2015–16 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

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2015–16 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
Gonzaga alternate logo.png
WCC regular season co–champions
WCC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference West Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches #21
2015–16 record 28–8 (15–3 WCC)
Head coach Mark Few (17th year)
Assistant coach Tommy Lloyd (15th year)
Assistant coach Donny Daniels (6th year)
Assistant coach Brian Michaelson (3rd year)
Home arena McCarthey Athletic Center
Seasons
« 2014–15 2016–17 »
2015–16 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Saint Mary's 15 3   .833     29 6   .829
Gonzaga 15 3   .833     28 8   .778
BYU 13 5   .722     26 11   .703
Pepperdine 10 8   .556     18 14   .563
San Francisco 8 10   .444     15 15   .500
Santa Clara 7 11   .389     11 20   .355
Portland 6 12   .333     12 20   .375
Loyola Marymount 6 12   .333     14 17   .452
Pacific* 6 12   .333     8 20   .286
San Diego 4 14   .222     9 21   .300
*ineligible for postseason due to self probation
2016 West Coast Conference Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mark Few, who was in his 17th season as head coach. The team played its home games at McCarthey Athletic Center, which had a capacity of 6,000. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the Zags) played in their 36th season as a member of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 28–8, 15–3 in WCC play to finish in a share for the WCC regular season championship. They defeated Portland, BYU, and Saint Mary's to be champions of the WCC Tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a #11 seed, they defeated Seton Hall and Utah to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Syracuse.

Previous season

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The 2014–15 Gonzaga Bulldogs team were predicted to finish atop of the conference by the West Coast Conference Preseason Poll.[1] The Zags finished in first place in the West Coast Conference Standings for the 18th time with a 17–1 conference record after BYU defeated the Zags in the regular season finale, snapping the nation's longest active home winning streak of 41 games, as well as Gonzaga's school record 22-game winning streak.[2] The Bulldogs then went on to beat BYU in the West Coast Conference Tournament, and claimed their 14th WCC tournament title, along with punching their 18th ticket to the NCAA Tournament.[3] Gonzaga entered the 2015 NCAA Tournament as a #2 seed in the South region, and dismantled #15 seed North Dakota State,[4] #7 seed Iowa,[5] and #11 seed UCLA,[6] to gain its second trip to the Elite Eight, as well as Mark Few's first as head coach. The Zags then fell to #1 seed (and eventual national champion) Duke, and finished the season with a 35–3 record, which were the most wins in school history.[7]

Preseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Gary Bell 5 G 6'2" 212 Senior Kent, WA Graduated
Kevin Pangos 4 G 6'2" 182 Senior Newmarket, ON Graduated
Byron Wesley 22 G 6'4" 206 Senior Rancho Cucamonga, CA Graduated
Angel Nunez 2 F 6'8" 202 Junior (Redshirt) Bronx, NY Transferred to South Florida[8]
Connor Griffin 14 G 6'4" 214 Sophomore Lake Oswego, OR Transferred to Washington (Football)[9]

Incoming transfers

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous
School
Years
Remaining
Date
Eligible
Nigel Williams-Goss G 6'3" 190 Junior Happy Valley, OR Washington 2 Oct. 1, 2016[10]
Johnathan Williams F 6'9" 228 Junior Memphis, TN Missouri 2 Oct. 1, 2016[11]
Jeremy Jones F 6'6" 203 Sophomore San Antonio, TX Rice 3 Oct. 1, 2016[12]

2015 Recruiting class

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jesse Wade[13]
PG
Kaysville, UT Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Oct 4, 2013 Grayshirt.png
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Jack Beach[14]
SG
San Diego, CA Torrey Pines 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jan 1, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A  247Sports: #110  ESPN: N/A
  • 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.

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2016 Recruiting Class

Roster

2015–16 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High school/previous college Home town
G 23 Eric McClellan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS Sr Austin
Vanderbilt
Tulsa
Austin, TX
F 33 Kyle Wiltjer 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Jesuit
Kentucky
Portland, OR
G 3 Kyle Dranginis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) RS Sr Skyview Nampa, ID
C 24 Przemek Karnowski Injured Current redshirt 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 287 lb (130 kg) Sr Nicolaus Copernicus
Siarka Jezioro Tarnobrzeg
Toruń, Poland
G 15 Rem Bakamus (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 167 lb (76 kg) RS Jr Mark Morris Longview, WA
G 5 Nigel Williams-Goss (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Findlay Prep
Washington
Happy Valley, OR
F 14 Johnathan Williams (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Jr Southwind
Missouri
Memphis, TN
C 25 Ryan Edwards 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 290 lb (132 kg) RS So Glacier Kalispell, MT
G 55 Dustin Triano (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) RS So New Hampton School Vancouver, BC
G 0 Silas Melson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Jefferson Portland, OR
F 11 Domantas Sabonis 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Sunny View School
Unicaja Málaga
Kaunas, Lithuania
F 22 Jeremy Jones (I,W) Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) So East Central
Rice
San Antonio, TX
G 13 Josh Perkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Huntington Prep Park Hill, CO
G 10 Bryan Alberts 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) RS Fr Village Christian Northridge, CA
G 2 Jack Beach (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Torrey Pines San Diego, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: September 30, 2015

  • Roster is subject to change as/if players transfer or leave the program for other reasons.
  • Josh Perkins suffered a broken jaw in a November 2014 game and wasn't cleared to play with full contact until late April 2015.[20] He was granted a medical hardship waiver and will have 4 years of eligibility remaining effective at the start of the 2015–16 season.[21]
  • 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.[22]
  • Przemek Karnowski did not play after the Bulldogs' fifth game of the season, a November 27, 2015 win over Connecticut, due to back problems. On December 31, it was announced that he would undergo surgery and miss the rest of the season. At the time his surgery was announced, it had not been decided whether Karnowski would apply for a medical hardship waiver and play at Gonzaga in 2016–17, or turn professional after this season.[23]

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Domantas Sabonis Ryan Edwards
PF Kyle Wiltjer
SF Kyle Dranginis Bryan Alberts Jack Beach
SG Eric McClellan Silas Melson Rem Bakamus
PG Josh Perkins Dustin Triano

Coaching staff

Name Position Year at Gonzaga Alma Mater (year)
Mark Few Head Coach 17th Oregon (1987)
Tommy Lloyd Associate Head Coach 15th Whitman (1998)
Donny Daniels Assistant Coach 6th Cal State Fullerton (1976)
Brian Michaelson Assistant Coach 3rd Gonzaga (2005)
Doug Wojcik Special Assistant to the Head Coach 1st Navy (1987)
John Jakus Director of Basketball Operations 2nd Trinity International (1999)
Mike Hart Video Coordinator 2nd Gonzaga (2012)
Jennifer Nyland Athletic Trainer 17th Washington State (1998)
Travis Knight Strength & Conditioning Coach 10th Gonzaga (2000)

Rankings

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Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Others receiving votes. *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.
Poll Pre[24] Wk 2[25] Wk 3[26] Wk 4[27] Wk 5[28] Wk 6[29] Wk 7[30] Wk 8[31] Wk 9[32] Wk 10[33] Wk 11[34] Wk 12[35] Wk 13[36] Wk 14[37] Wk 15[38] Wk 16[39] Wk 17[40] Wk 18[41] Wk 19[42] Final[43]
AP 9 10 10 13 20 RV RV RV RV 25 RV RV RV RV N/A*
Coaches 11 12 11 12 17 21 24 24 22 21 RV RV RV RV RV RV 21

Schedule

Gonzaga's non-conference schedule[44] included home games against Arizona, UCLA, Montana, Northern Arizona, Mount St. Mary's, and Saint Martin's. Gonzaga played true road games at SMU and Washington State, and also faced off with Pittsburgh in the Armed Forces Classic in Okinawa, Japan. The Zags were invited to play in the Battle 4 Atlantis, where they played against three of the following in the Bahamas: Syracuse, Connecticut, Texas, Michigan, Texas A&M, Washington, and Charlotte.[45] Gonzaga also played Tennessee in the 13th annual Battle in Seattle at KeyArena. Gonzaga played 18 conference games (home-and-home) during the season.[46] Gonzaga will be featured on the ESPN networks at least 14 times in 2015–16. The WCC Tournament will feature 5 games televised on the ESPN networks.[47][48]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
Oct 31*
#9 vs. #22 Baylor
Secret Scrimmage
L  
                  Zions Bank Basketball Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 7*
5:00 PM, KHQ
#9 Eastern Oregon W 90–58 
 33  Wiltjer   14  Wiltjer   5  Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Regular Season
Nov 13*
4:00 PM, ESPN
#9 vs. Pittsburgh
Armed Forces Classic
 Canceled[n 1]  0–0
 15  Wiltjer   5  Sabonis   4  Dranginis  Butler Marine Base 
Okinawa, JP
Nov 18*
6:00 PM, KHQ/RTNW
#10 Northern Arizona W 91–52  1–0
 26  Sabonis   9  Karnowski   6  Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Nov 21*
6:00 PM, KHQ/RTNW
#10 Mount St. Mary's
Battle 4 Atlantis Opening Round
W 101–56  2–0
 15  Melson,
Sabonis
 
 14  Sabonis   5  Dranginis  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Nov 25*
9:00 AM, ESPN2
#10 vs. Washington
Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals
W 80–64  3–0
 24  Wiltjer   11  Dranginis,
Wiltjer
 
 3  McClellan  Imperial Arena (1,374)
Nassau, BS
Nov 26*
10:00 AM, ESPN
#10 vs. #25 Texas A&M
Battle 4 Atlantis Semifinals
L 61–62  3–1
 18  Wiltjer   7  Wiltjer   5  Dranginis  Imperial Arena (1,331)
Nassau, BS
Nov 27*
9:00 AM, ESPN
#10 vs. #18 Connecticut
Battle 4 Atlantis Third Place Game
W 73–70  4–1
 17  Wiltjer   9  Sabonis   5  Dranginis  Imperial Arena (2,122)
Nassau, BS
Dec 2*
8:00 PM, FS1
#13 at Washington State W 69–60  5–1
 22  Wiltjer   14  Sabonis   4  Dranginis  Beasley Coliseum (8,209)
Pullman, WA
Dec 5*
12:15 PM, ESPN
#13 #19 Arizona L 63–68  5–2
 33  Wiltjer   16  Sabonis   5  Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Dec 8*
6:00 PM, KHQ/RTNW
#20 Montana W 61–58  6–2
 16  Sabonis,
Wiltjer
 
 10  Sabonis   3  Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Dec 12*
7:00 PM, ESPN2
#20 UCLA L 66–71  6–3
 20  Wiltjer   8  Sabonis,
Wiltjer
 
 4  Dranginis  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Dec 14*
6:00 PM, KHQ/RTNW
Saint Martin's W 86–50  7–3
 21  Sabonis   12  Sabonis   8  Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Dec 19*
8:00 PM, ESPNU
vs. Tennessee
Battle in Seattle
W 86–79  8–3
 36  Sabonis   16  Sabonis   3  Dranginis  KeyArena (16,770)
Seattle, WA
WCC Regular Season
Dec 21
6:00 PM, ESPN2
Pepperdine W 99–73  9–3
(1–0)
 23  Sabonis   11  Wiltjer   6  Sabonis  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Dec 23
6:00 PM, KHQ/RTNW
Loyola Marymount W 85–62  10–3
(2–0)
 26  Wiltjer   13  Sabonis   7  Dranginis  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Dec 31
2:00 PM, KHQ/RTNW
at Santa Clara W 79–77  11–3
(3–0)
 26  Perkins   7  Wiltjer   4  Perkins  Leavey Center (3,121)
Santa Clara, CA
Jan 2
8:00 PM, ESPN2
at San Francisco W 102–94 OT 12–3
(4–0)
 35  Sabonis   14  Sabonis   4  Sabonis  War Memorial Gymnasium (3,253)
San Francisco, CA
Jan 9
5:00 PM, KHQ/RTNW
Portland W 85–74  13–3
(5–0)
 32  Wiltjer   17  Sabonis   7  Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Jan 14
6:00 PM, ESPN2
#25 BYU L 68–69  13–4
(5–1)
 35  Wiltjer   10  Wiltjer   7  Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Jan 16
5:00 PM, KAYU/RTNW
#25 San Diego W 88–52  14–4
(6–1)
 25  Wiltjer   15  Sabonis   5  Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Jan 21
8:00 PM, ESPNU
at Saint Mary's L 67–70  14–5
(6–2)
 23  McClellan   13  Sabonis   7  Sabonis  McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
Jan 23
1:00 PM, KHQ/RTNW/TWCSN
at Pacific W 71–61  15–5
(7–2)
 23  Wiltjer   20  Sabonis   5  Dranginis  Alex G. Spanos Center (4,309)
Stockton, CA
Jan 28
6:00 PM, KHQ/RTNW
Santa Clara W 84–67  16–5
(8–2)
 35  Wilter   17  Sabonis   4  McClellan  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Jan 30
5:00 PM, KHQ/RTNW
San Francisco W 86–48  17–5
(9–2)
 15  Melson,
Sabonis,
Wiltjer
 
 10  Dranginis   5  Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Feb 4
7:00 PM, KHQ/RTNW
at Loyola Marymount W 92–63  18–5
(10–2)
 23  Wiltjer   11  Sabonis   7  Dranginis  Gersten Pavilion (3,422)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 6
9:00 PM, ESPN2
at Pepperdine W 69–66  19–5
(11–2)
 20  Sabonis   11  Sabonis   5  Dranginis,
Perkins
 
Firestone Fieldhouse (3,210)
Malibu, CA
Feb 11
8:00 PM, ESPNU
at Portland W 92–66  20–5
(12–2)
 21  Wiltjer   11  Sabonis   9  Perkins  Chiles Center (4,852)
Portland, OR
Feb 13*
7:00 PM, ESPN2
at #16 SMU L 60–69  20–6
 20  Sabonis   16  Sabonis   7  Perkins  Moody Coliseum (7,249)
Dallas, TX
Feb 18
6:00 PM, KHQ/RTNW
Pacific W 90–68  21–6
(13–2)
 26  Wiltjer   10  Sabonis   6  Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Feb 20
7:00 PM, ESPN2
Saint Mary's L 58–63  21–7
(13–3)
 21  Perkins   13  Sabonis   3  McClellan  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Feb 25
7:00 PM, KHQ/RTNW
at San Diego W 82–60  22–7
(14–3)
 18  Melson   17  Sabonis   3  Dranginis,
McClellan
 
Jenny Craig Pavilion (4,076)
San Diego, CA
Feb 27
5:00 PM, ESPN2
at BYU W 71–68  23–7
(15–3)
 21  Wiltjer   14  Sabonis   5  Perkins  Marriott Center (18,987)
Provo, UT
WCC Tournament
Mar 5
9:00 PM, ESPN2
vs. Portland
Quarterfinals
W 92–67  24–7
 26  McClellan   8  Dranginis,
Wiltjer
 
 5  Dranginis  Orleans Arena (7,209)
Las Vegas, NV
Mar 7
8:30 PM, ESPN2
vs. BYU
Semifinals
W 88–84  25–7
 29  Wiltjer   14  Sabonis   5  Perkins  Orleans Arena (8,362)
Las Vegas, NV
Mar 8
6:00 PM, ESPN
vs. Saint Mary's
Championship Game
W 85–75  26–7
 20  McClellan   8  Sabonis   5  Perkins  Orleans Arena (7,418)
Las Vegas, NV
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17*
6:57 PM, TruTV
(11 MW) vs. (6 MW) #20 Seton Hall
First round
W 68–52  27–7
 21  Sabonis   16  Sabonis   7  Perkins  Pepsi Center (19,500)
Denver, CO
Mar 19*
5:40 PM, TNT
(11 MW) vs. (3 MW) #13 Utah
Second round
W 82–59  28–7
 22  McClellan   10  Sabonis   3  Dranginis,
McClellan,
Sabonis,
Wiltjer
 
Pepsi Center (19,551)
Denver, CO
Mar 25*
6:40 PM, CBS
(11 MW) vs. (10 MW) Syracuse
Sweet Sixteen
L 60–63  28–8
 23  Wiltjer   17  Sabonis   6  Perkins  United Center (21,490)
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest Region.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

Footnotes

  1. The referees canceled the game at halftime due to dangerous court conditions. The game did not count toward either team's win-loss record, and player statistics from the game were not counted as official. Pittsburgh was leading 37–35.[49]

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