs then went on to beat BYU in the West Coast Conference tournament, and claimed their 13th WCC tournament title, along with punching their 17th ticket to the NCAA Tournament.Gonzaga holds off BYU comeback to win WCC title https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400545034 March 11, 2014 The team drew an eight seed in the 2014 NCAA tournament, where they outlasted ninth seed Oklahoma State in the round of 64, 85–77,Gonzaga outlasts Oklahoma State as 61 fouls called, 5 foul out https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400546922 March 21, 2014 but then lost to Arizona in the round of 32, 84–61.No. 1 Arizona dominates Gonzaga to reach Sweet 16 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400548688 March 23, 2014 The Zags finished the season with an overall record of 29–7, including a perfect 15–0 record at home. Preseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Sam Dower 35 C 81 6'9" 243 4.5 Senior (Redshirt) Brooklyn Park, MN Graduated David Stockton 11 G 71 5'11" 165 4.5 Senior (Redshirt) Spokane, WA Graduated Drew Barham 43 F 79 6'7" 200 4.5 Senior (Redshirt) Memphis, TN Graduated Brian Bhaskar 1 22 G 74 6'2" 185 4 Senior Monterey, CA Graduated Gerard Coleman 1 0 G 76 6'4" 170 3.5 Junior (Redshirt) Boston, MA Transferred to Georgetown (KY)Gerard Coleman headed to Georgetown (Kent.) College http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/sportslink/2014/aug/15/coleman-headed-georgetown-kent-college/ August 15, 2014 Luke Meikle 1 21 F 81 6'9" 203 1 Freshman Tacoma, WA Transferred to Cal PolyReport: Former Gonzaga forward Lucas Meikle transfers to Cal Poly http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/06/report-former-gonzaga-forward-lucas-meikle-transfers-to-cal-poly/ July 6, 2014 Leo Roese 1 23 G 75 6'3" 184 1 Freshman São Paulo, Brazil Left Team Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown PreviousSchool YearsRemaining DateEligible Byron Wesley G 77 6'5" 210 4 Senior Rancho Cucamonga, CA USC 1 Oct. 1, 2014http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/sportslink/2014/may/18/wesley-transferring-gonzaga/ Byron Wesley transferring to Gonzaga May 18, 2014 Eric McClellan G 76 6'4" 180 3.5 Junior (Redshirt) Austin, TX Vanderbilt 1.5 Jan. 6, 2015http://www.spokesman.com/zags/blogs/sportslink/2014/jun/29/mcclellan-transferring-gu/ Eric McClellan transferring to GU June 29, 2014http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209733837&DB_OEM_ID=26400 Kraziness in the Kennel This Saturday October 23, 2014 2014-11-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20141101042947/http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209733837&DB_OEM_ID=26400 2014-11-01 dead 2014 recruiting class no no 2014 Silas MelsonOregon high schooler Silas Melson commits to Gonzaga http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/jun/19/oregon-high-schooler-silas-melson-verbally/ June 19, 2013 SG Portland, OregonPortland, OR Jefferson 6 2 170 June 18, 2013 3 3 3 3 73 Josh PerkinsJosh Perkins, highly-touted recruit, picks Zags http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/aug/24/josh-perkins-highly-touted-recruit-picks-zags/ August 24, 2013 PG Park_Hill, DenverPark Hill, CO Huntington Prep 6 3 186 August 24, 2013 4 4 4 4 86 Bryan AlbertsGuard Bryan Alberts from SoCal commits to Gonzaga http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/oct/29/guard-from-socal-commits-to-gonzaga/ October 29, 2013 SG Northridge, Los AngelesNorthridge, CA Village Christian 6 5 200 October 28, 2013 2 2 3 3 70 Domantas SabonisDomas Sabonis Signs Men's Basketball Letter-Of-Intent http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209470610&DB_OEM_ID=26400 April 17, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140418161556/http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209470610&DB_OEM_ID=26400 April 18, 2014 PF Kaunas, Lithuania Sunny View School 6 10 210 April 17, 2014 N/A 4 5 N/A N/A 2014 2014 Gonzaga Rivals Commits 2014 Gonzaga Scout Commits 2014 Gonzaga 24/7 Sports Commits 2014 Gonzaga ESPN Commits gonzaga 130 gonzaga 2250 N/A N/A #14 N/A April 17, 2014 yes 2015 recruiting class no yes 2015 Jesse WadeGuard Jesse Wade from Utah commits to Zags http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/oct/04/guard-utah-commits-zags/ October 4, 2013 PG Kaysville, UT Davis 6 1 165 October 4, 2013 4 3 4 4 80 yes 2015 2015 Gonzaga Rivals Commits 2015 Gonzaga Scout Commits 2015 Gonzaga 24/7 Sports Commits 2015 Gonzaga ESPN Commits gonzaga 130 gonzaga 2250 N/A N/A #110 N/A October 4, 2013 yes Roster 2014 Gonzaga Bulldogs y y Gary Bell Jr. y 5 G 6 2 214 sr Kent, WA Kentridge Kevin Pangos y 4 G 6 2 182 sr Newmarket, ON Denison Secondary Byron Wesley y 22 G 6 4 206 sr Rancho Cucamonga, CA EtiwandaUSC Eric McClellan y 21 G 6 3 184 jr y Austin, TX AustinVanderbiltTulsa Kyle Wiltjer y 33 F 6 10 240 jr y Portland, OR JesuitKentucky Angel Nunez 2 F 6 8 202 jr y Bronx, NY Notre Dame PrepLouisville Kyle Dranginis 3 G 6 5 202 jr y Nampa, ID Skyview Przemek Karnowski y 24 C 7 1 288 jr Toruń, Poland Nicolaus CopernicusSiarka Jezioro Tarnobrzeg Rem Bakamus 15 G 6 0 167 so y Longview, WA Mark Morris W Connor Griffin 14 y G 6 4 212 so Lake Oswego, OR Lake Oswego W Ryan Edwards 25 C 7 1 294 so yes Kalispell, MT Glacier Dustin Triano 55 G 6 3 178 fr y Vancouver, BC New Hampton School W Silas Melson y 0 G 6 4 178 fr Portland, OR Jefferson Domantas Sabonis y 11 F 6 10 231 fr Kaunas, Lithuania Sunny View SchoolUnicaja Málaga Josh Perkins y 13 G 6 3 186 fr yes Park Hill, CO Huntington Prep y Bryan Alberts y 10 G 6 5 190 fr yes Northridge, CA Village Christian Mark Few, 16th yr. (Oregon, 1987) Tommy Lloyd, 14th yr. (Whitman, 1998) Donny Daniels, 5th yr. (Fullerton, 1976) Brian Michaelson, 2nd yr. (Gonzaga, 2005) http://www.gozags.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=627536&SPID=90846&KEY=&DB_OEM_ID=26400&Q_SEASON=2014 February 18, 2015 Ryan Edwards has elected to redshirt the 2014-15 season and will have 3 years of eligibility remaining effective in 2015-16.Zags roll past wolfpack http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/sportslink/2014/nov/01/zags-roll-past-wolfpack/ November 1, 2014 Bryan Alberts has elected to redshirt the 2014-15 season and will have 4 years of eligibility remaining effective in 2015-16.Bryan Alberts to redshirt http://www.spokesman.com/zags/blogs/sportslink/2014/nov/15/day-after-sacramento-state/ November 15, 2014 Josh Perkins suffered a broken jaw in a November 2014 game and received a medical redshirt. He was finally cleared to play with full contact in late April 2015.Josh Perkins on the mend http://www.spokesman.com/zags/stories/2015/mar/22/gonzagas-kevin-pangos-carries-on-new-canadian/ March 22, 2015Domantas Sabonis back to Gonzaga https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/12618334/domantas-sabonis-returning-gonzaga-bulldogs April 4, 2015Josh Perkins is cleared for full contact https://twitter.com/JoshPerk13/status/593249293579866112 April 28, 2015 Angel Nunez won an appeal to grant him one final year of eligibility after the 2014-15 season.Angel Nunez won his NCAA appeal http://www.spokesman.com/zags/blogs/sportslink/2015/feb/18/zags-no-1-debate/ February 18, 2015 Rankings 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. Poll Pre2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Preseason (Nov. 10) https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2015/week/1/seasontype/2 October 31, 2014 Wk 22014 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Preseason (Nov. 17) https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2015/week/2/seasontype/2 November 17, 2014 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final AP 13 13 10 9 9 8 8 7 6 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 7 7 7 N/A Coaches 13 11 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 3 3 3 2 (1) 2 (1) 2 (1) 2 7 7 7 6 Schedule Gonzaga's non-conference schedule included home games against SMU, Memphis, Texas Southern, Sacramento State, and Southeastern Louisiana. Gonzaga played true road games at Arizona and UCLA, and also faced off with Washington State at the Spokane Arena. The Zags were invited to be a host in the NIT Season Tip-Off, where they hosted Saint Joseph's and St. Thomas Aquinas and then traveled to Madison Square Garden in New York to play Georgia and ultimately St. John's in the championship game.30th Annual NIT Season Tip-Off Features 10-team Field, Six Games At MSG http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209635797&DB_OEM_ID=26400 September 5, 2014 2014-09-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20140906020920/http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627537&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209635797&DB_OEM_ID=26400 2014-09-06 dead Gonzaga also played in the 12th annual Battle in Seattle at KeyArena against Cal Poly. Gonzaga played 18 conference games (home-and-home) during the season.2014-15 Gonzaga Men's Basketball Schedule http://www.gozags.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=26400&SPID=90846&SPSID=627529&KEY= September 17, 2014 2014–15 yes yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#002965; color:white;"| Exhibition 11/01/2014 6:00 PM yes 13 Thompson Rivers McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA KHQ Wesley 15 Wesley 8 Tied 4 95–69 - - 11/08/2014 yes yes 13 Texas GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ Secret Scrimmage       73–56 - - |- !colspan=12 style="background:#002965; color:white;"| Regular Season 11/14/2014 6:00 pm yes 13 Sacramento State McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA KHQ/RTNW Wiltjer 18 Sabonis 8 Perkins 6 104–58 6,000 1–0 11/17/2014 8:00 pm yes 13 SMU 22 McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA ESPN Tip-Off Marathon ESPN2 Pangos 17 Sabonis 9 Pangos 7 72–56 6,000 2–0 11/19/2014 8:00 pm yes 13 Saint Joseph's McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA NIT Season Tip-Off ESPNU Bell Jr. 18 Sabonis 11 Tied 6 94–42 6,000 3–0 11/22/2014 6:00 pm yes 13 St. Thomas Aquinas McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA NIT Season Tip-Off KHQ/RTNW Nunez 24 Tied 11 Tied 7 109–55 6,000 4–0 11/26/2014 6:30 pm yes yes 10 Georgia Madison Square Garden New York, NY NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals ESPN2 Wiltjer 32 Tied 6 Pangos 6 88–76 5,128 5–0 11/28/2014 4:00 pm yes yes 10 St. John's Madison Square Garden New York, NY NIT Season Tip-Off Finals ESPN2 Sabonis 14 Sabonis 9 Pangos 9 73–66 5,548 6–0 12/02/2014 6:00 pm yes 9 Southeastern Louisiana McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA KHQ/RTNW Wiltjer 20 Karnowski 9 Tied 3 76–57 6,000 7–0 12/06/2014 2:15 pm yes yes 9 Arizona 3 McKale Center Tucson, AZ ESPN Wiltjer 15 Karnowski 7 Pangos 6 63–66 OT 14,655 7–1 12/10/2014 8:00 pm yes yes 9 Washington State Spokane Arena Spokane, WA ESPNU Karnowski 22 Wesley 9 Wiltjer 4 81–66 11,521 8–1 12/13/2014 7:00 pm yes yes 9 UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA ESPN2 Wiltjer 24 Wesley 9 Dranginis 5 87–74 10,006 9–1 12/15/2014 6:00 pm yes 8 Texas Southern McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA KHQ/RTNW Wiltjer 21 Nunez 7 Pangos 6 94–54 6,000 10–1 12/20/2014 7:00 pm yes yes 8 Cal Poly KeyArena Seattle, WA Battle in Seattle KHQ/RTNW Tied 16 Karnowski 8 Dranginis 3 63–50 11,741 11–1 12/27/2014 3:00 pm yes 8 BYU Marriott Center Provo, UT ESPN2 Wiltjer 24 Tied 10 Pangos 7 87–80 20,900 12–1 1–0 12/29/2014 8:00 pm yes 7 San Diego Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA KHQ/RTNW Wiltjer 15 Karnowski 8 Pangos 4 60–48 4,517 13–1 2–0 01/03/2015 6:30 pm yes 7 Portland Chiles Center Portland, OR ESPN2 Tied 21 Sabonis 6 Pangos 5 87–75 4,852 14–1 3–0 01/08/2015 6:00 pm 6 San Francisco McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA KHQ/RTNW Pangos 17 Sabonis 9 Pangos 5 88–57 6,000 15–1 4–0 01/10/2015 1:00 pm 6 Santa Clara McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA KHQ/RTNW Karnowski 18 Tied 9 Pangos 4 79–57 6,000 16–1 5–0 01/15/2015 7:30 pm yes 3 Pepperdine Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA KHQ/RTNW Wiltjer 24 Sabonis 12 Pangos 5 78–76 3,250 17–1 6–0 01/17/2015 1:00 pm yes 3 Loyola Marymount Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA KHQ/RTNW Bell 17 Sabonis 8 Pangos 6 72–55 4,026 18–1 7–0 01/22/2015 8:00 pm 3 Saint Mary's McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA ESPNU Pangos 14 Sabonis 13 Pangos 5 68–47 6,000 19–1 8–0 01/24/2015 5:00 pm 3 Pacific McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA KHQ/RTNW Tied 13 Sabonis 8 Wiltjer 4 91–60 6,000 20–1 9–0 01/29/2015 6:00 pm 3 Portland McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA KHQ/RTNW Sabonis 13 Sabonis 11 Karnowski 4 64–46 6,000 21–1 10–0 01/31/2015 7:00 pm yes 3 Memphis McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA ESPN2 Karnowski 17 Sabonis 11 Tied 5 82–64 6,000 22–1 02/05/2015 8:00 pm yes 2 Santa Clara Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA ESPN2 Wiltjer 22 Sabonis 9 Pangos 7 77–63 4,700 23–1 11–0 02/07/2015 8:30 pm yes 2 San Francisco War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA ESPN2 Wiltjer 29 Wiltjer 11 Pangos 4 81–70 4,000 24–1 12–0 02/12/2015 6:00 pm 3 Loyola Marymount McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA KHQ/RTNW Wiltjer 21 Wiltjer 10 Pangos 8 80–51 6,000 25–1 13–0 02/14/2015 5:00 pm 3 Pepperdine McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA KHQ/RTNW Pangos 19 Karnowski 7 Tied 3 56–48 6,000 26–1 14–0 02/19/2015 8:00 pm yes 3 Pacific Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA KHQ/RTNW Wiltjer 45 Wiltjer 6 Pangos 8 86–74 5,672 27–1 15–0 02/21/2015 7:00 pm yes 3 Saint Mary's McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA ESPN2 Wiltjer 16 Wiltjer 12 Pangos 7 70–60 3,500 28–1 16–0 02/26/2015 8:00 pm 3 San Diego McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA ESPN2 Karnowski 14 Karnowski 8 Pangos 4 59–39 6,000 29–1 17–0 02/28/2015 7:00 pm 3 BYU McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA ESPN2 Wesley 17 Wesley 9 Pangos 5 70–73 6,000 29–2 17–1 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#002965; color:white;"| WCC Tournament 03/07/2015 6:00 pm yes 7 San Francisco Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV Quarterfinals ESPN2 Karnowski 24 Wiltjer 8 Pangos 5 81–72 8,537 30–2 03/09/2015 6:00 PM yes 7 Pepperdine Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV Semifinals ESPN Wesley 25 Wiltjer 9 Pangos 6 79–61 8,546 31–2 03/10/2015 6:00 PM yes 7 BYU Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV Final ESPN Wiltjer 18 Wiltjer 10 Pangos 5 91–75 8,585 32–2 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#002965; color:white;"| NCAA tournament 03/20/2015 7:10 pm yes yes 7 2 S North Dakota State 15 S KeyArena Seattle, WA Second round TNT Wiltjer 23 Sabonis 11 Pangos 5 86–76 14,852 33–2 03/22/2015 4:10 pm yes yes 7 2 S Iowa 7 S KeyArena Seattle, WA Third round TBS Wiltjer 24 Sabonis 9 Tied 4 87–68 14,901 34–2 03/27/2015 4:15 pm yes yes 7 2 S UCLA 11 S NRG Stadium Houston, TX Sweet Sixteen CBS Karnowski 18 Wiltjer 10 Wiltjer 4 74–62 21,168 35–2 03/29/2015 2:05 pm yes yes 7 2 S Duke 4 1 S NRG Stadium Houston, TX Elite Eight CBS Wiltjer 16 Tied 5 Tied 2 52–66 20,744 35–3 AP Poll Pacific Time S South Region See also 2014–15 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team 2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball season References 3 Category:Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball seasons Gonzaga Gonzaga Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball Category:2010s in Spokane, Washington