The 1971–72 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University during the 1971–72 NCAA University Division basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Bulldogs were led by Hank Anderson in his twenty-first season as their head coach. They played their home games on campus at Kennedy Pavilion in Spokane, Washington. They were 14–12 overall and 8–6 in conference play, in a three-way tie for second place.[1]
| 1971–72 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 14–12 (8–6 Big Sky) |
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| Home arena | Kennedy Pavilion |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 14 | – | 12 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 13 | – | 10 | .565 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 14 | – | 12 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 11 | .560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 12 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 9 | – | 16 | .360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 5 | – | 14 | .263 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Junior forward Joe Clayton was selected to the all-conference team and junior center Greg Sten was second team. Senior guard Chris Nickola and sophomore guard Skip Molitor were honorable mention.[2][3][4]
After over two decades at Gonzaga, Anderson left in late March to become the head coach at conference rival Montana State.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ Missildine, Harry (March 2, 1972). "Sharp shootin' Zags turn back Vandals". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 23.
- ^ "3 WSC aces 'All Big Sky'". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. March 15, 1972. p. D5.
- ^ "Two Zags named to Big Sky stars". Spokane Daily News. (Washington). March 15, 1972. p. 33.
- ^ "Weber tops Big Sky vote; Clayton makes first team". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 16, 1972. p. 22.
- ^ "Anderson chosen at Montana State". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 24, 1972. p. 17.
- ^ "Anderson selected MSU court coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 25, 1972. p. 12.
External links
edit- Sports Reference – Gonzaga Bulldogs: 1971–72 basketball season
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