1997–98 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1997–98 Gonzaga Bulldogs West Coast Conference WCC 24–10 10–4 Dan Monson 1st Mark Few 9th Bill Grier 7th Charlotte Y. Martin Centre WCC regular season champions National Invitation Tournament Second round The 1997–98 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the West Coast Conference (WCC) during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by newly-promoted head coach Dan Monson, the Bulldogs were 21 8 y overall in the regular season (10–4 in WCC, first),https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gV5WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ePEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3932%2C3381616 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Basketball: College men's standings February 24, 1998 C4https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hF5WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ePEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6297%2C5190666 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Bergum Steve Zags inherit curse of WCC's top seed February 27, 1998 C1 and played their home games on campus at the Charlotte Y. Martin Centre in Spokane, Washington. Regular season conference champions, Gonzaga lost to San Francisco in the WCC tournament final at Santa Clara.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RU5WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k-sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3345%2C620771 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press San Francisco back in NCAA tourney March 2, 1998 3D In the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), they advanced to the second round, and finished at 24 10 y.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rPIzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wPEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6484%2C5227062 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Hawaii brings down curtain on GU March 17, 1998 C1 Conference honors went to Monson as coach of the year, the first rookie head coach to win a WCC regular season title, and senior forward Bakari Hendrix was the player of the year.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hV5WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ePEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1583%2C5721756 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Bergum Steve WCC honors GU duo February 28, 1998 C1 He repeated as the league's top scorer and was player of the month for three consecutive months.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gF5WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ePEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1769%2C3095529 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Hendrix nails honors again February 23, 1998 C1 Sophomore point guard Matt Santangelo joined him as a unanimous selection to the all-conference team.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gV5WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ePEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2165%2C3367836 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Two Zags WCC stars February 24, 1998 C1 Monson was in his tenth season as a coach at Gonzaga; the previous nine were as an assistant under Dan Fitzgerald.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 Associated Press February 15, 1997 6D Roster Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oPIzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U_EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4961%2C2102232 Spokesman-Review Roster, schedule November 14, 1997 C8 Schedule Source: Postseason results yes yes |- !colspan=6 style=Gonzaga Bulldogs| WCC tournament Sat, Feb 28 2:30 pm yes 1 Loyola Marymount 8 Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California Quarterfinal 79–78 OT 22–8 Sun, Mar 1 6:00 pm yes 1 San Diego 7 Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California Semifinal 74–59 23–8 Mon, Mar 2 9:00 pm yes 1 San Francisco 5 Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California Final ESPN 67–80 23–9 |- !colspan=6 style=Gonzaga Bulldogs| National Invitation tournament Wed, Mar 11 6:30 pm yes Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming First round 69–55 24–9 7,412 Mon, Mar 16 9:30 pm yes Hawaii Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii Second round KSKN 70–78 24–10 10,254 AP poll Pacific time References 2 External links Sports Reference – Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball – 1997–98 season Category:Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball seasons Gonzaga Gonzaga Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team, 1997-98 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team, 1997-98