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2014–15 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
WCC regular season and tournament champions NIT Season Tip-Off champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	West Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 7
Record	35–3 (17–1 WCC)
Head coach	Mark Few (16th season)
Assistant coaches	Tommy Lloyd (14th season) Donny Daniels (5th season) Brian Michaelson (2nd season)
Home arena	McCarthey Athletic Center
Seasons← 2013–142015–16 →

The 2014–15 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mark Few, who was in his 16th season as head coach. The team played its home games at McCarthey Athletic Center, which has a capacity of 6,000. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the Zags) were playing in their 35th season as a member of the West Coast Conference. The Zags were predicted to finish atop of the conference by the West Coast Conference Preseason Poll. The Zags finished in first place in the West Coast Conference Standings for the 18th time with a 17-1 conference record after BYU defeated the Zags in the regular season finale, snapping the nation's longest active home winning streak of 41 games, as well as Gonzaga's school record 22-game winning streak. The Bulldogs then went on to beat BYU in the West Coast Conference tournament, and claimed their 14th WCC tournament title, along with punching their 18th ticket to the NCAA Tournament. Gonzaga entered the 2015 NCAA tournament as a #2 seed in the South region, and dismantled #15 seed North Dakota State, #7 seed Iowa, and #11 seed UCLA, to gain its second trip to the Elite Eight, as well as Mark Few's first as head coach. The Zags then fell to #1 seed (and eventual national champion) Duke, and finished the season with a 35–3 record, which were the most wins in school history.

Previous season

The 2013-14 Gonzaga Bulldogs team were predicted to finish atop of the conference by the West Coast Conference Preseason Poll. The Zags finished in first place in the West Coast Conference Standings for the 17th time with a 15-3 conference record. The Bulldogs then went on to beat BYU in the West Coast Conference tournament, and claimed their 13th WCC tournament title, along with punching their 17th ticket to the NCAA Tournament. The team drew an eight seed in the 2014 NCAA tournament, where they outlasted ninth-seed Oklahoma State in the round of 64, 85-77, but then lost to Arizona in the round of 32, 84-61. The Zags finished the season with an overall record of 29-7, including a perfect 15-0 record at home.

Preseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2014 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Silas Melson SG	Portland, OR	Jefferson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 18, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 73
Josh Perkins PG	Park Hill, CO	Huntington Prep	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Aug 24, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 86
Bryan Alberts SG	Northridge, CA	Village Christian	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 28, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 70
Domantas Sabonis PF	Kaunas, Lithuania	Sunny View School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Apr 17, 2014
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A  247Sports: #14  ESPN: N/A
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2014 Gonzaga Rivals Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 17, 2014. "2014 Gonzaga Scout Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 17, 2014. "2014 Gonzaga ESPN Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 17, 2014. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 17, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 17, 2014. "2014 Gonzaga 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 17, 2014.

2015 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2015)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jesse Wade PG	Kaysville, UT	Davis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Oct 4, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A  247Sports: #110  ESPN: N/A
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 Gonzaga Rivals Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 4, 2013. "2015 Gonzaga Scout Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved October 4, 2013. "2015 Gonzaga ESPN Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 4, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 4, 2013. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 4, 2013. "2015 Gonzaga 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 4, 2013.

Roster

2014–15 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 5 Gary Bell Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Sr Kentridge Kent, WA G 4 Kevin Pangos 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Sr Denison Secondary Newmarket, ON G 22 Byron Wesley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Sr Etiwanda USC Rancho Cucamonga, CA G 21 Eric McClellan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) RS Jr Austin Vanderbilt Tulsa Austin, TX F 33 Kyle Wiltjer 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Jesuit Kentucky Portland, OR F 2 Angel Nunez 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 202 lb (92 kg) RS Jr Notre Dame Prep Louisville Bronx, NY G 3 Kyle Dranginis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) RS Jr Skyview Nampa, ID C 24 Przemek Karnowski 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 288 lb (131 kg) Jr Nicolaus Copernicus Siarka Jezioro Tarnobrzeg Toruń, Poland G 15 Rem Bakamus (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 167 lb (76 kg) RS So Mark Morris Longview, WA G 14 Connor Griffin (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Lake Oswego Lake Oswego, OR C 25 Ryan Edwards  7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 294 lb (133 kg) So Glacier Kalispell, MT G 55 Dustin Triano (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) RS Fr New Hampton School Vancouver, BC G 0 Silas Melson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Jefferson Portland, OR F 11 Domantas Sabonis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Fr Sunny View School Unicaja Málaga Kaunas, Lithuania G 13 Josh Perkins   6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Huntington Prep Park Hill, CO G 10 Bryan Alberts  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Village Christian Northridge, CA	Head coach Mark Few, 16th yr. (Oregon, 1987) Assistant coach(es) Tommy Lloyd, 14th yr. (Whitman, 1998) Donny Daniels, 5th yr. (Cal State Fullerton, 1976) Brian Michaelson, 2nd yr. (Gonzaga, 2005) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 18, 2015

• Ryan Edwards has elected to redshirt the 2014-15 season and will have 3 years of eligibility remaining effective in 2015-16.
• Bryan Alberts has elected to redshirt the 2014-15 season and will have 4 years of eligibility remaining effective in 2015-16.
• Josh Perkins suffered a broken jaw in a November 2014 game and received a medical redshirt. He was finally cleared to play with full contact in late April 2015.
• Angel Nunez won an appeal to grant him one final year of eligibility after the 2014-15 season.

Rankings

Schedule

Gonzaga's non-conference schedule included home games against SMU, Memphis, Texas Southern, Sacramento State, and Southeastern Louisiana. Gonzaga played true road games at Arizona and UCLA, and also faced off with Washington State at the Spokane Arena. The Zags were invited to be a host in the NIT Season Tip-Off, where they hosted Saint Joseph's and St. Thomas Aquinas and then traveled to Madison Square Garden in New York to play Georgia and ultimately St. John's in the championship game. Gonzaga also played in the 12th annual Battle in Seattle at KeyArena against Cal Poly. Gonzaga played 18 conference games (home-and-home) during the season.

See also

• 2014–15 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team
• 2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball season

References

1. "West Coast Conference Announces 2014-15 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll, All-WCC Team". October 27, 2014. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
2. "BYU beats No. 3 Gonzaga, ending nation's longest home win streak". February 28, 2015.
3. "No. 7 Gonzaga cruises past BYU to 14th WCC title". March 10, 2015.
4. "Gonzaga moves on with 86-76 win over ND State". March 20, 2015.
5. "Gonzaga catches fire in second half, routs Iowa to reach Sweet 16". March 22, 2015.
6. "Gonzaga handles UCLA, reaches Elite Eight for 1st time since '99". March 27, 2015.
7. "Freshmen-led Duke pounds Gonzaga to earn Coach K's 12 Final Four". March 29, 2015.
8. "Coaches Tab Gonzaga to Capture WCC Men's Basketball Title". October 24, 2013. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
9. "Gonzaga beats St. Mary's 75-47 to close WCC season". March 1, 2014.
10. "Gonzaga holds off BYU comeback to win WCC title". March 11, 2014.
11. "Gonzaga outlasts Oklahoma State as 61 fouls called, 5 foul out". March 21, 2014.
12. "No. 1 Arizona dominates Gonzaga to reach Sweet 16". March 23, 2014.
13. "Gerard Coleman headed to Georgetown (Kent.) College". August 15, 2014.
14. "Report: Former Gonzaga forward Lucas Meikle transfers to Cal Poly". July 6, 2014.
15. "Byron Wesley transferring to Gonzaga". May 18, 2014.
16. "Eric McClellan transferring to GU". June 29, 2014.
17. "Kraziness in the Kennel This Saturday". October 23, 2014. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
18. "Oregon high schooler Silas Melson commits to Gonzaga". June 19, 2013.
19. "Josh Perkins, highly-touted recruit, picks Zags". August 24, 2013.
20. "Guard Bryan Alberts from SoCal commits to Gonzaga". October 29, 2013.
21. "Domas Sabonis Signs Men's Basketball Letter-Of-Intent". April 17, 2014. Archived from the original on April 18, 2014.
22. "Guard Jesse Wade from Utah commits to Zags". October 4, 2013.
23. "Zags roll past wolfpack". November 1, 2014.
24. "Bryan Alberts to redshirt". November 15, 2014.
25. "Josh Perkins on the mend". March 22, 2015.
26. "Domantas Sabonis back to Gonzaga". Retrieved April 4, 2015.
27. "Josh Perkins is cleared for full contact". Retrieved April 28, 2015.
28. "Angel Nunez won his NCAA appeal". February 18, 2015.
29. "2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Preseason (Nov. 10)". October 31, 2014.
30. "2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Preseason (Nov. 17)". November 17, 2014.
31. "30th Annual NIT Season Tip-Off Features 10-team Field, Six Games At MSG". September 5, 2014. Archived from the original on September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
32. "2014-15 Gonzaga Men's Basketball Schedule". September 17, 2014.

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