The 1995–96 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the West Coast Conference (WCC) during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourteenth-year head coach Dan Fitzgerald, the Bulldogs were 19–7 (.731) overall in the regular season (10–4 in WCC, tied for first), and played their home games on campus at the Charlotte Y. Martin Centre in Spokane, Washington.
| 1995–96 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball | |
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WCC regular season co-champion | |
National Invitation Tournament, First round | |
| Conference | West Coast Conference |
| Record | 21–9 (10–4 WCC) |
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| Home arena | Charlotte Y. Martin Centre |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland † | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In November 1995, athletic director Fitzgerald announced this season would be his penultimate as head coach, with plans to promote longtime assistant Dan Monson in the spring of 1997.[2]
Regular season co-champion, Gonzaga advanced to the final of the WCC tournament at Santa Clara, but fell to fifth seed Portland.[3] Ten days later in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT),[4] the Bulldogs traveled to south to Pullman and lost to Washington State by nineteen points to finish at 21–9 (.700).[5][6]
Postseason results
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| WCC tournament | |||||||||||
| Sat, March 2 12:00 pm, PSN |
(2) | vs. (7) Saint Mary's Quarterfinal |
W 64–54 | 20–7 |
Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California | ||||||
| Sun, March 3 5:00 pm, PSN |
(2) | vs. (8) Pepperdine Semifinal |
W 76–48 | 21–7 |
Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California | ||||||
| Mon, March 4 9:00 pm, ESPN |
(2) | vs. (5) Portland Final |
L 68–76 | 21–8 |
Toso Pavilion (2,350) Santa Clara, California | ||||||
| National Invitation tournament | |||||||||||
| Thu, March 14 7:00 pm |
at Washington State First round |
L 73–92 | 21–9 |
Beasley Coliseum (6,985) Pullman, Washington | |||||||
References
edit- ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 West Coast Conference Season Summary
- ^ Boling, Dave (November 8, 1995). "Fitzgerald will pass off to Monson in 1997". Spokesman-Review. p. C1.
- ^ "Pilots down Gonzaga, clinch first NCAA berth since 1959". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 5, 1996. p. 2D.
- ^ Miedema, Laurence (March 14, 1996). "Cougs try to block GU's path". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1D.
- ^ "WSU rips Gonzaga in opener". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 15, 1996. p. 3B.
- ^ Miedema, Laurence (March 15, 1996). "Cougars crush cold GU in NIT opener". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1C.
External links
edit- Sports Reference – Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball – 1995–96 season
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