1998–99 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the West Coast Conference (WCC) during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Dan Monson, the Bulldogs were 22–6 (.786) overall in the regular season (12–2 in WCC, first),[1] and played their home games on campus at the Charlotte Y. Martin Centre in Spokane, Washington.

1998–99 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
WCC tournament champions
WCC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
Record28–7 (12–2 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCharlotte Y. Martin Centre
Seasons
1998–99 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Gonzaga 12 2   .857 28 7   .800
San Diego 9 5   .643 18 9   .667
Pepperdine 9 5   .643 19 13   .594
Santa Clara 8 6   .571 14 15   .483
Loyola Marymount 6 8   .429 11 16   .407
Saint Mary's 5 9   .357 13 18   .419
San Francisco 4 10   .286 12 18   .400
Portland 3 11   .214 9 18   .333
1999 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The top-seeded Zags won the conference tournament at Santa Clara,[2] and were seeded tenth in the West regional of the NCAA tournament. Unranked and sent to Seattle, they recorded the program's first NCAA tournament wins with upsets of Minnesota and #7 Stanford, the region's second seed. In the Sweet Sixteen at Phoenix, Gonzaga edged sixth-seeded Florida by a point,[3] but fell by five in the Elite Eight to third-ranked Connecticut, the eventual national champion, and finished at 28–7 (.800).[4]

Roster

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1998–99 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 34 Jeremy Eaton 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Benton City, WA
F 22 Mike Leasure 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Spanaway, WA
G 11 Quentin Hall 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Nassau, Bahamas
G 13 Matt Santangelo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) RS Jr Portland, OR
G 15 Ryan Floyd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Harrington, WA
G 25 Mike Nilson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 216 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Seattle, WA
G 24 Richie Frahm 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Jr Battle Ground, WA
F/C 30 Axel Dench 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 243 lb (110 kg) Jr Melbourne, Australia
F 23 Mark Spink 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Bellingham, WA
F 31 Casey Calvary 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Tacoma, WA
F 32 Zach Gourde   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Vancouver, WA
F 21 Damany Hendrix   6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Vallejo, CA
C 33 Eric Chilton   7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Kelso, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: April 20, 2015

Source:[5]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
November 14*
at No. 8 Kansas L 66–80  0–1
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
November 16*
at Memphis
Preseason NIT
W 88–73  1–1
The Pyramid (11,091)
Memphis, TN
November 18*
at No. 15 Purdue
Preseason NIT
L 68–83  1–2
Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
November 22*
Saint Martin's W 82–55  2–2
Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (2,222)
Spokane, WA
November 28*
Washington State W 70–61  3–2
Spokane Arena (4,013)
Spokane, WA
November 30*
at Eastern Washington W 81–59  4–2
Reese Court (1,650)
Cheney, WA
December 4*
vs. Detroit
Hawkeye Classic
L 48–49  4–3
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
December 5*
vs. South Alabama
Hawkeye Classic
W 80–63  5–3
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
December 8*
No. 22 Washington W 82–71  6–3
Spokane Arena (4,368)
Spokane, WA
December 19*
Chicago State W 84–38  7–3
Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (2,984)
Spokane, WA
December 22*
Idaho W 94–55  8–3
Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,008)
Spokane, WA
December 28*
at Texas–Pan American W 74–73  9–3
UTPA Fieldhouse (4,105)
Edinburg, TX
December 30*
at No. 24 TCU L 87–90  9–4
Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (5,267)
Fort Worth, TX
January 2*
at Boise State W 68–58  10–4
BSU Pavilion (8,470)
Boise, ID
January 7
Loyola Marymount W 105–68  11–4
(1–0)
Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (3,911)
Spokane, WA
January 9
Pepperdine W 83–52  12–4
(2–0)
Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,012)
Spokane, WA
January 13
Portland W 104–57  13–4
(3–0)
Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,047)
Spokane, WA
January 16
at Portland W 82–73  14–4
(4–0)
Chiles Center (3,946)
Portland, OR
January 22
at San Francisco W 83–71  15–4
(5–0)
War Memorial Gymnasium (3,823)
San Francisco, CA
January 23
at Santa Clara W 71–69  16–4
(6–0)
Toso Pavilion (4,118)
Santa Clara, CA
January 28
Santa Clara W 70–52  17–4
(7–0)
Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,018)
Spokane, WA
January 30
San Francisco W 78–52  18–4
(8–0)
Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,008)
Spokane, WA
February 4
at San Diego L 59–75  18–5
(8–1)
USD Sports Center (2,378)
San Diego, CA
February 6
at Saint Mary's W 78–70  19–5
(9–1)
McKeon Pavilion (2,213)
Moraga, CA
February 11
Saint Mary's W 97–52  20–5
(10–1)
Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,002)
Spokane, WA
February 13
San Diego W 69–62  21–5
(11–1)
Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,021)
Spokane, WA
February 19
at Pepperdine L 70–75  21–6
(11–2)
Firestone Fieldhouse (2,685)
Malibu, CA
February 20
at Loyola Marymount W 85–72  22–6
(12–2)
Gersten Pavilion (1,690)
Los Angeles, CA
WCC Tournament
February 27*
(1) vs. (8) Portland
Quarterfinals
W 84–63  23–6
Toso Pavilion (2,396)
Santa Clara, CA
February 28*
(1) vs. (6) St. Mary's
Semifinals
W 70–57  24–6
Toso Pavilion (3,977)
Santa Clara, CA
March 1*
(1) vs. (4) Santa Clara
Championship
W 91–66  25–6
Toso Pavilion (5,092)
Santa Clara, CA
NCAA tournament
March 11*
(10 W) vs. (7 W) Minnesota
First Round
W 75–63  26–6
KeyArena (14,971)
Seattle, WA
March 13*
(10 W) vs. (2 W) No. 7 Stanford
Second Round
W 82–74  27–6
KeyArena (15,187)
Seattle, WA
March 18*
(10 W) vs. (6 W) No. 23 Florida
Sweet Sixteen
W 73–72  28–6
America West Arena (15,975)
Phoenix, AZ
March 20*
(10 W) vs. (1 W) No. 3 Connecticut
Elite Eight
L 62–67  28–7
America West Arena (18,053)
Phoenix, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West Regional.
All times are in Pacific time.
Source:[6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ Bergum, Steve (February 26, 1999). "Gonzaga, Portland dissimilar rivals". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  2. ^ Bergum, Steve (March 2, 1999). "It's dance time!". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  3. ^ Bergum, Steve (March 19, 1999). "Zagnificent!". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  4. ^ Baum, Bob (March 21, 1999). "Huskies end frustration". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1G.
  5. ^ 2004-05 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball media guide Archived 2019-01-13 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2016-Apr-05.
  6. ^ 2014-15 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball record book Archived 2012-05-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Apr-06.
  7. ^ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Apr-06.
  8. ^ "1998-1999 Gonzaga Bulldogs Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.