1965–66 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 1965–66 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University during the 1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. In the third season of the Big Sky Conference, the Bulldogs were led by fifteenth-year head coach Hank Anderson and played their home games on campus at the new Kennedy Pavilion in Spokane, Washington. They were 19–7 overall and 8–2 in conference play.[1][2]

1965–66 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record19–7 (8–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home arenaKennedy Pavilion
Seasons
1965–66 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Weber State 8 2   .800 20 5   .800
Gonzaga 8 2   .800 19 7   .731
Montana 6 5   .545 14 10   .583
Montana State 5 5   .500 7 15   .318
Idaho 2 8   .200 12 14   .462
Idaho State 1 9   .100 7 19   .269

Gonzaga and Weber State were co-champions of the Big Sky;[3][4] it did not yet have an automatic berth to the 22-team NCAA tournament, which came two years later.

References

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  1. ^ "Big Sky final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 7, 1966. p. 16.
  2. ^ Missildine, Harry (March 7, 1966). "Zags battle from behind, grab season-ending win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 10.
  3. ^ "Weber catches Zags-- and it's all over". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 7, 1966. p. 10.
  4. ^ Livingood, Jay (March 7, 1966). "Weber rips Montana, shares Big Sky title". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 6B.
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