2016–17 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

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2016–17 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
Gonzaga Bulldogs wordmark.svg
NCAA Tournament, Runner-Up
Conference West Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches #2
AP #2
2016–17 record 37–2 (17–1 WCC)
Head coach Mark Few (18th year)
Assistant coach Tommy Lloyd (16th year)
Assistant coach Donny Daniels (7th year)
Assistant coach Brian Michaelson (4th year)
Home arena McCarthey Athletic Center
Seasons
« 2015–16 2017–18 »
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
2017 West Coast 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 with a 32–1 regular season record and did not lose a game until February. They finished ranked second in the AP Poll, the highest final national ranking in school history. 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 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. Their run ended in the NCAA National Championship game, where they lost 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.

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

Name Home town 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 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
Killian Tillie[4]
F
Antibes, France INSEP 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Aug 29, 2015 
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 
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 
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 
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.

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2017 Recruiting Class

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 High school/previous college Home town
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]

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Przemek Karnowski Zach Collins Ryan Edwards
PF Johnathan Williams Killian Tillie Rui Hachimura
SF Jordan Mathews Jeremy Jones
SG Josh Perkins Silas Melson Bryan Alberts Rem Bakamus
PG Nigel Williams-Goss Dustin Triano

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)
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*
#14 Baylor
Secret Scrimmage
T -  -
                  - 
Oklahoma City, OK
Nov. 5*
6:00 PM, KHQ
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#11 vs. #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
#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
#8 vs. #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
#8 Washington 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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#5 #21 Saint Mary's 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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#1 at BYU 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
#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
#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
#1 at #20 Saint Mary's
College GameDay
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
#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
#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
#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
#1 BYU 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) #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) #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) #4 vs. (2) #19 Saint Mary's
Championship game
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) #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) #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) #2 vs. (4 W) #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) #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) #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) #2 vs. (1 S) #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

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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 14 11 11 8 8 8 7 7 5 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 4 4 2 Not released 
Coaches 13 14 11 8 8 8 7 6 4 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 4 4 2 2

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Notes

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