2016–17 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 11

2016–17 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
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


† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Gonzaga University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by head coach Mark Few, who is in his 18th season as head coach. The team plays its home games at McCarthey Athletic Center, which has a capacity of 6,000. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the Zags) are playing in their 37th season as a member of the West Coast Conference.

Previous Season

The 2015-16 Gonzaga Bulldogs team finished the season 28–8, 15–3 in WCC play to finish in a share for the WCC regular season championship. They defeated Portland, BYU, and Saint Mary's to be champions of the WCC Tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a #11 seed, they defeated #6 seed Seton Hall and #3 seed Utah to advance to the Sweet Sixteen, where they lost to #10 seed Syracuse.

Preseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
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
Jordan Mathews	G	6'4"	203	Senior	San Francisco, CA	California	1	Oct. 1, 2016^[1]

2016 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Zach Collins^[2] C	Las Vegas, NV	Bishop Gorman	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Mar 16, 2015
Zach Collins^[2] C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Killian Tillie^[3] F	Antibes, France	INSEP	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Aug 29, 2015
Killian Tillie^[3] F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Zach Norvell^[4] G	Chicago, IL	Simeon	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 2, 2015
Zach Norvell^[4] G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Jacob Larsen^[5] C	Holte, Denmark	Falkonergårdens Gymnasium SISU Copenhagen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Nov 12, 2015
Jacob Larsen^[5] C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Rui Hachimura^[6] F	Sendai, Japan	Meisei	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Nov 20, 2015
Rui Hachimura^[6] F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #14 Rivals: #13 247Sports: #10 ESPN: #21
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: "2016 Gonzaga Rivals Commits". Rivals.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2015. "2016 Gonzaga Scout Commits". Scout.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2015. "2016 Gonzaga ESPN Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015. "2016 Gonzaga 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2015.

2017 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Corey Kispert^[7] SF	Seattle, WA	King's	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 4, 2016
Corey Kispert^[7] SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 69
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "2017 Gonzaga Rivals Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 4, 2016. `{{cite web}}`: `\|archive-date=` requires `\|archive-url=` (help) "2017 Gonzaga Scout Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved May 4, 2016. `{{cite web}}`: `\|archive-date=` requires `\|archive-url=` (help) "2017 Gonzaga ESPN Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 4, 2016. `{{cite web}}`: `\|archive-date=` requires `\|archive-url=` (help) "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 4, 2016. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 4, 2016. "2017 Gonzaga 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	24	Przemek Karnowski	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	287 lb (130 kg)	RS Sr	Nicolaus Copernicus Siarka Jezioro Tarnobrzeg	Toruń, Poland
G	15	Rem Bakamus (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	RS Sr	Mark Morris	Longview, WA
G	4	Jordan Mathews	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Santa Monica California	San Francisco, CA
G	5	Nigel Williams-Goss	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Findlay Prep Washington	Happy Valley, OR
F	14	Johnathan Williams	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	RS Jr	Southwind Missouri	Memphis, TN
C	25	Ryan Edwards	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	290 lb (132 kg)	RS Jr	Glacier	Kalispell, MT
G	55	Dustin Triano (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	RS Jr	New Hampton School	Vancouver, BC
G	0	Silas Melson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Jefferson	Portland, OR
F	22	Jeremy Jones (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	RS So	East Central Rice	San Antonio, TX
G	13	Josh Perkins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Huntington Prep	Park Hill, CO
G	10	Bryan Alberts	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	RS So	Village Christian	Northridge, CA
G	2	Jack Beach (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Torrey Pines	San Diego, CA
C	32	Zach Collins	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Bishop Gorman	Las Vegas, NV
F	33	Killian Tillie	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	INSEP	Antibes, France
G	23	Zach Norvell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Simeon	Chicago, IL
C	14	Jacob Larsen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Falkonergårdens Gymnasium SISU Copenhagen	Holte, Denmark
F	21	Rui Hachimura	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Meisei	Sendai, Japan

Head coach

Mark Few (Oregon)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 24, 2016

Roster is subject to change as/if players transfer or leave the program for other reasons.
Przemek Karnowski received a medical hardship waiver and decided to play his final season of eligibility at Gonzaga in 2016–17.^[8] He played the first five games for the Zags, but due to back problems, which eventually forced him to undergo surgery, he missed the rest of the season.^[9]
Jesse Wade graduated high school in 2015, but before enrolling in college at Gonzaga, he left for a 2-year LDS mission in Lyon, France, and will arrive on campus as a freshman in Fall 2017.^[10]

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at Gonzaga	Alma Mater (year)
Mark Few	Head Coach	18th	Oregon (1987)
Tommy Lloyd	Associate Head Coach	16th	Whitman (1998)
Donny Daniels	Assistant Coach	7th	Cal State Fullerton (1976)
Brian Michaelson	Assistant Coach	4th	Gonzaga (2005)
John Jakus	Director of Basketball Operations	3rd	Trinity International (1999)
Riccardo Fois	Director of Analytics	3rd	Pepperdine (2009)
Jennifer Nyland	Athletic Trainer	18th	Washington State (1998)
Travis Knight	Strength & Conditioning Coach	11th	Gonzaga (2000)

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV = Others receiving votes. *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Wk 20	Final
AP	14	14	11																		N/A*
Coaches	13	14	11

Schedule

Gonzaga's non-conference schedule includes a matchups with Washington^[11] as well as neutral court games against Tennessee (in Nashville)^[12] and Arizona (in Los Angeles).^[13] The Zags were invited to play in the AdvoCare Invitational, where they will play against 3 the following in Florida: Florida, Indiana State, Iowa State, Miami (FL), Quinnipiac, Seton Hall, and Stanford.^[14] Gonzaga will play 18 conference games (home-and-home) within a nine-week span, beginning on December 29, 2016.^[15] The Zags will play in the single-elimination WCC Tournament, which takes place March 2–7, 2017 in a new 3-year contract at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.^[16]^[17]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 5* 6:00 PM, KHQ	No. 14	West Georgia Exhibition Game	W 122–76	–	20 – Williams-Goss	14 – Williams	5 – Williams-Goss	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov. 11* 6:00 PM, RTNW/KHQ	No. 14	Utah Valley	W 92–69	1–0	17 – Melson	9 – Tillie	6 – Williams-Goss	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
Nov. 14* 9:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 14	San Diego State College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon	W 69–48	2–0	17 – Mathews	10 – Tillie	3 – Williams-Goss	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
Nov. 18* 5:30 PM, KHQ/RTNW	No. 14	Bryant	W 109–70	3–0	22 – Karnowski	8 – Karnowski, Williams	5 – Williams-Goss	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
Nov. 24* 3:30 PM, ESPN2		vs. Quinnipiac AdvoCare Invitational Quarterfinals						HP Field House Bay Lake, FL
Nov. 25* 8:00 AM/10:30 AM, ESPN2/ESPN3		vs. Florida/Seton Hall AdvoCare Invitational						HP Field House Bay Lake, FL
Nov. 27*		vs. AdvoCare Invitational						HP Field House Bay Lake, FL
Dec. 1* 6:00 PM, KHQ/RTNW		Mississippi Valley State						McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Dec. 3* 2:30 PM, ESPN		vs. Arizona Hoophall LA						Staples Center Los Angeles, CA
Dec. 7* 8:00 PM, ESPN2		Washington						McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Dec. 10* 5:00 PM, RTNW/KHQ		Akron						McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Dec. 18* 1:00 PM, ESPN2		vs. Tennessee Nashville Showcase						Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
Dec. 21* 6:00 PM, RTNW/KHQ		South Dakota						McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
WCC Regular Season
Dec. 29 6:00 PM, RTNW/KHQ		Pepperdine						McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Dec. 31 5:00 PM, RTNW/KHQ		at Pacific						Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
Jan. 5 ESPN/ESPN2		at San Francisco						War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA
Jan. 7 7:00 PM, RTNW/KHQ		at Portland						Chiles Center Portland, OR
Jan. 12 6:00 PM, RTNW/KHQ		Loyola Marymount						McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Jan. 14 7:00 PM, ESPN2		Saint Mary's						McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Jan. 19 8:00 PM, ESPNU		at Santa Clara						Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
Jan. 21 5:00 PM, RTNW/KHQ		Portland						McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Jan. 26 6:00 PM, RTNW/KHQ		San Diego						McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Jan. 28 7:00 PM, ESPN2		at Pepperdine						Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
Feb. 2 8:00 PM, ESPN2		at BYU						Marriott Center Provo, UT
Feb. 4 8:00 PM, ESPNU		Santa Clara						McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Feb. 9 7:00 PM, RTNW/KHQ		at Loyola Marymount						Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 11 7:00 PM, ESPN2		at Saint Mary's						McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
Feb. 16 6:00 PM, RTNW/KHQ		San Francisco						McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Feb. 18 1:00 PM, RTNW/KHQ		Pacific						McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Feb. 23 7:00 PM, RTNW/KHQ		at San Diego						Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
Feb. 25		BYU						McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
WCC Tournament
Mar. 2–7 ESPN/ESPN2		vs.						Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV
2017 Postseason Tournament
Mar.*
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

^ "Cal's Jordan Mathews To Transfer To Gonzaga". June 23, 2016.
^ "Zach Collins commits to Zags". March 16, 2015.
^ "French forward Killian Tillie commits to Gonzaga". August 29, 2015.
^ "Gonzaga men add Zach Norvell, another top 100 recruit". November 2, 2015.
^ "Gonzaga adds Jacob Larsen, another big man from Europe". November 12, 2015.
^ "Zags sign Japanese forward Rui Hachimura". November 20, 2015.
^ "Kispert commits to Gonzaga". November 20, 2015.
^ "Karnowski Decides to Return for 2016-17 season" (Press release). May 24, 2016.
^ "Gonzaga's Przemek Karnowski needs back surgery, out for season". December 31, 2015.
^ "Priorities of a point guard – Gonzaga recruit Jesse Wade puts basketball on hold for LDS mission". January 24, 2015.
^ "UW, Gonzaga to renew series Dec. 7 in Spokane". April 13, 2016.
^ "Barnes: Top-10 programs need top-10 schedules". May 11, 2016.
^ "Staples Center to Host First-Ever Hoophall LA". April 27, 2016.
^ "Gonzaga, Iowa St, Miami, Florida, Stanford, Seton Hall, Indiana St, & Quinnpiac are in the 2016 Orlando Classic, sources told @CBSSports". October 29, 2015.
^ "WCC's scheduling experiment will end". January 26, 2016.
^ "2016–17 Championship Schedule". Archived from the original on April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "West Coast Conference, Orleans Arena Announce Three-Year Extension". May 12, 2016.

[1] "Cal's Jordan Mathews To Transfer To Gonzaga". June 23, 2016.

[Collins-2] "Zach Collins commits to Zags". March 16, 2015.

[Tillie-3] "French forward Killian Tillie commits to Gonzaga". August 29, 2015.

[Norvell-4] "Gonzaga men add Zach Norvell, another top 100 recruit". November 2, 2015.

[Glarbjerg_Larsen-5] "Gonzaga adds Jacob Larsen, another big man from Europe". November 12, 2015.

[Hachimura-6] "Zags sign Japanese forward Rui Hachimura". November 20, 2015.

[Kispert-7] "Kispert commits to Gonzaga". November 20, 2015.

[8] "Karnowski Decides to Return for 2016-17 season" (Press release). May 24, 2016.

[9] "Gonzaga's Przemek Karnowski needs back surgery, out for season". December 31, 2015.

[10] "Priorities of a point guard – Gonzaga recruit Jesse Wade puts basketball on hold for LDS mission". January 24, 2015.

[11] "UW, Gonzaga to renew series Dec. 7 in Spokane". April 13, 2016.

[12] "Barnes: Top-10 programs need top-10 schedules". May 11, 2016.

[13] "Staples Center to Host First-Ever Hoophall LA". April 27, 2016.

[14] "Gonzaga, Iowa St, Miami, Florida, Stanford, Seton Hall, Indiana St, & Quinnpiac are in the 2016 Orlando Classic, sources told @CBSSports". October 29, 2015.

[15] "WCC's scheduling experiment will end". January 26, 2016.

[16] "2016–17 Championship Schedule". Archived from the original on April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[17] "West Coast Conference, Orleans Arena Announce Three-Year Extension". May 12, 2016.

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