Английская Википедия:2015–16 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

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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. They have since been ranked for 85 straight weeks from November, 2016-2021.

Previous season

The 2014–15 Gonzaga Bulldogs team were predicted to finish atop of the conference by the West Coast Conference Preseason Poll. 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. 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. Gonzaga entered the 2015 NCAA tournament as a #2 seed in the South region, and dismantled #15 seed North Dakota State, #7 seed Iowa, and #11 seed UCLA, 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.

Offseason

Coaching changes

Additions to staff

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

Player departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Шаблон:Sortname	5	G	Шаблон:Sort	212	Шаблон:Sort	Kent, WA	Graduated
Шаблон:Sortname	4	G	Шаблон:Sort	182	Шаблон:Sort	Newmarket, ON	Graduated
Шаблон:Sortname	22	G	Шаблон:Sort	206	Шаблон:Sort	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	Graduated
Шаблон:Sortname	2	F	Шаблон:Sort	202	Шаблон:Sort (Redshirt)	Bronx, NY	Transferred to South Florida
Шаблон:Sortname	14	G	Шаблон:Sort	214	Шаблон:Sort	Lake Oswego, OR	Transferred to Washington (Football)

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Years Remaining	Date Eligible
Шаблон:Sortname	G	Шаблон:Sort	190	Шаблон:Sort	Happy Valley, OR	Washington	2	Oct. 1, 2016
Шаблон:Sortname	F	Шаблон:Sort	228	Шаблон:Sort	Memphis, TN	Missouri	2	Oct. 1, 2016
Шаблон:Sortname	F	Шаблон:Sort	203	Шаблон:Sort	San Antonio, TX	Rice	3	Oct. 1, 2016

Roster

• 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. He was granted a medical hardship waiver and will have 4 years of eligibility remaining effective at the start of the 2015–16 season.
• 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.
• 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. He ultimately chose to remain at Gonzaga and play in the 2016–17 season.

Coaching staff

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

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Others receiving votes. *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.

Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
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

Gonzaga's non-conference schedule 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. Gonzaga also played Tennessee in the 13th annual Battle in Seattle at KeyArena. Gonzaga played 18 conference games (home-and-home) during the season. 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. Шаблон:CBB schedule start |- !colspan=12 style="background:#002967; color:white;"| Exhibition Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry |- !colspan=12 style="background:#002967; color:white;"| Regular Season Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry |- !colspan=12 style="background:#002967; color:white;"| WCC Regular Season Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry |- !colspan=12 style="background:#002967; color:white;"| WCC Tournament Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry |- !colspan=12 style="background:#002967; color:white;"| NCAA tournament Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule entry Шаблон:CBB schedule end

See also

• 2015–16 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team
• 2015–16 West Coast Conference men's basketball season