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| 2016–17 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Runner-up WCC regular season and tournament champions AdvoCare Invitational champions | |
| Conference | West Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 2 |
| AP | No. 2 |
| Record | 37–2 (17–1 WCC) |
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| Home arena | McCarthey Athletic Center |
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| No. 2 Gonzaga † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 37 | – | 2 | .949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Saint Mary's | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 29 | – | 5 | .853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 22 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 11 | – | 22 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016–17 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mark Few, who was in his 18th season as head coach. The team played its home games at McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Washington. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the Zags) played in their 37th season as a member of the West Coast Conference.
The 2016–17 season was arguably the greatest season in Gonzaga's 109-year basketball history. The Bulldogs finished the regular season with a 32–1 record, only blemished by a loss to BYU on February 25. They finished ranked second in the AP Poll, the highest final national ranking in school history prior to the 2020–21 season. They won both the West Coast Conference regular season and tournament championships, and advanced to the first NCAA National Championship game in the school's history—the deepest NCAA Tournament run for a WCC team since San Francisco advanced to its third consecutive Final Four in 1957. With a victory over South Carolina in the regional semifinal, the Bulldogs tied the NCAA Division I record for the second-most wins in a season. They lost in the NCAA National Championship game to North Carolina.
Previous season
The Bulldogs team finished the 2015–16 season 28–8, 15–3 in WCC play to earn a share for the WCC regular season championship. They defeated Portland, BYU, and Saint Mary's to win the WCC tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament; the Bulldogs have sequentially earned a place in this tournament for the past 18 years. As a No. 11 seed, they defeated No. 6 seed Seton Hall and No. 3 seed Utah to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. There they lost to No. 10 seed and eventual Final Four participant Syracuse.
Preseason
The Bulldogs were picked to finish first in the WCC preseason poll.[1] Przemek Karnowski and Josh Perkins were selected to the All-WCC preseason team.[1]
The Bulldogs were ranked No. 14 in the preseason AP poll and No. 13 in the preseason Coaches Poll.
Offseason
Coaching changes
Departures
| Name | Position | Year at Gonzaga |
Alma Mater (year) | Reason for Departure |
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| Jennifer Nyland | Athletic Trainer | 17th | Washington State (1998) | Left team |
| Mike Hart | Video Coordinator | 2nd | Gonzaga (2012) | Assistant coach at Colorado College |
| Doug Wojcik | Special Assistant to the Head Coach | 1st | Navy (1987) | Left team |
Additions to staff
| Name | Position | Year at Gonzaga |
Alma Mater (year) | Previous Job |
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| Ken Bone | Special Assistant to the Head Coach | 1st | Seattle Pacific (1982) | Associate Head Coach at Montana |
| Ken Nakagawa | Graduate Assistant | 1st | Long Beach State (2014) | Graduate Assistant at Long Beach State |
| Josh Therrien | Athletic Trainer | 1st | Washington State (2007) | Assistant Athletic Trainer at Oregon State baseball |
Player departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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| Eric McClellan | 23 | G | 6'4" | 184 | Senior (Redshirt) | Austin, TX | Graduated |
| Kyle Wiltjer | 33 | F | 6'10" | 243 | Senior (Redshirt) | Portland, OR | Graduated |
| Kyle Dranginis | 3 | G | 6'5" | 203 | Senior (Redshirt) | Nampa, ID | Graduated |
| Domantas Sabonis | 11 | F | 6'11" | 240 | Sophomore | Kaunas, Lithuania | Entered the 2016 NBA draft |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
Years Remaining |
Date Eligible |
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| Jordan Mathews | G | 6'4" | 203 | Senior | San Francisco, CA | California | 1 | Oct. 1, 2016[2] |
2016 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Zach Collins[3] C |
Las Vegas, NV | Bishop Gorman | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Mar 16, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
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| Killian Tillie[4] F |
Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | INSEP | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Aug 29, 2015 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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| Zach Norvell[5] G |
Chicago, IL | Simeon | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nov 2, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
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| Jacob Larsen[6] C |
Holte, Denmark | Falkonergårdens Gymnasium SISU Copenhagen |
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Nov 12, 2015 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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| Rui Hachimura[7] F |
Sendai, Japan | Meisei | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Nov 20, 2015 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #14 Rivals: #13 247Sports: #10 ESPN: #21 | ||||||
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2017 recruiting class
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| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
| Corey Kispert[8] SF |
Seattle, WA | King's | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | May 4, 2016 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
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Roster
