The 1987–88 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the West Coast Athletic Conference (WCAC) during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by sixth-year head coach Dan Fitzgerald, the Bulldogs were 16–11 (.593) overall in the regular season (7–7 in WCAC, 5th),[1] and played their home games on campus at the Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (formerly known as Kennedy Pavilion) in Spokane, Washington.
| 1987–88 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball | |
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| Conference | West Coast Athletic Conference |
| Record | 16–12 (7–7 WCAC) |
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| Home arena | Martin Centre |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Loyola Marymount † | 14 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 28 | – | 4 | .875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 19 | – | 9 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 6 | – | 22 | .214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
At the second conference tournament, the Zags lost again to Pepperdine in the quarterfinals to finish at 16–12 (.571).[2] Their first tournament wins came four years later in 1992; they advanced to the final,[3] but fell by three to the top-seeded Waves.[4]
Postseason results
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| WCAC tournament | |||||||||||
| Sat, March 5 8:30 pm |
(5) | vs. (4) Pepperdine Quarterfinal |
L 70–81 | 16–12 |
Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California | ||||||
References
edit- ^ Blanchette, John (March 5, 1988). "Zags draw Waves in opener". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D7.
- ^ "Loyola Marymount nearly trips over lowly Pilots". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 6, 1988. p. 6B.
- ^ Blanchette, John (March 9, 1992). "It's Zags, Waves for WCC title". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. C1.
- ^ "Waves dunk Zags for WCC title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 10, 1992. p. 3D.
External links
edit- Sports Reference – Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball – 1987–88 season
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