1977–78 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1977–78 Gonzaga Bulldogs Big Sky Conference Big Sky 14–15 7–7 Adrian Buoncristiani 6th Stew Morrill Irv Leifer Kennedy Pavilion The 1977–78 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Bulldogs were led by sixth-year head coach Adrian Buoncristiani and played their home games on campus at Kennedy Pavilion in Spokane, Washington. They were 14–15 in the regular season and 7–7 in conference play.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LPlLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2O4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3755%2C4814968 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Season over for Gonzaga February 27, 1978 15https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9PpLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BfkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3585%2C2543589 Zags receive help; fail to claim win February 27, 1978 20https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mq5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7uEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6867%2C7385165 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon College basketball standings February 27, 1978 4Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zCFOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4e0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5940%2C2851278 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington College cage standings March 7, 1978 17 Gonzaga was fifth in the regular season standings and did not qualify for the four-team conference tournament. No Bulldogs were named to the all-conference team; senior guard Jim DeWeese was on the second team, while junior center Paul Cathey and junior guard Scott Finnie were honorable mention.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mpRfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_DAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5274%2C2011276 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Montana's Richardson all-conference for third year March 7, 1978 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zSFOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4e0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6841%2C3289589 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Grizzlies' 'M.R.R.' 3-timer March 8, 1978 17 Weeks after the conclusion of the season, Buoncristiani was encouraged to resign in April, days before letter of intent signing day.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=R_tLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BvkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6747%2C1615523 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Van Sickel Charlie Gonzaga fires cage coach April 7, 1978 29 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hTxOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8e0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5996%2C4123693 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Missildine Harry The word is 'outrageous' April 8, 1978 D1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SPtLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BvkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6491%2C1849980 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Van Sickel Charlie Win battle, lose war April 8, 1978 12 He was succeeded by Dan Fitzgerald, an assistant at Santa Clara; he was an assistant during ABC's first two years with the Bulldogs and also a teammate from high school (St. Ignatius) in San Francisco.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Jq4SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CPkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2932%2C83444 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Gonzaga picks Dan Fitzgerald April 17, 1978 17https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=45dfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RjEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2131%2C5823372 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Gonzaga hires cage coach April 17, 1978 2B Schedule Nov 28, 1977 yes yes Simon Fraser 72–70 1–0 Dec 1, 1977 yes yes Whitworth 88–67 2–0 Dec 3, 1977 yes yes Eastern Washington 51–62 2–1 Dec 5, 1977 yes yes Portland State 68–52 3–1 Dec 7, 1977 yes yes Saint Mary’s 73–82 3–2 Dec 10, 1977 yes yes Portland 76–81 3–3 Dec 13, 1977 yes Washington State Spokane Coliseum 52–58 3–4 Dec 17, 1977 yes yes Puget Sound 49–65 3–5 Dec 19, 1977 yes yes Lewis-Clark State 87–69 4–5 Dec 23, 1977 yes yes Oregon State 65–76 4–6 Dec 28, 1977 yes yes Nevada-Las Vegas 68–91 4–7 Dec 29, 1977 yes yes Seattle University 49–64 4–8 Jan 6, 1978 no yes Weber State 78–76 5–8 Jan 7, 1978 no yes Northern Arizona 67–55 6–8 Jan 14, 1978 no yes Idaho 91–71 7–8 Jan 18, 1978 yes yes Chaminade 75–72 8–8 Jan 20, 1978 yes yes Hawai’i 70–62 9–8 Jan 21, 1978 yes yes Hawai’i 87–83 10–8 Jan 27, 1978 no yes Montana State 91–76 11–8 Jan 28, 1978 no yes Montana 55–69 11–9 Jan 30, 1978 no yes Idaho 59–31 12–9 Feb 3, 1978 no yes Montana State 78–80 12–10 Feb 4, 1978 no yes Montana 47–59 12–11 Feb 10, 1978 no yes Idaho State 81–78 13–11 Feb 11, 1978 no yes Boise State 77–64 14–11 Feb 17, 1978 no yes Idaho State 78–86 14–12 Feb 18, 1978 no yes Boise State 69–80 14–13 Feb 23, 1978 no yes Weber State 63–80 14–14 Feb 25, 1978 no yes Northern Arizona 75–89 14–15 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: 1977–78 basketball season Category:Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball seasons Gonzaga