1996–97 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

1996–97 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
1996–97 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	15–12 (8–6 WCC)
Head coach	Dan Fitzgerald (15th season);
Assistant coaches	Dan Monson (9th season); Mark Few (8th season); Bill Grier (6th season);
Home arena	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre

The 1996–97 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the West Coast Conference (WCC) during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fifteenth-year head coach Dan Fitzgerald, the Bulldogs were 15–11 (.577) overall in the regular season (8–6 in WCC, tied for fourth),[1] and played their home games on campus at the Charlotte Y. Martin Centre in Spokane, Washington.

1996–97 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Santa Clara	10	–	4	.714	16	–	11	.593
Saint Mary's †	10	–	4	.714	23	–	8	.742
San Francisco	9	–	5	.643	16	–	13	.552
San Diego	8	–	6	.571	17	–	11	.607
Gonzaga	8	–	6	.571	15	–	12	.556
Portland	4	–	10	.286	9	–	18	.333
Pepperdine	4	–	10	.286	6	–	21	.222
Loyola Marymount	3	–	11	.214	7	–	21	.250


† 1997 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

As announced two years earlier, athletic director Fitzgerald stepped down as head coach after the season, and nine-year assistant Dan Monson was promoted.[2][3][4]

Postseason results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
WCC tournament
Sat, March 1	(5)	vs. (4) San Diego Quarterfinal	L 59–64	15–12	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

References

"Basketball: college standings". Spokesman-Review. February 25, 1997. p. C4.
Boling, Dave (November 8, 1995). "Fitzgerald will pass off to Monson in 1997". Spokesman-Review. p. C1.
Blanchette, John (January 5, 1997). "All the right moves". Spokesman-Review. p. C1.
"Stockton's mentor retiring at Gonzaga". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 15, 1997. p. 6D.

External links

Sports Reference – Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball – 1996–97 season

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[colstgs-1] "Basketball: college standings". Spokesman-Review. February 25, 1997. p. C4.

[fzwpotm-2] Boling, Dave (November 8, 1995). "Fitzgerald will pass off to Monson in 1997". Spokesman-Review. p. C1.

[altrmv-3] Blanchette, John (January 5, 1997). "All the right moves". Spokesman-Review. p. C1.

[smragz-4] "Stockton's mentor retiring at Gonzaga". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 15, 1997. p. 6D.

Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
Venues	Russell Gymnasium (1907–1958) Spokane Coliseum (1958–1965, 1979–1980) Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (1965–2004) McCarthey Athletic Center (2004–present) Spokane Arena (alternate, 1995–present)
Rivalries	BYU Idaho (dormant) Saint Mary's Washington
Culture & lore	Spike the Bulldog "Go, Gonzaga!"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics