2018–19 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team (also informally referred to as the Zags) represented Gonzaga University, located in Spokane, Washington. in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mark Few, in his 20th season as head coach. This was the Bulldogs' 15th season at the on-campus McCarthey Athletic Center and 39th season as a member of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 33-4, 16-0 to finish in 1st place. In the WCC Tournament, they defeated Pepperdine in the semifinals before losing in the championship game to Saint Mary’s. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Fairleigh Dickinson, Baylor and Florida State to make the Elite Eight. In the Elite Eight, they lost to Texas Tech.

2018–19 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
WCC regular season champions
Maui Invitational champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 4
Record33–4 (16–0 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcCarthey Athletic Center
2018–19 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Gonzaga16–0 1.00033–4  .892
Saint Mary's †11–5 .68822–12  .647
BYU11–5 .68819–13  .594
San Francisco9–7 .56321–10  .677
Loyola Marymount8–8 .50022–12  .647
Santa Clara8–8 .50016–15  .516
San Diego7–9 .43821–15  .583
Pepperdine6–10 .37516–18  .471
Pacific4–12 .25014–18  .438
Portland0–16 .0007–25  .219
† 2019 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season
Main article: 2017–18 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

The Bulldogs team finished the 2017–18 season 32–5, 17–1 in WCC play to win the WCC regular season championship. They defeated Loyola Marymount, San Francisco and BYU to become champions of the WCC tournament. They received the WCC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated UNC Greensboro and Ohio State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Florida State.

Offseason

Additions to staff
Name Position Year at
Gonzaga		 Alma Mater (year) Previous Job
Ken Nakagawa Video coordinator 3rd Long Beach State (2014) Graduate Assistant at Gonzaga
Jorge Sanz Graduate Assistant 1st Florida Atlantic (2011) Assistant coach at Florida Atlantic

Player departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Johnathan Williams 3 F 6'9" 228 Senior (Redshirt) Memphis, TN Graduated
Silas Melson 0 G 6'4" 195 Senior Portland, OR Graduated
Jacob Larsen 14 F 6'11" 235 Freshman (Redshirt) Holte, Denmark Left team
Jesse Wade 10 G 6'1" 175 Freshman Kaysville, UT Transferred to BYU

Incoming transfers
Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous
School		 Years
Remaining		 Date
Eligible
Geno Crandall G 6'4" 185 Senior (redshirt) Minneapolis, MN North Dakota 1 Oct. 12, 2018[1]

2018 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Filip Petrušev
PF		 Belgrade, Serbia Montverde Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oct 22, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Greg Foster
SG		 Thiensville, WI Ed W. Clark High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Nov 8, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:

  • "Gonzaga Commit List for 2018". Rivals.com.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Future recruits

Recruiting class of 2019
US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Anton Watson
SF/PF		 Spokane, WA Gonzaga Preparatory School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jun 21, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Brock Ravet
PG		 Kittitas, WA Kittitas High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Jun 23, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Martynas Arlauskas
SF		 Kaunas, Lithuania BC Žalgiris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 20, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Drew Timme
PF/C		 Richardson, TX Pearce High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Nov 14, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Pavel Zakharov
C		 Saint Petersburg, Russia Montverde Academy,
Montverde, FL		 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Nov 19, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Oumar Ballo
C		 Mali NBA Academy Latin America,
Mexico City		 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Feb 23, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
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:

Recruiting class of 2020
US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dominick Harris
CG		 Temecula, CA Rancho Christian High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jan 28, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:

Roster
2018–19 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 22 Jeremy Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)213 lb (97 kg) RS SrEast Central
Rice		 San Antonio, TX
G 13 Josh Perkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SrHuntington Prep Park Hill, CO
G 0 Geno Crandall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SrDeLaSalle
North Dakota		 Minneapolis, MN
F 15 Brandon Clarke 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS JrDesert Vista
San Jose State		 Phoenix, AZ
G 2 Jack Beach (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrTorrey Pines San Diego, CA
G 5 Alex Martin (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS JrBlue Valley
Belmont
Johnson County CC		 Overland Park, KS
F 33 Killian Tillie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrINSEP Cagnes-sur-Mer, France
F 21 Rui Hachimura 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrMeisei Toyama, Japan
G 23 Zach Norvell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SoSimeon Chicago, IL
F 24 Corey Kispert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoKing's Edmonds, WA
G 11 Joël Ayayi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS FrINSEP Bordeaux, France
F 3 Filip Petrušev 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrMontverde Academy Belgrade, Serbia
G 4 Greg Foster 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrEd W. Clark Milwaukee, WI
G 10 Matthew Lang (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrJesuit Portland, OR
G 20 Paul Pennington (W) Current redshirt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrBoise Boise, ID
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 5, 2019

  • Roster is subject to change as/if players transfer or leave the program for other reasons.

Coaching staff
Name Position Year at
Gonzaga		 Alma Mater (year)
Mark Few Head coach 20th Oregon (1987)
Tommy Lloyd Associate head coach 18th Whitman (1998)
Donny Daniels Assistant coach 9th Cal State Fullerton (1976)
Brian Michaelson Assistant coach 6th Gonzaga (2005)
Jorge Sanz Graduate Assistant 1st Florida Atlantic (2011)
Stephen Gentry Director of Basketball Operations 2nd Gonzaga (2006)
Riccardo Fois Coordinator of Analytics & Video Operations 5th Pepperdine (2009)
Ken Nakagawa Video coordinator 3rd Long Beach State (2014)
Josh Therrien Athletic Trainer 3rd Washington State (2007)
Travis Knight Strength and Conditioning Coach 13th Gonzaga (2000)

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2018*
6:00 pm, KHQ		 No. 3 Central Washington W 108–69  –
  23 – Hachimura  11 – Clarke  4 – Crandall  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW		 No. 3 Idaho State W 120–79  1–0
  33 – Hachimura  9 – Clarke  8 – Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
November 10, 2018*
7:00 pm, SWX/RTNW		 No. 3 Texas Southern
Maui Invitational campus-site game		 W 104–67  2–0
  19 – Tied  13 – Clarke  11 – Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
November 15, 2018*
8:30 pm, ESPN2		 No. 3 Texas A&M W 91–74  3–0
  22 – Norvell Jr.  11 – Clarke  6 – Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
November 19, 2018*
8:30 pm, ESPN2		 No. 3 vs. Illinois
Maui Invitational Quarterfinals		 W 84–78  4–0
  23 – Hachimura  11 – Jones  9 – Perkins  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
November 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 3 vs. Arizona
Maui Invitational Semifinals		 W 91–74  5–0
  24 – Hachimura  10 – Norvell Jr.  9 – Perkins  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
November 21, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 3 vs. No. 1 Duke
Maui Invitational Championship		 W 89–87  6–0
  20 – Hachimura  7 – Hachimura  7 – Perkins  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
November 26, 2018*
6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW		 No. 1 North Dakota State W 102–60  7–0
  18 – Tied  8 – Clarke  8 – Norvell Jr.  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
December 1, 2018*
11:00 am, FOX		 No. 1 at Creighton W 103–92  8–0
  28 – Norvell Jr.  11 – Hachimura  13 – Perkins  CHI Health Center Omaha (18,759)
Omaha, NE
December 5, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 1 Washington
Rivalry		 W 81–79  9–0
  26 – Hachimura  11 – Clarke  7 – Norvell  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
December 9, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 1 vs. No. 7 Tennessee
Jerry Colangelo Classic		 L 73–76  9–1
  21 – Tied  9 – Tied  9 – Perkins  Talking Stick Resort Arena (10,172)
Phoenix, AZ
December 15, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 4 at No. 12 North Carolina L 90–103  9–2
  21 – Norvell Jr.  7 – Hachimura  8 – Perkins  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 18, 2018*
6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW		 No. 8 UT Arlington W 89–55  10–2
  20 – Hachimura  13 – Clarke  4 – Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
December 21, 2018*
6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW		 No. 8 Denver W 101–40  11–2
  23 – Tied  7 – Clarke  5 – Jones  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
December 28, 2018*
6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW		 No. 7 North Alabama W 96–51  12–2
  20 – Norvell Jr.  12 – Clarke  5 – Norvell Jr.  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
December 31, 2018*
6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW		 No. 7 Cal State Bakersfield W 89–54  13–2
  22 – Hachimura  10 – Jones  5 – Norvell Jr.  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
WCC Regular Season
January 5, 2019
6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW		 No. 7 Santa Clara W 91–48  14–2
(1–0)		  25 – Hachimura  6 – Clarke  5 – Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
January 10, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 5 Pacific W 67–36  15–2
(2–0)		  14 – Perkins  8 – Clarke  6 – Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
January 12, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 5 at San Francisco W 96–83  16–2
(3–0)		  24 – Clarke  9 – Clarke  4 – Perkins  War Memorial Gymnasium (3,008)
San Francisco, CA
January 17, 2019
6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW		 No. 5 Loyola Marymount W 73–55  17–2
(4–0)		  17 – Norvell  7 – Hachimura  4 – Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
January 19, 2019
7:00 pm, RTNW		 No. 5 at Portland W 89–66  18–2
(5–0)		  17 – Hachimura  9 – Hachimura  7 – Perkins  Chiles Center (4,852)
Portland, OR
January 24, 2019
8:00 pm, SWX/RTNW		 No. 4 at Santa Clara W 98–39  19–2
(6–0)		  18 – Perkins  8 – Norvell  8 – Perkins  Leavey Center (5,094)
Santa Clara, CA
January 31, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 4 at BYU
Rivalry		 W 93–63  20–2
(7–0)		  23 – Clarke  9 – Tied  10 – Perkins  Marriott Center (15,396)
Provo, UT
February 2, 2019
5:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW		 No. 4 San Diego W 85–69  21–2
(8–0)		  32 – Hachimura  8 – Clarke  6 – Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
February 7, 2019
6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW		 No. 4 San Francisco W 92–62  22–2
(9–0)		  20 – Clarke  16 – Clarke  7 – Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
February 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 4 Saint Mary's
Rivalry		 W 94–46  23–2
(10–0)		  24 – Clarke  7 – Hachimura  9 – Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
February 14, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 3 at Loyola Marymount W 73–60  24–2
(11–0)		  22 – Hachimura  12 – Clarke  4 – Tied  Gersten Pavilion (4,213)
Los Angeles, CA
February 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 3 at San Diego W 79–67  25–2
(12–0)		  22 – Hachimura  10 – Hachimura  9 – Perkins  Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,132)
San Diego, CA
February 21, 2019
6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW		 No. 2 Pepperdine W 92–64  26–2
(13–0)		  23 – Hachimura  11 – Clarke  9 – Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
February 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 2 BYU
Rivalry		 W 102–68  27–2
(14–0)		  25 – Norvell  10 – Clarke, Hachimura  7 – Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
February 28, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 1 at Pacific W 86–66  28–2
(15–0)		  27 – Hachimura  13 – Clarke  2 – Tied  Alex G. Spanos Center (4,644)
Stockton, CA
March 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 1 at Saint Mary's
Rivalry		 W 69–55  29–2
(16–0)		  19 – Perkins  8 – Hachimura  3 – Norvell  McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
WCC Tournament
March 11, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN		 (1) No. 1 vs. (8) Pepperdine
Semifinals		 W 100–74  30–2
  18 – Norvell  7 – Clarke  6 – Perkins  Orleans Arena (7,642)
Paradise, NV
March 12, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPN		 (1) No. 1 vs. (2) Saint Mary's
Championship/Rivalry		 L 47–60  30–3
  16 – Clarke  8 – Clarke  4 – Perkins  Orleans Arena (7,771)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2019*
7:27 pm, truTV		 (1 W) No. 4 vs. (16 W) Fairleigh Dickinson
First Round		 W 87–49  31–3
  21 – Hachimura  9 – Clarke  7 – Norvell Jr.  Vivint Smart Home Arena (16,807)
Salt Lake City, UT
March 23, 2019*
4:10 pm, TBS		 (1 W) No. 4 vs. (9 W) Baylor
Second Round		 W 83–71  32–3
  36 – Clarke  8 – Clarke  6 – Perkins  Vivint Smart Home Arena (17,792)
Salt Lake City, UT
March 28, 2019*
4:09 pm, CBS		 (1 W) No. 4 vs. (4 W) No. 10 Florida State
Sweet Sixteen		 W 72–58  33–3
  17 – Hachimura  12 – Clarke  5 – Perkins  Honda Center (16,145)
Anaheim, CA
March 30, 2019*
5:09 pm, TBS		 (1 W) No. 4 vs. (3 W) No. 9 Texas Tech
Elite Eight		 L 69–75  33–4
  22 – Hachimura  12 – Clarke  6 – Perkins  Honda Center (15,277)
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[2]

Rankings
See also: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
( ) = First place votes.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP3 (1)331 (32)1 (43)4 (1)8775544432 (6)1 (44)1 (42)1 (41)4 (1)Not released
Coaches4 (1)4^ (1)31 (17)1 (21)6 (1)9886544432 (4)1 (26)1 (27)1 (28)3 (3)6

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References
  1. "Gonzaga Men's Basketball Adds UND Transfer Geno Crandall". July 5, 2018.
  2. "gozags.com :: Gonzaga Official Athletic Site  :: Men's Basketball". gozags.com.
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