1991–92 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 1991–92 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the West Coast Conference (WCC) during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by tenth-year head coach Dan Fitzgerald, the Bulldogs were 18–9 (.667) overall in the regular season (8–6 in WCC, fourth),[1][2] and played their home games on campus at the Charlotte Y. Martin Centre in Spokane, Washington.

1991–92 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record20–10 (8–6 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMartin Centre
Seasons
1991–92 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Pepperdine 14 0   1.000 24 7   .774
Santa Clara 9 5   .643 14 15   .483
Loyola Marymount 8 6   .571 15 13   .536
Gonzaga 8 6   .571 20 10   .667
San Diego 6 8   .429 14 14   .500
San Francisco 4 10   .286 13 16   .448
Saint Mary's (CA) 4 10   .286 13 17   .433
Portland 3 11   .214 10 18   .357
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

At the sixth conference tournament, the Zags finally gained their first tournament wins; they advanced to the final in Portland,[3] but fell by three to top-seeded Pepperdine and finished at 20–10 (.667).[4]

Postseason results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
WCC tournament
Sat, March 7
(4) vs. (5) San Diego
Quarterfinal
W 61–48  19–9
Chiles Center 
Portland, Oregon
Sun, March 7
(4) vs. (2) Santa Clara
Semifinal
W 54–51  20–9
Chiles Center 
Portland, Oregon
Mon, March 8
(4) vs. (1) Pepperdine
Final
L 70–73  20–10
Chiles Center 
Portland, Oregon
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

References

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  1. ^ "Basketball: college men's standings". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 3, 1992. p. C4.
  2. ^ Blanchette, John (March 7, 1992). "Zags ready to bag tourney victory". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C6.
  3. ^ Blanchette, John (March 9, 1992). "It's Zags, Waves for WCC title". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. C1.
  4. ^ "Waves dunk Zags for WCC title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 10, 1992. p. 3D.
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