2009–10 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2009–10 Gonzaga Bulldogs Gonzaga Bulldogs wordmark.svg 175px West Coast Conference WCC 23 22 27–7 12–2 Mark Few 11th Leon Rice 11th Tommy Lloyd 9th Ray Giacoletti 3rd McCarthey Athletic Center WCC regular season champions Maui Invitational champions NCAA tournament Round of 32 The 2009–10 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs are members of the West Coast Conference, were led by head coach Mark Few, and played they home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the Gonzaga campus in Spokane, Washington. The Zags finished the season 27–7, 12–2 in WCC play to claim the regular season championship. They advanced to the championship game of the 2010 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament before falling to Saint Mary's. They received an at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning an 8 seed in the West Region. They defeated 9 seed Florida State in the first round before losing to 1 seed and AP #4 Syracuse in the second round. Preseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Josh Heytvelt 42 F 83 6'11" 260 4.5 Senior (Redshirt) Clarkston, WA Graduated Andrew Sorenson 1 11 G 74 6'2" 172 4.5 Senior (Redshirt) Olympia, WA Graduated Micah Downs 22 G 80 6'8" 194 4 Senior Kirkland, WA Graduated Jeremy Pargo 2 G 74 6'2" 220 4 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated Ira Brown 1 50 F 76 6'4" 235 4 Senior Conroe, TX Graduated Austin Daye 5 F 83 6'11" 200 2 Sophomore Irvine, CA Entered the 2009 NBA draft Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown PreviousSchool YearsRemaining DateEligible Bol Kong G 78 6'6" 220 2.5 Sophomore (redshirt) Vancouver, BC Douglas College 3 Oct. 1, 2009http://www.hoopstarscanada.com/news.pl?nid=32 HoopStars Canada Recruiting Report (May 28/08) May 30, 2008 2009 recruiting class no no 2009 Mangisto Arop SF Edmonton, AB St. Mary (ON) 6 5 208 May 7, 2008 NR 4 88 Sam Dowerhttp://www.seattletimes.com/sports/college/gonzaga-gets-basketball-commitment-from-sam-dower/ Gonzaga gets basketball commitment from Sam Dower September 9, 2008 C Brooklyn Park, MN Osseo 6 9 228 September 6, 2008 3 3 89 Elias Harrishttp://www.slipperstillfits.com/2009/1/21/731557/solving-the-mystery-recrui Solving the Mystery Recruit: Learning More About Elias Harris January 21, 2009 PF Speyer, Germany Friedrich-Magnus-Schwerd-GymnasiumBIS Speyer 6 8 215 December 16, 2008 NR NR NR Kelly Olynykhttp://www.spokesman.com/blogs/sportslink/2009/jan/26/gu-gets-another-09-commitment/ GU gets another '09 commitment - Kelly Olynyk January 26, 2009 PF Kamloops, BC South Kamloops 6 11 215 January 26, 2009 NR NR 90 G. J. Vilarinohttp://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/apr/28/vilarino-re-commits-selects-zags/ Vilarino re-commits, selects Zags April 28, 2009 PG McKinney, TX McKinney 6 0 177 April 27, 2009 4 4 88 David Stocktonhttp://www.spokesman.com/blogs/sportslink/2009/may/22/stockton-plans-walk-gu/ Stockton plans to walk-on at GU May 22, 2009 PG Spokane, WA Gonzaga Prep 5 10 150 NR NR NR 2009 2009 Gonzaga Rivals Commits 2009 Gonzaga Scout Commits 2009 Gonzaga ESPN Commits gonzaga 130 gonzaga 2250 NR NR NR NR August 11, 2009 yes Roster thumb|Matt Bouldin thumb|Elias Harris thumb|Robert Sacre 2009 Gonzaga Bulldogs y y Will Foster 45 C 7 5 273 SR Bonney Lake, WA White River Matt Bouldin y 15 G 6 5 224 SR Highlands Ranch, CO ThunderRidge Chris Pontarolo-Magg 4 G 5 11 175 SR Quincy, WA Quincy W Steven Gray basketball, born 1989 y 32 G 6 5 208 JR Bainbridge Island, WA Bainbridge Bol Kong y 34 G 6 6 220 SO y Vancouver, BC St. George'sDouglas College Robert Sacre y 00 C 7 0 247 SO y North Vancouver, BC Handsworth Demetri Goodson y 3 G 5 11 164 SO Spring, TX Klein Collins Andy Poling 14 F 6 11 232 FR y Portland, OR Westview Grant Gibbs y basketball 10 G 6 4 204 FR y Marion, IA Linn-Mar Michael Hart 30 G 6 5 201 FR y Portland, OR Jesuit W Mangisto Arop y 1 F 6 5 208 FR Edmonton, AB St. Mary (ON) Elias Harris y 20 F 6 8 215 FR Speyer, Germany Friedrich-Magnus-Schwerd-GymnasiumBIS Speyer Kelly Olynyk y 13 F 6 11 215 FR Kamloops, BC South Kamloops G.J. Vilarino 5 G 6 0 177 FR McKinney, TX McKinney Sam Dower y 35 C 6 9 228 FR yes Brooklyn Park, MN Osseo David Stockton y 11 G 5 10 150 FR yes Spokane, WA Gonzaga Prep W Mark Few Leon Rice Tommy Lloyd Ray Giacoletti http://www.gozags.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/gonz/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/09-10-roster January 20, 2010 Rankings 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Legend     Improvement in ranking   Drop in ranking   Not ranked previous week RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll Poll Prehttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2010/week/1 NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls ESPN Internet Ventures 2010-12-20 Wk 2https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2010/week/2/seasontype/2 NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls ESPN Internet Ventures 2010-12-20 Wk 3https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2010/week/3/seasontype/2 NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls ESPN Internet Ventures 2010-12-20 Wk 4https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2010/week/4/seasontype/2 NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls ESPN Internet Ventures 2010-12-20 Wk 5https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2010/week/5/seasontype/2 NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls ESPN Internet Ventures 2010-12-20 Wk 6https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2010/week/6/seasontype/2 NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls ESPN Internet Ventures 2010-12-20 Wk 7https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2010/week/7/seasontype/2 NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls ESPN Internet Ventures 2010-12-20 Wk 8https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2010/week/8/seasontype/2 NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls ESPN Internet Ventures 2010-12-20 Wk 9https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2010/week/9/seasontype/2 NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls ESPN Internet Ventures 2010-12-20 Wk 10https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2010/week/10/seasontype/2 NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls ESPN Internet Ventures 2010-12-20 Wk 11https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2010/week/11/seasontype/2 NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls ESPN Internet Ventures 2010-12-20 Wk 12https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2010/week/12/seasontype/2 NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls ESPN Internet Ventures 2010-12-20 Wk 13https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2010/week/13/seasontype/2 NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls ESPN Internet Ventures 2010-12-20 Wk 14https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2010/week/14/seasontype/2 NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls ESPN Internet Ventures 2010-12-20 Wk 15https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2010/week/15/seasontype/2 NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls ESPN Internet Ventures 2010-12-20 Wk 16https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2010/week/16/seasontype/2 NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls ESPN Internet Ventures 2010-12-20 Wk 17https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2010/week/17/seasontype/2 NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls ESPN Internet Ventures 2010-12-20 Wk 18https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2010/week/18/seasontype/2 NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls ESPN Internet Ventures 2010-12-20 Wk 19https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2010/week/1/seasontype/3 NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls ESPN Internet Ventures 2010-12-20 AP RV RV RV 17 21 15 25 RV 19 17 15 13 17 16 13 18 18 18 22 Coaches RV RV RV 16 22 15т 24 22 18 14 10 8 13 11 9 15 14 14 18 Season Preconference Gonzaga opened the season with a 94–53 exhibition victory over Alberta on November 2. Matt Bouldin led the team with 17 points, followed by Sam Dower with 15 points and Robert Sacre with 11 points.http://www.gozags.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/110309aaa.html Few Likes What He Sees In 94–53 Exhibition Victory 2010-12-26 2009-11-02 CBS Interactive Gonzaga led by as many as 26 points in the second half as they earned a 92–74 victory over Mississippi Valley State on November 14. Four Gonzaga players scored in double-figures, including Bouldin with a game-high 22 points, Elias Harris with 18, Steven Gray with 16, and Sacre with 17.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293182250 https://web.archive.org/web/20100219194952/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293182250 dead February 19, 2010 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs – Recap – November 14, 2009 2010-12-27 2009-11-14 ESPN Internet Ventures On November 17, they played against Michigan State at the Jack Breslin Student Events Center and finished with a 75–71 loss against the second-ranked Spartans.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293210127 https://web.archive.org/web/20091122171523/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293210127 dead November 22, 2009 Summers' big shots help Spartans take, hold lead against Gonzaga 2010-12-27 2009-11-17 ESPN Internet Ventures Sacre managed to match his career-high of 17 points, despite playing only 19 minutes in the game.http://www.gozags.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/111709aaa.html Gonzaga, Michigan State Play Another Basketball Classic 2010-12-27 2009-11-17 CBS Interactive The Zags returned home and finished with a 90–55 victory over IPFW on November 20. Sacre lead Gonzaga with 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 blocks.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293252250 https://archive.today/20120708003706/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293252250 dead July 8, 2012 Gonzaga 90, IPFW 55 2010-12-27 2009-11-20 ESPN Internet Ventures During Thanksgiving week, Gonzaga participated in the 2009 Maui Invitational Tournament at the Lahaina Civic Center in Lahaina, Hawaii.http://www.gozags.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/112109aab.html Bulldogs Return To EA Sports Maui Invitational 2010-12-28 2009-11-21 CBS Interactive On November 23, they defeated Colorado 76–72 during the opening round of the tournament. Steven Gray scored a game-high 27 points to help the Zags overcome a bad first half.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293272250 https://archive.today/20120712170346/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293272250 dead July 12, 2012 Gonzaga 76, Colorado 72 2010-12-28 2009-11-23 ESPN Internet Ventures In the second round of the tournament on November 24, Gonzaga defeated Wisconsin 74–61. Four Gonzaga players scored in double digits, which helped the Zags maintain a double digit lead for most of the second half.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293280275 https://web.archive.org/web/20100219192218/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293280275 dead February 19, 2010 Gonzaga 74, Wisconsin 61 2010-12-28 2009-11-24 ESPN Internet Ventures On November 25, Gonzaga beat Cincinnati 61–59 to win the Maui Invitational for the first time in school history. Steven Gray lead the Zags with 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293292250 https://archive.today/20120711164440/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293292250 dead July 11, 2012 Gonzaga edges Cincinnati for Maui Invitational title 2010-12-28 2009-11-25 ESPN Internet Ventures Schedule 2009-10 yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition Event 11/02/2009 6:00 pm yes Alberta McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA KHQ-TV 94–53 6,000 |- !colspan=9| Regular Season 11/14/2009 5:00 pm w yes Mississippi Valley State McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA KHQ-TV/FSN 92–74 6,000 1–0 11/17/2009 5:00 pm l yes yes Michigan State 2 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI ESPN 75–71 14,759 1–1 11/20/2009 6:00 pm w yes IPFW McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA KHQ-TV/FSN 90–55 6,000 2–1 |- !colspan=9| 2009 EA Sports Maui Invitational 11/23/2009 12:00 pm w yes yes Colorado Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii EA Sports Maui Invitation First Round ESPN 76–72 2,400 3–1 11/24/2009 7:30 pm w yes yes Wisconsin Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii EA Sports Maui Invitation Semi-Final ESPN/ESPN2 74–61 2,400 4–1 11/25/2009 8:00 pm w yes yes Cincinnati Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii EA Sports Maui Invitation Final ESPN 61–59 OT 2,400 5–1 |- !colspan=9| 12/02/2009 6:00 pm w yes 17 Washington State McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, Washington KHQ-TV/FSN 74–69 6,000 6–1 12/05/2009 2:00 pm l yes 17 Wake Forest McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, Washington ESPN2 77–75 6,000 6–2 12/09/2009 6:00 pm w yes 21 Augustana College McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, Washington KHQ-TV/FSN 79–40 6,000 7–2 |- !colspan=9| Battle In Seattle 12/12/2009 1:00 pm w yes yes 21 Davidson KeyArena Seattle, Washington Battle in Seattle KHQ-TV 103–91 13,176 8–2 |- !colspan=9| Aeropostle Classic 12/19/2009 1:00 pm l yes yes 15 Duke 7 Madison Square Garden New York, New York CBS 76–41 14,554 8–3 |- !colspan=9| 12/28/2009 6:00 pm w yes Eastern Washington McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, Washington KHQ-TV/FSN 94–52 6,000 9–3 |- !colspan=9| Ronald McDonald House Charities Classic 12/31/2009 7:00 pm w yes yes Oklahoma Spokane Arena Spokane, Washington ESPN2 83–69 11,452 10–3 |- !colspan=9| 01/02/2010 10:00 am w yes yes Illinois United Center Chicago, Illinois CBS 85–83 OT 20,917 11–3 01/09/2010 7:00 pm w yes 19 Portland Chiles Center Portland, Oregon ESPNU 81–78 5,003 12–3 (1–0) 01/14/2010 8:00 pm w yes 17 Saint Mary's McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California ESPN2 89–82 3,500 13–3 (2–0) 01/16/2010 6:00 pm w yes 17 San Diego Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California KHQ-TV/FSN 68–50 4,158 14–3 (3–0) 01/21/2010 6:00 pm w 15 Pepperdine McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, Washington KHQ-TV/FSN 91–84 6,000 15–3 (4–0) 01/23/2010 5:00 pm w 15 Loyola Marymount McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, Washington KHQ-TV/FSN 85–69 6,000 16–3 (5–0) 01/28/2010 8:00 pm w yes 13 Santa Clara Leavey Center Santa Clara, California ESPN2 71–64 4,700 17–3 (6–0) 01/30/2010 6:30 pm l yes 13 San Francisco War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California KHQ-TV/FSN 81–77 OT 4,114 17–4 (6–1) 02/04/2010 8:00 pm w 17 Portland McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, Washington ESPN2 76–49 6,000 18–4 (7–1) 02/06/2010 2:00 pm w yes yes 17 Memphis FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee ESPN2 66–58 17,037 19–4 (7–1) 02/11/2010 8:00 pm w 16 Saint Mary's McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, Washington ESPN2 80–61 6,000 20–4 (8–1) 02/13/2010 7:00 pm w 16 San Diego McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, Washington ESPNU 82–65 6,000 21–4 (9–1) 02/18/2010 6:00 pm l yes 13 Loyola Marymount Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California KAYU/FSN 74–66 3,770 21–5 (9–2) 02/20/2010 6:00 pm w yes 13 Pepperdine Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California KAYU/FSN 72–54 3,021 22–5 (10–2) 02/25/2010 8:00 pm w 18 Santa Clara McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, Washington ESPN2 88–51 6,000 23–5 (11–2) 02/27/2010 5:00 pm w 18 San Francisco McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, Washington KAYU/FSN 75–69 6,000 24–5 (12–2) 03/02/2010 6:00 pm w yes 18 Cal State Bakersfield McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, Washington KHQ-TV/FSN 78–59 6,000 25–5 (12–2) |- !colspan=9| West Coast Conference tournament 03/07/2010 5:30 pm w yes 18 Loyola Marymount Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada WCC Tournament Semi-Finals ESPN2 77–62 7,941 26–5 03/08/2010 6:00 pm l yes 18 Saint Mary's Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada WCC Tournament Final ESPN 81–62 7,726 26–6 |- !colspan=10| 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 03/19/2010 4:10 pm w yes yes 22 Florida State HSBC Arena Buffalo, New York First Round CBS 67–60 27–6 |- 03/21/2010 9:10 am l yes yes 22 Syracuse 4 HSBC Arena Buffalo, New York Second Round CBS 87–65 27–7 18,934 AP Poll Pacific Time References 30em Gonzaga Category:Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball seasons Gonzaga Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball Category:2000s in Spokane, Washington Category:2010s in Spokane, Washington