Английская Википедия:2007–08 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

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During the 2007–08 season, the Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team, from Gonzaga University in Washington state, played in the West Coast Conference and the Great Alaska Shootout. The team won 25 matches and lost 8, but lost in the first round of the 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Preseason

Coach Mark Few hit the recruiting trail hard in the offseason with the Coach proclaiming it's "the best we've ever had here". Few managed to recruit sought-after forward Austin Daye, Junior College transfer Ira Brown, Robert Sacre (a 7-foot Center from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) and Steven Gray, a prized point/shooting guard. Also returning from a suspension would be the team's leading scorer from the season before Josh Heytvelt, and Theo Davis. The team entered the season ranked 14th in the AP Poll.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Шаблон:Sortname	32	F	Шаблон:Sort	223	Шаблон:Sort	Spokane, WA	Graduated
Шаблон:Sortname	5	G	Шаблон:Sort	177	Шаблон:Sort	Vancouver, WA	Graduated
Шаблон:Sortname	4	G	Шаблон:Sort	182	Шаблон:Sort	Montreal, QC	Graduated; Transferred to Marshall
Шаблон:Sortname	33	F	Шаблон:Sort	270	Шаблон:Sort	Irvine, CA	Transferred to Azusa Pacific
Шаблон:Sortname	13	G	Шаблон:Sort	180	Шаблон:Sort	Hillsboro, OR	Left Team

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Years Remaining	Date Eligible
Шаблон:Sortname	F	Шаблон:Sort	235	Шаблон:Sort	Conroe, TX	Phoenix College	2	Oct. 1, 2007

Tournament build-up

Gonzaga received a 7 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament, and were paired against the 10 seed Davidson College, a sleeper pick by many experts. During the season the Bulldogs played ten teams that eventually made it to the tournament, and played a total of 13 games against teams who made it into the tournament. The Zags won seven of those thirteen games beating a 10 seed in Saint Mary's, a 13 seed in San Diego (Gonzaga won twice against San Diego), an 11 seed in Saint Joseph's, WKU, a 12 seed, a 14th seeded Georgia team, and a 4 seed in UConn. Gonzaga also lost six games against eventual tournament teams, they lost to Saint Mary's on the road, San Diego in the WCC Conference tournament, and also lost to a 1 seed in Memphis, a 2 seed in Tennessee, a 6th seeded Oklahoma Sooners team, and a 4 seed in Washington State at home.

Schedule

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