The 2019–20 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team (also informally referred to as the Zags) represented Gonzaga University, located in Spokane, Washington, in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mark Few, in his 21st season as head coach. This was the Bulldogs' 16th season at the on-campus McCarthey Athletic Center and 40th season as a member of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 31–2, 15–1 in WCC play to be WCC regular season champions. They defeated San Francisco and Saint Mary's to be champions of the WCC tournament. They earned the WCC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, all postseason play, including the NCAA Tournament, was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic, making this season the only one under Mark Few that they did not play in the NCAA Tournament.
Previous season
The Bulldogs team finished the 2018–19 season 33–4, 16–0 in WCC play to win the WCC regular season championship. After losing to Saint Mary's in the WCC tournament, they received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Fairleigh Dickinson in the Round of 64, Baylor in the Round of 32, and then Florida State in the Sweet Sixteen, before losing to Texas Tech in the Elite Eight.
Offseason
Coaching changes
Departures Name Position Year atGonzaga Alma mater (year) Reason for departure Assistant coach 9th Cal State Fullerton (1976) Director of player development at Utah Coordinator of analytics & video operations 5th Pepperdine (2009) Player Development Coach at Phoenix Suns Director of basketball operations 2nd Gonzaga (2006) Assistant coach at Illinois
Additions to staff Name Position Year atGonzaga Alma mater (year) Previous job Director of basketball operations 2nd Florida Atlantic (2011) Graduate assistant at Gonzaga Roger Powell Jr. Assistant coach 1st Illinois (2005) Assistant coach at Vanderbilt Graduate assistant 1st Gonzaga (2015) Pro basketball player at Aris Thessaloniki
Player departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure F 213 (redshirt) San Antonio, TX Graduated G 190 (redshirt) Park Hill, CO Graduated G 185 (redshirt) Minneapolis, MN Graduated F 215 (redshirt) Phoenix, AZ Declared for 2019 NBA draft; selected 21st overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder G 180 (redshirt) San Diego, CA Graduated G 205 (redshirt) Overland Park, KS Left team F 230 Toyama, Japan Declared for 2019 NBA draft; selected 9th overall by the Washington Wizards G 205 (redshirt) Chicago, IL Declared for 2019 NBA draft; undrafted G 195 Milwaukee, WI Transferred to Saint Joseph's G 160 Boise, ID Transferred to San Diego
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previousschool Yearsremaining Dateeligible G 200 (redshirt) Dallas, TX Texas A&M 1 Oct. 1, 2019 G 175 (redshirt) Mansfield, TX North Texas 1 Oct. 1, 2019 G 180 Eugene, OR Lane CC 3 Oct. 1, 2019
Left program before playing Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown PreviousSchool G 175 Kittitas, WA Kittitas
2019 recruiting class
Roster Roster is subject to change as/if players transfer or leave the program for other reasons. Oumar Ballo was ruled as an academic redshirt prior to the start of the 2019–20 season. He had four years of eligibility remaining at the start of the 2020–21 season. Brock Ravet left the team due to personal reasons before the 2019–20 regular season began. Matthew Lang was awarded a basketball scholarship for the second semester of the 2019–20 season.
Coaching staff Name Position Year atGonzaga Alma mater (year) Mark Few Head coach 21st Oregon (1987) Tommy Lloyd Associate head coach 19th Whitman (1998) Brian Michaelson Assistant coach 7th Gonzaga (2005) Roger Powell Jr. Assistant coach 1st Illinois (2005) Jorge Sanz Director of basketball operations 2nd Florida Atlantic (2011) Gary Bell Graduate assistant 1st Gonzaga (2015) Ken Nakagawa Video coordinator 4th Long Beach State (2014) Josh Therrien Athletic trainer 4th Washington State (2007) Travis Knight Strength and conditioning coach 14th Gonzaga (2000)
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| WCC regular season
!colspan=12 style=| WCC Tournament
Source
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.
References