2016–17 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

2016–17 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record37–2 (17–1 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcCarthey Athletic Center
Seasons
2016–17 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Gonzaga † 17 – 1   .944 37 – 2   .949
No. 22 Saint Mary's 16 – 2   .889 29 – 5   .853
BYU 12 – 6   .667 22 – 12   .647
San Francisco 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606
Santa Clara 10 – 8   .556 17 – 16   .515
Loyola Marymount 8 – 10   .444 15 – 15   .500
San Diego 6 – 12   .333 13 – 18   .419
Pepperdine 5 – 13   .278 9 – 22   .290
Pacific 4 – 14   .222 11 – 22   .333
Portland 2 – 16   .111 11 – 22   .333
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mark Few, who was in his 18th season as head coach. The team played its home games at McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Washington. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the Zags) played in their 37th season as a member of the West Coast Conference.

The 2016–17 season was arguably the greatest season in Gonzaga's 109-year basketball history. The Bulldogs finished the regular season with a 32–1 record, only blemished by a loss to BYU on February 25. They finished ranked second in the AP Poll, the highest final national ranking in school history prior to the 2020–21 season. They won both the West Coast Conference regular season and tournament championships, and advanced to the first NCAA National Championship game in the school's history—the deepest NCAA Tournament run for a WCC team since San Francisco advanced to its third consecutive Final Four in 1957. With a victory over South Carolina in the regional semifinal, the Bulldogs tied the NCAA Division I record for the second-most wins in a season. They lost in the NCAA National Championship game to North Carolina.

Previous season

The Bulldogs team finished the 2015–16 season 28–8, 15–3 in WCC play to earn a share for the WCC regular season championship. They defeated Portland, BYU, and Saint Mary's to win the WCC tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament; the Bulldogs have sequentially earned a place in this tournament for the past 18 years. As a No. 11 seed, they defeated No. 6 seed Seton Hall and No. 3 seed Utah to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. There they lost to No. 10 seed and eventual Final Four participant Syracuse.

Preseason

The Bulldogs were picked to finish first in the WCC preseason poll.[1] Przemek Karnowski and Josh Perkins were selected to the All-WCC preseason team.[1]

The Bulldogs were ranked No. 14 in the preseason AP poll and No. 13 in the preseason Coaches Poll.

Offseason

Coaching changes

Departures

Name Position Year at
Gonzaga 		Alma Mater (year) Reason for Departure
Jennifer Nyland Athletic Trainer 17th Washington State (1998) Left team
Mike Hart Video Coordinator 2nd Gonzaga (2012) Assistant coach at Colorado College
Doug Wojcik Special Assistant to the Head Coach 1st Navy (1987) Left team

Additions to staff

Name Position Year at
Gonzaga 		Alma Mater (year) Previous Job
Ken Bone Special Assistant to the Head Coach 1st Seattle Pacific (1982) Associate Head Coach at Montana
Ken Nakagawa Graduate Assistant 1st Long Beach State (2014) Graduate Assistant at Long Beach State
Josh Therrien Athletic Trainer 1st Washington State (2007) Assistant Athletic Trainer at Oregon State baseball

Player departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Eric McClellan 23 G 6'4" 184 Senior (Redshirt) Austin, TX Graduated
Kyle Wiltjer 33 F 6'10" 243 Senior (Redshirt) Portland, OR Graduated
Kyle Dranginis 3 G 6'5" 203 Senior (Redshirt) Nampa, ID Graduated
Domantas Sabonis 11 F 6'11" 240 Sophomore Kaunas, Lithuania Entered the 2016 NBA draft

Incoming transfers

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous
School 		Years
Remaining 		Date
Eligible
Jordan Mathews G 6'4" 203 Senior San Francisco, CA California 1 Oct. 1, 2016[2]

2016 recruiting class

Zach Collins at the 2016 McDonald's All-American Game
Zach Norvell for Simeon Career Academy in 2015
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Zach Collins[3]
C 		Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Mar 16, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
Killian Tillie[4]
F 		Cagnes-sur-Mer, France INSEP 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Aug 29, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Zach Norvell[5]
G 		Chicago, IL Simeon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 2, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Jacob Larsen[6]
C 		Holte, Denmark Falkonergårdens Gymnasium
SISU Copenhagen 		6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Nov 12, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Rui Hachimura[7]
F 		Sendai, Japan Meisei 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Nov 20, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #14   Rivals: #13  247Sports: #10  ESPN: #21
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Gonzaga Rivals Commits". Rivals.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  • "2016 Gonzaga Scout Commits". Scout.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  • "2016 Gonzaga ESPN Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  • "2016 Gonzaga 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2015.

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Corey Kispert[8]
SF 		Seattle, WA King's 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) May 4, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

Gonzaga Bulldogs and Quinnipiac Bobcats playing a basketball game
The Gonzaga Bulldogs and the Quinnipiac Bobcats play in the Quarterfinals at the 2016 AdvoCare Invitational.
2016–17 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 24 Przemek Karnowski 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 286 lb (130 kg) RS Sr Nicolaus Copernicus
Siarka Jezioro Tarnobrzeg 		Toruń, Poland
G 15 Rem Bakamus (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 173 lb (78 kg) RS Sr Mark Morris HS Longview, WA
G 4 Jordan Mathews 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Sr Santa Monica
California 		Los Angeles, CA
G 5 Nigel Williams-Goss 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Findlay Prep
Washington 		Happy Valley, OR
F 3 Johnathan Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) RS Jr Southwind
Missouri 		Memphis, TN
C 25 Ryan Edwards 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 295 lb (134 kg) RS Jr Glacier HS Kalispell, MT
G 55 Dustin Triano (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr New Hampton School Vancouver, BC
G 0 Silas Melson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Jefferson HS Portland, OR
F 22 Jeremy Jones (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So East Central
Rice 		San Antonio, TX
G 13 Josh Perkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Huntington Prep Park Hill, CO
G 10 Bryan Alberts 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) RS So Village Christian Northridge, CA
G 2 Jack Beach (W) Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Torrey Pines HS San Diego, CA
F 32 Zach Collins 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Bishop Gorman HS Las Vegas, NV
F 33 Killian Tillie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr INSEP Cagnes-sur-Mer, France
F 21 Rui Hachimura 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Meisei Sendai, Japan
G 23 Zach Norvell Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Simeon Chicago, IL
C 14 Jacob Larsen Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Fr Falkonergårdens Gymnasium
SISU Copenhagen 		Holte, Denmark
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 7, 2017

  • Roster is subject to change as/if players transfer or leave the program for other reasons.
  • Przemek Karnowski received a medical hardship waiver and decided to play his final season of eligibility at Gonzaga in 2016–17.[9] He played the first five games for the Zags in 2015–16, but due to back problems, which eventually forced him to undergo surgery, he missed the rest of the season.[10]
  • Jesse Wade graduated high school in 2015, but before enrolling in college at Gonzaga, he left for a 2-year LDS mission in Lyon, France, and will arrive on campus as a freshman in Fall 2017.[11]
  • Jacob Larsen suffered a season-ending knee injury in a preseason practice, forcing him to redshirt the 2016–17 season. Larsen will have 4 years of eligibility remaining at the start of the 2017–18 season.[12]
  • Jack Beach did not suit up for Gonzaga's season opener against Utah Valley and decided to redshirt the 2016–17 season. Beach will have 3 years of eligibility remaining at the start of the 2017–18 season.[13]
  • Zach Norvell decided to redshirt the 2016–17 season to recover from summer knee surgery on his meniscus. Norvell will have 4 years of eligibility remaining at the start of the 2017–18 season.[14]

Coaching staff

Name Position Year at
Gonzaga 		Alma Mater (year)
Mark Few Head coach 18th Oregon (1987)
Tommy Lloyd Associate Head Coach 16th Whitman (1998)
Donny Daniels Assistant coach 7th Cal State Fullerton (1976)
Brian Michaelson Assistant coach 4th Gonzaga (2005)
Ken Bone Special Assistant to the Head Coach 1st Seattle Pacific (1982)
Ken Nakagawa Graduate Assistant 1st Long Beach State (2014)
John Jakus Director of Basketball Operations 3rd Trinity International (1999)
Riccardo Fois Director of Analytics 3rd Pepperdine (2009)
Josh Therrien Athletic Trainer 1st Washington State (2007)
Travis Knight Strength & Conditioning Coach 11th Gonzaga (2000)

Schedule and results

Gonzaga's non-conference schedule included a matchup with Washington[15] as well as neutral court games against Tennessee (in Nashville)[16] and Arizona (in Los Angeles).[17] The Zags were invited to play in the AdvoCare Invitational in Florida, where they ultimately played against Quinnipiac, Florida, and Iowa State.[18] Gonzaga played 18 conference games (home-and-home) within a nine-week span, beginning on December 29, 2016.[19] The Zags also played in and won the single-elimination WCC Tournament, which took place March 2–7, 2017 at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. This year's tournament was the first under a new 3-year contract with that venue.[20][21]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct. 29*
 No. 14 Baylor
Secret Scrimmage 		T   –
   –      –      –    - 
Oklahoma City, OK
Nov. 5*
6:00 PM, KHQ 		No. 14 West Georgia
Exhibition Game 		W 122–76  –
  20 – Williams-Goss   14 – Williams   5 – Williams-Goss  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 11*
6:00 PM, RTNW/KHQ 		No. 14 Utah Valley W 92–69  1–0
  17 – Melson   9 – Tillie   6 – Williams-Goss  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Nov. 14*
9:00 PM, ESPN2 		No. 14 San Diego State
College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon 		W 69–48  2–0
  17 – Mathews   10 – Tillie   3 – Williams-Goss  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Nov. 18*
5:30 PM, KHQ/RTNW 		No. 14 Bryant W 109–70  3–0
  22 – Karnowski   8 – Tied   5 – Williams-Goss  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Nov. 24*
3:30 PM, ESPN2 		No. 11 vs. Quinnipiac
AdvoCare Invitational Quarterfinals 		W 82–62  4–0
  13 – Tied   8 – Karnowski   8 – Williams-Goss  HP Field House (1,949)
Bay Lake, FL
Nov. 25*
6:30 PM, ESPNU 		No. 11 vs. Florida
AdvoCare Invitational Semifinals 		W 77–72  5–0
  18 – Perkins   6 – Tillie   3 – 3 Tied  HP Field House (2,941)
Bay Lake, FL
Nov. 27*
10:30 AM, ESPN 		No. 11 vs. No. 21 Iowa State
AdvoCare Invitational Championship 		W 73–71  6–0
  18 – Williams-Goss   8 – Karnowski   5 – Tied  HP Field House (2,305)
Bay Lake, FL
Dec. 1*
6:00 PM, KHQ/RTNW 		No. 8 Mississippi Valley State W 97–63  7–0
  15 – Tied   9 – Tied   5 – Williams-Goss  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Dec. 3*
2:30 PM, ESPN 		No. 8 vs. No. 16 Arizona
HoopHall LA 		W 69–62  8–0
  18 – Karnowski   8 – Collins   3 – Williams-Goss  Staples Center 
Los Angeles, CA
Dec. 7*
8:00 PM, ESPN2 		No. 8 Washington
Rivalry 		W 98–71  9–0
  23 – Williams-Goss   8 – Karnowski   5 – Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Dec. 10*
5:00 PM, RTNW/KHQ 		No. 8 Akron W 61–43  10–0
  14 – Karnowski   8 – Karnowski   5 – Williams-Goss  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Dec. 18*
1:00 M, ESPN2 		No. 8 vs. Tennessee
Nashville Showcase 		W 86–76  11–0
  20 – Williams-Goss   9 – Tied   8 – Williams-Goss  Bridgestone Arena (13,784)
Nashville, TN
Dec. 21*
6:00 PM, RTNW/KHQ 		No. 7 South Dakota W 102–65  12–0
  21 – Collins   9 – Williams-Goss   5 – Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
WCC regular season
Dec. 29
6:00 PM, RTNW/KHQ 		No. 7 Pepperdine W 92–62  13–0
(1–0) 		 16 – Tied   7 – Tied   8 – Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Dec. 31
5:00 PM, RTNW/KHQ 		No. 7 at Pacific W 81–61  14–0
(2–0) 		 19 – Karnowski   6 – Tied   7 – Karnowski  Alex G. Spanos Center (2,859)
Stockton, CA
Jan. 5
6:00 PM, ESPN2 		No. 5 at San Francisco W 95–80  15–0
(3–0) 		 36 – Williams-Goss   11 – Williams-Goss   6 – Tied  War Memorial Gymnasium (3,814)
San Francisco, CA
Jan. 12
6:00 PM, RTNW/KHQ 		No. 5 Loyola Marymount W 93–55  16–0
(4–0) 		 17 – Karnowski   9 – Collins   5 – Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Jan. 14
7:00 PM, ESPN2 		No. 5 No. 21 Saint Mary's
Rivalry 		W 79–56  17–0
(5–0) 		 19 – Williams-Goss   6 – Karnowski   6 – Williams-Goss  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Jan. 19
8:00 PM, ESPNU 		No. 4 at Santa Clara W 88–57  18–0
(6–0) 		 19 – Karnowski   10 – Williams-Goss   4 – Perkins  Leavey Center (4,738)
Santa Clara, CA
Jan. 21
5:00 PM, RTNW/KHQ 		No. 4 Portland W 73–52  19–0
(7–0) 		 15 – Williams-Goss   9 – Collins   6 – Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Jan. 23
5:00 PM, RTNW/KHQ 		No. 3 at Portland W 83–64  20–0
(8–0) 		 13 – Collins   7 – Williams   5 – Karnowski  Chiles Center (4,852)
Portland, OR
Jan. 26
6:00 PM, RTNW/KHQ 		No. 3 San Diego W 79–43  21–0
(9–0) 		 25 – Williams-Goss   12 – Williams   5 – Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Jan. 28
7:00 PM, ESPN2 		No. 3 at Pepperdine W 96–49  22–0
(10–0) 		 16 – Karnowski   7 – Williams   8 – Williams-Goss  Firestone Fieldhouse (3,104)
Malibu, CA
Feb. 2
8:00 PM, ESPN2 		No. 1 at BYU
Rivalry 		W 85–75  23–0
(11–0) 		 33 – Williams-Goss   8 – 3 Tied   4 – 3 Tied  Marriott Center (18,987)
Provo, UT
Feb. 4
7:00 PM, ESPN2 		No. 1 Santa Clara W 90–55  24–0
(12–0) 		 16 – Mathews   8 – Collins   8 – Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Feb. 9
7:00 PM, RTNW/KHQ 		No. 1 at Loyola Marymount W 90–60  25–0
(13–0) 		 19 – Williams-Goss   11 – Williams-Goss   3 – Perkins  Gersten Pavilion (4,156)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 11
5:15 PM, ESPN 		No. 1 at No. 20 Saint Mary's
College GameDay/Rivalry 		W 74–64  26–0
(14–0) 		 19 – Karnowski   9 – Tied   3 – Williams-Goss  McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
Feb. 16
6:00 PM, RTNW/KHQ 		No. 1 San Francisco W 96–61  27–0
(15–0) 		 30 – Williams-Goss   11 – Williams   7 – Williams-Goss  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Feb. 18
1:00 PM, RTNW/KHQ 		No. 1 Pacific W 82–61  28–0
(16–0) 		 18 – Williams-Goss   11 – Williams   7 – Williams-Goss  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Feb. 23
7:00 PM, RTNW/KHQ 		No. 1 at San Diego W 96–38  29–0
(17–0) 		 15 – Tied   19 – Williams   6 – Perkins  Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100)
San Diego, CA
Feb. 25
7:00 PM, ESPN 		No. 1 BYU
Rivalry 		L 71–79  29–1
(17–1) 		 19 – Williams-Goss   12 – Williams   3 – Williams-Goss  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
WCC Tournament
Mar. 4
7:00 PM, ESPN2 		(1) No. 4 vs. (9) Pacific
Quarterfinals 		W 82–50  30–1
  22 – Mathews   9 – Karnowski   4 – Williams-Goss  Orleans Arena (7,315)
Paradise, NV
Mar. 6
6:00 PM, ESPN 		(1) No. 4 vs. (4) Santa Clara
Semifinals 		W 77–68  31–1
  25 – Williams-Goss   8 – Williams-Goss   5 – Williams-Goss  Orleans Arena (8,712)
Paradise, NV
Mar. 7
6:00 PM, ESPN 		(1) No. 4 vs. (2) No. 19 Saint Mary's
Championship/Rivalry 		W 74–56  32–1
  22 – Williams-Goss   10 – Karnowski   6 – Williams-Goss  Orleans Arena (8,179)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
Mar. 16*
11:00 AM, TBS 		(1 W) No. 2 vs. (16 W) South Dakota State
First Round 		W 66–46  33–1
  16 – Mathews   14 – Williams   4 – Williams-Goss  Vivint Smart Home Arena (16,952)
Salt Lake City, UT
Mar. 18*
2:15 PM, CBS 		(1 W) No. 2 vs. (8 W) Northwestern
Second Round 		W 79–73  34–1
  20 – Williams-Goss   8 – Williams-Goss   4 – Williams-Goss  Vivint Smart Home Arena (18,565)
Salt Lake City, UT
Mar. 23*
4:39 PM, TBS 		(1 W) No. 2 vs. (4 W) No. 13 West Virginia
Sweet Sixteen 		W 61–58  35–1
  13 – 3 Tied   7 – Williams-Goss   2 – Tied  SAP Center (16,884)
San Jose, CA
Mar. 25*
3:09 PM, TBS 		(1 W) No. 2 vs. (11 W) Xavier
Elite Eight 		W 83–59  36–1
  23 – Williams-Goss   8 – Tied   4 – Williams-Goss  SAP Center (17,011)
San Jose, CA
Apr. 1*
3:09 PM, CBS 		(1 W) No. 2 vs. (7 E) South Carolina
Final Four 		W 77–73  37–1
  23 – Williams-Goss   13 – Collins   6 – Williams-Goss  University of Phoenix Stadium (77,612)
Glendale, AZ
Apr. 3*
6:20 PM, CBS 		(1 W) No. 2 vs. (1 S) No. 5 North Carolina
National Championship 		L 65–71  37–2
  15 – Williams-Goss   9 – Tied   6 – Williams-Goss  University of Phoenix Stadium (76,168)
Glendale, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West Region, E=East Region, S=South Region.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP14111188877554 (2)3 (2)1 (46)1 (59)1 (60)1 (59)4 (2)4 (1)2 (6)Not released
Coaches13141188876454 (3)3 (3)1 (24)1 (28)1 (29)1 (29)4 (1)4 (1)2 (1)2

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Notes

References

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  3. ^ "Zach Collins commits to Zags". March 16, 2015.
  4. ^ "French forward Killian Tillie commits to Gonzaga". August 29, 2015.
  5. ^ "Gonzaga men add Zach Norvell, another top 100 recruit". November 2, 2015.
  6. ^ "Gonzaga adds Jacob Larsen, another big man from Europe". November 12, 2015.
  7. ^ "Zags sign Japanese forward Rui Hachimura". November 20, 2015.
  8. ^ "Kispert commits to Gonzaga". November 20, 2015.
  9. ^ "Karnowski Decides to Return for 2016-17 season". May 24, 2016. Archived from the original on May 29, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  10. ^ "Gonzaga's Przemek Karnowski needs back surgery, out for season". December 31, 2015.
  11. ^ "Priorities of a point guard – Gonzaga recruit Jesse Wade puts basketball on hold for LDS mission". January 24, 2015.
  12. ^ "Larsen Suffers Season-Ending Knee Injury" (Press release). Gonzaga Bulldogs. October 7, 2016.
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