2007–08 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

2007–08 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball

WCC Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference	West Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. -
AP	No. 20
2007–08 record	25–8 (13–1 WCC)
Head coach	Mark Few (9th year)
Assistant coach	Leon Rice (9th year)
Assistant coach	Tommy Lloyd (7th year)
Assistant coach	Ray Giacoletti (1st year)
Home arena	McCarthey Athletic Center

Preseason

Coach Mark Few hit the recruiting trail hard in the offseason with the Coach proclaiming it's "the best we've ever had here". Few managed to recruit sought-after forward Austin Daye, Junior College transfer Ira Brown, Robert Sacre (a 7-foot Center from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) and Steven Gray, a prized point/shooting guard. Also returning from a suspension would be the team's leading scorer from the season before Josh Heytvelt, and Theo Davis. The team entered the season ranked 14th in the AP Poll.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Mallon, SeanSean Mallon	32	F	81 !6'9"	223	4.5 ! Senior (Redshirt)	Spokane, WA	Graduated
Raivio, DerekDerek Raivio	5	G	75 !6'3"	177	4 ! Senior	Vancouver, WA	Graduated
Altidor-Cespedes, Pierre MariePierre Marie Altidor-Cespedes	4	G	72 !6'0"	182	3 ! Junior	Montreal, QC	Graduated; Transferred to Marshall
Burgess, DavidDavid Burgess	33	F	82 !6'10"	270	2.5 ! Sophomore (Redshirt)	Irvine, CA	Transferred to Azusa Pacific
Mast, JordanJordan Mast	13	G	74 !6'2"	180	1.5 ! Freshman (Redshirt)	Hillsboro, OR	Left Team

Incoming Transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Years Remaining	Date Eligible
Brown, IraIra Brown	F	76 !6'4"	235	3 ! Junior	Conroe, TX	Phoenix College	2	Oct. 1, 2007^[1]

2007 Recruiting Class

^[1]

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Steven Gray G	Bainbridge Island, WA	Bainbridge	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 11, 2005
Steven Gray G	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93
Robert Sacre C	North Vancouver, BC	Handsworth	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Oct 12, 2005
Robert Sacre C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93
Austin Daye F	Irvine, CA	Woodbridge	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 16, 2006
Austin Daye F	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: 17 ESPN: 17
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: "2007 Gonzaga Rivals Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 11, 2007. "2007 Gonzaga Scout Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 11, 2007. "2007 Gonzaga ESPN Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 11, 2007. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 11, 2007. "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 11, 2007. "2007–08 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 11, 2007.

Roster

2007–08 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	31	Kuso, AbdullahiAbdullahi Kuso	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	241 lb (109 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Rimi Rutgers Tallahassee CC	Kaduna, Nigeria
1.5 !G	22	Pendergraft, DavidDavid Pendergraft	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Brewster	Brewster, WA
3.5 !F	42	Heytvelt, JoshJosh Heytvelt	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Clarkston	Clarkston, WA
1.5 !G	11	Sorenson, AndrewAndrew Sorenson (W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Olympia	Olympia, WA
1.5 !G	22	Downs, MicahMicah Downs	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Juanita Kansas	Kirkland, WA
1.5 !G	2	Pargo, JeremyJeremy Pargo	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Robeson	Chicago, IL
3.5 !F	50	Brown, IraIra Brown	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Willis Phoenix College	Conroe, TX
1.5 !G	20	Gurganious, LarryLarry Gurganious	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Saint Mary's	Berkeley, CA
5.0 !C	45	Foster, WillWill Foster	88 !7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	2.0 !So	White River	Bonney Lake, WA
1.5 !G	15	Bouldin, MattMatt Bouldin	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	2.0 !So	ThunderRidge	Highlands Ranch, CO
3.5 !F	34	Davis, TheoTheo Davis	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Lutheran Christian Academy	Brampton, ON
1.5 !G	32	Gray, StevenSteven Gray	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bainbridge	Bainbridge Island, WA
3.5 !F	5	Daye, AustinAustin Daye	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Woodbridge	Irvine, CA
5.0 !C	21	Sacre, RobertRobert Sacre	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Handsworth	North Vancouver, BC

Head coach

Mark Few

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Tournament build-up

Gonzaga received a 7 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament, and were paired against the 10 seed Davidson College, a sleeper pick by many experts. During the season the Bulldogs played ten teams that eventually made it to the tournament, and played a total of 13 games against teams who made it into the tournament. The Zags won seven of those thirteen games beating a 10 seed in Saint Mary's, a 13 seed in San Diego (Gonzaga won twice against San Diego), an 11 seed in Saint Joseph's, WKU, a 12 seed, a 14th seeded Georgia team, and a 4 seed in UConn. Gonzaga also lost six games against eventual tournament teams, they lost to Saint Mary's on the road, San Diego in the WCC Conference tournament, and also lost to a 1 seed in Memphis, a 2 seed in Tennessee, a 6th seeded Oklahoma Sooners team, and a 4 seed in Washington State at home.

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
11/11/2007* 1:00 PM, FSN	No. 14	Montana	W 77–54	1–0	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
11/13/2007* 8:00 PM, FSN	No. 14	Idaho	W 80–43	2–0	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
11/17/2007* 5:00 PM, KHQ	No. 14	UC-Riverside	W 84–48	3–0	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
2007 Great Alaska Shootout
11/22/2007* 8:30 PM, ESPNU	No. 14	vs. WKU Great Alaska Shootout	W 74–71	4–0	Sullivan Arena (8,383) Anchorage, AK
11/23/2007* 9:00 PM, ESPN360	No. 14	vs. Texas Tech Great Alaska Shootout	L 73–63	4–1	Sullivan Arena (8,700) Anchorage, AK
11/24/2007* 7:00 PM, ESPN360	No. 14	vs. Virginia Tech Great Alaska Shootout	W 82–64	5–1	Sullivan Arena (8,576) Anchorage, AK

11/29/2007* 5:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 19	at Saint Joseph's	W 70–65 ^OT	6–1	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (3,200) Philadelphia, PA
12/01/2007* 12:30 PM, ESPN	No. 19	at UConn Basketball HOF Challenge	W 85–82	7–1	TD Banknorth Garden (18,007) Boston
12/05/2007* 8:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 17	No. 8 Washington State	L 51–47	7–2	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
12/08/2007* 5:00 PM, KHQ	No. 17	Cal State Northridge	W 85–59	8–2	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
12/17/2007* 5:00 PM, FSN	No. 18	Northern Colorado	W 77–57	9–2	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
12/20/2007* 6:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 18	vs. Oklahoma All-College Challenge	L 72–68	9–3	Ford Center (13,135) Oklahoma City, OK
12/29/2008* 5:00 PM, ESPN2		vs. No. 11 Tennessee Battle in Seattle	L 82–72	9–4	KeyArena (15,141) Seattle, WA
12/31/2008* 5:00 PM, FSN		Utah	W 61–59	10–4	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
01/05/2008* 5:00 PM, FSN		vs. Georgia Ronald McDonald House Charities	W 75–67	11–4	Spokane Arena (12,064) Spokane, WA
01/12/2008 5:30 PM, FSN		at Loyola Marymount	W 91–68	12–4 (1–0)	Gersten Pavilion (3,692) Los Angeles, CA
01/14/2008 9:00 PM, ESPN		at Pepperdine	W 92–57	13–4 (2-0)	Firestone Fieldhouse (2,954) Malibu, CA
01/19/2008 1:00 PM, FSN		San Diego	W 80–70	14–4 (3–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
01/21/2008 9:00 PM, ESPN		San Francisco	W 72–64	15–4 (4–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
01/26/2008* 9:00 AM, ESPN		at No. 1 Memphis	L 81–73	15–5	FedEx Forum (18,152) Memphis, TN
01/28/2008 5:00 PM, FSN		Portland	W 79–41	16–5 (5–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
02/02/2008 4:00 PM, KHQ		at Santa Clara	W 87–82 ^2OT	17–5 (6–0)	Leavey Center (4,500) Santa Clara, CA
02/04/2008 8:00 PM, ESPN2		at No. 21 St. Mary's	L 89–85 ^OT	17–6 (6–1)	McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA
02/09/2008 5:00 PM, KHQ		Pepperdine	W 101–59	18–6 (7–1)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
02/11/2008 5:00 PM, FSN		Loyola Marymount	W 83–50	19–6 (8–1)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
02/16/2008 5:00 PM, ESPNU		at San Francisco	W 83–63	20–6 (9–1)	War Memorial Gymnasium (4,500) San Francisco, CA
02/18/2008 8:00 PM, ESPN2		at San Diego	W 59–55	21–6 (10–1)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100) San Diego, CA
02/25/2008 8:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 24	at Portland	W 73–51	22–6 (11–1)	Chiles Center (4,527) Portland, OR
03/01/2008 5:00 PM, KHQ	No. 24	No. 25 St. Mary's	W 88–76	23–6 (12–1)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
03/03/2008 8:30 PM, ESPN2	No. 22	Santa Clara	W 88–54	24–6 (13–1)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
2008 West Coast Conference Tournament
03/09/2008* 6:30 PM, ESPN2	No. 22	Santa Clara Semifinals	W 52–48	25–6	Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100) San Diego, CA
03/10/2008* 6:00 PM, ESPN	No. 20	San Diego Finals	L 69–62	25–7	Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100) San Diego, CA
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
03/21/2008* 9:25 AM, CBS	No. 20 (7)	vs. No. 23 (10) Davidson NCAA Tournament Round of 64	L 82–76	25–8	RBC Center (N/A) Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

1 2 "Gonzaga Men's Hoops Signs Four Top 100 Recruits". November 8, 2006.

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)

Culture & lore	Spike the Bulldog "Go, Gonzaga!"

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