2015–16 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mark Few, who was in his 17th season as head coach. The team played its home games at McCarthey Athletic Center, which had a capacity of 6,000. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the Zags) played in their 36th season as a member of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 28–8, 15–3 in WCC play to finish in a share for the WCC regular season championship. They defeated Portland, BYU, and Saint Mary's to be champions of the WCC tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a #11 seed, they defeated Seton Hall and Utah to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Syracuse. The final AP Poll is the most recent poll in which Gonzaga was unranked until 2023–24, when they were unranked for 6 weeks.

2015–16 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
WCC regular season co–champions
WCC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
Record28–8 (15–3 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcCarthey Athletic Center
Seasons
2015–16 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Saint Mary's 15 3   .833 29 6   .829
Gonzaga 15 3   .833 28 8   .778
BYU 13 5   .722 26 11   .703
Pepperdine 10 8   .556 18 14   .563
San Francisco 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
Santa Clara 7 11   .389 11 20   .355
Portland 6 12   .333 12 20   .375
Loyola Marymount 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Pacific* 6 12   .333 8 20   .286
San Diego 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
*ineligible for postseason due to self probation
Conference tournament winner

Previous season

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The 2014–15 Gonzaga Bulldogs team were predicted to finish atop of the conference by the West Coast Conference Preseason Poll.[1] The Zags finished in first place in the West Coast Conference Standings for the 18th time with a 17–1 conference record after BYU defeated the Zags in the regular season finale, snapping the nation's longest active home winning streak of 41 games, as well as Gonzaga's school record 22-game winning streak.[2] The Bulldogs then went on to beat BYU in the West Coast Conference tournament, and claimed their 14th WCC tournament title, along with punching their 18th ticket to the NCAA tournament.[3] Gonzaga entered the 2015 NCAA tournament as a #2 seed in the South region, and dismantled #15 seed North Dakota State,[4] #7 seed Iowa,[5] and #11 seed UCLA,[6] to gain its second trip to the Elite Eight, as well as Mark Few's first as head coach. The Zags then fell to #1 seed (and eventual national champion) Duke, and finished the season with a 35–3 record, which were the most wins in school history.[7]

Offseason

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Coaching changes

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Additions to staff

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Name Position Year at
Gonzaga
Alma Mater (year) Previous Job
Doug Wojcik Special Assistant to the Head Coach 1st Navy (1987) Head coach at College of Charleston

Player departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Gary Bell Jr. 5 G 6'2" 212 Senior Kent, WA Graduated
Kevin Pangos 4 G 6'2" 182 Senior Newmarket, ON Graduated
Byron Wesley 22 G 6'4" 206 Senior Rancho Cucamonga, CA Graduated
Angel Nunez 2 F 6'8" 202 Junior (Redshirt) Bronx, NY Transferred to South Florida[8]
Connor Griffin 14 G 6'4" 214 Sophomore Lake Oswego, OR Transferred to Washington (Football)[9]

Incoming transfers

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous
School
Years
Remaining
Date
Eligible
Nigel Williams-Goss G 6'3" 190 Junior Happy Valley, OR Washington 2 Oct. 1, 2016[10]
Johnathan Williams F 6'9" 228 Junior Memphis, TN Missouri 2 Oct. 1, 2016[11]
Jeremy Jones F 6'6" 203 Sophomore San Antonio, TX Rice 3 Oct. 1, 2016[12]

2015 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jesse Wade[13]
PG
Kaysville, UT Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Oct 4, 2013  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Jack Beach[14]
SG
San Diego, CA Torrey Pines 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jan 1, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A  247Sports: #110  ESPN: N/A
  • 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:

  • "2015 Gonzaga Rivals Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  • "2015 Gonzaga Scout Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  • "2015 Gonzaga ESPN Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  • "2015 Gonzaga 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 4, 2013.

2016 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Zach Collins[15]
C
Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Mar 16, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 88
Killian Tillie[16]
F
Antibes, France INSEP 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Aug 29, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Zach Norvell Jr.[17]
G
Chicago, IL Simeon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 2, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 82
Jacob Larsen[18]
C
Holte, Denmark Falkonergårdens Gymnasium
SISU Copenhagen
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Nov 12, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Rui Hachimura[19]
F
Sendai, Japan Meisei 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Nov 20, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #14   Rivals: #13  247Sports: #10  ESPN: #21
  • 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:

Roster

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2015–16 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 23 Eric McClellan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS Sr Austin
Vanderbilt
Tulsa
Austin, TX
F 33 Kyle Wiltjer 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Jesuit
Kentucky
Portland, OR
G 3 Kyle Dranginis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) RS Sr Skyview Nampa, ID
C 24 Przemek Karnowski     7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 287 lb (130 kg) Sr Nicolaus Copernicus
Siarka Jezioro Tarnobrzeg
Toruń, Poland
G 15 Rem Bakamus (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 167 lb (76 kg) RS Jr Mark Morris Longview, WA
G 5 Nigel Williams-Goss (I)   6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Findlay Prep
Washington
Happy Valley, OR
F 14 Johnathan Williams (I)   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Jr Southwind
Missouri
Memphis, TN
C 25 Ryan Edwards 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 290 lb (132 kg) RS So Glacier Kalispell, MT
G 55 Dustin Triano (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) RS So New Hampton School Vancouver, BC
G 0 Silas Melson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Jefferson Portland, OR
F 11 Domantas Sabonis 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Sunny View School
Unicaja Málaga
Kaunas, Lithuania
F 22 Jeremy Jones (I,W)   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) So East Central
Rice
San Antonio, TX
G 13 Josh Perkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Huntington Prep Park Hill, CO
G 10 Bryan Alberts 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) RS Fr Village Christian Northridge, CA
G 2 Jack Beach (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Torrey Pines San Diego, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: September 30, 2015

  • Roster is subject to change as/if players transfer or leave the program for other reasons.
  • Josh Perkins suffered a broken jaw in a November 2014 game and wasn't cleared to play with full contact until late April 2015.[20] He was granted a medical hardship waiver and will have 4 years of eligibility remaining effective at the start of the 2015–16 season.[21]
  • Jesse Wade graduated high school in 2015, but before enrolling in college at Gonzaga, he left for a 2-year LDS mission in Lyon, France, and will arrive on campus as a freshman in Fall 2017.[22]
  • Przemek Karnowski did not play after the Bulldogs' fifth game of the season, a November 27, 2015 win over UConn, due to back problems. On December 31, it was announced that he would undergo surgery and miss the rest of the season. At the time his surgery was announced, it had not been decided whether Karnowski would apply for a medical hardship waiver and play at Gonzaga in 2016–17, or turn professional after this season.[23] He ultimately chose to remain at Gonzaga and play in the 2016–17 season.[24]

Coaching staff

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Name Position Year at Gonzaga Alma Mater (year)
Mark Few Head coach 17th Oregon (1987)
Tommy Lloyd Associate Head Coach 15th Whitman (1998)
Donny Daniels Assistant coach 6th Cal State Fullerton (1976)
Brian Michaelson Assistant coach 3rd Gonzaga (2005)
Doug Wojcik Special Assistant to the Head Coach 1st Navy (1987)
John Jakus Director of Basketball Operations 2nd Trinity International (1999)
Mike Hart Video Coordinator 2nd Gonzaga (2012)
Riccardo Fois Director of Analytics 2nd Pepperdine (2009)
Jennifer Nyland Athletic Trainer 17th Washington State (1998)
Travis Knight Strength & Conditioning Coach 10th Gonzaga (2000)

Rankings

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Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Others receiving votes. *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.
Poll Pre[25] Wk 2[26] Wk 3[27] Wk 4[28] Wk 5[29] Wk 6[30] Wk 7[31] Wk 8[32] Wk 9[33] Wk 10[34] Wk 11[35] Wk 12[36] Wk 13[37] Wk 14[38] Wk 15[39] Wk 16[40] Wk 17[41] Wk 18[42] Wk 19[43] Final[44]
AP 9 10 10 13 20 RV RV RV RV 25 RV RV RV RV N/A*
Coaches 11 12 11 12 17 21 24 24 22 21 RV RV RV RV RV RV 21

Schedule

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Gonzaga's non-conference schedule[45] included home games against Arizona, UCLA, Montana, Northern Arizona, Mount St. Mary's, and Saint Martin's. Gonzaga played true road games at SMU and Washington State, and also faced off with Pittsburgh in the Armed Forces Classic in Okinawa, Japan. The Zags were invited to play in the Battle 4 Atlantis, where they played against three of the following in the Bahamas: Syracuse, UConn, Texas, Michigan, Texas A&M, Washington, and Charlotte.[46] Gonzaga also played Tennessee in the 13th annual Battle in Seattle at KeyArena. Gonzaga played 18 conference games (home-and-home) during the season.[47] Gonzaga will be featured on the ESPN networks at least 14 times in 2015–16. The WCC Tournament will feature 5 games televised on the ESPN networks.[48][49]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 31*
No. 9 vs. No. 22 Baylor
Secret Scrimmage
L  
                  Zions Bank Basketball Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 7*
5:00 pm, KHQ
No. 9 Eastern Oregon W 90–58 
 33  Wiltjer   14  Wiltjer   5  Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Regular Season
Nov 13*
4:00 pm, ESPN
No. 9 vs. Pittsburgh
Armed Forces Classic
Cancelled[n 1] Butler Marine Base 
Okinawa, JP
Nov 18*
6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW
No. 10 Northern Arizona W 91–52  1–0
 26  Sabonis   9  Karnowski   6  Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Nov 21*
6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW
No. 10 Mount St. Mary's
Battle 4 Atlantis opening round
W 101–56  2–0
 15  Melson,
Sabonis
 
 14  Sabonis   5  Dranginis  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Nov 25*
9:00 am, ESPN2
No. 10 vs. Washington
Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals
W 80–64  3–0
 24  Wiltjer   11  Dranginis,
Wiltjer
 
 3  McClellan  Imperial Arena (1,374)
Nassau, BS
Nov 26*
10:00 am, ESPN
No. 10 vs. No. 25 Texas A&M
Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals
L 61–62  3–1
 18  Wiltjer   7  Wiltjer   5  Dranginis  Imperial Arena (1,331)
Nassau, BS
Nov 27*
9:00 am, ESPN
No. 10 vs. No. 18 UConn
Battle 4 Atlantis third-place game
W 73–70  4–1
 17  Wiltjer   9  Sabonis   5  Dranginis  Imperial Arena (2,122)
Nassau, BS
Dec 2*
8:00 pm, FS1
No. 13 at Washington State W 69–60  5–1
 22  Wiltjer   14  Sabonis   4  Dranginis  Beasley Coliseum (8,209)
Pullman, WA
Dec 5*
12:15 pm, ESPN
No. 13 No. 19 Arizona L 63–68  5–2
 33  Wiltjer   16  Sabonis   5  Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Dec 8*
6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW
No. 20 Montana W 61–58  6–2
 16  Sabonis,
Wiltjer
 
 10  Sabonis   3  Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Dec 12*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 20 UCLA L 66–71  6–3
 20  Wiltjer   8  Sabonis,
Wiltjer
 
 4  Dranginis  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Dec 14*
6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW
Saint Martin's W 86–50  7–3
 21  Sabonis   12  Sabonis   8  Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Dec 19*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Tennessee
Battle in Seattle
W 86–79  8–3
 36  Sabonis   16  Sabonis   3  Dranginis  KeyArena (16,770)
Seattle, WA
WCC Regular Season
Dec 21
6:00 pm, ESPN2
Pepperdine W 99–73  9–3
(1–0)
 23  Sabonis   11  Wiltjer   6  Sabonis  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Dec 23
6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW
Loyola Marymount W 85–62  10–3
(2–0)
 26  Wiltjer   13  Sabonis   7  Dranginis  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Dec 31
2:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW
at Santa Clara W 79–77  11–3
(3–0)
 26  Perkins   7  Wiltjer   4  Perkins  Leavey Center (3,121)
Santa Clara, CA
Jan 2
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at San Francisco W 102–94 OT 12–3
(4–0)
 35  Sabonis   14  Sabonis   4  Sabonis  War Memorial Gymnasium (3,253)
San Francisco, CA
Jan 9
5:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW
Portland W 85–74  13–3
(5–0)
 32  Wiltjer   17  Sabonis   7  Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Jan 14
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 25 BYU
Rivalry
L 68–69  13–4
(5–1)
 35  Wiltjer   10  Wiltjer   7  Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Jan 16
5:00 pm, KAYU/RTNW
No. 25 San Diego W 88–52  14–4
(6–1)
 25  Wiltjer   15  Sabonis   5  Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Jan 21
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Saint Mary's
Rivalry
L 67–70  14–5
(6–2)
 23  McClellan   13  Sabonis   7  Sabonis  McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
Jan 23
1:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW/TWCSN
at Pacific W 71–61  15–5
(7–2)
 23  Wiltjer   20  Sabonis   5  Dranginis  Alex G. Spanos Center (4,309)
Stockton, CA
Jan 28
6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW
Santa Clara W 84–67  16–5
(8–2)
 35  Wilter   17  Sabonis   4  McClellan  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Jan 30
5:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW
San Francisco W 86–48  17–5
(9–2)
 15  Melson,
Sabonis,
Wiltjer
 
 10  Dranginis   5  Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Feb 4
7:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW
at Loyola Marymount W 92–63  18–5
(10–2)
 23  Wiltjer   11  Sabonis   7  Dranginis  Gersten Pavilion (3,422)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 6
9:00 pm, ESPN2
at Pepperdine W 69–66  19–5
(11–2)
 20  Sabonis   11  Sabonis   5  Dranginis,
Perkins
 
Firestone Fieldhouse (3,210)
Malibu, CA
Feb 11
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Portland W 92–66  20–5
(12–2)
 21  Wiltjer   11  Sabonis   9  Perkins  Chiles Center (4,852)
Portland, OR
Feb 13*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 16 SMU L 60–69  20–6
 20  Sabonis   16  Sabonis   7  Perkins  Moody Coliseum (7,249)
Dallas, TX
Feb 18
6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW
Pacific W 90–68  21–6
(13–2)
 26  Wiltjer   10  Sabonis   6  Perkins  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Feb 20
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Saint Mary's
Rivalry
L 58–63  21–7
(13–3)
 21  Perkins   13  Sabonis   3  McClellan  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Feb 25
7:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW
at San Diego W 82–60  22–7
(14–3)
 18  Melson   17  Sabonis   3  Dranginis,
McClellan
 
Jenny Craig Pavilion (4,076)
San Diego, CA
Feb 27
5:00 pm, ESPN2
at BYU
Rivalry
W 71–68  23–7
(15–3)
 21  Wiltjer   14  Sabonis   5  Perkins  Marriott Center (18,987)
Provo, UT
WCC Tournament
Mar 5
9:00 pm, ESPN2
(2) vs. (7) Portland
Quarterfinals
W 92–67  24–7
 26  McClellan   8  Dranginis,
Wiltjer
 
 5  Dranginis  Orleans Arena (7,209)
Las Vegas, NV
Mar 7
8:30 pm, ESPN2
(2) vs. (3) BYU
Semifinals/Rivalry
W 88–84  25–7
 29  Wiltjer   14  Sabonis   5  Perkins  Orleans Arena (8,362)
Las Vegas, NV
Mar 8
6:00 pm, ESPN
(2) vs. (1) Saint Mary's
Championship/Rivalry
W 85–75  26–7
 20  McClellan   8  Sabonis   5  Perkins  Orleans Arena (7,418)
Las Vegas, NV
NCAA tournament
Mar 17*
6:57 pm, truTV
(11 MW) vs. (6 MW) No. 20 Seton Hall
First Round
W 68–52  27–7
 21  Sabonis   16  Sabonis   7  Perkins  Pepsi Center (19,500)
Denver, CO
Mar 19*
5:40 pm, TNT
(11 MW) vs. (3 MW) No. 13 Utah
Second Round
W 82–59  28–7
 22  McClellan   10  Sabonis   3  Dranginis,
McClellan,
Sabonis,
Wiltjer
 
Pepsi Center (19,551)
Denver, CO
Mar 25*
6:40 pm, CBS
(11 MW) vs. (10 MW) Syracuse
Sweet Sixteen
L 60–63  28–8
 23  Wiltjer   17  Sabonis   6  Perkins  United Center (21,490)
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest Region.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ The referees cancelled the game at halftime due to dangerous court conditions. The game did not count toward either team's win–loss record, and player statistics from the game were not counted as official. Pittsburgh was leading 37–35.[50]

References

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  1. ^ "West Coast Conference Announces 2014–15 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll, All-WCC Team". October 27, 2014. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "BYU beats No. 3 Gonzaga, ending nation's longest home win streak". February 28, 2015.
  3. ^ "No. 7 Gonzaga cruises past BYU to 14th WCC title". March 10, 2015.
  4. ^ "Gonzaga moves on with 86–76 win over ND State". March 20, 2015.
  5. ^ "Gonzaga catches fire in second half, routs Iowa to reach Sweet 16". March 22, 2015.
  6. ^ "Gonzaga handles UCLA, reaches Elite Eight for 1st time since '99". March 27, 2015.
  7. ^ "Freshmen-led Duke pounds Gonzaga to earn Coach K's 12 Final Four". March 29, 2015.
  8. ^ "Angel Nunez transferred to South Florida". April 20, 2015.
  9. ^ "Gonzaga Reserve Guard Connor Griffin Transferring To Washington To Play Football". June 16, 2015.
  10. ^ "Nigel Williams-Goss will transfer to Gonzaga". May 3, 2015.
  11. ^ "Missouri transfer Johnathan Williams picks Gonzaga". May 30, 2015.
  12. ^ "Interesting addition to Gonzaga's roster: walk-on 6–5 wing Jeremy Jones. Redshirt QB at Rice last season, then joined basketball team". September 2, 2015.
  13. ^ "Guard Jesse Wade from Utah commits to Zags". October 4, 2013.
  14. ^ "2015 Torrey Pines/ Gamepoint SG Jack Beach accepted a preferred walk-on position at Gonzaga". August 14, 2015.
  15. ^ "Zach Collins commits to Zags". March 16, 2015.
  16. ^ "French forward Killian Tillie commits to Gonzaga". August 29, 2015.
  17. ^ "Gonzaga men add Zach Norvell, another top 100 recruit". November 2, 2015.
  18. ^ "Gonzaga adds Jacob Larsen, another big man from Europe". November 12, 2015.
  19. ^ "Zags sign Japanese forward Rui Hachimura". November 20, 2015.
  20. ^ "Josh Perkins is cleared for full contact". Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  21. ^ "Josh Perkins getting his freshman year back! Med redshirt approved by NCAA this week. He will be a redshirt freshman when they tipoff in Nov". August 3, 2015.
  22. ^ "Priorities of a point guard – Gonzaga recruit Jesse Wade puts basketball on hold for LDS mission". January 24, 2015.
  23. ^ "Gonzaga's Przemek Karnowski needs back surgery, out for season". December 31, 2015.
  24. ^ "Karnowski Decides to Return for 2016-17 season" (Press release). May 24, 2016. Archived from the original on May 29, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  25. ^ "2016 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings – Preseason (Nov. 2)". November 2, 2015.
  26. ^ "2016 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings – Week 2 (Nov. 16)". November 16, 2015.
  27. ^ "2016 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings – Week 3 (Nov. 23)". November 23, 2015.
  28. ^ "2016 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings – Week 4 (Nov. 30)". November 30, 2015.
  29. ^ "2016 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings – Week 5 (Dec. 7)". December 7, 2015.
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