2007-08 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

NCAATeamSeason
Mode = Basketball
Year = 2007-08
Prev year = 2006-07
Next year = 2008-09
Team = Gonzaga Bulldogs


ImageSize =
Conference = West Coast Conference
Division =
ShortConference = WCC
CoachRank = -
APRank = 20
Record = 25-8
ConfRecord = 13-1
HeadCoach = Mark Few
AsstCoach1 = Ray Giacoletti
AsstCoach2 = Leon Rice
AsstCoach3 = Tommy Lloyd
StadiumArena = McCarthey Athletic Center
Champion = Championship WCC vs. San Diego L, 69-62
BowlTourney=1st Round NCAA vs. Davidson
BowlTourneyResult=L, 82-76

Roster

eason Build-up

Coach Mark Few hit the recruiting trail hard in the offseason with the Coach proclaiming it's "the best we've ever had here". Few managed to recruit sought-after forward Austin Daye, Junior College transfer Ira Brown, Robert Sacre (a 7 foot Center from Vancouver and Steven Gray, a prized point/shooting guard. Also returning from a suspension would be the teams leading scorer from the season before Josh Heytvelt, and Theo Davis. The team entered the season ranked 14th in the AP Poll.

Tournament Build-up

Gonzaga received a 7 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament, and were paired against the 10 seed Davidson University, a sleeper pick by many experts. During the season the Bulldogs played ten teams that eventually made it to the tournament, and played a total of 13 games against teams who made it into the tournament. The Zags won seven of those thirteen games beating a 10 seed in Saint Mary's, a 13 seed in San Diego (Gonzaga won twice against San Diego), an 11 seed in Saint Joseph's, Western Kentucky, a 12 seed, a 14th seeded Georgia team, and a 4 seed in UConn. Gonzaga also lost six games against eventual tournament teams, they lost to Saint Mary's on the road, San Diego in the WCC Conference tournament, and also lost to a 1 seed in Memphis, a 2 seed in Tennessee, a 6th seeded Oklahoma Sooners team, and a 4 seed in Washington State at home.

chedule

-!colspan=9| Regular Season

CBB Schedule Entry
date = 11/11/2007
time = 1:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 14
opponent = University of Montana
opprank =
site_stadium = McCarthey Athletic Center
site_cityst = Spokane, WA
gamename =
tv = FSN
score = 77-54
overtime =
attend = 6,000
record = 1-0CBB Schedule Entry
date = 11/13/2007
time = 8:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 14
opponent = University of Idaho
opprank =
site_stadium = McCarthey Athletic Center
site_cityst = Spokane, WA
gamename =
tv = FSN
score = 80-43
overtime =
attend = 6,000
record = 2-0CBB Schedule Entry
date = 11/17/2007
time = 5:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 14
opponent = UC Riverside
opprank =
site_stadium = McCarthey Athletic Center
site_cityst = Spokane, WA
gamename =
tv = KHQ
score = 84-48
overtime =
attend = 6,000
record = 3-0

-!colspan=9| 2007 Great Alaska Shootout

CBB Schedule Entry
date = 11/22/2007
time = 8:30 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank = 14
opponent = Western Kentucky University
opprank =
site_stadium = Sullivan Arena
site_cityst = Anchorage, AK
gamename = Great Alaska Shootout
tv = ESPNU
score = 74-71
overtime =
attend = 8,383
record = 4-0CBB Schedule Entry
date = 11/23/2007
time = 9:00 PM
w/l = l
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank = 14
opponent = Texas Tech University
opprank =
site_stadium = Sullivan Arena
site_cityst = Anchorage, AK
gamename = Great Alaska Shootout
tv = ESPN360
score = 73-63
overtime =
attend = 8,700
record = 4-1CBB Schedule Entry
date = 11/24/2007
time = 7:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank = 14
opponent = Virginia Tech
opprank =
site_stadium = Sullivan Arena
site_cityst = Anchorage, AK
gamename = Great Alaska Shootout
tv = ESPN360
score = 82-64
overtime =
attend = 8,576
record = 5-1

-!colspan=9

CBB Schedule Entry
date = 11/29/2007
time = 5:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 19
opponent = Saint Joseph's University
opprank =
site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
gamename =
tv = ESPNU
score = 70-65
overtime = OT
attend = 3,200
record = 6-1CBB Schedule Entry
date = 12/01/2007
time = 12:30 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 19
opponent = UConn
opprank =
site_stadium = TD Banknorth Garden
site_cityst = Boston, MA
gamename = Basketball HOF Challenge
tv = ESPN
score = 85-82
overtime =
attend = 18,007
record = 7-1CBB Schedule Entry
date = 12/05/2007
time = 8:00 PM
w/l = l
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 19
opponent = Washington State University
opprank = 6
site_stadium = McCarthey Athletic Center
site_cityst = Spokane, WA
gamename =
tv = ESPNU
score = 51-47
overtime =
attend = 6,000
record = 7-2CBB Schedule Entry
date = 12/08/2007
time = 5:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 17
opponent = California State University, Northridge
opprank =
site_stadium = McCarthey Athletic Center
site_cityst = Spokane, WA
gamename =
tv = KHQ
score = 85-59
overtime =
attend = 6,000
record = 8-2CBB Schedule Entry
date = 12/17/2007
time = 5:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 18
opponent = University of Northern Colorado
opprank =
site_stadium = McCarthey Athletic Center
site_cityst = Spokane, WA
gamename =
tv = FSN
score = 77-57
overtime =
attend = 6,000
record = 9-2CBB Schedule Entry
date = 12/20/2007
time = 6:00 PM
w/l = l
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank = 18
opponent = University of Oklahoma
opprank =
site_stadium = Ford Center
site_cityst = Oklahoma City, OK
gamename = All-College Challenge
tv = ESPN2
score = 72-68
overtime =
attend = 13,135
record = 9-3CBB Schedule Entry
date = 12/29/2008
time = 5:00 PM
w/l = l
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank =
opponent = University of Tennessee
opprank = 11
site_stadium = KeyArena
site_cityst = Seattle, WA
gamename = Battle in Seattle
tv = ESPN2
score = 82-72
overtime =
attend = 15,141
record = 9-4CBB Schedule Entry
date = 12/31/2008
time = 5:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = University of Utah
opprank =
site_stadium = McCarthey Athletic Center
site_cityst = Spokane, WA
gamename =
tv = FSN
score = 61-59
overtime =
attend = 6,000
record = 10-4CBB Schedule Entry
date = 01/05/2008
time = 5:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank =
opponent = University of Georgia
opprank =
site_stadium = Spokane Arena
site_cityst = Spokane, WA
gamename = Ronald McDonald House Charities
tv = FSN
score = 75-67
overtime =
attend = 12,064
record = 11-4CBB Schedule Entry
date = 01/12/2008
time = 5:30 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Loyola Marymount University
opprank =
site_stadium = Gersten Pavilion
site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
gamename =
tv = FSN
score = 91-68
overtime =
attend = 3,692
record = 12-4 (1-0)CBB Schedule Entry
date = 01/14/2008
time = 9:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Pepperdine University
opprank =
site_stadium = Firestone Fieldhouse
site_cityst = Malibu, CA
gamename =
tv = ESPN
score = 92-57
overtime =
attend = 2,954
record = 13-4 (2-0)CBB Schedule Entry
date = 01/19/2008
time = 1:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = University of San Diego
opprank =
site_stadium = McCarthey Athletic Center
site_cityst = Spokane, WA
gamename =
tv = FSN
score = 80-70
overtime =
attend = 6,000
record = 14-4 (3-0)CBB Schedule Entry
date = 01/21/2008
time = 9:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = University of San Francisco
opprank =
site_stadium = McCarthey Athletic Center
site_cityst = Spokane, WA
gamename =
tv = ESPN
score = 72-64
overtime =
attend = 6,000
record = 15-4 (4-0)CBB Schedule Entry
date = 01/26/2008
time = 9:00 AM
w/l = l
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank =
opponent = University of Memphis
opprank = 1
site_stadium = FedEx Forum
site_cityst = Memphis, TN
gamename =
tv = ESPN
score = 81-73
overtime =
attend = 18,152
record = 15-5CBB Schedule Entry
date = 01/28/2008
time = 5:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = University of Portland
opprank =
site_stadium = McCarthey Athletic Center
site_cityst = Spokane, WA
gamename =
tv = FSN
score = 79-41
overtime =
attend = 6,000
record = 16-5 (5-0)CBB Schedule Entry
date = 02/02/2008
time = 4:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Santa Clara University
opprank =
site_stadium = Leavey Center
site_cityst = Santa Clara, CA
gamename =
tv = KHQ
score = 87-82
overtime = 2OT
attend = 4,500
record = 17-5 (6-0)CBB Schedule Entry
date = 02/04/2008
time = 8:00 PM
w/l = l
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Saint Mary's College of California
opprank = 21
site_stadium = McKeon Pavilion
site_cityst = Moraga, CA
gamename =
tv = ESPN2
score = 89-85
overtime = OT
attend = 3,500
record = 17-6 (6-1)CBB Schedule Entry
date = 02/09/2008
time = 5:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Pepperdine University
opprank =
site_stadium = McCarthey Athletic Center
site_cityst = Spokane, WA
gamename =
tv = KHQ
score = 101-59
overtime =
attend = 6,000
record = 18-6 (7-1)CBB Schedule Entry
date = 02/11/2008
time = 5:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Loyola Marymount University
opprank =
site_stadium = McCarthey Athletic Center
site_cityst = Spokane, WA
gamename =
tv = FSN
score = 83-50
overtime =
attend = 6,000
record = 19-6 (8-1)CBB Schedule Entry
date = 02/16/2008
time = 5:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank =
opponent = University of San Francisco
opprank =
site_stadium = War Memorial Gymnasium
site_cityst = San Francisco, CA
gamename =
tv = ESPNU
score = 83-63
overtime =
attend = 4,500
record = 20-6 (9-1)CBB Schedule Entry
date = 02/18/2008
time = 8:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank =
opponent = University of San Diego
opprank =
site_stadium = Jenny Craig Pavilion
site_cityst = San Diego, CA
gamename =
tv = ESPN2
score = 59-55
overtime =
attend = 5,100
record = 21-6 (10-1)CBB Schedule Entry
date = 02/25/2008
time = 8:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 24
opponent = University of Portland
opprank =
site_stadium = Chiles Center
site_cityst = Portland, OR
gamename =
tv = ESPN2
score = 73-51
overtime =
attend = 4,527
record = 22-6 (11-1)CBB Schedule Entry
date = 03/01/2008
time = 5:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 24
opponent = St. Mary's College of California
opprank = 25
site_stadium = McCarthey Athletic Center
site_cityst = Spokane, WA
gamename =
tv = KHQ
score = 88-76
overtime =
attend = 6,000
record = 23-6 (12-1)CBB Schedule Entry
date = 03/03/2008
time = 8:30 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 22
opponent = Santa Clara University
opprank =
site_stadium = McCarthey Athletic Center
site_cityst = Spokane, WA
gamename =
tv = ESPN2
score = 88-54
overtime =
attend = 6,000
record = 24-6 (13-1)

-!colspan=9| West Coast Conference Tournament

CBB Schedule Entry
date = 03/09/2008
time = 6:30 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 22
opponent = Santa Clara University
opprank =
site_stadium = Jenny Craig Pavilion
site_cityst = San Diego, CA
gamename = West Coast Conference Tournament Semifinal
tv = ESPN2
score = 52-48
overtime =
attend = 5,100
record = 25-6 (13-1)CBB Schedule Entry
date = 03/10/2008
time = 6:00 PM
w/l = l
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 20
opponent = University of San Diego
opprank =
site_stadium = Jenny Craig Pavilion
site_cityst = San Diego, CA
gamename = West Coast Conference Tournament Championship
tv = ESPN
score = 69-62
overtime =
attend = 5,100
record = 25-7 (13-1)

-!colspan=9| NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

CBB Schedule Entry
date = 03/21/2008
time = 9:25 AM
w/l = l
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank = 20 (7)
opponent = (10) Davidson College
opprank =
site_stadium = RBC Center
site_cityst = Raleigh, NC
gamename = NCAA Tournament Round of 64
tv = CBS
score = 82-76
overtime =
attend = N/A
record = 25-8 (13-1)

External links

* [http://gozags.cstv.com/index.html]
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/clubhouse?teamId=2250]