2018–19 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

2018–19 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2019 West Coast Conference Tournament winner ; As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
2018–19 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 WCC)
Head coach	Mark Few (20th season)
Assistant coach	Tommy Lloyd (18th season)
Assistant coach	Donny Daniels (9th season)
Assistant coach	Brian Michaelson (6th season)
Home arena	McCarthey Athletic Center

The 2018–19 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team (also informally referred to as the Zags) will represent Gonzaga University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by head coach Mark Few, who is in his 20th season as head coach. The team plays its home games at McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Washington. This will be the Bulldogs' 39th season as a member of the West Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Bulldogs team finished the 2017–18 season 32–5, 17–1 in WCC play to win the WCC regular season championship. They defeated Loyola Marymount, San Francisco and BYU to become champions of the WCC Tournament. They received the WCC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated UNC Greensboro and Ohio State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Florida State.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Johnathan Williams	7000300000000000000♠3	F	6'9"	228	Senior (Redshirt)	Memphis, TN	Graduated
Silas Melson	5000000000000000000♠0	G	6'4"	195	Senior	Portland, OR	Graduated
Jacob Larsen	7001100000000000000♠10	G	6'11"	235	Freshman (Redshirt)	Holte, Denmark	Left team
Jesse Wade	7001100000000000000♠10	G	6'1"	175	Freshman	Kaysville, UT	Transferred to BYU

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Years Remaining	Date Eligible
Geno Crandall	G	6'4"	185	Senior (redshirt)	Minneapolis, MN	North Dakota	1	Oct. 1, 2018^[1]

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Filip Petrušev PF	Belgrade, Serbia	Montverde Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oct 22, 2017
Filip Petrušev PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Greg Foster SG	Thiensville, WI	Ed W. Clark High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	Nov 8, 2017
Greg Foster SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "Gonzaga Commit List for 2018". Rivals.com. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Future recruits

Recruiting class of 2019

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Anton Watson #12 PF	Spokane, WA	Gonzaga Preparatory School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jun 21, 2017
Anton Watson #12 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Brock Ravet #23 PG	Mabton, WA	Kittitas High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	Jun 23, 2017
Brock Ravet #23 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "Gonzaga Commit List for 2019". Rivals.com. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Recruiting class of 2020

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dominick Harris SG	Murrieta, CA	Pacifica Christian High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jan 28, 2018
Dominick Harris SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "Gonzaga Commit List for 2020". Rivals.com. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2018–19 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	22	Jeremy Jones	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	RS Sr	East Central Rice	San Antonio, TX
G	13	Josh Perkins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Sr	Huntington Prep	Park Hill, CO
G	0	Geno Crandall	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	DeLaSalle North Dakota	Minneapolis, MN
F	15	Brandon Clarke	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	Desert Vista San Jose State	Phoenix, AZ
G	2	Jack Beach (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	Torrey Pines	San Diego, CA
G	5	Alex Martin (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Blue Valley Belmont Johnson County CC	Overland Park, KS
F	33	Killian Tillie	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	INSEP	Cagnes-sur-Mer, France
F	21	Rui Hachimura	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Meisei	Toyama, Japan
G	23	Zach Norvell Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Simeon	Chicago, IL
F	24	Corey Kispert	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	King's	Edmonds, WA
G	11	Joel Ayayi	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	INSEP	Bordeaux, France
F	3	Filip Petrušev	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Montverde Academy	Belgrade, Serbia
G	4	Greg Foster	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Ed W. Clark	Milwaukee, WI
G	10	Matthew Lang (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Jesuit	Portland, OR
G	20	Paul Pennington (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	140 lb (64 kg)	Fr	Boise	Boise, ID

Head coach

Mark Few (Oregon)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 6, 2018

Roster is subject to change as/if players transfer or leave the program for other reasons.

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at Gonzaga	Alma Mater (year)
Mark Few	Head Coach	20th	Oregon (1987)
Tommy Lloyd	Associate Head Coach	18th	Whitman (1998)
Donny Daniels	Assistant Coach	9th	Cal State Fullerton (1976)
Brian Michaelson	Assistant Coach	6th	Gonzaga (2005)
Riccardo Fois	Director of Analytics	5th	Pepperdine (2009)
Josh Therrien	Athletic Trainer	3rd	Washington State (2007)
Travis Knight	Strength & Conditioning Coach	13th	Gonzaga (2000)

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018* 6:00 pm, KHQ	Central Washington	–	–	–	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW	Idaho State	–	–	–	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Nov 10, 2018* 7:00 pm	Texas Southern Maui Invitational campus-site game	–	–	–	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Nov 15, 2018* 8:30 pm, ESPN2	Texas A&M	–	–	–	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Nov 19, 2018* 8:30 pm, ESPN2	vs. Illinois Maui Invitational Quarterfinals	–	–	–	Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI
Nov 20, 2018* 2:00 pm/7:30 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	vs. Arizona or Iowa State Maui Invitational	–	–	–	Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI
Nov 21, 2018*	vs. Maui Invitational	–	–	–	Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI
Nov 26, 2018* 6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW	North Dakota State	–	–	–	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Dec 1, 2018* 11:00 am, FOX	at Creighton	–	–	–	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
Dec 5, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	Washington	–	–	–	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Dec 9, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN	vs. Tennessee Jerry Colangelo Classic	–	–	–	Talking Stick Resort Arena Phoenix, AZ
Dec 15, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN2	at North Carolina	–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 18, 2018* 6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW	Texas–Arlington	–	–	–	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Dec 21, 2018* 6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW	Denver	–	–	–	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Dec 28, 2018* 6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW	North Alabama	–	–	–	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Dec 31, 2018* 6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW	Cal State Bakersfield	–	–	–	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
WCC Regular Season
Jan 5, 2019 6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW	Santa Clara	–	–	–	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Jan 10, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN2	Pacific	–	–	–	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Jan 12, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2	at San Francisco	–	–	–	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA
Jan 17, 2019 6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW	Loyola Marymount	–	–	–	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Jan 19, 2019 7:00 pm, RTNW	at Portland	–	–	–	Chiles Center Portland, OR
Jan 24, 2019 8:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW	at Santa Clara	–	–	–	Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
Jan 31, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	at BYU	–	–	–	Marriott Center Provo, UT
Feb 2, 2019 5:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW	San Diego	–	–	–	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Feb 7, 2019 6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW	San Francisco	–	–	–	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Feb 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	Saint Mary's Rivalry	–	–	–	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Feb 14, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Loyola Marymount	–	–	–	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
Feb 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at San Diego	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
Feb 21, 2019 6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW	Pepperdine	–	–	–	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Feb 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	BYU	–	–	–	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Feb 28, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Pacific	–	–	–	Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
Mar 2, 2019 TBA, ESPN/ESPN2	at Saint Mary's Rivalry	–	–	–	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
WCC Tournament
Mar 7–12, 2019	vs.	–	–	–	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP																				Not released
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

↑ "Gonzaga Men's Basketball Adds UND Transfer Geno Crandall". July 5, 2018.
↑ "gozags.com :: Gonzaga Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". gozags.com.

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[1] "Gonzaga Men's Basketball Adds UND Transfer Geno Crandall". July 5, 2018.

[2] "gozags.com :: Gonzaga Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". gozags.com.

Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
Venues	Russell Gymnasium (1907–1958) Spokane Coliseum (1958–1965, 1979–1980) Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (1965–2004) McCarthey Athletic Center (2004–present) Spokane Arena (alternate, 1995–present)
Rivalries	Saint Mary's Idaho (dormant)
Culture & lore	Spike the Bulldog "Go, Gonzaga!"
People	Head coaches Record holders
Seasons	1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2018–19 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
BYU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Gonzaga	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Loyola Marymount	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pacific	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Portland	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pepperdine	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Mary's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
San Diego	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
San Francisco	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Santa Clara	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2019 West Coast Conference Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll