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2014–15 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

2014–15 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2014–15 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mark Few, who was in his 16th season as head coach. The team played its home games at McCarthey Athletic Center, which has a capacity of 6,000. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the Zags) were playing in their 35th season as a member of the West Coast Conference. The Zags 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]

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Previous season

Main article: 2013-14 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2013-14 Gonzaga Bulldogs team were predicted to finish atop of the conference by the West Coast Conference Preseason Poll.[8] The Zags finished in first place in the West Coast Conference Standings for the 17th time with a 15-3 conference record.[9] The Bulldogs then went on to beat BYU in the West Coast Conference tournament, and claimed their 13th WCC tournament title, along with punching their 17th ticket to the NCAA Tournament.[10] The team drew an eight seed in the 2014 NCAA tournament, where they outlasted ninth-seed Oklahoma State in the round of 64, 85-77,[11] but then lost to Arizona in the round of 32, 84-61.[12] The Zags finished the season with an overall record of 29-7, including a perfect 15-0 record at home.

Preseason

Departures

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2015 recruiting class

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Roster

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  • Ryan Edwards has elected to redshirt the 2014-15 season and will have 3 years of eligibility remaining effective in 2015-16.[23]
  • Bryan Alberts has elected to redshirt the 2014-15 season and will have 4 years of eligibility remaining effective in 2015-16.[24]
  • Josh Perkins suffered a broken jaw in a November 2014 game and received a medical redshirt. He was finally cleared to play with full contact in late April 2015.[25][26][27]
  • Angel Nunez won an appeal to grant him one final year of eligibility after the 2014-15 season.[28]

Rankings

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Schedule

Gonzaga's non-conference schedule included home games against SMU, Memphis, Texas Southern, Sacramento State, and Southeastern Louisiana. Gonzaga played true road games at Arizona and UCLA, and also faced off with Washington State at the Spokane Arena. The Zags were invited to be a host in the NIT Season Tip-Off, where they hosted Saint Joseph's and St. Thomas Aquinas and then traveled to Madison Square Garden in New York to play Georgia and ultimately St. John's in the championship game.[31] Gonzaga also played in the 12th annual Battle in Seattle at KeyArena against Cal Poly. Gonzaga played 18 conference games (home-and-home) during the season.[32]

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References

  1. [1]
    "West Coast Conference Announces 2014-15 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll, All-WCC Team". October 27, 2014. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  2. [2]
    "BYU beats No. 3 Gonzaga, ending nation's longest home win streak". February 28, 2015.
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    "No. 7 Gonzaga cruises past BYU to 14th WCC title". March 10, 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Gonzaga moves on with 86-76 win over ND State". March 20, 2015.
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    "Gonzaga catches fire in second half, routs Iowa to reach Sweet 16". March 22, 2015.
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    "Gonzaga handles UCLA, reaches Elite Eight for 1st time since '99". March 27, 2015.
  7. [7]
    "Freshmen-led Duke pounds Gonzaga to earn Coach K's 12 Final Four". March 29, 2015.
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    "Coaches Tab Gonzaga to Capture WCC Men's Basketball Title". October 24, 2013. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
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    "Gonzaga beats St. Mary's 75-47 to close WCC season". March 1, 2014.
  10. [10]
    "Gonzaga holds off BYU comeback to win WCC title". March 11, 2014.
  11. [11]
    "Gonzaga outlasts Oklahoma State as 61 fouls called, 5 foul out". March 21, 2014.
  12. [12]
    "No. 1 Arizona dominates Gonzaga to reach Sweet 16". March 23, 2014.
  13. [13]
    "Gerard Coleman headed to Georgetown (Kent.) College". August 15, 2014.
  14. [14]
    "Report: Former Gonzaga forward Lucas Meikle transfers to Cal Poly". July 6, 2014.
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    "Byron Wesley transferring to Gonzaga". May 18, 2014.
  16. [16]
    "Eric McClellan transferring to GU". June 29, 2014.
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    "Kraziness in the Kennel This Saturday". October 23, 2014. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  18. [18]
    "Oregon high schooler Silas Melson commits to Gonzaga". June 19, 2013.
  19. [19]
    "Josh Perkins, highly-touted recruit, picks Zags". August 24, 2013.
  20. [20]
    "Guard Bryan Alberts from SoCal commits to Gonzaga". October 29, 2013.
  21. [21]
    "Domas Sabonis Signs Men's Basketball Letter-Of-Intent". April 17, 2014. Archived from the original on April 18, 2014.
  22. [22]
    "Guard Jesse Wade from Utah commits to Zags". October 4, 2013.
  23. [23]
    "Zags roll past wolfpack". November 1, 2014.
  24. [24]
    "Bryan Alberts to redshirt". November 15, 2014.
  25. [25]
    "Josh Perkins on the mend". March 22, 2015.
  26. [26]
    "Domantas Sabonis back to Gonzaga". Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  27. [27]
    "Josh Perkins is cleared for full contact". Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  28. [28]
    "Angel Nunez won his NCAA appeal". February 18, 2015.
  29. [29]
    "2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Preseason (Nov. 10)". October 31, 2014.
  30. [30]
    "2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Preseason (Nov. 17)". November 17, 2014.
  31. [31]
    "30th Annual NIT Season Tip-Off Features 10-team Field, Six Games At MSG". September 5, 2014. Archived from the original on September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  32. [32]
    "2014-15 Gonzaga Men's Basketball Schedule". September 17, 2014.
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