They have also appeared in every weekly poll since the start of the 2016–17 season, a streak of 105 consecutive weeks, good for the 16th longest streak in Men's Basketball history, as well as the longest active streak in the nation by double the amount of any active streak.
They have been to every NCAA Tournament held since 1999, a year in which they made a Cinderella run to the Elite Eight, and have appeared in every final AP poll since the 2008–09 season. Since the mid-1990s, Gonzaga has established itself as a major basketball power in a mid-major conference. Morrison was named the Co-National Player of the year for the 2005–06 season. Gonzaga has had 15 of its players receive the WCC Player of the Year award, and two players, Frank Burgess in 1961 with 32.4 points per game, and Adam Morrison in 2006 with 28.1 points per game, have led the nation in scoring. The Gonzaga Bulldogs play home basketball games at the McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Washington, on the university campus. The school competes in the West Coast Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Gonzaga Bulldogs are an intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Gonzaga University. Lost in the shuffle behind Suggs and Kispert last season, junior point guard Andrew Nembhard is expected to make a permanent move into the starting lineup and rank among the nation’s best at his position. Senior forward Drew Timme will be the centerpiece of the offense and an early favorite for the Wooden Award as college basketball’s most outstanding player. Gonzaga also lost guard Joel Ayayi, who went undrafted after earning first-team all-conference honors, and a pair of complementary pieces to transfer: guard Aaron Cook left for Georgia and promising young center Oumar Ballo went to Arizona, joining longtime Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd, the Wildcats’ new head coach. All-American forward and West Coast Conference Player of the Year Corey Kispert was drafted 15th overall by the Washington Wizards. Guard Jalen Suggs was taken fifth overall by the Orlando Magic after a phenomenal freshman season highlighted by his 30-foot buzzer-beater against UCLA that sent the Bulldogs to the championship game. OUTLOOKS: How each Top 25 team can achieve success in 2021-22 SURPRISING SNUBS: Who should have been included in the preseason Top 25? OPINION: Gonzaga has one glass ceiling left to shatter, and it better happen soon The university suspended Few for two exhibition games and the season opener against Dixie State.įew’s arrest and subsequent suspension have become the dominant story line of the offseason, overshadowing the program’s efforts to reload after losing several key starters and projected contributors to the draft or via the transfer portal. Another is Few’s DUI arrest over Labor Day weekend, a rare misstep for a coach who has largely avoided the spotlight and scrutiny that comes with running one of the top programs in the sport. It’s not the only cloud hanging over Gonzaga. The lack of a national championship looms over the program as the Bulldogs head into another season where anything less could be considered a disappointment. Long the benchmark for mid-major excellence, Gonzaga’s track record under Few is remarkable by almost any standard – in wins, tournament appearances, deep tournament runs and NBA draft success, the program has checked every box but one.
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