THE GONZAGA BASKETBALL EXPERIENCE

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1 1 THE EXPERIENCE

2 QUICK FACTS & TABLE OF CONTENTS UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS Location Spokane, WA Founded Enrollment ,375 Nickname Bulldogs / Zags School Colors Navy Blue, White, Red Home Court McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference West Coast Conference President Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J. Alma Mater/Year Gonzaga University, 1974 Athletic Director Mike Roth Alma Mater/Year Willamette University, 1980 Athletic Department Phone (509) Ticket Office Phone (509) Basketball SID Oliver Pierce Basketball SID Phone (509) Basketball SID Fax (509) Basketball SID pierce@athletics.gonzaga.edu Basketball Press Row Phone (509) MEN S QUICK FACTS 2006 Record WCC Record (1st) Final Ranking th AP; 10th ESPN/USA Today Letterwinners Returning/Lost (Starters) /7 (3/2) Years in NCAA/Last ( Sweet Sixteen) Years in NIT/Last ( Second Round) WCC Regular Season Titles/Last (2006) WCC Tournament Titles/Last (2006) All-Time Record ,2956-1,033 First Year of Basketball ( joined Division I) Basketball Fax (509) MEN S COACHING STAFF Head Coach Mark Few Alma Mater/Year University of Oregon/1987 Gonzaga Record/Years (7) - 18th at Gonzaga Career Record/Years Same Basketball Office Phone (509) Best time to reach coach Interviews set up through SID office Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater/Year) Bill Grier (16th season) University of Oregon/1990 Leon Rice (8th season) Washington State University/1986 Tommy Lloyd (6th season) Whitman College/1998 Director of Men s Basketball Operations (Alma Mater/Year) Jerry Krause (6th season) Wayne State University/1959 Men s Basketball Trainer (Alma Mater/Year) Jennifer Nyland (8th season)... Washington State University/1998 TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts/Table of Contents Gonzaga Basketball Success Gonzaga National Exposure Gonzaga - Best In the West Player Development Gonzaga All-Americans Gonzaga & The NBA Gonzaga Spirit Academic Success Gonzaga Post-Season & Rankings NCAA Runs The Kennel & McCarthey A.C Battle In Seattle Bulldogs On The Air Gonzaga Campus Life BULLDOGS Head Coach Mark Few Assistant Coaches Bulldogs In The Community Outlook Roster & TV Roster Players Results and Statistics Gonzaga Travels NCAA Bracket Opponents HISTORY Gonzaga Basketball History Gonzaga In Tournaments Point and Overtime Games Gonzaga National Rankings Memorable Games Gonzaga All-Time Roster Basketball Honors Record Book NCAA Tournament Teams All-Time Series Coaching Records Year-By-Year Results WEST COAST CONFERENCE West Coast Conference THIS IS Spokane, Washington Gonzaga University Gonzaga Athletics Athletic Facilities Gonzaga Administration Athletic Administration Academic Support Athletic Staff Staff Directory Media Relations ON THE COVER: Senior tandem Derek Raivio and Sean Mallon lead the Bulldogs into the 2007 season. Raivio finished his junior season averaging 11.1 points and 2.8 assists per game, while Mallon, a 2006 WCC All-Academic and Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association Scholar Athlete Team honoree, finished his junior season averaging 6.7 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. Photos by Allen Hubbard, Brock Scott and Gonzaga Archives 2

3 Photos by Allen Hubbard BULLDOGS UNDER COACH MARK FEW overall record 89-9 WCC record 7 straight WCC Championships 7 straight NCAA appearances 8 All-Americans 9 Wooden Award Nominees 23 wins per season 85-3 home record No. 5 Final AP Ranking In 2006 No. 10 Final AP Ranking In 2005 No. 3 Final AP Ranking In 2004 No. 6 Final AP Ranking In WCC Players of the Year The Zags are Top 10 good...mark Few is an offensive wizard... Gonzaga can beat anyone in the country. - Jay Bilas ESPN Analyst Gonzaga, Gonzaga, Gonzaga; we know it s the Zags...and they are one of the top programs in the country my friends. - Dick Vitale ESPN Analyst Gonzaga basketball has risen to an elite status among NCAA basketball programs. - John Stockton Former NBA All-Star MEN S These are people who want to help you be a better player, to help you graduate, to help you through school and life. You will never find that kind of atmosphere anywhere in the country - guaranteed. - Ronny Turiaf, Gonzaga All-American Gonzaga Championship Basketball NCAA Tournament Appearances 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 West Coast Conference Championships 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,

4 SUCCESS Bulldogs Have Become One of Nation s Elite Programs Winningest Active Division I Coach Seventh-year head coach Mark Few is the winningest active Division I men s basketball coach. By winning percentage Rank Coach Win Percentage 1. Mark Few Roy Williams Bruce Pearl Bo Ryan Thadd Matta Mike Krzyzewski Jim Boeheim FINAL NATIONAL RANKING Gonzaga has been nationally ranked each of the past eight seasons with a No. 3 national ranking in the final Associated Press during the 2004 season. Below are the Bulldogs final national rankings over the past eight seasons th Associated Press th Associated Press rd Associated Press th Associated Press h USA Today/ESPN th USA Today/ESPN th USA Today/ESPN th USA Today/ESPN Over the past eight seasons Gonzaga University has established itself as one of the nation s elite basketball programs, making eight straight NCAA Tournament appearances with national rankings all eight seasons. Gonzaga ranks second among NCAA schools with 188 wins over the past seven seasons. The Bulldogs have had 10 John R. Wooden Award Player of the Year candidates and 10 All-Americans over that span. In addition, Gonzaga head coach Mark Few has the best winning percentage by an active NCAA Division I coach. The Bulldogs have also enjoyed the home cooking of The Kennel over the past eight seasons as GU has compiled an 96-3 (.970) home record and an (.902) record in West Coast Conference play. Gonzaga has also put together nine straight 20- win seasons to rank 8th among NCAA Division I schools. BY THE NUMBERS Highest Winning Percentages over the last six years in NCAA Division I Basketball. 1. Duke (179-32) (159-37) 3. Illinois (163-43) 4. Stanford (150-41) HOME COURT ADVANTAGE Longest home court winning streaks entering the 2006 basketball season Connectiuct Akron Air Force Iowa George Washington BYU Memphis UAB George Mason SWEET 16 HISTORY ALL-AMERICANS Over the past nine seasons Gonzaga has had 10 players earn All-America honors with Dan Dickau becoming the school s first AP first-team All-America selection in 2002 and Adam Morrison a consensus All-American in Adam Morrison (2006) First Team (AP/Wooden) Adam Morrison (2005) Honorable Mention (AP) J.P. Batista (2006) Honorable Mention (AP) Blake Stepp (2004) Second Team (AP/Wooden) Ronny Turiaf (2004, 2005).. 2-time Honorable Mention (AP) Blake Stepp (2003) Honorable Mention (AP) Dan Dickau (2002) First Team (AP/Wooden) Casey Calvary (2001) Second Team (Wooden) Casey Calvary (2001) Honorable Mention (AP) Matt Santangelo (1999) Honorable Mention (AP) WOODEN AWARD CANDIDATES Gonzaga has had seven players make the John R. Wooden Player of the Year list over the past six seasons with Casey Calvary, Dan Dickau and Blake Stepp each making the Wooden All-America team. Matt Santangelo Casey Calvary Dan Dickau Cory Violette & 2004 Blake Stepp Ronny Turiaf Adam Morrison Teams that have made at least three straight Sweet Sixteen appearances since the bracket expanded to 64 teams in Length of run in ( ). Current streaks in italic caps Alabama (3) Arizona (3) Arizona (3) Arkansas (4) Connecticut (3) Connecticut (3) Duke (7) DUKE (8) (3) Indiana (4) Kansas (3) Kansas (5) Kansas (4) Kentucky (5) Kentucky (3) Maryland (3) Michigan (3) Michigan State (4) Oklahoma (3) North Carolina (9) Purdue (3) Texas (3) UCLA (3) UNLV (3) Utah (3)

5 ZAGS IN PRINT Zags In Print In addition to exposure on television, Gonzaga has also been featured in national print magazines and newspapers over the past several years including feature stories in Sports Illustrated on Dan Dickau and Adam Morrison, and a feature story in ESPN The Magazine on Ronny Turiaf and Adam Morrison. ZAGS IN PRINT National Publications Featuring Gonzaga Men s Basketball Sports Illustrated ESPN The Magazine USA Today Sporting News The New York Times SLAM! Magazine Coach Magazine Mark Few is one of the top coaches in the game today. I love the way his teams play with an extremely high level of confidence on offense. It is easy to see that Gonzaga emphasizes the fundamentals of the game; shooting, passing and teamwork. That is refreshing. - Digger Phellps, ESPN Analyst I wanted to be part of a program with guys who want to win and coaches who care about players on and off the floor. I wanted to be part of a program that develops players to be the best they can be. Basketball is something that has always been important to me, and when transferring I knew basketball was important to the players at Gonzaga. - Dan Dickau, Former Gonzaga 1st-Team All-American 5

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7 Spanning Coast-to-Coast Bulldogs Play the Best for Maximum Exposure Gonzaga University's motto in recent years has been "Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime." The Bulldogs have put together some of the toughest schedules in school history in recent years, playing such national powerhouses as NCAA Tournament regulars Stanford, Kansas, Purdue, Michigan State, Cincinnati, Temple, UCLA, Arizona, Florida, St. John s, Illinois, Texas, Kentucky, Oklahoma State and Georgia Tech. In addition, the Bulldogs have also played in some of the most elite tournaments such as the Maui Invitational, Jimmy V Classic, Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, Pete Newell Challenge, Peach Bowl Classic, Great Alaska Shootout, the Top of the World Classic, the Spartan Classic hosted by Michigan State University, the Rainbow Classic in Hawai'i, the Hawkeye Classic hosted by the University of Iowa, and the BB&T Classic in Washington D.C.. This season, the Bulldogs will also face Nevada in the Battle in Seattle and host Washington, Memphis, Texas-San Antonio in the McCarthey Athletic Center. The program has achieved a regional and national following with the exposure gained through televised games. In 2001 Gonzaga signed a television deal to have most of its games televised, including 25 televised games that season. In 2004 that television contract was extended for another four years, allowing for every Gonzaga game to be broadcast either locally or nationally. In addition to local television coverage, Gonzaga will be on ESPN 21 times, FSN 12 times and ABC once in Bulldogs Recent TV Games National Apperances ESPN - 21 Apperances Fox Sports - 12 Apperances ABC - 1 Apperance National Apperances ESPN - 14 Apperances FOX Sports - 13 Apperances CBS - 4 Apperances ABC - 1 Apperance National Appearances CBS - 2 Appearances ABC - 1 Appearance ESPN - 10 Appearances FOX Sports - 12 Appearances CSTV - 1 Appearance National Appearances CBS - 3 Appearances ESPN - 9 Appearances FOX Sports - 9 Appearances CSTV - 1 Appearance National Appearances CBS - 2 Appearances ESPN - 8 Appearances FOX Sports - 5 Appearances National Appearances CBS - 1 Appearance ESPN - 6 Appearances FOX Sports - 8 Appearances Comcast - 2 Appearances National Appearances CBS - 3 Appearances ESPN - 1 Appearance FOX Sports - 5 Appearances Sunshine Network - 1 Appearance National Appearances CBS - 3 Appearances ESPN - 3 Appearances FOX Sports - 6 Appearances EXPOSURE National Appearances CBS - 4 Appearances ESPN - 4 Appearances FOX Sports - 3 Appearances Photos by Dale Goodwin and Allen Hubbard Record on National TV CBS (.570) ABC (1.000) ESPN (.759) FOX Sports (.855) Sunshine Network (.000) Comcast (1.000) CSTV (.500) * ESPN includes ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU * FOX Sports includes FOX Sports Net and all regional FOX Sports Stations * Sunshine Network and Comcast are based on the East Coast and Southeast 7

8 TELEVISION PACKAGE Gonzaga Television Package Bulldogs Will Get Maximum Exposure With Every Game Televised Gonzaga University athletics director Mike Roth announced in May of 2004 the most comprehensive men's basketball television package in school history, assuring all Bulldog men's basketball games both home and away will be televised for at least the next four seasons. In a unique partnership involving Seattle-based Fox Sports Net and Spokane's KHQ-TV, all regular-season games not televised by another entity will be televised in the Pacific Northwest through the agreement with FSN and KHQ. The agreement is for four years, with two 2-year renewals available that could extend the pact to eight years. "This is one of the best college basketball television packages in the country," Roth said at a press conference. "We are very happy to continue our association with Lon Lee and KHQ- TV, and we're excited about expanding our affiliation with Mark Shuken and Fox Sports Net." KHQ's 3-year television agreement with Gonzaga expired at the end of the 2004 season, an agreement which brought nine games in 2004 into Spokane-area homes that otherwise would not have been televised. Fox Sports Net has been a television partner with Gonzaga and the West Coast Conference for more than a decade, dating back to FSN's infancy as Prime Sports Northwest. "I am excited about our partners," said Lee, president of KHQ-TV. "We are extremely pleased to continue our association with Gonzaga University, and to be in partnership with Fox Sports Net takes the package to a higher level." "Gonzaga basketball has achieved an elite status among NCAA basketball programs and in adding these games to the Fox Sports Net schedule, we continue to solidify our position as the only place to find all your favorite local teams," said Shuken, vice president and general manager for Fox Sports Net. "FSN is proud to have the opportunity to bring these games and other Gonzaga programming to Bulldog fans throughout the Northwest." In May of 2004 Gonzaga athletic director Mike Roth (center) announced the Bulldogs new television deal. He is joined by Lon Lee (l) and Mark Shuken (r). Under the agreement Gonzaga basketball could reach nearly 5 million homes throughout the states of Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Alaska and the western provinces of Canada. "FSN will guarantee coverage in the Seattle market for every game in the package, and our coverage will include the five-state region as much as possible," Shuken said. "Once the Gonzaga schedule is finalized we will identify our other programming responsibilities in the five-state area (3.4 million homes) and determine our broadcast schedule of Bulldog basketball." Lee said KHQ-TV, which will also televise some games on local affiliate KAYU-TV (FOX 28), reaches 400,000 homes in eastern Washington and northern Idaho, and another 1.5 million homes in the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta, including as far away as Calgary and Edmonton. KHQ-TV recently entered into an affiliation agreement with KAYU-TV, including the Fox 28 "First At Ten" weeknight newscasts. Under terms of the agreement, KHQ will retain exclusivity of Gonzaga basketball game coverage in the normal KHQ viewing area of eastern Washington, northern Idaho and western Canada. "We couldn't have asked for a better package," Roth said. "When Lon and Mark submitted a joint endeavor I saw only positives. We have always looked for ways to expand our coverage to the Seattle market, and FSN took that even one step further. We realize it will take some programming juggling on the part of Mark and his staff and we're appreciative of Of the schools ranked in the final Top 25 poll of 2006, only the following will have all of their games televised in Duke Florida Kansas Ohio State Texas their efforts to make this happen. We already knew we had one of the best television packages in the country, and today it got even better." With us moving into the McCarthey Atheltic center in the fall of 2004, we also believed it was important to continue our high profile on television, and this agreement achieved that goal," Roth said. In the two years of the KHQ/FSN partnership, 32 games have been broadcast that would not have been seen on television in previous years, including 10 road games that were brought back to the Spokane and Seattle markets. With 100 percent of its games now broadcast, Gonzaga joins an elite list of schools that came make that claim. Of the teams ranked in the final Top 25 poll of the 2006 season, only Duke University, Ohio State University, the University of Florida, the University of Texas and the University of Kansas join Gonzaga as having all games broadcast in Gonzaga head coach Mark Few said the television package is among the best in the nation, and by far the best he's seen as he enters his eighth year as head coach and his 18th year overall in the Bulldogs' program. "This is great for our program, the university and the Pacific Northwest," Few said. "I'll never forget the first time one of our games was televised on Prime Sports Northwest. To see what has evolved into FSN is truly remarkable. KHQ was the pioneer of Spokane television, so to continue that relationship is also special." 8

9 Bulldog Basketball Best in the West Gonzaga University has become one of the top men s basketball programs on the West Coast over the past 15 years holding the highest winning percentage and number of wins for an NCAA Division I school located in the states of California, Oregon and Washington. Gonzaga is the only West Coast school with more than 350 wins as the Bulldogs have posted an impressive record over that span for a winning percentage of.756. Only Stanford University joins the Bulldogs with a winning percentage over.700. The Cardinal hold a.702 percentage. Gonzaga and Stanford will meet for the sixth time this season when the top two schools on the West Coast face each other on Jan. 31 at Stanford. Gonzaga had somewhat silently established itself as one of the elite programs on the West Coast until awakening not only the West Coast but the nation with its run to the NCAA Elite Eight in 1999 and to the Sweet Sixteen in 2000 and 2001 and In 2002 Gonzaga again proved to be one of the nation s elite programs reaching a No. 6 national ranking in both the AP and USA TODAY/ESPN polls. The Bulldogs returned to the top of the college basketball world in 2004 as they finished the season ranked No. 3 in the AP poll and climbing as high as No. 2 in the USA TODAY/ESPN poll. Gonzaga dominated in 2005 with a No. 10 ranking in the AP poll, the highest ranking on the West Coast. In 2006, the Bulldogs continued its domination, finishing the season ranked No. 5 in the AP Poll. B EST I N T HE W EST S TANDINGS FROM Post-Season Rank School Record W L PCT Appearances Stanford UCLA Pacific California Fresno State Pepperdine Santa Clara Oregon San Diego USC T12 San Francisco T12 Long Beach State Washington UC Santa Barbara Saint Mary s Cal State-Northridge UC Irvine Washington State Portland State % Portland San Diego State Eastern Washington Oregon State Cal Poly ^ Cal State-Fullerton Loyola Marymount San Jose State UC Riverside? Sacramento State ~ ^ Cal Poly began Division I competition in % Portland State suspended its program from through ~ Sacramento State began Division I competition in ? UC Riverside began Division I competition in BEST IN THE WEST With win seasons over the past 13 seasons and an equal number of post-season appearances over the same span, the Bulldogs rank third for postseason appearances since The Bulldogs 12 post-season appearances rank behind only Stanford and UCLA who have appeared in 13 post-seasons since The Bulldogs have also established themselves as the premiere program in the West Coast Conference over the past 15 seasons with a.786 clip in WCC contests and 18 regular-season or West Coast Conference Tournament titles in that span. CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES (WEST COAST SCHOOLS) W EST C OAST C ONFERENCE S TANDINGS 1992-PRESENT Conference Overall W L Pct. W L Pct Pepperdine Santa Clara San Francisco San Diego Saint Mary s Portland Loyola Marymount NCAA Tournament Appearances Since 1992 Gonzaga (1995, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06); Pepperdine (1992, 94, 00, 02) Portland (1996); Santa Clara (1993, 95, 96); San Diego (2003) San Francisco (1998); Saint Mary s (1997, 05) NIT Appearances Since 1992 Gonzaga (1994, 96, 98); Pepperdine (1993, 99, 01), San Francisco (2005) WCC Championship Game Appearances Since 1992 Gonzaga (1992, 95, 96, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06) Pepperdine (1992, 93, 94, 00, 02) Portland (1995, 96) Saint Mary s (1997, 04, 05) San Diego (1994, 03) San Francisco (1997, 98) Santa Clara (1993, 99, 01) Loyola Marymount ( 06) 9

10 PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS Playing At the Next Level BULLDOGS IN THE PROS While NBA All-Star and Hall-of-Fame bound John Stockton is Gonzaga University's most notable alumnus in the pro ranks, the Bulldogs have had a long line of players past and present who have played in stateside and overseas professional leagues. Gonzaga All-American Adam Morrison was the latest Bulldog to enter the professional rankes after being drafted third overall in the 2006 NBA Draft. Morrison was selected by the Charlotte Bobcats. Gonzaga All-Americans Blake Stepp and Ronny Turiaf were both drafted in the second round of the NBA draft. Stepp was selected by Minnesota in the 2004 draft while Turiaf was the Los Angeles Lakers second round pick in Morrison, Dan Dickau (Portland Trailblazers) and Turiaf are the only current GU players on NBA rosters to start the 2007 season. Bakari Hendrix, the 1998 West Coast Conference Player of the Year, was named the Continental Basketball Association's Rookie of the Year in In addition, Stockton was a member of Dream Team I and II, winning Olympic Gold Medals; Paul Rogers was a member of the Australian 2000 & 2004 Olympic teams; John Rillie was a member of the 2004 Australian Olympic team and Matt Santangelo won Gold in the World University Games as a member of USA Basketball. Top (L-R): John Stockton, Bottom (L-R): Bakari Hendrix, Dan Dickau, Matt Santangelo FORMER PLAYERS ACTIVE IN PROFESSIONAL (Indicates Active Players as of 11/1/06) J.P. Batista - Lithuania Casey Calvary - Japan/France/Idaho Falls (CBA)/Australia Axel Dench - Australia/NBA Developmental/Australia/Portugal Dan Dickau - Atlanta (NBA)/Portland (NBA)/New Orleans (NBA)/Boston (NBA)/Portland (NBA) Richie Frahm - Phillipines/Portland (NBA)/Turkey/Seattle (NBA)/Portland (NBA)Minnesota (NBA)/Houston (NBA)/Italy Zach Gourde - France Quentin Hall - Holland/Belgium/Germany Bakari Hendrix - Quad City (CBA)/Greece/Italy/Huntsville (NBDL)/Phillipines John Rillie - Australia/Greece/Australia Paul Rogers - Spain/Toronto (NBA)/Australia Matt Santangelo - Greece/Italy/NBA Developmental/Poland/Spain/Italy Tony Skinner - Germany Blake Stepp - Minnestoa (NBA)/Serbia/Cleveland (NBA)/Spain Ronny Turiaf - Los Angeles (NBA) Cory Violette - Italy PLAYERS FORMERLY ACTIVE IN PROFESSIONAL LEAGUES Kyle Bankhead - Germany Duane Bergerson, Australia Jason Bond, France/Belgium Roger Bock, Tasmania Jeff Brown, Spain/Australia Frank Burgess, Hawai i Chiefs (ABL) Mike Champion, Seattle (NBA)/Australia Dave Clement, Australia Jeff Condill, Ireland/Germany Jarrod Davis, Portugal Kyle Dixon, Australia Jeremy Eaton, Holland/Hungary/Dakota (CBA) Ryan Floyd, Germany Richard Fox - Germany/Spain Todd Franklin, Australia Jeff Goss, Japan Hugh Hobus, Australia John Kinloch, Argentina Mike Nilson, Germany Jeff Reinert, Australia Lorenzo Rollins, Korea Jason Rubright, Ireland Scott Snider, Holland/Portugal Doug Spradley, Germany/Holland Matt Stanford, Holland John Stockton, Utah (NBA) Marty Wall, Australia Dale Wiitala, Australia Photos by Keith Krebs, Brock Scott, and Greg Frostad 10

11 John Stockton Olympic photos courtesy of Andrew D. Bernstein. Matt Santangelo, Dan Dickau, Blake Stepp and Adam Morrison photos courtesy of USA Basketball. Matt Santangelo 1999 World University Games Palma de Mallorca, Spain AMERICA S TEAM Dan Dickau 2001 World University Games Beijing, China Blake Stepp 2003 World University Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic John Stockton 1992 Barcelona Olympics 1996 Atlanta Olympics Adam Morrison 2004 World Championships For Young Men Halifax, Nova Scotia AND TEAM USA 11

12 PLAYER DEVELOPMENT Pride In Player Development Gonzaga University's coaches take pride in player development. In the last 13 years the Bulldogs have produced eight WCC Player of the Year recipients, 13 All-District 14 selections, Associated Press first team, third team and honorable mention All-Americas, John R. Wooden first and second team All-Americans, and a Playboy pre-season All-America pick. The Bulldogs have also had 10 players nominated for the John R. Wooden Award as the top player in the country, including Adam Morrison last season. FRESHMAN WCC Freshman of the Year SOPHOMORE WCC All-Tournament Selection BLAKE STEPP JUNIOR West Coast Conference Player of the Year WCC All-Tournament Team Honorable Mention Associated Press All-American First-Team All-District 14 SENIOR West Coast Conference Player of the Year Gonzaga's fourth all-time scorer First-Team All-District USA Basketball World University Games Second Team John R. Wooden All-American Second Team Associated Press All-American Gonzaga career 3-point field goal leader with 288 Drafted by Minnesota Timberwolves in 2nd round FRESHMAN WCC Freshman of the Year MATT SANTANGELO SOPHOMORE All-WCC Selection Top of the World Classic MVP JUNIOR All-WCC Selection WCC Tournament MVP Honorable Mention Associated Press All-American SENIOR Gonzaga's third all-time scorer Broke John Stockton's career records for assists and steals All-WCC Selection for third straight year First-Team All-District Playboy Pre-Season All-America 1999 USA Basketball World University Games Gold Medalist Nominated for John R. Wooden Player of the Year Award Nominated for Naismith Player of the Year Award CASEY CALVARY FRESHMAN Averaged 3.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 46 blocks SOPHOMORE WCC Honorable Mention NCAA Tournament All-West Region JUNIOR All-WCC Selection WCC Tournament MVP Became Gonzaga a all-time blocked shots leader SENIOR 2001 WCC Player of the Year Second Team John R. Wooden All-American Third Team Associated Press All-American WCC career blocked shots leader Gonzaga s seventh all-time scorer Gonzaga s fourth all-time rebounder RICHIE FRAHM FRESHMAN Averaged 4.6 rpg, 20 3-FGM, 125 points SOPHOMORE Averaged 12.1 ppg, 77 3-FGM, 399 points All-WCC Honorable mention JUNIOR All-WCC Selection Averaged 14.1 ppg, 93 3-FGM, 504 points Single-game record for 3-pointer with 8 Career-high 37 points at Memphis SENIOR Averaged 16.9 ppg 6th all-time scorer in Gonzaga history All-WCC Selection First Team All-District 14 Won National 3-Point Shooting Contest RONNY TURIAF FRESHMAN Averaged 7.3 ppg and 5.0 rpg SOPHOMORE Averaged 15.6 ppg and 6.2 rpg All-WCC First Team JUNIOR Averaged 15.5 ppg and 6.4 rpg All-WCC First Team Honorable Mention All-American Wooden Award Top 30 SENIOR WCC Player of the Year Averaged 15.9 ppg and 9.5 rpg 4th all-time scorer in Gonzaga history 4th all-time rebounder in Gonzaga history First Team All-District 14 Honorable Mention All-American Wooden Award Top 30 Photos by Brock Scott, Zero Gravity Photos, Allen Hubbard, Steven Watts and Greg Frostad 12

13 ALL-AMERICANS Matt Santangelo Blake Stepp Ronny Turiaf Dan Dickau ALL-AMERICANS 1999 Associated Press Honorable Mention 2003 Associated Press Honorable Mention 2004 Associated Press Second Team 2004 John R. Wooden Top 10 All-American 2004, 2005 Associated Press Honorable Mention 2002 Associated Press First Team 2002 John R. Wooden Award Top Five Casey Calvary Gary Lechman John Stockton Frank Burgess 2001 Associated Press Honorable Mention 2001 John R. Wooden Award Top 10 All-American 1967 Helms Foundation All-American Bill Dunlap 1982 Associated Press Honorable Mention 1984 Associated Press Honorable Mention 1961 Associated Press Second Team 1960, 1961 Helms Foundation All- American Adam Morrison 2006 Associated Press Consensus All-American 2006 NABC Co-Player of the Year 2006 USBWA Player of the Year 2005 Associated Press Honorable Mention J.P. Batista 2006 Associated Press Honorable Mention 13

14 JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD S JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD PLAYER OF THE YEAR CANDIDATES Since the basketball season Gonzaga University has had eight candidates for the John R. Wooden Player of the Year Award with three players earning Top 10 All-American Honors. In 2002 Bulldogs point guard Dan Dickau became the highest recognized GU player earning Wooden Top Five All-American honors. Forward Casey Calvary became the first Wooden Top 10 All-American in 2001 while point guard Blake Stepp was the latest Wooden Top 10 All-American in Gonzaga was again represented on the preseason watch list in 2006 with Adam Morrison a John R. Wooden Player of the Year candidate Wooden Award Top Five Candidates. Pictured from the left are Adam Morrison (Gonzaga), Randy Foye (Villanova), J.J. Reddick (Duke), Brandon Roy (Washington) and Sheldon Williams (Duke). J.J. Reddick won the award for the 2006 season. Matt Santangelo 2000 Wooden Top 30 Casey Calvary 2001 John R. Wooden Award Top 10 All-American Blake Stepp 2004 John R. Wooden Award Top 10 All-American Photos by Garth Patil, Allen Hubbard and John R. Wooden Award Committee Ronny Turiaf 2004 Wooden Top Wooden Top 30 Dan Dickau 2002 Top Preseason Top 50 Cory Violette 2003 Preseason Top Preseason Top 50 14

15 AND THE NBA DRAFT AND THE NBA John Stockton Utah Jazz (1st Rd) Dan Dickau Sacramento Kings (1st Rd) Adam Morrison Charlotte Bobcats (1st Rd) Blake Stepp Minnesota Timberwolves (2nd Rd) Ronny Turiaf Los Angeles Lakers (2nd Rd) PLAYERS SELECTED IN THE NBA DRAFT Photos courtesy of Utah Jazz, Atlanta Hawks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers, Seattle Sonics and Gonzaga Archives YEAR PLAYER SELECTION ROUND OVERALL TEAM 1960 Jean Claude Lefebvre 2nd 9th 64th Minneapolis Lakers 1961 Frank Burgess 4th 3rd 27th Los Angeles Lakers 1967 Gary Lechman 11th 10th 113th Seattle Sonics 1971 Howard Burford 3rd 11th 171st Portland Trail Blazers 1971 Bill Quigg 3rd 15th 219th San Diego Rockets 1975 Ken Tyler 5th 5th 77th Philadelphia 76ers 1977 Jim Grady 6th 5th 94th New Orleans Jazz 1978 Jim DeWeese 10th 7th 141st Atlanta Hawks 1980 Carl Pierce 1st 7th 139th Detroit Pistons 1984 John Stockton 16th 1st 16th Utah Jazz 1997 Paul Rogers 25th 2nd 54th Los Angeles Lakers 2002 Dan Dickau 28th 1st 28th Sacramento Kings 2002 & Mario Kasun 12th 2nd 41st Los Angeles Clippers 2004 # Richie Frahm EXP EXP EXP Charlotte Bobcats 2004 Blake Stepp 29th 2nd 58th Minnesota Timberwolves 2005 Ronny Turiaf 7th 2nd 37th Los Angeles Lakers 2005 * Ian Mahinmi 28th 1st 28th San Antonio Spurs 2006 Adam Morrison 3rd 1st 3rd Charlotte Bobcats # Frahm was selected by the Charlotte Bobcats in the 2004 Expansion Draft but did not sign with the team. & Kasun signed a letter of intent and attended Gonzaga for one year but was ruled ineligible by the NCAA per foreign athlete amateurism rule * Mahinmi signed a letter of intent to attend Gonzaga for the 2006 season. PLAYERS WHO HAVE PLAYED IN THE NBA Player Seasons Team (s) John Stockton 19 ( ) Utah Jazz Mike Champion 1 ( ) Seattle Sonics * Dan Dickau 3 ( ) Atlanta Hawks, Portland Trail Blazers, New Orleans Hornets, Boston Celtics # Richie Frahm 2 ( ) Seattle Sonics, Portland Trail Blazers, Houston Rockets * Enters 2007 Season With Portland Trail Blazers # Enters 2007 Season With Houston Rockets Richie Frahm Seattle Sonics (Free Agent) Frank Burgess Los Angeles Lakers (3rd Rd) Jean Claude Lefebvre Minneapolis Lakers (9th Rd) Gary Lechman Seattle Sonics (10th Rd) 15

16 SPIRIT SPIRIT Every year Gonzaga basketball excites not only the student body of Gonzaga but the entire Pacific Northwest. The Gonzaga basketball experience is a one-of-a-kind experience that places players and fans in a unique atmosphere that demonstrates what college basketball is all about. With a strong and loyal fan base from the city of Spokane and the Gonzaga student body, Gonzaga basketball generates a basketball environment unmatched anywhere on the West Coast and only at a handful of places around the nation. The Kennel serves as the Bulldogs home where sellouts are the norm and students camp out for a chance to be part of the next chapter in Gonzaga basketball. The Bulldogs have also become road favorites as teams that previously did not sellout reach capacity when the Zags come to town. GO ZAGS! 16

17 Gonzaga Student-Athletes Get High Academic Marks Men s Basketball Academic All-Americans ACADEMIC HALL OF FAME John Stockton (2002) ACADEMICS ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN OF THE YEAR Jeff Brown (1994) John Stockton (back row, second from left) was inducted into the Verizon/CoSIDA Academic Hall of Fame during the summer of Stockton was a second-team Academic All-American in FIRST TEAM Dan Dickau (2002) Jeff Brown (1993, '94) Jarrod Davis (1992) Bryce McPhee (1985) SECOND TEAM Blake Stepp (2004) Jarrod Davis (1991) Bryce McPhee (1984) Jim McPhee (1990) John Stockton (1984) Dan Dickau 2002 First Team Jarrod Davis 1992 First Team Bryce McPhee 1985 First Team 2007 BULLDOG MAJORS (ALPHABETICAL) PLAYER YEAR MAJOR Pierre Marie Altidor-Cespedes Junior Broadcast and Electronic Media Matt Bouldin Sophomore Undeclared Dave Burgess Sophomore Sport Management Theo Davis Freshman Undeclared Micah Downs Sophomore Undeclared Will Foster Freshman Undeclared Larry Gurganious Sophomore Sports Management Josh Heytvelt Sophomore Sports Management Abdullahi Kuso Junior Sports Management Sean Mallon Senior Graduate Student - Masters in Organizational Leadership Jordan Mast Freshman Business Administration Jeremy Pargo Sophomore Undeclared David Pendergraft Junior Philosophy and English Derek Raivio Senior Business Administration Andrew Sorenson Sophomore Business Administration ** Gonzaga students do not have to declare a major until their first junior semester THIRD TEAM Blake Stepp (2003) Jeff Brown (1992) Bryce McPhee (1983) 1994 Academic All-American of the Year Jeff Brown 17

18 ACADEMICS ACADEMICS Academics and athletics at Gonzaga go hand-in-hand as student-athletes are offered a high quality education in conjunction with high-quality athletic competition. The Gonzaga men s basketball team has placed 36 studentathletes on the All-WCC Academic team since the award was introduced following the season. The overall GPA for Gonzaga student-athletes is 3.22 with 80 making the Dean s List and 91 the President s List in the Spring of Gonzaga Student-Athlete GPA 3.22 cumulative 3.23 Spring Fall 2004 NATIONAL RANKINGS No. 4 Best University in the West - U.S. News & World Report No. 2 Best Value In the West - U.S. News & World Report No. 21 Engineering Program - U.S. News & World Report Named one of the Top 20 schools that create a campus culture that fosters student success - USA Today Gonzaga offers seven undergraduate degrees with 43 majors. The school also offers 26 master s degrees, one Ph.D. degree and a Juris Doctor through the School of Law Sean Mallon Sean Mallon Kyle Bankhead Blake Stepp Kyle Bankhead Blake Stepp Kyle Bankhead Dan Dickau Dank Dickau Blake Stepp Gonzaga WCC Men s Basketball All-Academic Selections Ryan Floyd Matt Santangelo Mike Nilson Jimmy Tricco Ryan Floyd Matt Santangelo Carl Crider Ryan Floyd Carl Crider John Nemeth Jason Bond Jon Kinloch Scott Morgan Scott Snider Jason Bond Jon Kinloch Scott Morgan Scott Snider Jeff Brown Jon Kinloch Jeff Brown Jon Kinloch Eric Brady Jeff Brown Jarrod Davis Eric Brady Jarrod Davis Martin Dioli Photo by Dean Davis and Mike Miller 18