Men's Basketball Game Facts Game 33 University of Wyoming Cowboys Thursday, March 14 4:40 p.m. PST NCAA West First Round The Pit Albuquerque, NM Radio: News Talk AM 1510 KGA - Pre-game show at 4:25 p.m. PST TV: CBS-TV Gonzaga University Bulldogs Sports Information 502 E Boone Spokane, WA 99258-0066 Oliver Pierce Sports Information Director Men's Basketball Contact (509) 323-6373 pierce@athletics.gonzaga.edu Rich Moser Assistant SID (509) 323-5484 moser@athletics.gonzaga.edu Chelsea Fine Graduate Assistant SID Women's Basketball Contact (509) 323-4227 fine@athletics.gonzaga.edu FAX (509) 323-5730 Web www.gozags.com No. 6 GONZAGA UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS (29-3; 13-1 West Coast Conference) G - 21 Dan Dickau, 6-0, 189, Sr., Vancouver, WA (20.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 4.7 assists, 0.8 steals) G - 10 Blake Stepp, 6-4, 192, So., Eugene, OR (9.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.9 assists, 0.9 steals) C - 33 Cory Violette, 6-8, 255, So., Boise, ID (12.7 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 1.0 assists, 0.9 steals, 0.9 blocks) F - 32 Zach Gourde, 6-8, 249, Jr., Vancouver, WA (13.4 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1.1 assists, 0.4 steals, 1.0 blocks) F - 25 Anthony Reason, 6-5, 184, Sr., Ocala, FL (5.5 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.4 assists, 0.7 steals, 0.4 blocks) HEAD COACH: Mark Few (University of Oregon, 1987) GONZAGA RECORD: 81-19 (3 rd year) CAREER RECORD: UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING COWBOYS (21-8; 11-3 Mountain West Conference) G 3 Jason Straight, 5-11, 65, Fr., Chicago, IL (9.2 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 3.3 assists, 0.6 steals) G 1 Donta Richardson, 6-2, 170, Jr., Colorado Springs, CO (13.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.7 assists, 0.8 steals, 0.3 blocks) C 5 Uche Nsonwu-Amadi, 6-10, 260, Jr., Enugu, Nigeria (10.1 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 0.7 assists, 0.9 steals, 0.9 blocks) F 22 Josh Davis, 6-8, 235, Sr., Salem, OR SERIES RECORD (11.5 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 1.6 assists, 1.2 steals, 1.3 blocks) Gonzaga 2-1 F 44 Marcus Bailey, 6-5, 190, Jr., Cheyenne, WY (14.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 2.3 assists, 1.4 steals) HEAD COACH: Steve McClain (Chadron State, 1984) UW RECORD: 787-40 (4 th year) CAREER RECORD: DICKAU WCC PLAYER OF YEAR; FEW TABBED TOP COACH Gourde, Violette Also Earn First Team; Stepp Honorable Mention Gonzaga University guard Dan Dickau was named the Player of the Year and third-year head coach Mark Few the Coach of the Year as the West Coast Conference doled out its all-conference honors. Bulldogs Zach Gourde and Cory Violette were also named to the 10-member first team, and guard Blake Stepp received honorable mention. Dickau became the second straight Bulldog to earn Player of the Year accolades, Casey Calvary getting the honor last season. Dickau is the fifth Bulldog to take the WCC's top honor, joining John Stockton (1984), Jeff Brown (1994), Bakari Hendrix (1998) and Calvary. Dickau, who earned his second straight all-conference honor since transferring from the University of Washington, is averaging a league-best 20.8 ppg. He is averaging 4.7 assists/game, is shooting 45.0 percent from the field (188-for-418) and 46.7 percent from 3-point range (113-242). He was also named to the All-District 14 first team and the NABC second team All-America squad. Gourde, a junior from Vancouver, Wash. and a high school teammate of Dickau's at Prairie High, is averaging 13.4 ppg and 6.6 rpg. Gourde was an honorable mention pick a year ago. Violette, a sophomore from Boise, ID, is averaging 12.7 ppg and 8.3 rpg. He grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds earlier this season against Fresno State University, one of the top individual game efforts of the season in the NCAA Division I ranks. Stepp, the WCC Freshman of the Year last season while earning honorable mention honors, is averaging 9.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg and 3.9 assists/game. The Eugene, Ore., native has split playing time between point guard and off guard this season, and is shooting 37.0 percent from 3-point range to team with Dickau to give the Bulldogs a solid 1-2 punch from the perimeter. Few, who is 81-19 in his three seasons at Gonzaga, earned his second straight Coach of the Year accolade. The Bulldogs, 29-3 overall and WCC regular-season co-champions with Pepperdine University at 13-1, are ranked sixth in the country in both the Associated Press and USA TODAY/ESPN polls. Few has guided the Bulldogs to the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen each of his first two seasons, and was an assistant coach on Gonzaga's Elite Eight run in 1999. The complete 2002 All-WCC team can be found elsewhere in this release.
2002 BULLDOGS RESULTS DATE OPPONENT TIME 11/3 BREWSTER PACKING (ex) W 101-81 11/8 DELTA JAMMERS (ex) W 94-57 11/16 Illinois (#2) (ESPN+/PAX) L 76-58 11/18 MONTANA (KHQ) W 83-63 11/21 Great Alaska Shootout @ Anchorage Indiana d. Anchorage 101-66 Marquette d. Tennessee 85-74 11/22 Great Alaska Shootout @ Anchorage Texas d. Oregon State 78-68 Gonzaga d. St. John s (ESPN) W 65-58 11/23 Great Alaska Shootout @ Anchorage Tennessee d. Anchorage 74-54 St. John's d. Oregon State 66-63 Gonzaga d. Texas (#23) W 67-64 Marquette d. Indiana 50-49 11/24 Great Alaska Shootout @ Anchorage Oregon State d. Anchorage (7/8) 72-63 St. John's d. Tennessee 45/6) 69-55 Indiana d. Texas (3/5) 77-71 Marquette d. Gonzaga (1/2)( ESPN) L 72-63 11/29 ARK.-PINE BLUFF (PAX) W 92-42 12/1 PORTLAND STATE (PAX) W 93-58 12/4 EAST. WASH. (PAX) W (OT) 84-74 12/6 Fresno State (#16) (FOX) @ Los Angeles, CA W 87-77 12/11 Washington (FOX) W 67-47 12/15 WASHINGTON STATE (FOX) W 67-44 12/21 EASTERN OREGON W 105-45 12/29 Monmouth (Comcast) W 79-54 12/31 St. Joseph's (KHQ/Comcast) W 83-80 1/7 New Mexico (ESPN) W (OT) 95-90 1/11 *SANTA CLARA (FOX) W 83-81 1/13 *SAN DIEGO (KHQ) W 75-62 1/18 *Pepperdine (FOX) L 88-79 1/19 *Loyola Marymount W 94-60 1/24 *SAN FRANCISCO (PAX) W 93-73 1/26 *SAINT MARY'S (PAX) W 70-52 1/30 *PORTLAND (FOX) W 102-67 2/2 *Portland (PAX) W 94-80 2/7 *Santa Clara W 84-69 2/9 *San Diego (FOX) W 77-76 2/14 *LOYOLA MARYMOUNT ( PAX) W 72-51 2/16 *PEPPERDINE (ESPN2) W 91-78 2/22 *San Francisco (FOX) W 70-54 2/23 *Saint Mary's W 74-55 3/2 Loyola Marymount/ WCC Tournament @ San Diego, CA W 82-64 3/3 San Diego/WCC Tournament Semifinal @ San Diego, CA W 87-79 3/4 Pepperdine/WCC Tournament @ San Diego, CA W 96-90 3/14 Wyoming/NCAA First Round @Albuquerque, NM *WEST COAST CONFERENCE GAME ALL TIMES PACIFIC TIME ZONE ALL TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE Bulldogs Head To Albuquerque; No. 6 Seed Gets No. 11 Wyoming Thursday At 5:40 MST At The Pit BACK AT THE PIT: Gonzaga University returns to The Pit for the second time this season and for the third time since the 1999-00 season when the No. 6 seeded Bulldogs face No. 11 University of Wyoming Thursday in a NCAA Tournament First Round game. The Bulldogs and Cowboys will tip off at 5:40 p.m. MST (4:40 p.m. PST) as the first game of the second session. The Bulldogs- Cowboys game will be followed by No. 3 University of Arizona against No. 14 UC Santa Barbara. The morning session at 10:40 a.m. has No. 5 University of Miami meeting No. 12 University of Missouri, followed by No. 4 Ohio State University meeting No. 13 Davidson University. BULLDOGS 1-1 IN THE PIT: Gonzaga University will be making its second NCAA Tournament appearance in The Pit, the 2000 version of the Bulldogs dropping a 75-66 decision to Purdue University in the Sweet Sixteen. Gonzaga met the host University of New Mexico earlier this season in The Pit, the outcome a lot more favorable for the Bulldogs in a 95-90 overtime victory over the Lobos. GONZAGA SEEDS: This year s sixth seed is the highest the Bulldogs have been seeded in their recent NCAA Tournament history. The 1995 Bulldogs were No. 14; the Elite Eight squad of 1999 and the 2000 Sweet Sixteen teams were each seeded No. 10, and last year s Sweet Sixteen club was seeded 12 th. HOW THEY GOT HERE: Gonzaga University captured the regular-season title in the West Coast Conference with a 13-1 record, while the University of Wyoming claimed the Mountain West Conference crown with an 11-3 mark. Gonzaga won the WCC Tournament for an automatic NCAA Tournament berth, while the Cowboys fell to eventual champion San Diego State University in the semifinals of the MWC tourney and earned an at-large bid. BULLDOGS 6 TH IN BOTH POLLS: Gonzaga University remained sixth in both the Associated Press and the USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25. The Bulldogs stayed sixth for the second straight week, the highest ranking ever for GU. It s the 14 th straight week for GU in the AP rankings since cracking the list Dec. 12 at No. 25, the longest consecutive run by the Bulldogs in school history. Gonzaga had a 7- week appearance from Nov. 8-Dec. 12, 1999. This was the final AP poll of the season. Gonzaga is in the USA TODAY/ESPN poll for the 12 th straight week, entering the poll 24 th on Dec. 16. This is the highest ranking since the University of San Francisco was ranked sixth on Dec. 29, 1981. The Dons were in the Top 10 for six weeks during the 1981-82 season. BULLDOGS POLL HISTORY Associated Press DATE RANK 3/4/02 6 2/25/02 7 2/18/02 7 2/11/02 8 2/4/02 9 1/28/02 11 1/21/02 16 1/14/02 13 1/7/02 18 12/31/01 22 12/23/01 22 12/17/01 24 12/10/01 25 1999-00 Season 11/8/99 24 11/15/99 25 11/23/99 25 11/30/99 25 12/7/99 24 12/13/99 22 12/20/99 22 USA TODAY/ ESPN DATE RANK 3/10/02 6 3/3/02 6 2/24/02 7 2/17/02 7 2/10/02 8 2/3/02 10 1/27/02 14 1/20/02 18 1/13/02 14 1/6/02 18 12/30/01 22 12/23/01 22 12/16/01 24 2000-01 Season 4/3/01 (Final) 20 1999-00 Season 4/1/00 (Final) 24 1998-99 Season 1/31/99 25 3/29/99 (Final) 12
Men's Basketball 2002 West Coast Conference Standings (Through games of 3/10/02) Conference Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. GONZAGA 13 1.929 29 3.906 Pepperdine 13 1.929 22 8.733 Santa Clara 8 6.571 13 15.464 San Francisco 8 6.571 13 15.464 San Diego 7 7.500 16 13.552 Saint Mary's 3 11.214 9 20.310 Loyola Marymount 2 12.143 9 20.310 Portland 2 12.143 6 24.200 WCC Tournament Quarterfinals Saturday, March 2 No. 2 Gonzaga 82, No. 7 Loyola Marymount 64 No. 1 Pepperdine 77, No. 8 Portland 64 No. 5 San Diego 69, No. 4 San Francisco 67 No. 6 Saint Mary s 72, No. 3 Santa Clara 67 (OT) WCC Tournament Semifinals Sunday, March 3 No. 2 Gonzaga 87, No. 5 San Diego 79 No. 1 Pepperdine 68, No. 6 Saint Mary s 47 WCC Tournament Championship Monday, March 4 No. 2 Gonzaga 96, No. 1 Pepperdine 90 (ESPN) West Coast Conference Standings 1992-Present (Through Games of 3/10/02) Conference Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. GONZAGA 114 40.740 250 92.731 Pepperdine 98 56.636 195 132 596 Santa Clara 98 56.636 186 132.585 San Diego 76 78.494 169 139.549 San Francisco 72 82.468 165 154.517 Saint Mary s 58 96.377 134 179.428 Portland 54 100.351 131 180.421 Loyola Marymount 45 109.292 104 201.341 NCAA Tournament Appearances Since 1992 Gonzaga (1995, '99, '00; '01; 02); Pepperdine (1992, '94, '00; 02); Portland (1996); Santa Clara (1993, '95, '96); San Francisco (1998); Saint Mary's (1997) NIT Appearances Since 1992 Gonzaga (1994, '96, '98); Pepperdine (1993, '99) WCC Championship Game Appearances Since 1992 Gonzaga (1992, '95, '96, '98, '99, '00, '01, 02) Pepperdine (1992, '93, '94, '00, 02) Portland (1995, '96) Saint Mary's (1997) San Diego (1994) San Francisco (1997, '98) Santa Clara (1993, '99, '01) LAST FOUR YEARS: Gonzaga University trails only Duke University, Michigan State University and the University of Cincinnati in wins over the last four seasons. The Bulldogs have won 109 games, while Duke leads the list with 128. BULLDOGS VS. THE FIELD: Six teams in the NCAA Tournament field dotted the Gonzaga University schedule this season, the Bulldogs going 5-3. The only home game in the mix was an 83-63 win over the University of Montana. Gonzaga played at the University of Illinois and Pepperdine University, while facing St. John s University, Marquette University and the University of Texas in the Great Alaska Shootout, the Bulldogs losing the title game to Marquette after wins over the other two squads. TOUGH REGION: Gonzaga University is in arguably the toughest region in this year s NCAA Tournament. There are six conference tournament champions among the top seven seeds No. 1 University of Cincinnati (Conference USA), No. 2 University of Oklahoma (Big Eight), No. 3 University of Arizona (Pacific- 10), No. 4 Ohio State University (Big Ten), No. 6 Gonzaga (West Coast) and No. 7 Xavier University (Atlantic 10). Plus, five other teams won conference tournaments Boston University (America East), Davidson University (Southern), UC Santa Barbara (Big West), University of Hawai i (Western Athletic) and University of Illinois- Chicago (Horizon). COMMON FOES: There were three commons foes between Gonzaga University and the University of Wyoming this season. Both schools met the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Portland State University and the University of New Mexico. Gonzaga topped UAPB 92-42, UW downing the Golden Lions 94-74. The Bulldogs belted PSU 93-58 while the Cowboys roped the Vikings 104-58. Gonzaga stopped UNM 95-90 in overtime on the Lobos home floor, while UW defeated UNM 79-67 at Arena-Auditorium on the UW campus, then dropped the re-match 74-65 at The Pit. 4-YEAR RUN The most wins by NCAA Division I teams since 1998. TEAM WINS 1. Duke 128 2. Michigan St. 112 3. Cincinnati 111 4. GONZAGA 109 5. Tulsa 106 BULLDOGS VS. NCAA FIELD How Gonzaga fared against teams in this year s NCAA Tournament. TEAM W-L @Illinois L 76-58 Montana W 83-63 *St. John s W 65-58 *Texas W 67-64 *Marquette L 72-63 @Pepperdine L 88-79 Pepperdine W 91-78 %Pepperdine W 96-90 *Great Alaska Shootout %WCC Tournament BULLDOG BASKETBALL BANNERS West Coast Conference Regular-Season Titles 1994, 1996, 1998 1999, 2001, 2002 West Coast Conference Tournament Titles 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 NCAA Tournament Appearances 1995 (1 st Round) 1999 (Elite Eight) 2000 (Sweet Sixteen) 2001 (Sweet Sixteen) 2002 (???????????) National Invitation Tournament Appearances 1994 (2 nd Round) 1996 (1 st Round) 1998 (2 nd Round)
Men's Basketball 2002 ALL-WCC TEAM Kyle Bailey, Santa Clara, 6-2, So. Boomer Brazzle, Pepperdine, 6-6, Jr. Brandon Armstrong, Pepperdine, 6-4, Jr. DAN DICKAU, GONZAGA, 6-0, Sr. ZACH GOURDE, GONZAGA, 6-8, Jr. Andre Laws, San Diego, 6-0, Sr. Jimmy Miggins, Pepperdine, 6-6, Jr. Coky Rochin, Portland, 6-8, Sr. Steve Ross, Santa Clara, 6-6, Sr. Darrell Tucker, San Francisco, 6-8, Jr. CORY VIOLETTE, GONZAGA, 6-8, So. COACH OF THE YEAR MARK FEW, GONZAGA PLAYER OF THE YEAR DAN DICKAU, GONZAGA DEFENDER OF THE YEAR Cedric Suitt, Pepperdine FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Terrance Johnson, Pepperdine HONORABLE MENTION Blake Stepp, Gonzaga, So. Glen McGowan, Pepperdine, So. Terrance Johnson, Pepperdine, Fr. Devin Montgomery, Pepperdine, Jr. Casey Frandsen, Portland, So. Chase Poole, Saint Mary s, So. Jason Blair, San Diego, Jr. ALL-TIME GONZAGA ALL-WCC SELECTIONS Don Baldwin ('81) Jeff Brown ('92-94*) Casey Calvary ('00-01*) Jeff Condill ('86) Jarrod Davis ('91-92) Dan Dickau ('01-02*) Kyle Dixon ('95-96) Bill Dunlap ('82) Jeremy Eaton ('99) Richie Frahm ('99-00) Geoff Goss ('94) Zach Gourde ( 02) Dale Haaland ('87) Quentin Hall ('99) Bakari Hendrix ('97-98*) Bryce McPhee ('83) Jim McPhee ('87, 89-90) Carl Pierce ('80) Paul Rogers ('96) Lorenzo Rollins ('97) Matt Santangelo ('98-00) Doug Spradley ('88-89) John Stockton ('83-84*) Cory Violette ( 02) *Indicates WCC Player of the Year BULLDOGS AND COWBOYS: Gonzaga University and the University of Wyoming will be meeting for the fourth time. The last meeting came in the first round of the 1998 National Invitation Tournament, the Bulldogs posting a 69-55 victory. The Bulldogs won the first meeting in the 1960 Idaho State Invitational in Pocatello, Idaho, 52-43. The Cowboys prevailed 80-67 in the first round of the 1989 Cowboy Shootout hosted by Wyoming on a neutral floor in Casper. POUNDING THE BOARDS: Gonzaga University continues to lead the NCAA Division I rankings for rebound margin, entering the NCAA Tournament with a +9.3 for a slim lead over Stanford University (+9.0). The University of Wyoming, Gonzaga s opening-round opponent Thursday at The Pit in Albuquerque, NM, is fifth with a +8.4 margin. The Bulldogs had a +7.3 margin in winning the West Coast Conference Tournament. Gonzaga has held the edge against 10 of the last 11 opponents, Santa Clara University (32-25) the last team to win the war on the boards against the Bulldogs, just the seventh time in 32 games the Bulldogs have been out rebounded - 30-29 at home against Saint Mary s College, 47-33 at Pepperdine University (the only time Gonzaga has been out rebounded by double digits), 41-33 at home against Santa Clara University, 31-26 against Marquette University in the title game of the Great Alaska Shootout, 39-36 at home against Washington State University and 35-31 at Saint Joseph s University the others. Gonzaga has held the edge in 25 of 32 outings and has grabbed 50 or more rebounds four times this season 53 at home against the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 50 at the University of Washington, 51 at home against Eastern Oregon University and 53 against Monmouth University. Cory Violette s career-high 20 rebounds against Fresno State University is tied for the 12 th highest single-game total this season in NCAA Division I ranks. THE 1,000 POINT PLATEAU: Senior guard Dan Dickau (1,099) reached the 1,000- point plateau and junior forward Zach Gourde (979) is closing in on it in their Gonzaga University careers. Dickau has become the 23 rd Bulldog to score 1,000 points and he currently ranks 17 th on the all-time Bulldog scoring list. Counting his two seasons at the University of Washington, Dickau has 1,264 career points. 2002 GONZAGA UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS No Name Pos Ht Wt Cl Exp Hometown/School 1 Winston Brooks G 6-0 190 JR TR Richmond, VA/Huguenot/ Howard (TX) College/North Idaho College 10 Blake Stepp G 6-4 192 SO 1V Eugene, OR/South Eugene 11 Germayne Forbes# G 6-2 191 JR 1V London, England/Henry Compton 14 Brian Michaelson# G 6-3 197 FR RS Portland, OR/Jesuit 15 Alex Hernandez G/F 6-4 224 SR 1V Las Vegas, NV/Valley/Casper (WY) CC 21 Dan Dickau# G 6-1 189 SR 1V Vancouver, WA/Prairie/Univ. of Washington 24 Kyle Bankhead# G/F 6-3 188 SO 1V Walla Walla, WA/Walla Walla 25 Anthony Reason G/F 6-7 184 SR 1V Ocala, FL/Ocala/Compton (CA) 32 Zach Gourde# F 6-8 249 JR 2V Vancouver, WA/Prairie 33 Cory Violette C/F 6-8 255 SO 1V Boise, ID/Bishop Kelly 34 Jay Sherrell# F 6-8 230 SO 1V Spanaway, WA/Bethel 35 Ronny Turiaf F 6-9 228 FR HS Le Robert, Martinique/Insep (Paris, France) #Indicates redshirt year used HEAD COACH: ASSISTANTS: r Mark Few (3 d year, University of Oregon, '87) th Bill Grier (11 year, University of Oregon, '90) r Leon Rice (3 d year, Washington State University, '86) st Tommy Lloyd (1 year, Whitman College, 1998) DIR. OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS: st Jerry Krause (1 year, Wayne State University, 1959) TRAINER: r Steve DeLong (23 d year, Eastern Washington University, '76)
Men's Basketball GONZAGA POST-SEASON APPEARANCES NCAA TOURNAMENT 2001 @ Memphis, TN #12 Gonzaga 86, #5 Virginia 85 #12 Gonzaga 85, #13 Indiana St. 68 South Regional @Atlanta, GA #3 Michigan State 77, #12 Gonzaga 62 2000 @Tucson, AZ #10 Gonzaga 77, #7 Louisville 66 #10 Gonzaga 82, #2 St. John's 76 West Regional @Albuquerque, NM #6 Purdue 75, #10 Gonzaga 66 1999 @ Seattle, WA #10 Gonzaga 75, #7 Minnesota 63 #10 Gonzaga 82, #2 Stanford 74 West Regional @Phoenix, AZ #10 Gonzaga 73, #6 Florida 72 #1 Connecticut 67, #10 Gonzaga 62 1995 @ Salt Lake City, UT #3 Maryland 87, #14 Gonzaga 63 NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT 1998 First Round Gonzaga 69, at Wyoming 55 Second Round at Hawaii 78, Gonzaga 70 1996 First Round at Washington State 92, Gonzaga 73 1994 First Round Gonzaga 80, at Stanford 76 Second Round at Kansas State 66, Gonzaga 64 ELITE COMPANY: Gonzaga University is one of just three schools to advance to the Sweet Sixteen each of the past three seasons. Michigan State University and Duke University are the other two. Duke and MSU appeared in their fourth straight Sweet Sixteen in 2001. Since the bracket expanded to 64 teams in 1985, there have been 18 occasions where teams have had runs of three years or more into the Sweet Sixteen. The University of North Carolina leads the way with a 9-year stretch from 1985-93, followed by Duke with a 7-year run from 1986-92. BULLDOGS AND THE KENNEL: The Kennel, home of Gonzaga University's Bulldogs, has gained the reputation as one of the toughest courts in the country. In the last 10 seasons the Bulldogs are 128-9 at home for a nifty 93.4 winning percentage after capping a 13-0 home season this year and winning by an average of 24.6 ppg. The Bulldogs went 12-0 at home in 2001, winning by an average of 24.7 ppg. GU is 45-1 in The Kennel over the past four seasons. The 2000 squad was 10-1, and the 1999 Bulldogs completed a 10-0 season in The Kennel, winning by an average of 31.9 ppg. The Bulldogs also posted undefeated home campaigns in 1993 (13-0) and 1994 (14-0), and suffered just one home setback in 1996 HOW SWEET IT IS Teams that have made at least three straight Sweet Sixteen appearances since the bracket expanded to 64 teams in 1985. Length of run in ( ). Current streaks in bold caps. Alabama (3) 1985-87 Arizona (3) 1996-98 Arkansas (4) 1993-96 Connecticut (3) 1994-96 Duke (7) 1986-92 DUKE (4) 1998-01 GONZAGA (3) 1999-01 Indiana (4) 1991-94 Kansas (3) 1986-88 Kansas (5) 1993-97 Kentucky (6) 1995-96 Michigan (3) 1992-94 MICHIGAN STATE (4) 1998-01 Oklahoma (3) 1987-89 North Carolina (9) 1985-93 Purdue (3) 1998-00 UNLV (3) 1989-91 Utah (3) 1996-98 Current Home Court Winning Streaks TEAM NO. NEXT GAME 1. BYU 35 Next Year 2. Tennessee Tech 27 Next Year 3. GONZAGA 26 NEXT YEAR and 1998. The Bulldogs put together a 34-game home-court-winning streak from 1992-95, which at the time was the country's second-longest active streak. Gonzaga takes a 26-game home winning streak into next season, the current streak ranking third. Brigham Young University holds the top spot with 35 victories. BEST SEASON EVER: With a 29-3 record this season, Gonzaga University is off to its best start since joining the NCAA Division I ranks for the 1958-59 season. The 1966-67 campaign saw the Bulldogs start 14-2 prior to dropping three straight and ending the season 19-6. The 1998-99 squad and last year s team were 26-6 after 32 games. WININING STREAK RECORD MATCHED: Gonzaga University brings a schoolrecord equaling 14-game winning streak into Thursday s NCAA Tournament opener against the University of Wyoming. The Bulldogs have won 26 of their last 27 outings, the only setback an 88-79 verdict at Pepperdine University in West Coast Conference play. Last year s club won 14 games midway through the season and won 20 of its last 22 contests with losses to Santa Clara University to end the winning streak and to Michigan State University in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen.
Men's Basketball 2002 NCAA West Regional @Albuquerque, NM Thursday, March 14 (All Times Mountain Time Zone) Game 1 10:40 a.m. No. 5 Miami vs. No. 12 Missouri Game No. 2 No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 13 Davidson, 30 minutes following Game 1 Game 3 5:40 p.m. No. 6 Gonzaga vs. No. 11 Wyoming Game No. 4 No. 3 Arizona vs. No. 14 UC Santa Barbara, 25 minutes following Game 3 Saturday, March 16 (All Times Mountain Time Zone) Game No. 5 1:20 p.m. Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game Game 6 Winner Game 3 vs. Winner 4, 30 minutes following Game 5 GONZAGA QUICK FACTS One of 28 Jesuit universities in the United States Founded in 1887 by Jesuit priests University named for Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, a 16 th century Jesuit priest. In his effort to comfort the ill in Rome during the plague, he caught the scourge and died at age 23. He is named the Patron Saint of Youth. Nationally recognized for academic excellence by U.S. News & World Report 14 of the last 17 years as one of the best comprehensive regional universities in the West, ranking third in the Aug. 16, 2001 report. NCAA Top 10 Best Career Starts By Wins 3 Seasons 1. MARK FEW, GU (2000-02) 81 2. Everett Case, NC St. (1947-49) 80 Bill Guthridge, NC (1998-00) 80 4. Roy Williams, Kansas (1989-91) 76 NCAA Top 10 Best Career Starts By Wins 2 Seasons 1. Bill Guthridge, NC (1998-99) 58 2. Everett Case, NC St. (1947-48) 55 3. Ben Carnevale, NC (1945-46) 52 MARK FEW, GU (2000-02) 52 Dan Monson, GU (2000-01) 52 76 FEW'S THREE-YEAR RUN: Gonzaga University head coach Mark Few probably never thought life as a head coach would be so "sweet." In his first three seasons, he has won more games than any other third-year head coach in the history of NCAA Division I. His 81 wins entering the NCAA Tournament moved him past Bill Guthridge of the University of North Carolina (1998-00) and Everett Case of North Carolina State University (1947-49) who each won 80 games in their first three seasons as a NCAA Division I head coach. In his first two seasons as head coach the Bulldogs have advanced to the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen, one of only two NCAA Division I head coaches to accomplish that feat since the bracket expanded to 64 teams in 1985. Gonzaga, defending national champion Duke University and 2000 national champion Michigan State University are the only three schools to reach the Sweet Sixteen each of the past three seasons. Few was an assistant coach on Gonzaga's run to the 1999 Elite Eight. Few's 2-year record of 52-16 places him among elite company for second-year head coaches. His 2-year total of 52 wins has him tied for third for second-year coaches with Dan Monson, his predecessor at Gonzaga, and Ben Carnevale of the University of North Carolina (1945-46). FEW NAISMITH FINALIST: Third-year Gonzaga University head coach Mark Few is one of 20 finalists for the Naismith College Basketball Coach of the Year as selected by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. The award will be presented April 5 in Atlanta. For a complete list of finalists visit the Gonzaga web site at http://www.gozags.com. BULLDOGS HIT 20 WINS AGAIN: Gonzaga University (29-3) has hit the 20-win plateau this season the quickest in school history. The Bulldogs have now won 20 or more games in each of the past five seasons and in eight of the last nine campaigns. The Bulldogs went 26-7 last season, matching the 2000 win total and third behind this season and the 1999 school record mark of 28-7. This season is the sixth time the Bulldogs have hit the magic 20-win plateau in the regular season. The 1994 squad took a 20-6 record into the West Coast Conference Tournament, the 1998 team was 21-8 entering the tourney, the 1999 Bulldogs went 22-6 in the regular season, the 2000 squad was 21-8 heading into the WCC Tournament and last year s team was 21-6 entering the WCC fray. Gonzaga's first 20-win season as a NCAA Division I program came in 1992 with a 20-10 mark, falling to Pepperdine University 73-70 in the Bulldogs' first appearance in the WCC Tournament title game. O-FER FROM THREE: The last time Gonzaga University took the collar from 3- point range was in an 0-for-5 night in The Kennel against the University of Portland on Jan. 27, 1993, a 71-53 Gonzaga victory. Gonzaga has made a 3-point field goal in 297 straight games. Gonzaga made a school record 291 treys in 1999.
Bulldogs Bests (Season and Career High Points/Rebounds/Assists) Player Season Career 1 Winston Brooks P - 9 vs. Portland State 12/1/01 R - 4 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 11/29/01 A - 7 (twice) vs. Eastern Oregon 12/21/01 10 Blake Stepp P - 26 at San Diego 3/3/02 (USD) R - 9 at Loyola Marymount 1/19/02 A - 10 vs. Portland 1/30/02 10 (twice) vs. Portland 1/30/02 11 Germayne Forbes P - 20 vs. Eastern Oregon 12/21/01 R - 9 vs. Eastern Oregon 12/21/01 A - 2 (three) vs. Portland 1/30/02 2 (six) vs. Portland 1/30/02 14 Brian Michaelson P - 10 vs. Eastern Oregon 12/21/01 R - 4 vs. Eastern Oregon 12/21/01 A - 2 vs. Portland 1/30/02 15 Alex Hernandez P - 14 vs. Pepperdine 2/16/02 15 (three) vs. Virginia 3/16/01 (NCAA) R - 7 vs. Pepperdine 3/4/02 (USD) 8 (twice) vs. Indiana St. 3/18/01 (NCAA) A - 4 at San Diego 3/3/02 (USD) 5 at Arizona 11/29/00 21 Dan Dickau P - 39 at Portland 2/2/02 39 (twice) at Portland 2/2/02 R - 5 (twice) at San Diego 3/3/02 (USD) 5 (four) at San Diego 3/3/02 (USD) A - 10 at New Mexico 1/7/02 12 at Saint Mary's 1/13/01 24 Kyle Bankhead P - 15 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 11/29/01 15 (twice) vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 11/29/01 R - 5 vs. San Francisco 1/24/02 5 (twice) vs. San Francisco 1/24/02 A - 2 (five) vs. Loyola Marymount 3/2/02 5 vs. Monmouth 12/30/00 25 Anthony Reason P - 14 vs. Portland 1/30/02 R - 10 (twice) at Monmouth 12/29/01 11 vs. Monmouth 12/30/00 A - 5 at San Diego 3/3/02 (USD) 7 vs. Monmouth 12/30/00 32 Zach Gourde P - 25 at Pepperdine 1/18/02 R - 12 (four) vs. Pepperdine 2/16/02 A - 5 at Saint Joseph s 12/31/01 33 Cory Violette P - 25 at San Diego 2/9/02 R - 20 vs. Fresno State (F) 12/6/01 A - 4 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 11/29/01 34 Jay Sherrell P - 8 (twice) vs. Eastern Oregon 12/21/01 R - 6 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 11/29/01 7 vs. Saint Mary's 3/3/01 (USD) A - 2 vs. Eastern Oregon 21/21/01 35 Ronny Turiaf P - 23 vs. Eastern Oregon 12/21/01 R - 13 vs. Montana 11/18/01 A - 2 (three) at Monmouth 12/29/01 (N) Indicates neutral court WCC Indicates 2000 West Coast Conference Tournament @ Santa Clara, CA USD Indicates West Coast Conference Tournament @ San DIego, CA (S) Indicates Spokane Arena (F) Indicates Loud Records Fab Four @ The Forum - Inglewood, CA NCAA Indicates 2001 NCAA First/Second Round @ Memphis, TN
Bulldogs Double-Doubles (Career Points/Rebounds Double-Doubles) 32 Zach Gourde 11/12 vs. Pepperdine 2/16/02 12/11 vs. Portland 1/30/02 10/12 at Loyola Marymount 1/19/02 20/12 vs. Fresno State (F) 12/6/01 17/10 vs. Texas (A) 11/23/01 15/12 at Illinois 11/16/01 20/11 vs. Santa Clara 1/25/01 25 Anthony Reason 10/10 at Monmouth 12/29/01 33 Cory Violette 16/12 vs. Pepperdine 3/4/02 (USD) 16/10 vs. Loyola Marymount 3/2/02 (USD) 15/15 vs. Loyola Marymount 2/14/02 25/15 at San Diego 2/9/02 15/11 at Pepperdine 1/18/02 18/13 at Washington 12/11/01 15/20 vs. Fresno State (F) 12/6/01 16/12 vs. Eastern Washington 12/4/01 11/11 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 11/29/01 17/11 vs. Texas (A) 11/23/01 35 Ronny Turiaf 13/10 at Saint Mary s 2/23/02 13/11 vs. San Francisco 1/24/02 12/12 vs. St. John's (A) 11/22/01 13/13 vs. Montana 11/18/01 (A) Indicates Great Alaska Shootout @ Anchorage, AK (F) Indicates Loud Records Fab Four @ The Forum - Inglewood, CA USD Indicates West Coast Conference Tournament @ San Diego, CA